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U.S. House, District 12: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Julie Fortier

Julie Fortier

Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 12

NationalDemocrat

In the role now
Mike Bost

Mike Bost

U.S. House · Illinois District 12

NationalRepublican

Julie FortierCandidateMike BostCurrent rep

Job fit

Julie Fortier

Other work

  • Scientific Writer researcher 1

Mike Bost

Offices held

  • After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps serving his country from 1979 to 1982. 2

Other work

  • Rep. Bost also served as a firefighter for the Murphysboro Fire Department. 2

Top issues

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

Julie Fortier

  • Health care costs
    Told WSIU: "Medical care should not be a luxury. It should be something that everybody can afford" and people "shouldn't have to worry about going into debt because you had the unfortunate diagnosis of cancer." 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    WTTW questionnaire: would "vote to move funding toward infrastructure such as roads, schools, sewer systems, green energy, and healthcare" and push contracts toward union, prevailing-wage labor. 4
  • Guns
    Campaign website: "I will defend the Second Amendment while supporting responsible gun ownership." 5

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

Mike Bost

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Julie Fortier

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Mike Bost

  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 6
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 6

Who pays them

Julie Fortier

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donors
small donors$42Klarge donors$38K$88K raised
$42,1957Small individual donors
$37,5727Large individual donors

Mike Bost

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$40Klarge donors$473Kcompanies$336Kindustryassociations$282Kmembershiporganizations$84KOther kinds ofdonors$150K$1.3M raised
$39,5078Small individual donors
$473,0928Large individual donors

Checks

Julie Fortier

No voting record to check yet

Mike Bost

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. Julie Fortier | Chicago News | WTTW · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Biography | Congressman Mike Bost · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. wsiu.org used in: Top issues
  4. news.wttw.com used in: Top issues
  5. ballotready.org used in: Top issues
  6. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money