Bill Foster

US Representative from Illinois (2008-2011 and 2013-present)

US Representative for Illinois's 11th district (2003-present) and the 14th district (2008-2011). Dr. Foster is a high energy physicist with a distinguished career in that field. Also an entrepreneur, at age 19 he founded Electronic Theater Controls with his younger brother; this venture started in the family basement but soon grew to become a leader in theater lighting equipment. With 650 employees worldwide, the company now manufactures over than half of the theater lighting equipment used in the USA. Foster came to politics in May 2007 when he announced his candidacy to fill the expected vacancy for Illinois' 14th congressional district, following J Dennis Hastert legal and ethical issues. He won the special election against Republican Jim Oberweis and in a repeat match in November 2008 won the seat for a full term. He wasn't reelected in the 14th in 2010 but then successfully returned to congress in 2013 for the 11th district. Early life, education: Born in Madison, WI., October 7, 1955; B. A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975; Ph. D., Harvard University, 1984.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Donors

Bill Foster for Congress Committee

• 1 contribution · 75,800 USD ('08)

Northern Trust Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Northern Trust Federal PAC)

• Donation/Grant · 2,000 USD ('17→'18)

Michael Anthony Peroutka 2004 Constitution Party Presidential Candidate

• 1 contribution · 500 USD (Oct 12 '14)

Campaign Donors

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David Rhodes President, School Of Visual Arts

• 27 contributions · 50,600 USD ('08→May 9 '18)

Stanley R Zanarotti Co founded Dimensional Insight in 1989

• 21 contributions · 29,750 USD (Feb 29 '08→Jun 28 '16)

Peter Detkin

• 14 contributions · 29,600 USD (Jan 12 '09→Oct 15 '16)

Nathan P Myhrvold President, Intellectual Ventures; left his post as Microsoft's Chief Technology Officer in 1999

• 13 contributions · 27,000 USD ('08→Feb 26 '15)

David L desJardins Software engineer; one of the first 20 employees of Google

• 15 contributions · 26,900 USD ('08→Dec 31 '15)

Michael B Weissman Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Illinois

• 11 contributions · 25,998 USD ('08→'11)

Marcena W Love Founder And Chair Emerita, Personal PAC

• 13 contributions · 24,900 USD (Dec 26 '07→May 31 '16)

Alan W George EVP, Equity Residential

• 10 contributions · 24,100 USD (Nov 2 '08→Jun 13 '15)

John L Rosenfeld Retired Professor of Geology, UCLA

• 50 contributions · 22,550 USD ('08→'12)

BettyLu Saltzman Union Medical Center

• 20 contributions · 22,300 USD ('07→Sep 4 '16)

Memberships

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jan 3 '13→Jan 3 '23) [+1]

• Representative (Mar 8 '08→Jan 3 '11)

Safe Climate Caucus US Congressional Caucus whose members understand that climate change is the moral issue of our time.

• Member

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

New Democrat Coalition "center-left" Congressional member organization

• Member

US House Committee on Financial Services

• Member

Schools

University of Wisconsin-Madison Public land grant university located in Madison, WI

• BA (?→'75)

Miscellaneous Relationships

GiveGreen Fundraising and voter engagement platform supporting environmentally progressive politicians

• endorses (Oct '19→?)