M
Mike Bost
U.S. Representative, IL-12
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Verify externally: Congress.gov / BioguideFECOpenSecretsGovTrackOpen StatesVote SmartBallotpediaWikipediaWikidata
Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, IL-12 current
Illinois |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IL-12
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-12
Illinois |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IL-12
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-12
Illinois |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-12
Illinois |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IL-12
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-12
Illinois |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IL-12
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IL-12
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IL-12
Illinois |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs — Chair unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture — General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Highways and Transit unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Water Resources and Environment unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.402, social dim. -0.040. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Nay | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Yea | Apr 30, 2026 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Yea | Apr 30, 2026 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | Yea | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… | Yea | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1318 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act | Yea | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the… | Yea | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the… | Yea | Apr 29, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 227 — Clergy Act | Not voting | Apr 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7959 — IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act | Not voting | Apr 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5587 — HEATS Act | Yea | Apr 23, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6387 — FIRE Act | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6387 — FIRE Act | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act | Nay | Apr 22, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1182 — Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy… | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building… | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building… | Yea | Apr 22, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1020 — A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence… | Yea | Apr 21, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2493 — Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 | Yea | Apr 21, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5201 — Kari's Law Reporting Act | Yea | Apr 21, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5200 — Emergency Reporting Act | Not voting | Apr 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1681 — Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act | Yea | Apr 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the… | Yea | Apr 17, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the… | Yea | Apr 17, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,054 recorded contributions totalling $2,920,480. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 345 of 1054 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 277 | $869,177 | 30% |
| Super PAC | 54 | $283,160 | 10% |
| Corporate PAC | 14 | $147,217 | 5% |
| Unclassified | 709 | $1,620,926 | 56% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29,617 | SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND 2024 | MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 20, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $25,000 | GO BIG MEDIA | MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 22, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $23,132 | — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Super PAC | Feb 9, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $23,132 | — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Super PAC | Feb 9, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $20,787 | — | ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR' | Super PAC | Feb 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $20,787 | — | ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR' | Super PAC | Feb 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $20,389 | BOST VICTORY FUND | MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $19,258 | — | DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC. | Super PAC | Mar 6, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $16,860 | — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Super PAC | Feb 9, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $16,860 | — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Super PAC | Feb 9, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $12,000 | — | GOPAC ELECTION FUND | Super PAC | Mar 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $10,000 | — | ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR' | Super PAC | Mar 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $10,000 | — | ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR' | Super PAC | Mar 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $7,948 | — | ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR' | Super PAC | Mar 6, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $7,948 | — | ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR' | Super PAC | Mar 6, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)
-
HR 9237
US · Jun 10, 2026
Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
-
HR 9214
US · Jun 9, 2026
TSP Modernization Act
-
HR 1041
US · Jun 2, 2026
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
-
HR 6779
US · May 20, 2026
USDA Loan Modernization Act
-
HR 6733
US · May 20, 2026
VISN Reform Act of 2025
-
HRES 1301
US · May 19, 2026
Supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural…
-
HR 2283
US · May 14, 2026
Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act
Social media
X/Twitter handles are listed for reference; posts are not ingested (the plan defers paid X access).