Bill Foster (politician)

George William Foster (born October 7, 1955) is an American businessman and physicist serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 11th congressional district since 2013. He was the U.S. representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district from 2008 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

This article is about the U.S. representative from Illinois. For the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, see Bill Foster (mayor).

Bill Foster
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded byJudy Biggert (Redistricting)
Constituency11th district
In office
March 8, 2008 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byDennis Hastert
Succeeded byRandy Hultgren
Constituency14th district
Personal details
Born
George William Foster

(1955-10-07) October 7, 1955
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Ann
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(div. 1996)​
    Aesook Byon
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    (m. 2008)​
    Children2
    EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BS)
    Harvard University (MS, PhD)
    WebsiteHouse website
    Scientific career
    FieldsPhysics
    InstitutionsFermilab
    ThesisAn experimental limit on proton decay: p → e+ + Π0 (1983)
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