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Bill Foster

Party
Democrat
Office Sought:
US House, IL

George William "Bill" Foster (born October 7, 1955) is physicist, businessman, and the former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district, serving from 2008 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$1,701,610 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's June 30, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $1,701,610 #101 of 1546 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $514,995 #79 of 1546 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $1,270,376 #387 of 1546 House candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.

  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    American Unity PAC Inc
    Oppose
    		 $517,850
    National Republican Congressional Cmte
    Oppose
    		 $324,967
    New Prosperity Foundation; The
    Oppose
    		 $177,084
    New Prosperity Foundation
    Oppose
    		 $177,084
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers through June 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    89% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    Employees
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    PAC
    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.

  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    Sept. 20, 2012
    Venue:
    Evening Reception with Bill Foster at
    Sept. 19, 2012
    Venue:
    Reception at TBD
    Hosted by:
    Michael Levi, Natalie Roe, Tony Spadafora, Charles Goodman, George Triling, Maya Trilling, Abe Friedman
    Sept. 18, 2012
    Venue:
    Reception with Anna Eshoo at TBD
    Hosted by:
    Julie Samuels, Marty Hellman, Dr. Sophia Yen, Michelle Kraus, Erik Vaaler, Vinod Khosla, Neeru Khosla, Katherine Bird Rothrum, Mark Bregman, Deb Erba, Reid Dennis, Peggy Dennis, Steve Kirsch, Sam Perry, Valerie Conn, John Shoch
    Sept. 17, 2012
    Venue:
    Reception with Ann Eshoo at TBD
    Sept. 16, 2012
    Venue:
    Reception at TBD
    Hosted by:
    Julie Samuels, Marty Hellman, Dr. Sophia Yen, Michelle Kraus, Erik Vaaler
View all campaign finance data for Bill Foster Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time