KUSTOFF, DAVID
R · house · currently seated · bioguide K000392
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- FEC candidate id
H2TN07103- Internal id
f61305e2-e013-448a-bbce-411a5f420ae5- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TN-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 767,898 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $69,163 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,631 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.502 |
| Race | White alone | 73.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 17.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 3.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 94.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 64.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 29.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.8% |
| Household | Family households | 67.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.48 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 27.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $233,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $920 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 76.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.8% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 16.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 9.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 79.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.1% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,813,311 | $1,041,265 | $2,831,507 | $161,500 | $865,445 |
| 2024 | $2,498,789 | $1,599,322 | $2,059,461 | $236,500 | $1,062,985 |
| 2022 | $1,913,469 | $1,467,248 | $1,159,994 | $248,000 | $1,074,217 |
| 2020 | $1,718,362 | $1,076,430 | $713,832 | $248,000 | $1,017,499 |
| 2018 | $1,792,247 | $1,835,726 | $71,900 | $324,000 | $1,055,042 |
| 2016 | $1,397,460 | $1,284,634 | $115,379 | $488,634 | $973,566 |
| 2014 | $0 | $0 | $2,553 | $311,000 | $0 |
| 2012 | $0 | $0 | $2,553 | $311,000 | $0 |
| 2010 | $0 | $0 | $2,553 | $311,000 | $0 |
| 2008 | $13 | $0 | $2,553 | $311,000 | $0 |
| 2006 | $0 | $0 | $2,540 | $311,000 | $0 |
| 2004 | $26,200 | $26,667 | $2,540 | $311,000 | $3,550 |
| 2002 | $596,697 | $593,690 | $3,007 | $289,000 | $296,224 |
Elections
- 2002 general house · TN-8 — running
- 2002 general house · TN-7 — won
- 2016 general house · TN-8 — won
- 2018 general house · TN-8 — won
- 2020 general house · TN-8 — won
- 2022 general house · TN-8 — won
- 2024 general house · TN-8 — won
- 2026 general house · TN-8 — running
Committees
- KUSTOFF FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
- KUSTOFF FOR CONGRESS 2002 — principal · type H
Recent votes
- 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 175
YEA on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 174
NAY on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 173
YEA on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 172
NAY on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 171
YEA on HR 5625 — Cashless Bail Reporting Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 170
NAY on HCONRES 75 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 169
YEA on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 168
NAY on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 167
YEA on HRES 1259 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 166
YEA on HRES 1251 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor · 2026-05-07 — HR 4669 — FEMA Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2026-02-02 — HR 7300 — Make Elections Great Again Act
- cosponsor · 2025-09-26 — HR 5267 — American Franchise Act
- cosponsor · 2025-02-25 — HR 7 — No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2024-07-02 — HR 8914 — University Accountability Act
- cosponsor · 2023-05-11 — HR 3238 — Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023
- cosponsor · 2023-02-21 — HR 1121 — Protecting American Energy Production Act
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × 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.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Connected on the graph
Inbound (100)
Outbound (14)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | principal_candidate_of | KUSTOFF FOR CONGRESS | — | candidate_committees | |
| — | principal_candidate_of | KUSTOFF FOR CONGRESS 2002 | — | candidate_committees | |
| 2026-05-07 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4669 — FEMA Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-02 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 7300 — Make Elections Great Again Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-09-26 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 5267 — American Franchise Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-31 | spoke_in_clip | 393bc112 | — | clip | |
| 2025-03-31 | spoke_in_clip | c9508279 | — | clip | |
| 2025-02-25 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 7 — No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Ways and Means Committee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Health Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2025-01-03 | member_of_committee | House Tax Subcommittee | — | MEMBER | congress-committee |
| 2024-07-02 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 8914 — University Accountability Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-05-11 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3238 — Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023 | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-02-21 | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1121 — Protecting American Energy Production Act | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Clips (3)
Quotes, press releases, and Congressional Record fragments where this entity is the subject. Source: govinfo.gov BILLSTATUS + per-source ingest pipelines.
| Date | Source | Speaker | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | GDELT | — | actionnews5.com: https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/05/17/final-candidate-list-congressional-seats-released/ |
| — | Congressional Record | — | RECOVERY OF STOLEN CHECKS ACT |
| — | Congressional Record | — | FILING RELIEF FOR NATURAL DISASTERS ACT |