GOTV Intel

Bill Foster

U.S. Representative, Illinois 11th Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Illinois 11th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — 2026 General Primary (March 17, 2026) Certified Vote Totals — 11th Congress — 'BILL FOSTER', Democratic, 69,637 votes (100%); won D primary · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Illinois 11th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 1 other candidate, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What Illinois 11th Congressional District covers

Covers parts of Kane County, McHenry County, Boone County, DeKalb County, DuPage County, Will County, Lake County and Cook County.

Includes Aurora (part), Naperville (part), Bolingbrook (part), Campton Hills, McHenry (part), Woodstock, Batavia, Crystal Lake (part), Huntley (part), Belvidere (part), Hampshire (part), Lemont (part) and 34 more.

Map of Illinois 11th Congressional District with 486 precincts

486 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Boundaries - Ward Precincts (2023-2024) (data.cityofchicago.org 6piy-vbxa) for the City of Chicago; Cook County Clerk, Suburban Cook Election Precincts - Current (datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov k7sw-w3b8); DuPage County, Election_Precincts layer (gis.dupageco.org, current, retrieved 2026-09-24); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Cook County 2020 elections: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts; Lake County IL GIS, LakeCounty_PoliticalBoundaries FeatureServer/7 (Voting Precincts); 2022 and 2024 generals; McHenry County GIS, Voting_Precincts FeatureServer/0; 2022 and 2024 generals

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Illinois 11th District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as F000454. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 1 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act · voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026) · voted against own party's majority

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act · voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 · voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act · voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act · voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act · voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score -0.2380 over 569 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$2,232,273cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$2,505,288cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$1,385,707cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$1,017,995cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Bill Foster For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Bill Foster For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $2,232,272.56 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,385,707.39 · cash on hand $2,505,288.27 · debts owed by the committee $1,017,994.89 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,227,971.67 (55%); PACs and other political committees $842,500.00 (38%); Transfers from authorized committees $6,100.00 (0%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $155,700.89 (7%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): fundraising $184,056.33; direct mail $75,477.04; compliance and treasurer $73,953.64; other $40,292.87; digital $36,547.71.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades · no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026

    No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.

    Official · U.S. House Clerk

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Bill

  • Google/YouTube ads · BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS). No ads in the 2026 cycle; 17 ads Oct 2022–Nov 2024 during the 2024 cycle, $117,600–$143,900 (Google creative spend ranges; 13 video, 4 text); 28 ads Jul 2020–Nov 2022 during the 2022 cycle, $107,100–$136,800 (Google creative spend ranges; 26 video, 2 text); 17 ads Feb–Nov 2020 during the 2020 cycle, $8,700–$11,600 (Google creative spend ranges; 17 text). Earlier-cycle ads are not included in 2026 totals.

    Nov 5, 2024 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, YouTube

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Illinois 11th District · November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "BILL FOSTER" (DEMOCRATIC) on the IL official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · IL official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel · Center for Strategic and International Studies and Raymond Frankel Foundation

    Santa Fe, NM, 7/29/2026 to 8/1/2026. Original filing, filed by Edwin Kindler.

    Jul 29, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Software.org

    New York, NY, 7/8/2026 to 7/12/2026. Original filing, filed by Edwin Kindler.

    Jul 8, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Aspen Institute, Inc., and Center for Responsible Innovation

    Spain, 5/23/2025 to 5/31/2025. Original filing, filed by Bill Foster.

    May 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Center Forward

    New York, NY, 4/22/2025 to 4/25/2025. Original filing, filed by Cody Hollerich.

    Apr 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

    Miami, FL, 2/13/2025 to 2/16/2025. Original filing, filed by Bill Foster.

    Feb 13, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

    Sunnyvale, CA, 10/11/2023 to 10/13/2023. Original filing, filed by Edwin Kindler.

    Oct 11, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Center for Strategic and International Studies

    New York, NY, 6/21/2023 to 6/24/2023. Original filing, filed by Edwin Kindler.

    Jun 21, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Partnership for a Secure America and Carnegie Corporation of New York

    Leesburg, VA, 6/10/2023 to 6/11/2023. Original filing, filed by Margaret Schmidt.

    Jun 10, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Raymond Frankel Foundation

    Cambridge, MA, 4/20/2022 to 4/22/2022. Original filing, filed by Edwin kindler.

    Apr 20, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · IL-11

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    OSINT

Not on file for Bill yet: In Their Words. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_7zrrep8zz.

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