U.S. House · IL-12
Bost, Mike
RIllinois 12th38 issues mapped from the public record
Stances are based on mapped issues and the public record (Congress.gov, FEC, and related sources). Add your own views to see how you line up.
Public record freshness
- Legislator stats: May 29, 2026
- Vote ingest: May 29, 2026
- FEC sync: Mar 20, 2026
- Finance cycle: 2026
Your alignment
Issue spotlight
High confidence based on 21 mapped decisive vote(s): 1 supporting and 20 opposing.
20
Opposing votes
1
Supporting votes
21 votes analyzed
Issue voting record
Based on public votes and official records. Browse by topic or sort by confidence.
High confidence based on 34 mapped decisive vote(s): 11 supporting and 23 opposing.
11 supporting · 23 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 31 mapped decisive vote(s): 13 supporting and 18 opposing.
13 supporting · 18 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 25 mapped decisive vote(s): 20 supporting and 5 opposing.
20 supporting · 5 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 20 mapped decisive vote(s): 5 supporting and 15 opposing.
5 supporting · 15 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 19 mapped decisive vote(s): 17 supporting and 2 opposing.
17 supporting · 2 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 16 mapped decisive vote(s): 12 supporting and 4 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
12 supporting · 4 opposingHIGH confidence
What kind of representative is this?
HIGH confidenceRep. Bost voted on 326 recorded votes with 59% attendance, missing 227 votes. He voted with his party 99.4% of the time. Across 41 mapped issues, he opposed immigration restrictions (4 pro, 22 con votes), climate action (12 pro, 35 con), and environmental protection (12 pro, 41 con). He supported defense spending (27 pro, 15 con) and foreign aid (16 pro, 7 con). On education, he supported public education funding (15 pro, 9 con) and education affordability (13 pro, 4 con), and backed energy cost measures (26 pro, 14 con). He took neutral stances on healthcare affordability, government spending, workers' rights, women's rights, mental healthcare, infrastructure investment, and data privacy.
Opposed immigration, climate action, and environmental protection in 26, 47, and 53 mapped votes respectively
Supported defense spending (27 pro votes) and foreign aid (16 pro votes)
Backed public education funding (15 pro) and education affordability (13 pro)
Voted with party 99.4% of the time; missed 227 of 553 total votes
- Neutral stance on healthcare affordability, government spending, and workers' rights
Signature issues
- Immigration — Opposed immigration measures in 22 of 26 mapped votesHIGH confidence
- Climate Change — Opposed climate change action in 35 of 47 mapped votesHIGH confidence
- Environmental Protection — Opposed environmental protection in 41 of 53 mapped votesHIGH confidence
- Defense Spending — Supported defense spending in 27 of 42 mapped votesHIGH confidence
- Public Education Funding — Supported public education funding in 15 of 24 mapped votesHIGH confidence
Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 22, 2026 • 38 non-gated high-confidence issues · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
About and public record
Sources & transparency
- Congress.gov — votes and bills
- FEC.gov — campaign finance
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.