FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL)
D · house · currently seated · bioguide F000454
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- FEC candidate id
H8IL14067- Internal id
28940870-7607-4657-867a-70a238b46c16- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-11. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 754,751 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $109,255 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $53,193 |
| Income | In poverty | 7.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.7% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.440 |
| Race | White alone | 65.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 6.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 8.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 19.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 13.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 16.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 75.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 13.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 65.8% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 45.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 18.1% |
| Household | Family households | 70.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.66 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $345,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,627 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.9% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 3.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 9.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 68.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.6% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 19.0% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,769,713 | $1,043,650 | $2,276,627 | $1,017,995 | $966,264 |
| 2024 | $3,282,466 | $2,537,017 | $1,550,565 | $1,017,995 | $2,047,764 |
| 2022 | $3,332,177 | $6,263,262 | $805,115 | $1,026,070 | $2,232,295 |
| 2020 | $2,418,561 | $1,861,113 | $3,736,201 | $1,043,953 | $1,253,632 |
| 2018 | $2,658,954 | $1,767,982 | $3,178,753 | $1,065,645 | $1,685,200 |
| 2016 | $2,981,950 | $1,761,940 | $2,287,780 | $1,131,455 | $2,210,647 |
| 2014 | $2,871,396 | $1,812,623 | $1,067,771 | $1,223,335 | $2,036,347 |
| 2012 | $3,540,707 | $3,611,721 | $8,998 | $1,223,485 | $2,520,441 |
| 2010 | $3,910,302 | $3,843,739 | $80,011 | $1,401,450 | $2,249,054 |
| 2008 | $5,061,269 | $5,047,820 | $13,449 | $856,450 | $2,022,832 |
Elections
- 2008 general house · IL-14 — won
- 2008 general house · IL-11 — running
- 2010 general house · IL-11 — running
- 2010 general house · IL-14 — won
- 2012 general house · IL-11 — won
- 2014 general house · IL-11 — won
- 2016 general house · IL-11 — won
- 2018 general house · IL-11 — won
- 2020 general house · IL-11 — won
- 2022 general house · IL-11 — won
- 2024 general house · IL-11 — won
- 2026 general house · IL-11 — running
Committees
- BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
- BLUE ILLINOIS 2010 — joint_fundraising · type N
Recent votes
- 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 175
YEA on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 174
NAY on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 173
NAY on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 172
YEA on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 171
YEA on HR 5625 — Cashless Bail Reporting Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 170
YEA on HCONRES 75 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 169
NAY on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 168
YEA on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 167
YEA on HRES 1259 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 166
YEA on HRES 1251 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor · 2026-04-28 — HR 6444 — Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act
- cosponsor · 2025-12-10 — HR 924 — NO BAN Act
- cosponsor · 2025-10-24 — HR 4176 — No Secret Police Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2025-09-03 — HR 5068 — MORE Act
- cosponsor · 2024-06-04 — HR 3238 — Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023
- cosponsor · 2023-12-06 — HR 6470 — Restore Honor to Service Members Act of 2023
- cosponsor · 2023-10-24 — HR 6031 — Safe Schools Improvement Act
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Independent expenditures
Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).
| Cycle | Support | Oppose | IEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $103,156 | $28,100 | 5 |
| 2022 | $0 | $804,367 | 12 |
Recent (latest 25)
| Date | Spender | For / against | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC | oppose | $5,000 | Digital advertising |
| 2024-11-04 | ADVANCE LIBERTY PAC | oppose | $4,600 | MEDIA BUY |
| 2024-10-29 | ADVANCE LIBERTY PAC | oppose | $23,500 | MEDIA BUY |
| 2024-10-18 | PROJECT 218 | support | $62,305 | Digital Advertising |
| 2024-03-12 | DMFI PAC | support | $30,851 | Digital Advertising Buy |
| 2024-03-12 | DMFI PAC | support | $10,000 | Digital Advertising Production |
| 2022-11-05 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $78 | Phone/Text Messaging (from advance line 21) |
| 2022-11-03 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $7,267 | Phone/Text Messaging |
| 2022-11-03 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $100 | data analytics |
| 2022-10-26 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $61 | TV ad costs (from advance line 21) |
| 2022-10-24 | RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC | oppose | $5,829 | Direct mail |
| 2022-10-17 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $397,383 | TV ad placement |
| 2022-10-14 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $14 | internet communications (from advance line 21) |
| 2022-10-14 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $636 | TV ad production (from advance line 21) |
| 2022-10-13 | RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC | oppose | $20,383 | Digital advertising (production and placement |
| 2022-10-12 | CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION | oppose | $352,617 | TV ad placement, production |
| 2022-10-06 | RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC | oppose | $15,000 | Digital advertising (production and placement) |
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Top individual donors (2026 cycle)
Via this candidate's principal committee BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS.
Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.
| Donor | Employer / occupation | City, ST | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RORKE, ALEX | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | CHICAGO, IL | 1 | $1,000 |
| BEEUWKES, REINIER | ISCHEMIX · SCIENTIST | CONCORD, MA | 1 | $1,000 |
| DAHLBERG, JAMES E. | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | MADISON, WI | 1 | $1,000 |
| SWIFT, GREGORY W. | NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED | SANTA FE, NM | 1 | $800 |
| COVINGTON, GEORGE M. | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | LAKE BLUFF, IL | 1 | $500 |
| MANIATIS, THOMAS | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY · PROFESSOR | NEW YORK, NY | 1 | $500 |
| GILBERT, JOHN | NEXTEGIC VENTURES · MANAGING PARTNER | SOMERVILLE, MA | 1 | $500 |
| INGERSOLL, ANDREW P. | CALTECH · PROFESSOR | PASADENA, CA | 2 | $350 |
| ERFFMEYER, ROBERT JR | ELCO · DATA ANALYST | LEMONT, IL | 2 | $350 |
| MATHER, JOHN C. | NASA GSFC · ASTROPHYSICIST | HYATTSVILLE, MD | 1 | $300 |
| BERRESFORD, GEOFFREY C. | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | NEW YORK, NY | 1 | $300 |
| BENEDICT, KENNETTE M. | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | CHICAGO, IL | 1 | $250 |
| MONTGOMERY, DENISE | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | STAUNTON, VA | 1 | $250 |
| CAR, ROBERTO | PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PROFESSOR | PRINCETON, NJ | 1 | $250 |
| NIELSEN, SHEILA M. | SELF-EMPLOYED · EXECUTIVE COACH | WINNETKA, IL | 1 | $250 |
| SIEGELE, DEBORAH | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY · PROFESSOR | COLLEGE STATION, TX | 1 | $250 |
| KWIRAM, ALVIN L. | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | BELLEVUE, WA | 1 | $250 |
| GRASSER, RITA K. | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | NAPERVILLE, IL | 1 | $250 |
| PATTERSON, JOSEPH | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | NEW YORK, NY | 1 | $250 |
| STUCKEY, RICHARD J. | NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED | CHICAGO, IL | 1 | $250 |
| SHER, MICHAEL D. | NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | 1 | $250 |
| LIPTON, REBECCA B. | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | LONG BEACH, IN | 1 | $250 |
| SMITH, ALLAN H. | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | OAKLAND, CA | 1 | $250 |
| GOLDSTON, ROB JAMES | PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PROFESSOR | PRINCETON, NJ | 1 | $250 |
| PLOTKIN, SUSAN | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | DOYLESTOWN, PA | 1 | $200 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (100)
Outbound (14)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | principal_candidate_of | BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | joint_fundraising_committee_of | BLUE ILLINOIS 2010 | — | candidate_committees | |
| 2026-04-28 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6444 — Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-10 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 924 — NO BAN Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-10-24 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4176 — No Secret Police Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-09-03 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 5068 — MORE Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Financial Services Committee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Science, Space, and Technology Committee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2024-06-04 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3238 — Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-12-06 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6470 — Restore Honor to Service Members Act of 2023 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-10-24 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6031 — Safe Schools Improvement Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |