FORBES, J. RANDY
R Β· house Β· bioguide F000445
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- FEC candidate id
H2VA04052- Internal id
04a890e7-685a-418c-9ee5-e40388df174a- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), VA-04. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 796,326 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $70,751 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $39,642 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.455 |
| Race | White alone | 42.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 41.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 10.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 8.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 88.1% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 33.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.6% |
| Household | Family households | 57.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.34 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 41.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $285,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,354 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 62.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 70.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.5% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $16 | $35 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2016 | $1,619,613 | $2,159,026 | $19 | $0 | $1,122,038 |
| 2014 | $1,432,350 | $1,082,780 | $539,433 | $0 | $941,536 |
| 2012 | $1,077,552 | $1,240,932 | $189,863 | $0 | $690,639 |
| 2010 | $987,976 | $723,504 | $353,243 | $0 | $673,679 |
| 2008 | $729,045 | $942,032 | $88,770 | $0 | $460,003 |
| 2006 | $650,877 | $566,657 | $301,757 | $0 | $377,000 |
| 2004 | $884,372 | $858,671 | $217,538 | $25,000 | $511,024 |
| 2002 | $1,860,364 | $1,668,318 | $191,836 | $0 | $724,293 |
Elections
- 2002 general house Β· VA-4 β won
- 2004 general house Β· VA-4 β won
- 2006 general house Β· VA-4 β won
- 2008 general house Β· VA-4 β won
- 2010 general house Β· VA-4 β won
- 2012 general house Β· VA-4 β won
- 2014 general house Β· VA-4 β won
- 2016 general house Β· VA-4 β lost_general
Committees
- DEFEND THE MAJORITY FUND β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- FORBES FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
- VIRGINIA REDISTRICTING DEFENSE FUND (WITTMAN, REGELL, FORBES, HUNT, GOODLATTE, CANTOR & GR β joint_fundraising 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) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| R (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 (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | VIRGINIA REDISTRICTING DEFENSE FUND (WITTMAN, REGELL, FORBES, HUNT, GOODLATTE, CANTOR & GR | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | DEFEND THE MAJORITY FUND | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FORBES FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |