KOLBE, JAMES T
R Β· house Β· bioguide K000306
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- FEC candidate id
H2AZ02014- Internal id
ffd2b361-48f4-4ea2-8e8e-04b398d0df3a- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), AZ-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 802,956 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $82,925 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $44,046 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.446 |
| Race | White alone | 68.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 3.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 5.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 22.1% |
| Race | Two or more races | 15.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 12.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 80.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 12.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 57.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 33.1% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.7% |
| Household | Family households | 65.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.47 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $416,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,651 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 69.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 0.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 65.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.0% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 21.0% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $13,109 | $150,056 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2006 | $335,463 | $333,951 | $136,947 | $0 | $213,769 |
| 2004 | $1,159,251 | $1,146,720 | $135,435 | $0 | $693,601 |
| 2002 | $856,159 | $866,001 | $122,905 | $0 | $532,581 |
| 2000 | $1,409,933 | $1,364,823 | $137,081 | $0 | $781,791 |
| 1998 | $755,494 | $707,776 | $92,972 | $0 | $445,180 |
| 1996 | $420,771 | $415,550 | $45,254 | $0 | $238,434 |
| 1994 | $496,848 | $478,730 | $40,033 | $9,985 | $326,282 |
| 1992 | $409,883 | $469,053 | $21,918 | $3,404 | $248,369 |
| 1990 | $325,457 | $250,642 | $81,087 | $0 | $185,434 |
| 1988 | $419,090 | $434,665 | $6,272 | $24,540 | $240,729 |
| 1986 | $629,576 | $619,296 | $21,725 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $719,457 | $744,740 | $11,448 | $75,519 | $409,090 |
| 1982 | $422,794 | $390,862 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· AZ-5 β won
- 1984 general house Β· AZ-5 β won
- 1986 general house Β· AZ-5 β won
- 1988 general house Β· AZ-5 β won
- 1990 general house Β· AZ-5 β won
- 1992 general house Β· AZ-5 β won
- 1994 general house Β· AZ-5 β won
- 1996 general house Β· AZ-5 β won
- 1998 general house Β· AZ-5 β won
- 2000 general house Β· AZ-5 β won
- 2002 general house Β· AZ-8 β won
- 2004 general house Β· AZ-8 β won
- 2006 general house Β· AZ-8 β lost_general
- 2008 general house Β· AZ-8 β lost_general
Committees
- KOLBE FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
- WESTERN GOP MAJORITY COMMITTEE β joint_fundraising Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- sponsor Β· 2006-03-28 β HR 5016 β Las Cienegas Enhancement Act
- sponsor Β· 1993-02-04 β HR 843 β Cave Creek Canyon Protection Act of 1993
- sponsor Β· 1991-06-26 β HR 2790 β Cave Creek Canyon Protection Act of 1992
- cosponsor β HR 921 β A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the appropriate minimum altitude for aircraft flying over national park system units.
- cosponsor β HR 562 β Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 1995
- cosponsor β HR 2763 β National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992
- cosponsor β HR 1492 β To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes.
- cosponsor β HR 2843 β To establish the Kino Missions National Monument in the State of Arizona.
- cosponsor β HR 2858 β Regulatory Fairness Act
- cosponsor β HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act
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% |
| R (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.