KOLTER, JOSEPH P
D Β· house Β· bioguide K000307
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- FEC candidate id
H2PA04051- Internal id
168e97c7-c106-463a-9b34-3d155c0a2522- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), PA-04. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 774,814 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $110,538 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $59,608 |
| Income | In poverty | 6.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.465 |
| Race | White alone | 76.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 8.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 6.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 6.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 9.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 87.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 73.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 49.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 21.4% |
| Household | Family households | 67.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.51 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $404,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,637 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 58.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 66.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 21.6% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $729 | $6,945 | $0 | $20,000 | $0 |
| 1992 | $177,175 | $386,723 | $6,216 | $20,000 | $22,872 |
| 1990 | $199,605 | $132,920 | $215,765 | $0 | $15,448 |
| 1988 | $175,980 | $90,710 | $149,083 | $0 | $27,250 |
| 1986 | $280,062 | $249,885 | $63,815 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $229,655 | $197,528 | $37,619 | $238 | $65,003 |
| 1982 | $153,678 | $143,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· PA-4 β won
- 1984 general house Β· PA-4 β won
- 1986 general house Β· PA-4 β won
- 1988 general house Β· PA-4 β won
- 1990 general house Β· PA-4 β won
- 1992 general house Β· PA-4 β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
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.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Geneva College | 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 |