GEJDENSON, SAM
D Β· house Β· bioguide G000120
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- FEC candidate id
H0CT02017- Internal id
3d3421ee-ac90-48f9-8630-39c5ba0942cb- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CT-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 722,183 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $97,479 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $52,292 |
| Income | In poverty | 8.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.448 |
| Race | White alone | 79.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 3.7% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 10.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 88.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 6.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 66.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 39.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 17.7% |
| Household | Family households | 64.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.38 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $344,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,378 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 70.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 0.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.1% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.3% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $48,649 | $77,128 | $0 | $65,518 | $32,002 |
| 2000 | $1,807,625 | $1,816,863 | $0 | $0 | $1,008,391 |
| 1998 | $1,030,167 | $1,041,860 | $1,194 | $100,000 | $564,238 |
| 1996 | $1,185,748 | $1,177,255 | $12,887 | $70,000 | $650,141 |
| 1994 | $1,415,185 | $1,422,126 | $4,393 | $60,000 | $652,601 |
| 1992 | $1,024,091 | $1,019,417 | $11,333 | $85,000 | $474,023 |
| 1990 | $460,980 | $464,500 | $6,658 | $36,737 | $246,803 |
| 1988 | $731,513 | $727,919 | $10,177 | $0 | $435,249 |
| 1986 | $975,785 | $987,167 | $6,586 | $76,432 | $0 |
| 1984 | $538,480 | $526,019 | $17,969 | $35,461 | $331,929 |
| 1982 | $407,946 | $357,193 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $209,586 | $204,472 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· CT-2 β won
- 1982 general house Β· CT-2 β won
- 1984 general house Β· CT-2 β won
- 1986 general house Β· CT-2 β won
- 1988 general house Β· CT-2 β won
- 1990 general house Β· CT-2 β won
- 1992 general house Β· CT-2 β won
- 1994 general house Β· CT-2 β won
- 1996 general house Β· CT-2 β won
- 1998 general house Β· CT-2 β won
- 2000 general house Β· CT-2 β lost_general
- 2002 general house Β· CT-2 β lost_general
Committees
- GEJDENSON REELECTION COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
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| β | held_position | president | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Mitchell College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Connecticut | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | GEJDENSON REELECTION COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1974-01-01 | held_position | Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-01 | held_position | chairperson | β | wikidata |