Bill Foster

Bill Foster

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BILL FOSTER

D-ILLINOIS 11TH DISTRICT

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VOTING RECORD: Project Vote Smart, Govtrack.us

 

BIOGRAPHY POLITICAL CAREER

PARTY: Democrat

BORN: 10/07/1955

EDUCATION: PhD, Physics, Harvard University, 1983

BA, Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1976

OCCUPATION: Physicist

FAMILY: Married, 2 children

CAREER:

  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 14, 2010
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-2010
  • Won Special Election, Representative, United States House of Representatives, March 8, 2008

COMMITTEES:

  • Committee on Financial Services
  • Committee on Science, Space and Technology

ELECTED: 2008

 

ISRAEL

  • Commited to an unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond
  • Supports two-state solution
  • Foster signed Hoyer-Cantor letter to Secretary Clinton from 327 House members that within the letter stated: "We are writing to reaffirm our commitment to the unbreakable bond that exists between our country and the State of Israel" and "Our valuable bilateral relationship with Israel needs and deserves constant reinforcement."

CHOICE

  • Supports public funding for abortion
  • Supports access to safe, legal abortions without restrictions.

In His Own Words

"Negative thoughts are contagious and they get passed around like a disease. I inoculate myself against the fear of failure."

Interesting Facts

  • Started his own lighting company with his brother Fred in the Electronic Theatre Controls, in their basement with $500 from his parents. Today the company has over 650 employees and manufactures over half of the theatre lighting in the U.S. Installations include Broadway shows, opera houses and Super Bowl halftime shows. 
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