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Bill Foster

Bill Foster

DDemocratIL-11 · Representative
54
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone25
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency28
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Bill Foster

Bill Foster

DemocratIL-11 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (-0.238)
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Bill Foster is a Democrat Representative from IL, District 11. He has served 18 years in Congress across 9 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as moderate, voting with his party 97.6% of the time.

18
Years in Office
9
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Bill

Your voice matters. Reach out to your Representative directly.

Call 202-225-3515Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.6%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
13 votes against party
0.7%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
15
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Bill Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.7% vs avg
97.6%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-2.9% vs avg
0.7%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+2.0 vs avg
15
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

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

House Committee on Financial ServicesHouse Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$2,276,627
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,769,713
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,043,650
Disbursementsⓘ
$966,264
Individual Donors
$686,000
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2008–2011House · IL-14 · Democrat
2013–2027House · IL-11 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

IL-11 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

750,921
Population
$106,961
Median Income
39.0
Median Age
44.8%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 68.1%Black 6.1%Hispanic 19.3%Asian 8.4%