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U.S. House, District 11: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Jeff Walter

Jeff Walter

Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 11

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Bill Foster

Bill Foster

U.S. House · Illinois District 11

NationalDemocrat

Jeff WalterCandidateBill FosterCurrent rep

Job fit

Jeff Walter

Offices held

  • serving my neighbors at the local level as Mayor of Elburn. 1

Other work

  • Mayor and retired IT Executive 1

Bill Foster

Offices held

  • He also represented the 14th Congressional District of Illinois from 2008 to 2011. 2

Other work

  • Before he became a Member of Congress, Bill worked as a high-energy physicist and particle accelerator designer at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Jeff Walter

  • Health care costs
    Told Daily Herald: government's role in health care should be to "set fair rules, protect patients, and ensure access, while allowing competition and innovation to control costs" rather than "a government-run system." 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Campaign site: pledges to "unleash American energy, cut red tape, and bring back good-paying jobs" and supports "Trump's America First economic plan, including tariffs that protect American workers." 4
  • Crime & safety
    Campaign site issues page: "Jeff supports fully funding law enforcement, ending soft-on-crime policies, and making sure criminals are held accountable." 4

No public stance found on: Guns

Bill Foster

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Jeff Walter

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Bill Foster

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 5

Who pays them

Jeff Walter

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorsgroups backing both partiesmembership organizations
small donors$57Klarge donors$85Kgroups backingboth parties$1Kmembershiporganizations$650$144K raised
$56,7406Small individual donors
$84,7516Large individual donors

Bill Foster

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$131Klarge donors$1.1Mcompanies$488Kindustryassociations$147Klabor unions$78KOther kinds ofdonors$133K$2.1M raised
$131,1827Small individual donors
$1,066,6707Large individual donors

Checks

Jeff Walter

No voting record to check yet

Bill Foster

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Jeff Walter | Chicago News | WTTW · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Full Biography | Congressman Bill Foster (text extraction; raw HTML retained) · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. dailyherald.com used in: Top issues
  4. jeffwalterforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money