FURSE, ELIZABETH
D Β· house Β· bioguide F000434
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- FEC candidate id
H2OR01042- Internal id
0c263d4e-e296-42ac-b51e-49c07bc1f3e2- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), OR-01. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 707,875 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $98,323 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $56,010 |
| Income | In poverty | 9.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.459 |
| Race | White alone | 67.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.4% |
| Race | Asian alone | 9.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 15.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 13.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 15.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 78.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 9.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 65.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 47.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 20.0% |
| Household | Family households | 57.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.32 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 35.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $573,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,725 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 53.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.9% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 57.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 4.0% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 24.4% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $77,275 | $83,693 | $0 | $0 | $26,063 |
| 1996 | $1,356,538 | $1,370,710 | $6,420 | $37,282 | $864,740 |
| 1994 | $1,145,731 | $1,132,394 | $20,592 | $1,709 | $688,464 |
| 1992 | $921,347 | $916,031 | $7,255 | $46,572 | $690,533 |
Elections
- 1992 general house Β· OR-1 β won
- 1994 general house Β· OR-1 β won
- 1996 general house Β· OR-1 β won
- 1998 general house Β· OR-1 β lost_general
Committees
- ELIZABETH FURSE FOR CONGRESS 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 (7)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Evergreen State College | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Portland State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | ELIZABETH FURSE FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 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 | |
| 1993-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |