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Illinois House District 12 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Mike Bost won · 69.7% to 30.3% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Mike Bost (Republican) and Julie Fortier (Democrat) are the nominees for Illinois's 12th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Mike Bost is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Mike Bost's campaign had raised $1.6 million (through October 14, 2026) and Julie Fortier's campaign $162,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $5,000 for Mike Bost and $0 against; $10 for Julie Fortier and $0 against.

Mike Bost (REP, incumbent), Julie Fortier (DEM). 1 other filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Mike Bost (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $1.6M through 2026-10-14 individuals $578K · PACs $1.0M · party $500 · cash on hand $845K
Outside spending: $4,758 supporting Bost · latest reported 2026-10-16
Largest outside spenders: ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR' — $4,758 supporting Bost

Bundled through PACs: $27K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $27K from 33 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

243 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ABATE OF ILLINOIS PAC $2,000
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOC PAC $2,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOC. INTERNATIONAL PAC $2,000
AIR METHODS CORPORATION PAC (AMPAC) $7,500
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC) $3,375
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $2,500
ALTICOR PAC ALTIPAC $2,500
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. PAC (ALTRIAPAC) $1,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
AMAZON CORPORATE LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) $1,000
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (AMEREN FEDPAC) $10K
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNION PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS PAC $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $2,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY PAC $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PAC (PA PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (AKA AMBU-PAC) $2,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AACI PAC) $3,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION PAC $4,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES PAC $10K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC $5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOC. PAC $1,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $10K
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS PAC $4,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOC. PAC (PTPAC) $6,000
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROCPAC) $3,500
AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC (ASA PAC) $10K
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC. PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOC. PAC (SOY PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $3,000
AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC $3,500
AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC $2,500
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
APOLLO EDUCATION GROUP INC. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION FOR LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP $2,500
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC $1,000
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS PAC $2,500
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS PAC $3,500
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES PAC $1,000
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS PAC (RAILPAC) $1,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC $1,000
BAKER & HOSTETLER PAC $1,000
BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $2,000
BALLARD SPAHR LLP PAC $5,000
BARNES & THORNBURG PAC $2,000
BELL AMBULANCE, INC. EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC) $2,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $6,000
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC) $4,500
BRAD STEPHENS FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE $1,000
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN PAC $3,500
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA PAC $4,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND $1,000
CATERPILLAR INC. PAC (CATPAC) $6,000
CGI TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS INC. PAC $3,000
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE PAC (CBOE PAC) $2,500
CHS INC. PAC $5,000
CHUBB GROUP HOLDINGS INC. PAC $2,500
CITIZENS FOR DENNIS M. REBOLETTI $2,000
CITIZENS FOR FRIESS $500
CITIZENS FOR SAVIANO $1,000
CME GROUP, INC. PAC $4,000
CNA CITIZENS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $5,000
COMMITTEE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION $2,500
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (CEPAC) $5,000
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE PAC $500
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS PAC $5,000
COZEN O'CONNOR PAC $1,000
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOC. PAC (CIPA PAC) $2,500
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $4,500
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROT... $3,500
DAVITA INC. PAC (DAPAC) $5,000
DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC (DCR PAC) $2,000
DELOITTE PAC $5,000
DELTA AIR LINES PAC $2,500
DEWITTE FOR IL SENATE $500
DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC) $5,000
DOMINION ENERGY, INC. PAC - DOMINION PAC $1,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $2,500
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC(EMA SBC PAC) $7,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $2,500
EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION PAC $1,000
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $1,500
FEDEX CORPORATION PAC (FEDEX PAC) $1,000
FERT PAC (THE PAC OF THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE) $2,000
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FRANCO FOR BLOOMINGDALE $500
FRIENDS FOR MICHAEL D. HOVDE JR. $500
FRIENDS OF SAM TORNATORE $500
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PAC (GDC PAC) $5,500
GEVO, INC. PAC (GEVO PAC) $1,000
GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE INC. PAC $4,000
GRAIL, LLC PAC $2,000
GRAYROBINSON P.A. PAC $1,000
GROWTH ENERGY PAC $10K
GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL PAC $2,500
HANGER INC. PAC $3,000
HDR, INC. PAC $1,500
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $2,500
HERZOG PAC $2,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $6,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $7,500
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $1,000
HUMANA INC. PAC $2,500
ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSN. PAC $3,000
ILLINOIS ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION FED PAC $5,000
IN THE ARENA PAC $5,000
INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS LLC PAC $2,500
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS PAC $1,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA PAC $5,000
INGRAM BARGE COMPANY PAC $2,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS PAC $2,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150 PAC $7,500
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $2,500
JASPER CO. REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE $100
JOHN DEERE PAC $5,000
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP PAC $5,000
KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. PAC (KOCHPAC) $6,500
LEIDOS INC. PAC $5,000
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC $2,500
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE PAC $3,000
MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $2,500
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC PAC (MAXIM HEALTHCARE PAC) $500
MAXIMUS INC PAC (MAXPAC) $2,000
MCGUIRE WOODS PAC $1,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC $1,500
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC $2,500
MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE $10K
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC $1,500
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $1,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (MORPAC) $10K
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. PAC $2,500
MR. COOPER GROUP INC. PAC-FKA NATIONSTAR MORGAGE HOLDINGS INC. PAC $1,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (NAPA-PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOC. OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS RESPONSIBLE DISTRIBUTION PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC PAC (NAED PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS PAC $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS PAC (SURETYPAC) $5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOC. PAC (CORN PAC) $10K
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC ('NEMA PAC') $1,000
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES INC $2,500
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC $10K
NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC) $2,500
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION PAC (NSSF PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $7,500
NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE/TURPAC $5,000
NATSO INC. NATSO PAC $10K
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC $2,500
NFIB FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION PAC $4,000
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
NUCOR CORPORATION PAC $3,000
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. PAC (OLD DOMINION PAC) $1,000
OWNER OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION $2,500
PAC OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $1,000
PARSONS CORPORATION PAC $2,000
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC $10K
PLAIN STATE PAC $1,000
POET PAC $5,000
RAIN AND HAIL INSURANCE SOCIETY PAC $1,000
RAPTOR PAC $1,000
REALTORS PAC $5,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION PAC $2,500
REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC $7,000
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC $3,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC (RUDY PAC) $1,000
ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC) $5,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY PAC $5,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $2,000
SMART TD PAC $3,000
SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. PAC $2,500
SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS PAC, INC $2,500
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR PAC $2,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE INC EMPLOYEES PAC (SUPERIOR AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES P $2,000
SUPERVISORS PAC $4,000
T-MOBILE US, INC. PAC (T-PAC) $3,000
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $10K
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC $2,500
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $2,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. PAC $5,000
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES PAC $2,500
THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC $5,500
THE REAL ESTATE BOARD OF NEW YORK, INC. FEDERAL PAC $1,000
THE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC $10K
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. PAC (T-PAC) $1,000
THOMPSON COBURN PAC $1,500
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC PAC (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $1,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $6,000
TRIWEST HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE CORP. PAC (TRIWEST ALLIANCE PAC) $2,500
TRUCKING PAC OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. $3,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. PAC (UBS PAC) $10K
UNDERGROUND CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,012
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $7,000
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. PAC (UAPAC) $5,000
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS PAC $2,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC $10K
UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND (UPMA PAC) $7,500
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC $2,500
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION PAC $3,000
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $3,000
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $5,000
VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING PAC (VETGUARD PAC) $10K
VISTRA EMPLOYEE PAC OF VISTRA CORP. $4,000
VOLUNTEERS FOR SHIMKUS $2,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $4,000
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC) $3,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Julie Fortier (DEM)

Raised: $162K through 2026-10-14 individuals $146K · PACs $12K · party $1,850 · cash on hand $34K
Outside spending: $10 supporting Fortier · latest reported 2026-06-02
Largest outside spenders: SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION — $10 supporting Fortier

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

33 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

BERRY, JOSH $100
BOYD, ROGER $100
CLINTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT CENTRAL COMMITEE $500
COX, GARY $20
EDWARDS COUNTY DEMOCRAT CENTRAL COMMITTEE $500
EFFINGHAM COUNTY DEM CENTRAL COMMITTEE $750
EGGEMEYER, BARBARA $100
GARNER, GWENDY $25
HEAT AND FROST INSLATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS LOCAL NO. 1 ILLINOIS POLITICAL FUND $200
HOFFMANN, DAVID $100
HUSCH, THERESA $20
JOINER, STEVEN $100
KELLER, GARY $40
LARAMORE, WAYNE $100
LAWRENCE COUNTY DEMOCRAT CENTRAL COMMITEE $500
LYCAN, DARREN $20
MARION COUNTY DEMOCAT COMMITTEE $500
MITCHELL, PAUL $75
PENDLETON, JULIENE $45
RAISNER, CHERYL $20
RANDOLPH COUNTY CENTRALCOMMITEE $1,000
REO, STEVEN $60
RICKENBERA, MARTHA $50
ROBERTS, JOHN $100
ROCHE, LOGAN $100
ROWLEY, GARY $100
SICKMEYER, DAVID $80
STENBERG, DEBRA $20
SWIDW $1,498
THEIN-BLOCK, MARGO $50
THOMAN, LARRY $20
WAGNER, FRED $50
WILSON, LARRY $250

All filings at the FEC ↗

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