OWENS, WILLIAM
D Β· house Β· bioguide O000169
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- FEC candidate id
H0NY23081- Internal id
684d51b1-f729-4cc3-a3d8-9b162e5bac99- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NY-21. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 770,419 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $70,983 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $38,135 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.1% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.441 |
| Race | White alone | 89.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 3.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 3.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 94.4% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 59.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 26.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.3% |
| Household | Family households | 61.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.27 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $180,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $973 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 70.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 20.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.0% |
| Health | With a disability | 16.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.2% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,000 | $2,336 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2018 | $1,250 | $59,394 | $1,336 | $0 | $0 |
| 2016 | $0 | $43,260 | $59,480 | $0 | $0 |
| 2014 | $800,682 | $713,389 | $102,740 | $0 | $285,797 |
| 2012 | $1,997,478 | $1,998,276 | $15,447 | $21,657 | $797,862 |
| 2010 | $2,989,590 | $2,973,345 | $16,245 | $43,500 | $1,599,083 |
Elections
- 2010 general house Β· NY-23 β won
- 2012 general house Β· NY-21 β won
- 2014 general house Β· NY-21 β lost_general
Committees
- BILL OWENS FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
- COMMITTEE FOR BATTLEGROUND NY VICTORY FUND β joint_fundraising Β· type N
- JARED POLIS VICTORY FUND 2012 β joint_fundraising Β· type N
- UPSTATE VICTORY β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- UPSTATE VICTORY 2010 β joint_fundraising 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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | JARED POLIS VICTORY FUND 2012 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | UPSTATE VICTORY 2010 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | COMMITTEE FOR BATTLEGROUND NY VICTORY FUND | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | UPSTATE VICTORY | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | BILL OWENS FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |