We had a great quarter.

The Chicago Daily Herald has the story.

Foster leads cash race in 14th Congressional

Democrat Bill Foster appears to be a front-runner in the 14th Congressional fundraising race, having amassed an estimated $408,000 campaign war chest during the most recent period, he told supporters in a conference call Tuesday.

More than 80 percent of Foster's donors are first-time donors, and nearly three-quarters are scientists like Foster, a former Fermilab physicist.

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More than 650 individual donors contributed to Foster's campaign this quarter and the average contribution is $315, according to a campaign spokesman. This is his first run for political office.  

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The following is a memo regarding the real political story in IL-14.  The mainstream media has decided that the spin coming from the NRCC that this seat is red should be reported as fact.  

The truth is, this seat is very vulnerable to a Democrat with Bill Foster's background and experience.  

Full memo after the jump.  Learn more about Foster here

-- TOM
Campaign Manager

Hello, I'm Bill Foster.  Actually, my legal name is George William Foster, but running for office as George W. anything isn't a very good idea these days.  I'm a scientist and businessman who is very concerned about where our country is heading.  I want to tell the netroots a little about myself, what I plan to do in Congress and that I'm proud to be attending Yearly Kos where I hope to get a chance to meet some of you. I also encourage you to check out my campaign website, www.foster08.com.

When I was younger, my little brother and I started a business from scratch in our basement.  With $500 from our parents and a lot of help from our friends we built a company that now manufactures about 70% of all the theatre lighting equipment in the United States.  Our company provides hundreds of good jobs here in the Midwest.  

I'm also a scientist with a PhD in particle physics from Harvard University.  I've spent the past 22 years at Fermilab doing advanced research and leading teams of people building Fermilab's giant accelerators.  I loved it.  Along the way I built electronics, superconducting magnets, and helped discover the Top Quark - plus a whole lot of other things that would probably bore you to tears.