Mike Bost
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 61% from PACs and 39% from individuals.
39% individuals61% PACs0% other
$1.3M
raised
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Illinois · U.S. House · District 12 · 2026
Illinois District 12 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Illinois District 12 House race
Mike Bost has raised more than 15 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Illinois District 12 House race, 2026 report raising $1.4M between them. Mike Bost reports $1.3M and Julie Fortier reports $88,060, a gap of $1.2M. Of what Mike Bost reports, 39% came from individuals and 61% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
JF
Julie Fortier
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 7% from PACs.
91% individuals7% PACs2% other
$88K
raised
MT
Michael Tabacchi
RR · challenger
0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$9K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$39K
Banking & Financial$30K
Agriculture$18K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Health & Pharma$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Defense & Aerospace$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) · pac$10K
- GROWTH ENERGY PAC · pac$10K
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) · pac$10K
- NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) · pac$10K
- NATSO INC. NATSO PAC · pac$10K
- PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
57%42%
57% PACs42% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Mike Bost is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$340K
$31K+. up $243K since 2014.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Chair
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Committee on Agriculture
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$39K
Banking & Financial$30K
Agriculture$18K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Health & Pharma$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Mike Bost R · incumbent | vs | JF Julie Fortier D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.3M | Raised | $88K |
| $790K | Cash on hand | $60K |
| 61% | From PACs | 7% |
| 39% | From individuals | 91% |
| Banking & Financial | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |