Overview
Poliscope ↗$2.18M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
7%
Small-dollar share
43%
In-state share
5
Flags
G. William (bill) Foster is a Democratic Representative from IL (District 11). Foster's campaign has raised $2.2 million from 827 donors. Funding includes 7.1% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 43.2% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Education, Legal Services, Finance & Investment. Campaign committees include BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by George Soros
- George Soros gave $2,900 (2024)
Backed by 314 Action
- 314 Action Fund gave $2,000 (2024)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $7,500 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $7,500 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $2,500 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $7,500 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $2,500 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $1,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 2 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$2.18M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$1.20M
From individuals
$131K unitemized
$833K
From PACs
827
Donors
avg $432
29%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2008$5.06M
- 2010 1,858 donors$3.91M
- 2012 1,831 donors$3.54M
- 2014 1,365 donors$2.87M
- 2016 1,796 donors$2.98M
- 2018 1,604 donors$2.66M
- 2020 1,267 donors$2.42M
- 2022 1,940 donors$3.33M
- 2024 1,642 donors$3.28M
- 2026 1,051 donors$2.18M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 1,297 gifts · 6%$65K
- $200-$499 485 gifts · 11%$122K
- $500-$999 319 gifts · 15%$163K
- $1,000-$2,899 280 gifts · 31%$339K
- $2,900+ 114 gifts · 37%$396K
- Refunds / negative records 4 gifts$-9K
Top donor industries and employers
- Education 418 gifts$141K
- Legal Services 74 gifts$87K
- Finance & Investment 35 gifts$37K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 79 gifts$33K
- Technology & Internet 26 gifts$19K
- Real Estate 11 gifts$18K
- Construction 36 gifts$8K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 1 gifts$4K
- Insurance 3 gifts$2K
- Communications & Media 5 gifts$1K
- Energy & Natural Resources 1 gifts$250
- Labor Unions 1 gifts$250
- Transportation 1 gifts$100
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAPER, TASSO J | individual | MA | $14,000 | — | 5 |
| MATTHEWS, KEITH | individual | FL | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| PAGE, CARL | individual | CA | $10,300 | — | 5 |
| WILSON JR., DONALD R. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| FOSTER, LAUREN | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HEBEISEN, JODI B. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KHOSLA, VINOD | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| Fred Eychaner | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BENNETT, RAYMOND W | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KEEFE, JR., THOMAS Q. JR. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ANTHONY ROSSI | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KOCHER, HELENE | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BILLS, STEVEN | individual | OH | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BERK, HARLAN J. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BEWICK, GARY W. | individual | WI | $7,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NY | $10,000 | 3 |
| FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) | MA | $10,000 | 2 |
| DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 6 |
| MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| BMO FINANCIAL CORP GOOD GOVERNANCE FUND: FEDERAL (BMO PAC) | IL | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NC | $10,000 | 2 |
| THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC | IL | $10,000 | 4 |
| STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 6 |
| THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT | DC | $10,000 | 6 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) | AZ | $10,000 | 3 |
| ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- IL 43% · home state$467K
- CA 18%$194K
- MA 10%$106K
- NY 8%$87K
- MD 3%$32K
- NJ 2%$22K
- PA 2%$17K
- FL 2%$17K
- WI 1%$15K
- TX 1%$13K
- CT 96%$10K
- DC 95%$10K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,871 roll calls on record: 891 yea, 365 nay, 15 not voting.
798 of 798
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10125 | NO PROFIT Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 6020 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 2466 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5225 Harrison Avenue in Rockford, Illinois, as the Jay P. Larson Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 5773 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 9941 | Right to IVF Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 1432 | Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York. | cosponsor | Social Welfare | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 1417 | Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors 4 years after the Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 2, 2026 | — |
| 8278 | Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
| 9370 | Protect Local Funding Act | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| 9289 | Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Taxation | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| 9259 | Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Immigration | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| 1993 | 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | May 21, 2026 | — |
| 189 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations". | cosponsor | Education | May 21, 2026 | — |
| 210 | Dental Care for Veterans Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | May 20, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS | C00435099 | H / P | principal | $24.8M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | start | state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-03 | http://foster.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 2008-03-08 | IL |
| 2011-01-03 | http://foster.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 2009-01-06 | IL |
| 2015-01-03 | http://foster.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 2013-01-03 | IL |
| 2017-01-03 | http://foster.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 2015-01-06 | IL |
| 2019-01-03 | https://foster.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 2017-01-03 | IL |
| 2021-01-03 | https://foster.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 2019-01-03 | IL |
| 2023-01-03 | https://foster.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 2021-01-03 | IL |
| 2025-01-03 | https://foster.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 2023-01-03 | IL |
| 2027-01-03 | https://foster.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 2025-01-03 | IL |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Education, Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Technology & Internet. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | IL | 11 | H8IL14067 | $2.18M |
| 2024 | House | IL | 11 | H8IL14067 | $3.28M |
| 2022 | House | IL | 11 | H8IL14067 | $3.33M |
| 2020 | House | IL | 11 | H8IL14067 | $2.42M |
| 2018 | House | IL | 11 | H8IL14067 | $2.66M |
| 2016 | House | IL | 11 | H8IL14067 | $2.98M |
| 2014 | House | IL | 11 | H8IL14067 | $2.87M |
| 2012 | House | IL | 11 | H8IL14067 | $3.54M |
| 2010 | House | IL | 14 | H8IL14067 | $3.91M |
| 2008 | House | IL | 14 | H8IL14067 | $5.06M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.