Bill Foster is the incumbent Democratic candidate for Illinois' 14th Congressional District. He won the March 2008 Special Election to replace the former Speaker of the House, former Representative Dennis Hastert.Project Vote Smart: Representative Bill Foster In the 2008 election, he is running against the Republican candidate Jim Oberweis.

Foster serves on the House Financial Services Committee and the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit and Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology subcommittees.Official Site: Bill Foster Committees

"By expanding our domestic supply with new drilling opportunities, and using the revenue to invest in alternatives that will create new American jobs, we are making the U.S. more secure by becoming less reliant on foreign oil."Official Site: Press Release: Rep. Foster Votes for... Energy Solution