{"id":601,"date":"2016-03-14T22:20:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T04:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/?p=601"},"modified":"2022-01-18T15:16:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:16:38","slug":"bost-endorsed-state-federal-fire-fighters-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"Bost Endorsed by State and Federal Fire Fighters Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Murphysboro, IL<\/strong><\/span>\u2014Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost received the endorsement of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) as well as the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (AFFI).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongressman Mike Bost is a trusted ally to America&#8217;s first responders. &nbsp;His first hand experience serves him well as an advocate in Congress, and the International Association of Fire Fighters is proud to endorse his re-election. &nbsp;We need more leaders like Mike Bost in Washington.\u201d Harold Schaitberger, General Presidet IAFF, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois is proud to endorse Congressman Mike Bost for re-election in Illinois&#8217; 12th Congressional District Republican Primary. As a former fire fighter, Mike Bost understands the needs of our first responders. &nbsp;We can count on Mike to put partisanship aside and stand up for Southern Illinois&#8217; communities and put families first.\u201d Pat Devaney, President AFFI, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a retired fire fighter, I know firsthand the dedication our first responders show to the communities they serve. I am honored to represent these selfless individuals in Washington, and I am humbled by their support.\u201d Bost said.<\/p>\n<p>First elected in 2014, Mike Bost represents Illinois\u2019 12<sup>th<\/sup> Congressional District in the United States Congress. A retired U.S. Marine and former firefighter, Mike and his wife Tracy own a business in their hometown of Murphysboro, IL.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to schedule an interview, call Evan Handy at 405-570-8665 or email him at <a href=\"mailto:evan@bostforcongress.com?subject=Bost%20Endorsed%20by%20State%20and%20Federal%20Fire%20Fighter's%20Union\">evan@bostforcongress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Murphysboro, IL\u2014Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost received the endorsement of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) as well as the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (AFFI). \u201cCongressman Mike Bost is a trusted ally to America&#8217;s first responders. &nbsp;His first hand experience serves him well as an advocate in Congress, and the International Association of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,3],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}