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
2026 cycle
- Coverage
- 2025-01-01 to 2026-12-31
- Source
- Derived from itemized transactions
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $1,327,224.80
- Total disbursements
- $889,521.69
- Cash on hand
- Not available
- Net self-funded
- Not available
- Debts owed by the committee
- Not available
Receipt components disclose $1,327,224.80 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle.
Receipt source components are not loaded yet.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
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| Label | Values |
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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
- 2025-01-01 to 2026-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2026 cycle
- $373,818.00
- Itemized
- $373,818.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 485 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $373,818.00 in the 2026 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | Dollars: $3,198.00;Transactions: 5;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2025 | Dollars: $6,198.00;Transactions: 9;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2025 | Dollars: $45,373.00;Transactions: 47;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2025 | Dollars: $19,485.00;Transactions: 15;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2025 | Dollars: $21,572.00;Transactions: 21;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2025 | Dollars: $46,972.00;Transactions: 48;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2025 | Dollars: $5,493.00;Transactions: 23;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2025 | Dollars: $34,885.00;Transactions: 52;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2025 | Dollars: $45,505.00;Transactions: 48;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2025 | Dollars: $4,327.00;Transactions: 16;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2025 | Dollars: $4,127.00;Transactions: 17;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2025 | Dollars: $22,991.00;Transactions: 58;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2026 | Dollars: $5,863.00;Transactions: 17;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2026 | Dollars: $26,527.00;Transactions: 44;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2026 | Dollars: $81,302.00;Transactions: 65;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2026 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $373,818.00 across 485 reported transactions in the 2026 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $10,134.00;Transactions: 181 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $18,365.00;Transactions: 69 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $40,275.00;Transactions: 82 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $99,681.00;Transactions: 87 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $205,363.00;Transactions: 66 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 40% in district
- District share basis
- $147,550.00 in district and $225,843.00 out of district; $425.00 unknown district excluded from the share.
Unknown is included in the visible geography denominator. Unknown is $425.00 with 6 reported transactions; visible denominator is $373,818.00.
Geography dollar share
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| In district | Dollars: $147,550.00;Transactions: 209;Denominator: $373,818.00 |
| Elsewhere in state | Dollars: $81,259.00;Transactions: 81;Denominator: $373,818.00 |
| Out of state | Dollars: $144,584.00;Transactions: 189;Denominator: $373,818.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $425.00;Transactions: 6;Denominator: $373,818.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| ASBERY, DAVID S. DR. | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| AUSTIN, TANI DRU | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| AUSTIN, WILLIAM F. MR. | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| GIDWITZ, RONALD J. | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| HILL, DAVID B III | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| BRYAN, JOHN PATRICK | $5,977.00 | 4 transactions |
| RZEPKA, JUSTIN | $5,000.00 | 3 transactions |
| SEAWRIGHT, ALFRED DR. | $4,500.00 | 2 transactions |
| SEAWRIGHT, KEELA | $4,500.00 | 2 transactions |
| SEAWRIGHT, KWANZA | $4,500.00 | 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 | $105,417.00 | 243 transactions |
| MEDICAL PLACE | $13,500.00 | 6 transactions |
| MEHLMAN CONSULTING | $8,705.00 | 11 transactions |
| VETERANS GUARDIAN | $8,500.00 | 3 transactions |
| NOTS LOGISTICS | $8,000.00 | 4 transactions |
| ALLIANCE HEARING INC | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| ASBERY AND ASSOCIATES OBGYN LLC | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| ASBERY & ASSOCIATES | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| DONOHO INSURANCE AGENCY | $7,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| RIVERBEND INDUSTRIES | $7,000.00 | 2 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 | $73,705.00 | 34 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $73,705.00 and 34 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
- 412629
- wikidata_id
- Q6846090