THURMAN, KAREN L
D Β· house Β· bioguide T000253
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- FEC candidate id
H2FL06067- Internal id
aa4840f6-fe0a-47f9-9fa1-18e23882b1cc- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), FL-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 818,508 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $89,255 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $50,551 |
| Income | In poverty | 9.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.470 |
| Race | White alone | 66.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 11.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 5.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 12.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 12.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 13.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 82.4% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 67.2% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 46.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 16.4% |
| Household | Family households | 64.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.46 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $409,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,654 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 58.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.8% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 9.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 68.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1,971,381 | $1,907,185 | $108,729 | $0 | $642,579 |
| 2000 | $632,125 | $623,686 | $44,533 | $0 | $117,613 |
| 1998 | $491,312 | $472,959 | $36,094 | $1,161 | $80,077 |
| 1996 | $567,541 | $553,971 | $17,742 | $7,161 | $128,499 |
| 1994 | $565,849 | $564,265 | $8,136 | $32,385 | $99,549 |
| 1992 | $472,864 | $505,676 | $7,553 | $24,741 | $163,004 |
Elections
- 1992 general house Β· FL-5 β won
- 1994 general house Β· FL-5 β won
- 1996 general house Β· FL-5 β won
- 1998 general house Β· FL-5 β won
- 2000 general house Β· FL-5 β won
- 2002 general house Β· FL-5 β lost_general
Committees
- THURMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type Q
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 2389 β Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
- cosponsor β HR 701 β Conservation and Reinvestment Act
- cosponsor β HR 3917 β Flight 93 National Memorial Act
- cosponsor β HR 2109 β To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System.
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 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2109 β To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2389 β Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3917 β Flight 93 National Memorial Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 701 β Conservation and Reinvestment Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | principal_candidate_of | THURMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |