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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Mike Bost

Official portrait of Mike Bost
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Illinois’s 12th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Murphysboro, IL
Born
1960
In Congress
House since 2015 · 11 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
BOST, MICHAEL
Next election
Primary March 17, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Illinois with the current district highlighted

Illinois, District 12

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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Illinois District 12IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H4IL12060 · Principal campaign committee: MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Illinois District 12$1,617,352.95General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Illinois District 12$3,157,655.80Won the general election (74.2%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Illinois District 12$1,664,091.40Won the general election (75%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Illinois District 12$1,948,780.91Won the general election (60.43%)
Total raised$1,617,352.95
Total spent$1,124,840.20
Cash on hand$844,808.76
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $577,904.83PACs and other committees: $1,035,559.45Party committees: $500.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $3,388.67
  • Individual contributions$577,904.8336%
  • PACs and other committees$1,035,559.4564%
  • Party committees$500.000%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,388.670%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$60,512.3912%
  • Contributions over $200$453,335.1488%
  • Itemized from inside Illinois$301,777.5764%
  • Itemized from other states$166,364.2036%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Florida $34,252.00 · District of Columbia $22,250.00 · Connecticut $17,354.00 · Missouri $15,424.75 · Virginia $14,380.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$846K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $147,887.33APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $150,083.58JULY QUARTERLY: raised $283,598.27JULY QUARTERLY: spent $135,478.67OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $202,054.79OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $147,329.63YEAR-END: raised $108,963.04YEAR-END: spent $185,418.65PRE-PRIMARY: raised $63,623.60PRE-PRIMARY: spent $59,293.81APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $301,416.80APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $75,800.90JULY QUARTERLY: raised $219,680.97JULY QUARTERLY: spent $136,116.45OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $271,619.90OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $215,835.962025-032025-092026-022026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea527
Voted nay136
Did not vote11 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored25
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored310

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes		PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran		PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse		PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act		PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
    Introduced Jun 10, 2026 · Latest action Jul 16, 2026: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 9237 is postponed.
  • H.R. 9214 TSP Modernization Act
    Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · Latest action Jun 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.Res. 1301 Supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
    Introduced May 19, 2026 · Latest action May 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • H.R. 6779 USDA Loan Modernization Act
    Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · Latest action May 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • H.R. 6733 VISN Reform Act of 2025
    Introduced Dec 16, 2025 · Latest action May 20, 2026: Committee Hearings Held
  • H.R. 6710 Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
    Introduced Dec 15, 2025 · Latest action Dec 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • H.R. 4633 USPS Act
    Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Latest action Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 4585 Agricultural and Rural Road Improvement Program Act
    Introduced Jul 22, 2025 · Latest action Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • H.R. 4217 VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act
    Introduced Jun 27, 2025 · Latest action Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • H.Res. 508 Supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "National Truck Driver Appreciation Week".
    Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Latest action Jun 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

245 committees reported giving $911,389.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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The race

Illinois U.S. House, District 12, 2026 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Michael Bost (R)$1,617,352.95$844,808.762026-10-14
Julie Fortier (D)$159,060.74$33,749.352026-10-14
Michael Eugene Tabacchi (R)$9,350.00$0.002025-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe ROctober 10, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid ROctober 7, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid ROctober 5, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe ROctober 2, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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