Bill Foster (politician)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Judy Biggert |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 14th district |
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In office March 8, 2008 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Dennis Hastert |
| Succeeded by | Randy Hultgren |
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October 7, 1955 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Foster (?-1996), divorced Aesook Byon (m. 2008) |
| Children | Billy Foster Christine Foster |
| Residence |
Geneva, Illinois (2008–11) Naperville, Illinois (2011–) |
| Alma mater |
University of Wisconsin (B.S.) Harvard University (Ph.D.) |
| Profession |
Physicist Business Owner |
| Website | Representative Bill Foster |
George William "Bill" Foster (born October 7, 1955) is an American physicist, businessman and U.S. Representative for Illinois's 11th congressional district, winning the seat in 2012. He was previously the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district from 2008 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Foster was born in 1955 in Madison, Wisconsin. He received his bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1976 and his Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University in 1983. The title of his doctoral dissertation is "An experimental limit on proton decay: " and is available from University Microfilms International as document number 8402995.
At age 19, Foster and his younger brother Fred started a business in their basement with $500 from their parents. The company, Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC), now has over 650 employees worldwide and manufactures over half of the theater lighting equipment in the United States. Installations include Broadway shows, Rolling Stones tours, opera houses, Super Bowl halftime shows, and at schools, churches, and community centers around the world.
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