BOUCHER, FREDERICK C
D Β· house Β· bioguide B000657
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- FEC candidate id
H2VA09010- Internal id
30307578-f455-44fe-b42a-b69f4bcdd08b- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), VA-09. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 780,117 |
| People | Median age | 44 |
| Income | Median household income | $58,380 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,480 |
| Income | In poverty | 16.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.480 |
| Race | White alone | 87.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 5.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 3.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 3.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 95.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.3% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 23.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.5% |
| Household | Family households | 62.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.34 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $180,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $860 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 70.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.8% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 17.1% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 19.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 83.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 13.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 78.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.6% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.7% |
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 | $166,655 | $60,467 | $616,689 | $0 | $0 |
| 2016 | $54,930 | $51,323 | $510,501 | $0 | $0 |
| 2014 | $65,827 | $91,496 | $506,894 | $0 | $0 |
| 2012 | $26,605 | $180,133 | $532,562 | $0 | $243 |
| 2010 | $2,639,353 | $3,325,898 | $686,090 | $0 | $1,015,627 |
| 2008 | $1,750,970 | $1,153,924 | $1,372,636 | $0 | $429,793 |
| 2006 | $1,422,767 | $1,250,000 | $775,589 | $0 | $446,736 |
| 2004 | $1,560,936 | $1,628,031 | $602,821 | $0 | $609,240 |
| 2002 | $1,171,405 | $1,085,887 | $669,916 | $0 | $359,891 |
| 2000 | $871,124 | $676,127 | $585,207 | $0 | $202,350 |
| 1998 | $767,507 | $795,457 | $390,213 | $0 | $268,632 |
| 1996 | $667,955 | $576,709 | $418,164 | $0 | $206,300 |
| 1994 | $725,611 | $779,616 | $324,917 | $0 | $224,773 |
| 1992 | $639,537 | $660,452 | $380,922 | $0 | $155,399 |
| 1990 | $524,268 | $252,685 | $401,838 | $0 | $120,147 |
| 1988 | $616,821 | $606,420 | $130,299 | $0 | $225,122 |
| 1986 | $348,320 | $262,606 | $119,898 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $512,204 | $480,760 | $34,183 | $0 | $255,833 |
| 1982 | $241,113 | $238,373 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 1984 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 1986 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 1988 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 1990 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 1992 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 1994 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 1996 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 1998 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 2000 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 2002 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 2004 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 2006 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 2008 general house Β· VA-9 β won
- 2010 general house Β· VA-9 β lost_general
Committees
- VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS LEADERSHIP FUND β principal Β· type Q
- VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS LEADERSHIP FUND β independent Β· type Q
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% |
| 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 United States House of Representatives from Virginia | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Roanoke College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Virginia School of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Abingdon High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS LEADERSHIP FUND | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | independent_committee_of | VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS LEADERSHIP FUND | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2009-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2007-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 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 Virginia | β | wikidata |