UPDATE 1/28/22 4:45AM CST: From the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Frontliners Page:

“Congressman Bill Foster is a Ph.D. scientist and businessman representing the (IL-11) District in the far suburbs of Chicago. Prior to Congress, Bill was a member of the team that discovered the Top Quark, the heaviest known form of matter, and received awards for his invention and construction of giant particle accelerators.

“Prior to physics, he and his younger brother successfully co-founded a company that now makes most of the theater lighting equipment in the United States.

“Bill began his political career in 2007 by winning the seat of former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert in one of the most famously Republican districts in the nation, becoming the first Democrat to represent the district in over 60 years. After taking many tough votes including the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, Bill lost in the 2010 Tea Party wave election before battling his way back to Congress two years later.

“Throughout the Trump Administration, Rep. Foster served as the voice for science, facts, and logic in the face of an unprecedented assault on science and the rule of law.

“Due to 2020 redistricting Bill’s IL-11 lost 55% of its constituents, became much more rural, and is once again a top target for Republicans. Three Republican opponents have filed, including one who served in the Trump Administration and has raised over $1M, by dubbing herself the ‘Anti-AOC’.

“The GOP is already running ads attacking Bill and has signaled it will spend whatever it takes to win back this historically red district.”

From DCCC Frontliners website

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From the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC):

DCCC: Bill Foster is vulnerable

January 27, 2022

The DCCC added seven new names to its list of vulnerable members today, bringing the total number to 32.

Among the new additions: Bill Foster.

NRCC Comment:

“It’s no surprise that Bill Foster is one of the most vulnerable Democrats in the country. At every turn, he continues to support Nancy Pelosi’s toxic socialist agenda that has led to skyrocketing inflation and rising crime.”

–NRCC Spokeswoman Courtney Parella

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Republican candidates who’ve filed or are circulating petitions for the honor to challenge Congressman Bill Foster (D, Naperville) this fall, in alphabetical order:

• Jerry Evans of Warrenville of DuPage County
• Andrea Heeg of unincorporated Geneva/Blackberry Township of Kane County
• Catalina Lauf of Woodstock of McHenry County
• Cassandra Tanner Miller of Kane County
• Dean Seppelfrick of Aurora of Kane County

As of now, there has been no “ratings changes” by either Cook Political Report with Amy Walter or Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball.