Bost, Mike
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Michael Joseph Bost is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district since 2015. Previously, Bost was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 115th district from 1995 to 2015. Before entering politics, he was a firefighter. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Representative
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Bost, Mike
- First name
- Mike
- Last name
- Bost
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- Illinois 12th Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 REP C
- Illinois 12th Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 REP C
- Illinois 12th Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 REP C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2022 cycle
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
- Source
- Derived from itemized transactions
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $1,664,091.40
- Total disbursements
- $1,688,009.56
- Cash on hand
- Not available
- Net self-funded
- Not available
- Debts owed by the committee
- $0.00
Receipt components disclose $1,664,091.40 in total receipts for the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $735,729.82;Share: 44.2%;Denominator: $1,664,091.40 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $898,220.00;Share: 54%;Denominator: $1,664,091.40 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $1,499.00;Share: 0.1%;Denominator: $1,664,091.40 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $1,664,091.40 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $15,723.44;Share: 0.9%;Denominator: $1,664,091.40 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $12,919.14;Share: 0.8%;Denominator: $1,664,091.40 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2022 cycle
- $326,544.00
- Itemized
- $326,544.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 619 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $326,544.00 in the 2022 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2022 | Dollars: $12,830.00;Transactions: 24;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2022 | Dollars: $34,745.00;Transactions: 47;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2022 | Dollars: $64,870.00;Transactions: 102;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2022 | Dollars: $5,695.00;Transactions: 20;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2022 | Dollars: $17,867.00;Transactions: 43;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2022 | Dollars: $54,868.00;Transactions: 84;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2022 | Dollars: $5,035.00;Transactions: 19;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2022 | Dollars: $27,297.00;Transactions: 74;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2022 | Dollars: $34,325.00;Transactions: 57;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2022 | Dollars: $55,787.00;Transactions: 119;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2022 | Dollars: $12,625.00;Transactions: 29;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2022 | Dollars: $600.00;Transactions: 1;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $326,544.00 across 618 reported transactions in the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $26,907.00;Transactions: 304 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $26,756.00;Transactions: 107 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $41,322.00;Transactions: 78 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $73,759.00;Transactions: 70 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $157,800.00;Transactions: 59 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 69% in district
- District share basis
- $221,489.00 in district and $101,655.00 out of district; $3,400.00 unknown district excluded from the share.
Unknown is included in the visible geography denominator. Unknown is $3,400.00 with 3 reported transactions; visible denominator is $326,544.00.
Geography dollar share
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| In district | Dollars: $221,489.00;Transactions: 490;Denominator: $326,544.00 |
| Elsewhere in state | Dollars: $45,743.00;Transactions: 68;Denominator: $326,544.00 |
| Out of state | Dollars: $55,912.00;Transactions: 58;Denominator: $326,544.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $3,400.00;Transactions: 3;Denominator: $326,544.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| BURCHAM, MATTHEW B MR. | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| BURCHAM, SHEILA R MRS. | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| COTTON, MICHAEL D. MR. | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| GRATHWOHL, BRIAN C. MR. | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| GRATHWOHL, MICHELE R. MRS. | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| POETTKER, RYAN | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| KIRCHNER, KAREN S. MRS. | $5,150.00 | 5 transactions |
| LAWDER, JAMES A MR. JR. | $4,000.00 | 1 transaction |
| HOLTEN, JAMES J. MR. | $3,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| KOPPEIS, JOSEPH | $3,900.00 | 2 transactions |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $135,226.00 | 381 transactions |
| NOTS LOGISTICS | $14,050.00 | 10 transactions |
| COMMUNITY TRUST BANK | $11,600.00 | 4 transactions |
| POETTKER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | $8,700.00 | 3 transactions |
| NOTS LOGISTICS LLC | $4,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| ADMIRAL PARKWAY INC | $3,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| HOLTEN MEATS | $3,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| MUNIE GREENCARE PROFESSIONALS | $3,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS | $3,300.00 | 3 transactions |
| MEDICAL PLACE | $3,000.00 | 3 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $56,350.00 | 31 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $56,350.00 and 31 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
Finance data loading
Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:H4IL12060
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:H4IL12060
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:H4IL12060
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: house:B001295
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H4IL12060:2024
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H4IL12060:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H4IL12060:2026
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- B001295
- fec_candidate_id
- H4IL12060
- fec_candidate_ids
- H4IL12060
- govtrack_id
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- wikidata_id
- Q6846090