Bill Foster



George William "Bill" Foster is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 14th District of Illinois. He defeated Jim Oberweis (R) in a special election on March 8, 2008. Foster replaces former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert(R-Ill). Foster was sworn into office on March 11, 2008 and will again face Oberweis in the general election in November.

Positions, record and controversies
Bill Foster took a leadership role in restoring funding for basic research which had been cut in the 2008 Omnibus budget resolution.

The supplemental appropriation bill included money for the DOE Office of Science and for National Science Foundation, allowing the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to resume work on their flagship neutrino oscillation experiment, NoVA.

Special election
On March 8th, 2008, Foster defeated Jim Oberweis (R) in a special election to fill the open seat of retired Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Il).

General election
Foster won the Democratic nomination for the 2008 general election in November. He was locked in a tight race with Democratic rival John Laesch. Laesch conceded as of March 17.

Committees
Foster will be assigned committees when he arrives in Congress.

Contact
Official Web site

Washinton D.C. office 2304 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-2976

District offices 27 North River Street Batavia, IL 60510 (630) 406-1114

119 W. First Street Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-0680

Campaign contact information
Official Foster for Congress Web site

Bill Foster for Congress 50 N. Island Ave. Batavia, IL 60510

Phone: 630-406-1145

Email: [mailto:info@foster08.com info@foster08.com]

Related SourceWatch articles

 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
 * 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
 * Portal:Illinois and the U.S. Congress

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on Illinois's 14th Congressional District
 * Official Bill Foster for Congress website
 * George William Foster Homepage (personal website)

External articles

 * "Geneva man seeks position in Congress," Courier News, May 31, 2007.