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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).[1] Foster was sworn into office on March 11, 2008 and will again face Oberweis in the general election in November.[2]
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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.[3]
Bio
2008 elections
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).[4]
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.[5] Laesch conceded as of March 17. [6]
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Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Bill Foster, as a superdelegate, had endorsed Barack Obama for President.
Money in politics
Committees and affiliations
Committees
Foster will be assigned committees when he arrives in Congress.
Affiliations
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Contact
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: info@foster08.com
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
Sources
- ↑ Abdon Pallasch and Dan Rozek, "Political earthquake: Foster to replace Hastert" The Chicago Sun, March 9, 2008
- ↑ Leslie Hague "Foster sworn into Congress" Daily Herald, March 11, 2008, Accessed March 12, 2008
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Abdon Pallasch and Dan Rozek, "Political earthquake: Foster to replace Hastert" The Chicago Sun, March 9, 2008
- ↑ "Geneva man seeks position in Congress," Courier News, May 31, 2007.
- ↑ [2]
Wikipedia also has an article on Bill Foster. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
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.
