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Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill.

Member of the House (5th full term)

Democrat



Biography

District: Illinois - 11th District
Political Highlights: U.S. House of Representatives, 2008-11; defeated for re-election to U.S. House, 2010
Born: October 7, 1955; Madison, Wis.
Residence: Naperville
Religion: Unspecified
Family: Wife, Aesook Byon; two children
Education: U. of Wisconsin, B.A. 1976; Harvard U., Ph.D. 1983
Elected: 2008
Committee Assignments: Financial Services (Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments; Monetary Policy & Trade; Terrorism and Illicit Finance); Science, Space & Technology (Energy; Space)
Social Media:

Roll Call Vitals

District Rating: Safe Democrat
House Seniority: 119th ranked House Democrat
Twitter: 39,936 followers


Election History

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