Bill Foster | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois | |
Assumed office January 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Judy Biggert (Redistricting) |
Constituency | 11th district |
In office March 8, 2008 – January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Dennis Hastert |
Succeeded by | Randy Hultgren |
Constituency | 14th district |
Personal details | |
Born | George William Foster October 7, 1955 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | Ann (div. 1996)Aesook Byon (m. 2008) |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BS) Harvard University (MS, PhD) |
Website | House website |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Fermilab |
Thesis | An experimental limit on proton decay: p → e+ + Π0 (1983) |
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.[1] He was the U.S. representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district from 2008 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.