Current Position: US Representative of IL District 12 since 2015
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: State Delegate from 1995 – 2015
District: the entirety of Southern Illinois, spanning the Illinois-Missouri-Kentucky-Indiana border.
Upcoming Election:
Before holding elected office, he was a firefighter. Bost ran his family’s trucking business for ten years. Since 1989, he and his wife Tracy have owned and operated White House Salon in Murphysboro.
Featured Quote:
“I am a true believer that local control is better. I believe that our school boards should be able to make decisions on their own. I am not a big government person, and the only concern I have is that the fact is, the governor is taking a very strong step for local control,” Bost said.
Bost Speaks Against H.R. 1 mar. 6, 2021
OnAir Post: Mike Bost IL-12