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Bill Foster

IL-11 scores 27.4 on the expanded model: deep-blue structure, incumbent alignment, and reported cash-on-hand evidence. V0.10 refreshes incumbent finance from the FEC candidate summary through 2026-06-30, leaving the score unchanged.

Priority score27.4#2,838 of 5,726

THE MEMBER

Record

Bill Foster (born 1955) has served in the U.S. House since 2008-03-08. The retained record shows 16.4 cumulative years of House service, 13.6 in the current uninterrupted stretch, 1 district change, and 1 material service break.

First House service
Mar 8, 2008
District changes
1
Alignment gap
50.4
Bioguide record
F000454

THE DISTRICT

IL-11

IL-11 had a retained 2024 presidential Democratic margin of D+11.4. Incumbent cash on hand is $2.5M as of 2026-08-04. The incumbent reported $2,505,288 cash on hand through 2026-06-30.

2024 presidential margin
D+11.4
Cash on hand
$2,505,288
Receipts / disbursements
$2,180,937 / $1,226,214
Finance through
Jun 30, 2026
Route
Deep blue
Baseline score
23.2

SCORE ANATOMY

What makes the score

Blue baseline

25.7

District Democratic baseline contributes 25.7 points; the retained 2024 presidential margin is D+11.4.

Primary feasibility

17.3

Current partial feasibility evidence contributes 17.3 points and remains incomplete.

AIPAC support

0.0

Retained FEC AIPAC evidence contributes 0.0 points; tracker labels are context only and are not double counted.

Incumbent alignment gap

50.4

The retained voting trackers produce a 50.4-point alignment gap.

Cash vulnerability

15.0

The FEC candidate summary snapshot (2026-06-30) reports $2,505,288 cash on hand, replacing the $2,505,288 release aggregate. The inverse log scale is 100 at $50,000 or less and 0 at $5 million or more.

HOUSE HISTORY

Recorded service

2008–2009IL-14Completed term
2009–2011IL-14Completed term
2013–2015IL-11Completed term
2015–2017IL-11Completed term
2017–2019IL-11Completed term
2019–2021IL-11Completed term
2021–2023IL-11Completed term
2023–2025IL-11Completed term
2025–nowIL-11Current at source cutoff

Formula 0.65 × structural baseline + 0.20 × incumbent alignment gap + 0.15 × cash vulnerability; v0.10 refreshes cash vulnerability from the FEC candidate summary snapshot

Source cutoff Aug 4, 2026 · How the score is built · Source ledger · Factual seat record