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Mike Bost

Mike Bost

RepublicanIL-12 · Representative
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Mike Bost

Mike Bost

RepublicanIL-12 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.401)
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Mike Bost is a Republican Representative from IL, District 12. He has served 11 years in Congress across 6 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 97.6% of the time.

11
Years in Office
6
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.6%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
11 votes against party
1.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
470 total votes
8
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Mike Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.6% vs avg
97.6%
Avg: 96.0%
Missed Votes-2.1% vs avg
1.5%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+0.8 vs avg
8
Avg: 7.2

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Agriculture CommitteeMemberGeneral Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit SubcommitteeMemberHighways and Transit SubcommitteeMemberRailroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials SubcommitteeMemberTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMemberVeterans' Affairs CommitteeChairWater Resources and Environment SubcommitteeMember

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-02-25

$480,819
Cash on Handⓘ
$806,127
Total Receiptsⓘ
$677,604
Disbursementsⓘ
$329,634
Individual Donors
$476,487
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2015–2027House · IL-12 · RepublicanCurrent

District Demographics

IL-12 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

748,190
Population
$66,758
Median Income
41.4
Median Age
24.1%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 88.6%Black 4.9%Hispanic 3.0%Asian 1.0%