Mike Bost
U.S. Representative · IL-IL-12
RHouseIL
Score
84/100 · High Risk
Net worth
$482.5K
Tenure
2015-present
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | $14,391,265 | FEC |
| Corporate / special interest total | $3,073,251 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | $127,143 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Oil & gas / fossil | $232,372 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Pharma / healthcare | $729,963 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Defense | $86,447 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Wall Street / finance | $1,668,599 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Big Tech | $227,727 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by super PACs and outside groups (FEC Schedule E). Not coordinated with the campaign.
Top supporters ($5,954,320 total)
- $3,350,736: ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR'
- $1,801,873: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
- $423,673: DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.
- $264,000: GOPAC ELECTION FUND
- $114,038: US VETERANS ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, PAC
Top opposers ($864,176 total)
- $864,176: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WORKING FAMILIES PAC
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Famous 2012 meltdown, threw papers, screamed in Illinois House chamber
- Agriculture industry donations while chairing Agriculture Committee
- Anti-union voting record while representing working-class downstate Illinois