Mike Bost
Republican
· IL-12 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Chair) · House Committee on Agriculture · and Research · and Credit · Risk Management · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · and Hazardous Materials
Influence Score
53.8
Moderately exposed
↓ -3.1
vs 118th (56.9)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
7.2
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
1.9
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,081,200
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$39,281
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
5.2
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
3.3
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.7
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.9
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
7.2
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
2.0
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$6,553 direct
CITYPAC
$1,250 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $28.46M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $57K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 41.5 | Least exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 37.0 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 56.9 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 53.8 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$63,951
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Share from this one network
1.8%
Amount from this network
$54,000
Total from all networks
$3,063,895
Networks contributing
443
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Who funds Bost
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
3.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
83.4%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
1
Money that arrived near votes
$10K
Distinct donors
5
Distinct employers
1
Share of their total fundraising
0.60%
Biggest clusters of timed money
NOTS LOGISTICS
$10K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
NOTS LOGISTICS
$24K
NOTS LOGISTICS
$22K
DONOHO INSURANCE AGENCY
$19K
POETTKER CONSTRUCTION
$16K
VETERANS UNITED
$15K
ASBERY AND ASSOCIATES OBGYN
$14K
POETTKER CONSTRUCTION
$14K
THE MASCHHOFFS
$14K
KNIGHT HAWK
$14K
MEDICAL PLACE
$14K
AASI
$13K
COMMUNITY BANK
$13K
VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS
$13K
WEBER AUTOMOTIVE MANAGEMENT
$13K
TRUCK CENTERS
$12K
VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS
$12K
ADMIRAL PARKWAY
$12K
COMMUNITY BANK
$12K
KEISER UNIVERSITY
$11K
SIEMENS MFG
$11K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Mike Bost comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
DCCC
$1.86M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$1.74M
VOTE FOR EQUALITY
$782K
US VETERANS ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, PAC
$509K
POLICE OFFICERS DEFENSE ALLIANCE PAC
$306K
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION
$203K
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR'
$174K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$82K
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
$73K
FIREFIGHTERS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION PAC
$67K
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WORKING FAMILIES PAC
$39K
EARN INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
$19K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$15K
SLF PAC
$12K
GOPAC ELECTION FUND
$12K
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
60 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $97K to Mike Bost across 93 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$97K
Shared contributors
60
Contributions
93
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | $16K |
| 2024 | 42 | 44 | $48K |
| 2026 | 23 | 32 | $33K |
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Revolving Door
2 former staff members
who worked for Mike Bost or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY MENZLER | Staff Asst/LC, 1/17-3/18, Office of Rep. Bill Long; LA, 3/18-4/19, Office of Rep… | DEXCOM, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| NOAH BARGER | Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant - Rep. Robert J. Dold; Legislat… | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Mike Bost sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required