Politician
Mike Bost
Republican · Illinois · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4IL12060
Mike Bost (Republican) raised $1.6M for the 2026 Illinois 12th District race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $5K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$8.4M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
54%
$4.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$61K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
54% of Mike Bost's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois 12th District | $1.6M | 64% | $5K / $0 | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Illinois 12th District | $3.2M | 50% | $3K / $0 | $7K | $3.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Illinois 12th District | $1.7M | 54% | $25K / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Illinois 12th District | $1.9M | 53% | $28K / $0 | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.6MTrade group $1.1MUnion $549KLeadership PAC $397KMembership $358KOther $345KSuper PAC $31K
- Midwest Region Laborers' Political LeagueUnion$32K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$30K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$25K
- Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade group$13K
- Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-FederalOther$12K
- Cme Group Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionSuper PAC$11K
- Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator'OtherLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Firefighters Support Association PACfor $25K
- Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Ffor $21K
- US Veterans Assistance Foundation PACfor $14K
- The Guardian Fundfor $902
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 31 key votes where Mike Bost had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 25 times (81%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $627K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $595K$100K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $595K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $242K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $627K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $100K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $100K$122K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $122K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $100K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $122K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $100K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $90K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $248K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $627K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $90K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $100K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $100K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $27K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $100K$248K$122K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $248K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $627K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Mike Bost's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Noah BargerFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant - Rep. Robert J. Dold; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff - Rep. Mike Bost; …
Now lobbies for Information Technology Industry Council
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mike Bost's 2026 campaign?
- Mike Bost (Republican) raised $1.6M for the 2026 Illinois 12th District race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $5K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mike Bost?
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) ($15K), National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) ($15K), American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) ($13K), Cme Group Inc. PAC ($11K), Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Mike Bost's race?
- Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois F ($5K for) in 2026.
- How much has Mike Bost raised across elections?
- $1.6M in 2026 (Illinois 12th District), $3.2M in 2024 (Illinois 12th District), $1.7M in 2022 (Illinois 12th District), $1.9M in 2020 (Illinois 12th District).