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Bost Running for Congress in 12th District

Southern Illinois state representative Mike Bost will be making a bid for Congress.

WSIU Radio's Jeff Williams talks with Murphysboro State Representative Mike Bost about his decision to run for the Republican nomination for 12th District US Representative.

The Murphysboro Republican made campaign stops in in Belleville, Mt. Vernon, and Murphysboro Monday.

In an a letter sent to media on Monday, Bost says he made his decision based on the current climate in Washington, and how choices being made today affect the nation's future.

Bost has been considering a run for the 12th Congressional District seat currently held by Democrat and first term U-S Representative Bill Enyart.   Earlier this month Bost had said he would make his decision by the end of the month.

Bost has represented the 115th District in the Illinois House of Representative since 1995.

 

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Jeff Williams is the Station Manager / News & Public Affairs Director for WSIU Radio. Jeff has been in broadcast news for more than 20 years. After graduating with a degree in Radio-Television from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, he worked in commercial radio and television news in Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. before returning to WSIU Radio in 1997, as Morning Edition anchor/reporter. Jeff became News Director in 2001 and assumed Station Manager duties in 2005. Jeff and his wife are the proud soccer parents of two somewhat avid public radio listening teenagers. WSIU is operated by Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It signed on the air in September 1958.