OWENS, MAJOR ROBERT
D Β· house Β· bioguide O000159
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- FEC candidate id
H2NY12023- Internal id
f218dd7c-f559-4826-b30a-0efb0f98339d- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NY-11. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 752,901 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $90,701 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $43,073 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.467 |
| Race | White alone | 55.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 7.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 19.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 19.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 9.9% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 33.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 53.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 11.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 64.2% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 36.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 14.4% |
| Household | Family households | 70.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.80 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 35.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $718,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,769 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 24.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 7.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 2.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 41.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 30.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 13.0% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $2,500 | $513 | $2,732 | $80,958 | $2,500 |
| 2008 | $650 | $15,391 | $745 | $80,958 | $650 |
| 2006 | $183,357 | $178,461 | $15,486 | $92,158 | $107,176 |
| 2004 | $462,212 | $474,173 | $10,589 | $92,220 | $135,477 |
| 2002 | $335,116 | $321,730 | $22,550 | $43,329 | $137,260 |
| 2000 | $648,551 | $695,310 | $9,165 | $85,478 | $282,133 |
| 1998 | $169,129 | $149,186 | $21,457 | $0 | $46,841 |
| 1996 | $196,797 | $186,253 | $15,056 | $11,051 | $69,747 |
| 1994 | $315,630 | $315,778 | $4,049 | $43,636 | $167,963 |
| 1992 | $181,650 | $183,595 | $4,201 | $37,361 | $73,435 |
| 1990 | $168,086 | $175,998 | $6,451 | $24,861 | $42,220 |
| 1988 | $222,754 | $209,476 | $14,441 | $26,891 | $56,771 |
| 1986 | $169,403 | $167,617 | $1,053 | $68,796 | $0 |
| 1984 | $182,974 | $185,223 | $141 | $59,030 | $82,014 |
| 1982 | $45,401 | $45,762 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· NY-12 β won
- 1984 general house Β· NY-12 β won
- 1986 general house Β· NY-12 β won
- 1988 general house Β· NY-12 β won
- 1990 general house Β· NY-12 β won
- 1992 general house Β· NY-11 β won
- 1994 general house Β· NY-11 β won
- 1996 general house Β· NY-11 β won
- 1998 general house Β· NY-11 β won
- 2000 general house Β· NY-11 β lost_general
- 2002 general house Β· NY-11 β won
- 2004 general house Β· NY-11 β lost_general
- 2006 general house Β· NY-11 β lost_general
Committees
- CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR MAJOR OWENS β principal Β· type H
- CONGRESSMAN MAJOR OWENS IN '88 COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
- FRIENDS OF MAJOR OWENS β principal Β· type H
- MAJOR OWENS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - '82 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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (23)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Clark Atlanta University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Morehouse College | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR MAJOR OWENS | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | CONGRESSMAN MAJOR OWENS IN '88 COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | MAJOR OWENS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - '82 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF MAJOR OWENS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2005-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2003-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 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 | |
| 1974-01-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of New York | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-01 | held_position | director | β | wikidata | |
| 1966-01-01 | held_position | director | β | wikidata |