LAWSON, ALFRED JR

D · house · bioguide L000586

FEC candidate id: H0FL02086
Internal id: c2d3563c-4b19-4655-8bb6-2f0081bcc8e8
Status: incumbent

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), FL-02. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	792,630
People	Median age	39
Income	Median household income	$64,208
Income	Per-capita income	$36,170
Income	In poverty	16.6%
Income	Unemployed	5.1%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.477
Race	White alone	64.8%
Race	Black alone	22.4%
Race	Asian alone	2.0%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	7.7%
Race	Two or more races	8.0%
Origin	Foreign-born	6.3%
Language	Speaks English only at home	90.8%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	5.3%
Education	High school or higher	60.6%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	31.6%
Education	Advanced degree	12.6%
Household	Family households	59.8%
Household	Avg household size	2.34
Household	Never married (15+)	37.4%
Housing	Median home value	$253,800
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,265
Housing	Single-family detached	54.6%
Housing	Built before 1940	2.6%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.5%
Housing	Vacant units	20.3%
Service	Veterans (18+)	8.6%
Health	With a disability	16.2%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	89.3%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	7.5%
Commute	Drove alone	74.9%
Commute	Public transit	0.8%
Commute	Worked from home	11.4%

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.
2026	$0	$3,131	$29,565	$0	$0
2024	$872	$21,534	$32,695	$0	$0
2022	$829,347	$946,381	$50,358	$0	$310,477
2020	$884,597	$731,878	$167,392	$0	$277,457
2018	$679,133	$716,894	$14,672	$40,353	$228,433
2016	$444,464	$395,396	$52,434	$131,458	$216,097
2014	$30	$13,876	$-18,681	$25,458	$30
2012	$744,995	$759,725	$-4,835	$35,000	$444,091
2010	$250,758	$248,707	$2,052	$33,000	$215,277

Elections

2010 general house · FL-2 — won
2012 general house · FL-2 — won
2016 general house · FL-5 — won
2016 general house · FL-2 — running
2018 general house · FL-5 — won
2018 general house · FL-2 — running
2020 general house · FL-5 — won
2020 general house · FL-2 — running
2022 general house · FL-2 — won

Committees

AL LAWSON FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H

Recent votes

No votes on file.

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
incumbent	+78.0%
D (major party)	+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × 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.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-11-03	D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF…	24K	$5,000
2022-11-03	D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF…	24K	$5,000
2022-11-01	SECURE PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-11-01	COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL AC…	24K	$1,500
2022-11-01	INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITI…	24K	$1,000
2022-11-01	WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNME…	24K	$1,000
2022-10-31	INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITI…	24K	$-1,000
2022-10-28	UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (U…	24K	$2,500
2022-10-28	GRANGE PAC	24K	$1,000
2022-10-27	ONE VOICE	24K	$1,000
2022-10-26	FLORIDA FREEDOM PAC	24E	$124
2022-10-26	LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND	24K	$1,000
2022-10-25	REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION …	24K	$2,500
2022-10-24	GRANGE PAC	24K	$1,000
2022-10-22	MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS	24K	$1,500
2022-10-21	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTER…	24K	$5,000
2022-10-21	SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS	24K	$1,000
2022-10-19	RICHMOND FOR CONGRESS	24K	$1,000
2022-10-18	LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PAC	24K	$1,000
2022-10-18	MOTHER ON A MISSION (MOM PAC)	24K	$1,000
2022-10-18	BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC EN…	24K	$5,000
2022-10-17	KEEP AL GREEN IN CONGRESS	24K	$1,000
2022-10-17	ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/…	24K	$5,000
2022-10-17	FOSTERING PROGRESS PAC	24K	$1,000
2022-10-17	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITT…	24K	$2,500

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Inbound (100)

date	from	type	amount	source
2022-11-03	D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-11-03	D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-11-01	COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-11-01	INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-11-01	SECURE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-11-01	WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT FEDERAL FUND II	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-31	INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC)	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-10-28	GRANGE PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-28	UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-27	ONE VOICE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-26	LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-26	FLORIDA FREEDOM PAC	contributed_to	$124	pas2
2022-10-25	REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-24	GRANGE PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-22	MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-10-21	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-21	SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-19	RICHMOND FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-18	LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-18	MOTHER ON A MISSION (MOM PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-18	BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-17	KEEP AL GREEN IN CONGRESS	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-17	ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-17	FOSTERING PROGRESS PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-17	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-14	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-13	DOGWOOD PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-13	MAKING A REAL CHANGE PAC	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2022-10-13	CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-12	MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2022-10-11	PAC FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-11	VISIONARY PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-06	LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-04	UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-04	NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-03	KIDS GO BLUE	contributed_to	$100	pas2
2022-10-03	NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-30	NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-29	COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-09-29	CHERPAC	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2022-09-29	DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-29	ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-28	SCIENCE TRUTH AND EXPERTISE MATTER PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-28	TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-28	THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-28	UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-28	CONNOLLY FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-28	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-27	ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-26	ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-09-25	WOLVERINE PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-23	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-23	U.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-22	NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-09-22	AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-22	MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-22	BRAVE PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-22	PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-21	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-21	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-09-21	THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-21	AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-20	SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-20	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-20	PAC TO THE FUTURE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-20	SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-20	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-19	LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-16	FLORIDA FREEDOM PAC	contributed_to	$345	pas2
2022-09-14	FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-09	BUFFALO RIVER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$3,500	pas2
2022-09-09	ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-09-06	BACARDI U S A INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-01	NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-08-26	AKERMAN LLP PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-08-22	AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-08-19	AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-08-17	JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-08-17	NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-08-10	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-08-09	WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-08-09	D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-08-08	AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-08-05	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-08-03	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-08-01	NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-08-01	STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-07-29	BUILD AMERICA PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-07-29	CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-07-29	WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2022-07-27	AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-07-27	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-07-27	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIPRISEPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-07-27	INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-07-27	NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-07-26	UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-07-26	AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-07-21	AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-07-19	NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-07-15	UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2

Outbound (8)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 1049 — National Heritage Area Act of 2020	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 1135 — To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation prog	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 2653 — Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 4402 — Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 4429 — Semiquincentennial Commemorative Coin Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 6201 — National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
—	principal_candidate_of	AL LAWSON FOR CONGRESS	—		candidate_committees
2022-07-18	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 8404 — Respect for Marriage Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship

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