Representative · Illinois's 12th district
Mike Bost
Mike Bost is a Republican representative for Illinois's 12th district, in Congress since 2015. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 11, and cast 460 of 468 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 6, 2015
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressHouse of Representatives | 675 | 1.6%11 of 675 · rank 239 of 439 | 98%460 of 468 · rank 219 of 439 | 250 became law | 9%29 of 308 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 1.1%14 of 1,222 · rank 314 of 442 | 98%831 of 846 · rank 177 of 442 | 372 became law | 14%49 of 353 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 3.3%33 of 997 · rank 60 of 443 | 92%505 of 551 · rank 399 of 443 | 292 became law | 33%109 of 332 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.40+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Jul 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 175–254· Against party
- Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
- Feb 24, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 264–133· Against party
- Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
- Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 164–268· Against party
- Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 231–195· Against party
- Jul 23, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 178–234· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
91 sponsored · 4 became law
How far they got
- Introduced7481%
- Reported by committee77.7%
- Passed one chamber66.6%
- Became law44.4%
Policy areas
- Armed Forces and National Security46
- Government Operations and Politics8
- Transportation and Public Works7
- Agriculture and Food6
- Public Lands and Natural Resources5
- Congress3
- Education2
- Environmental Protection2
Latest activity
- H.R. 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans ActIntroduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Jul 16, 2026
- H.R. 9214 TSP Modernization ActIntroduced· Government Operations and Politics· Jun 9, 2026
- H.R. 1041 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActPassed one chamber· Armed Forces and National Security· Jun 2, 2026
- H.R. 6779 USDA Loan Modernization ActIntroduced· Agriculture and Food· May 20, 2026
- H.R. 6733 VISN Reform Act of 2025Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· May 20, 2026
- H.Res. 1301 Supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.Introduced· Agriculture and Food· May 19, 2026
- H.R. 2283 Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery ActReported by committee· Armed Forces and National Security· May 14, 2026
- H.R. 988 To amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman’s Relief Corps to Illinois, to move the principal office of such Corps to Murphysboro, Illinois, and for other purposes.Passed one chamber· Government Operations and Politics· Feb 3, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to Illinois's 12th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $684.9M
- Per resident
- $914
- Rank in Illinois
- 5 of 17
- Contract actions
- 1,876
- New awards: 644
By fiscal year
- 1.2BFY2017
- 1.1BFY2018
- 966MFY2019
- 1.1BFY2020
- 1.5BFY2021
- 1.4BFY2022
- 1.3BFY2023
- 1.6BFY2024
- 1BFY2025
- 684.9MFY2026
Top buyers
- USTRANSCOM$334.7M49%Department of Defense
- Department of the Air Force$130.5M19%Department of Defense
- Department of the Army$94.5M14%Department of Defense
- Defense Information Systems Agency$38.5M5.6%Department of Defense
- Defense Logistics Agency$21.1M3.1%Department of Defense
- Department of Justice
- Department of Veterans Affairs$17.6M2.6%
- Federal Acquisition Service$17.3M2.5%General Services Administration
Top recipients
- CACI, INC. - FEDERAL$62.8M9.2%7 awards
- 4 awards
- UNCOMN LLC$43.6M6.4%22 awards
- FM MCCARTHY, LLC$35.6M5.2%1 award
- 19 awards
- BELLEVILLE SHOE MANUFACTURING COMPANY$18.1M2.6%24 awards
- DECISIONPOINT CORPORATION$15.5M2.3%5 awards
- THE BOEING COMPANY$14.7M2.1%3 awards
- AGILE-BOT II LLC$14.5M2.1%1 award
- ECS FEDERAL, LLC$13.7M2.0%1 award
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $1.3M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $790K
- From committees
- $882.4K
- 240 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $212K
- 53 PACs · 24% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac) | $10K | MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $125K |
| united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac) | $10K | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $685.7K |
| the boeing companythe boeing company pac | $10K | THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization | $9B |
| ameren corporationameren corporation federal political action committee (ameren fedpac) | $10K | AMEREN SERVICES COMPANYAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $2M |
| philips north america llcphilips north america llc political action committee | $10K | PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $195.9M |
| davita inc.davita inc. political action committee (dapac) | $9,000 | DAVITA INC.AI match · 97% · the same organization | $179.4M |
| american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac) | $7,500 | AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac) | $7,500 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $260.5M |
| air methods corporationair methods, llc political action committee (ampac) | $7,500 | AIR METHODS, LLCAI match · 98% · the same organization | $159.7K |
| caterpillar inc.caterpillar inc. political action committee (catpac) | $6,000 | CATERPILLAR INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $188.3M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3M | $882.4K | $212K53 PACs · 24% of committee money |
| 2024 | $3.2M | $1.5M | $307K71 PACs · 20% of committee money |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $885.8K | $205.5K50 PACs · 23% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · Illinois's 12th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · Illinois's 12th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Illinois's 12th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · Illinois's 12th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
- House · Illinois's 12th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
- House · Illinois's 12th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- bost.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-5661
- Office
- 352 Cannon House Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.