KESSLER, FREDERICK P
D Β· house
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- FEC candidate id
H2WI05028- Internal id
8075f29d-6065-4528-b7f0-27327aad3c66- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), WI-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 742,808 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $95,803 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $52,429 |
| Income | In poverty | 6.1% |
| Income | Unemployed | 2.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.433 |
| Race | White alone | 87.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 6.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 92.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.3% |
| Education | High school or higher | 66.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 40.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.6% |
| Household | Family households | 65.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.38 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 28.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $357,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,219 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 14.8% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $155,205 | $0 |
| 2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $155,205 | $0 |
| 1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $205,205 | $0 |
| 1996 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $205,205 | $0 |
| 1994 | $14,606 | $14,777 | $0 | $208,287 | $0 |
| 1992 | $341,762 | $341,584 | $177 | $207,860 | $131,620 |
| 1990 | $794 | $49,270 | $0 | $0 | $124 |
| 1988 | $135,005 | $88,918 | $48,476 | $40,289 | $79,366 |
| 1984 | $78,686 | $78,878 | $0 | $0 | $5,899 |
| 1982 | $113,711 | $112,795 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· WI-5 β lost_general
- 1988 general house Β· WI-5 β lost_general
- 1992 general house Β· WI-5 β lost_general
Committees
- FRIENDS OF FRED KESSLER β principal Β· type H
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 (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF FRED KESSLER | β | candidate_committees |