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U.S. House · Democrat · in Congress since 2008

Bill Foster

Illinois District 11

#353of 537 in Congress
#178of 262 Democrats
34%of members score lower
Fullall four measures on file
53.3of 100D

How the score adds up

each block is a measure, sized by its weight and filled by the score
Points earned53.3of 100

The record

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

Pro-Israel lobby money

22% of the index
$419K
  • $378K in direct and earmarked gifts from pro-Israel PACs
  • $41K in outside spending by pro-Israel PACs for this member
Source: TrackAIPAC, career total

PAC money share

22% of the index
39%
  • $986K from PACs and other committees of $2.54M raised
  • $1.44M from individual donors
  • 2025 to 2026 two year period, filings through Sep 30, 2026
Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

16% of the index
None
  • No trades are listed for this member in Quiver Quantitative's table for the last year. That table can miss members, so a missing entry is not proof of no trades.
Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Crossing the aisle

40% of the index
49.8
  • Left scorecards 103, right scorecards -3, on a scale where each party's average member is 0 or 100
  • A typical member of either party lands near 50. Earning credit from the other side's groups raises it; falling short of your own side's groups lowers it.
Source: how the scorecards are rescaled

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Where Foster stands in Congress

every member, from 0 to 100
0255075100Democrats 57.7Republicans 57.3

The eight scorecards

the raw score each group gives, and where it sits between the parties
Left leaningside score 103
League of Conservation Voters100
2025avg D 96 · avg R 2
ProgressivePunch93
2025-26 (119th Congress, votes since January 2025)avg D 93 · avg R 1
AFL-CIO100
2025avg D 97 · avg R 2
Human Rights Campaign100
119th Congressavg D 98 · avg R 2
Right leaningside score -3
Heritage Action0
119th Congressavg D 1 · avg R 87
CPAC ratings3
2025avg D 6 · avg R 83
Club for Growth12
2025avg D 13 · avg R 89
America First Foundationcounts twice33 · F
117th to 119th Congressavg D 34 · avg R 68

The rest of the Illinois delegation

18 members
RMary E. MillerIL-1576.0ADDelia C. RamirezIL-0370.5BDLauren UnderwoodIL-1469.8BDJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaIL-0465.9CDRaja KrishnamoorthiIL-0864.1CDTammy DuckworthIL Senate61.3CDDanny K. DavisIL-0760.2CDEric SorensenIL-1758.3CDJanice D. SchakowskyIL-0958.0CDNikki BudzinskiIL-1357.3CDRichard J. DurbinIL Senate55.4DDSean CastenIL-0655.0DDJonathan L. JacksonIL-0154.2DDMike QuigleyIL-0550.3DRDarin LaHoodIL-1648.8DDRobin L. KellyIL-0248.1DDBradley Scott SchneiderIL-1047.6FRMike BostIL-1246.5F

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