UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 6: Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., is seen on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"I don't compromise my morals, but this nation is built on finding common ground," he said.
Bailey, 57, attempted to capitalize on the shift to the right in the 12th District after the 2020 Census. A Marine Corps veteran, the 63-year-old Bost is chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and has seats on the Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. He made the case that seniority, know-how and relationships he’s developed allow him to provide better constituent service and move legislation helpful to the district more readily than a newcomer who needs "on-the-job training."
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Bost is widely expected to win in November when he will face Democrat Brian Roberts, a Carbondale attorney.
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