The House Republican Conference chair and leading ally of President Trump has endorsed Congressman Mike Bost's re-election campaign.
U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik of New York gained national prominence recently for her committee questioning of university presidents about violent antisemitic hate speech on campus.
Bost’s campaign says it has has been endorsed by over 150 GOP local officials, National Right to Life, NRA, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois FOP State Lodge, Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois, Speaker Mike Johnson, and leading House conservatives Jim Jordan, Byron Donalds, Ronny Jackson, and Max Miller.
Bost is facing a primary challenge from former Illinois lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey.