Mike Bost
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 12th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | William Enyart |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 115th district |
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In office January 1995 – January 2, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Gerald Hawkins |
| Succeeded by | Terri Bryant |
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December 30, 1960 Murphysboro, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Tracy |
| Residence | Murphysboro, Illinois |
| Profession | Firefighter, businessman |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Website | bost |
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 United States
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 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1979–1982 |
Michael J. "Mike" Bost /ˈbɔːst/ (born December 30, 1960) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district since winning election in 2014. Previously, Bost was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 115th district from 1995 to 2015. Prior to winning elective office, Bost was a firefighter.
Bost graduated from Murphysboro High School and attended the University of Illinois Certified Firefighter II Academy, later becoming a firefighter. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1979-82.
Bost ran his family's Murphysboro-based trucking business for ten years. Since 1989, Bost and his wife Tracy have owned and operated White House Beauty Salon in Murphysboro.
Bost was a member of the Jackson County Board from 1984–88, the treasurer of Murphysboro Township from 1989–92, and trustee of Murphysboro Township from 1993–95, until his election to the Illinois House of Representatives.
Bost was first elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in November 1994, having lost his first campaign in 1992. In his 1994 campaign against incumbent Gerald Hawkins, he was endorsed by the Chicago Tribune.
In May 2012, members of the Illinois House were given just twenty minutes to review and vote on a two-hundred page pension overhaul bill. Displeased with the situation, Bost ranted on the House floor. Bost's rant earned him the runner-up spot on CNN's list of “Best Celebrity Flip-Outs of All-Time". Bost joked about his inclusion on the list, saying "I thought I was going to be No. 1."
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