Mike Bost

Mike Bost
Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byMark Takano
Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byPhil Roe
Succeeded byMark Takano
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 12th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded byWilliam Enyart
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 115th district
In office
January 11, 1995 – January 2, 2015
Preceded byGerald Hawkins
Succeeded byTerri Bryant
Personal details
Born
Michael Joseph Bost

(1960-12-30) December 30, 1960 (age 63)
Murphysboro, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Tracy Bost
(m. 1980)
Children3
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1979–1982

Michael Joseph Bost (/ˈbɔːst/ BAWST; 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 2015. From 1995 to 2015, Bost was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 115th district. Before holding elected office, he was a firefighter.