Mike Bost
U.S. Representative · IL-IL-12
RHouseIL
Score
74/100 · High Risk
Net worth
$482.5K
Tenure
Representative, IL
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | $14,400,660 | FEC |
| Corporate / special interest total | $3,371,355 | 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 ($1,719,826 total)
- $1,291,870: NRCC
- $130,000: ILLINOIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- $120,676: US VETERANS ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, PAC
- $95,467: ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR'
- $81,813: FIREFIGHTERS ALLIANCE OF AMERICA PAC
Top opposers ($5,695,258 total)
- $3,777,339: DCCC
- $1,387,709: HMP
- $435,093: END CITIZENS UNITED
- $75,477: ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION
- $19,640: 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