WISE, ROBERT E JR
D Β· house Β· bioguide W000654
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- FEC candidate id
H2WV03025- Internal id
a4b6bce9-2771-4e89-86d1-4c748e41f8d7- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), WV-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 901,304 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $64,829 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $36,487 |
| Income | In poverty | 14.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.3% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.460 |
| Race | White alone | 89.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 3.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 2.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 96.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 64.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 26.1% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.7% |
| Household | Family households | 62.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.37 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $192,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $895 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 71.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 16.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 87.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 9.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.9% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.2% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $1,012 | $63,001 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $434,438 | $433,816 | $61,988 | $0 | $203,587 |
| 1996 | $344,409 | $376,555 | $61,368 | $0 | $99,556 |
| 1994 | $219,759 | $271,315 | $93,512 | $146,762 | $64,566 |
| 1992 | $295,894 | $330,052 | $145,069 | $0 | $105,643 |
| 1990 | $182,913 | $53,137 | $179,230 | $0 | $43,524 |
| 1988 | $173,893 | $165,957 | $49,454 | $0 | $46,414 |
| 1986 | $147,260 | $138,594 | $41,520 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $211,101 | $179,109 | $32,853 | $1,150 | $47,751 |
| 1982 | $138,163 | $137,299 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· WV-3 β won
- 1984 general house Β· WV-3 β won
- 1986 general house Β· WV-3 β won
- 1988 general house Β· WV-3 β won
- 1990 general house Β· WV-3 β won
- 1992 general house Β· WV-2 β won
- 1994 general house Β· WV-2 β won
- 1996 general house Β· WV-2 β won
- 1998 general house Β· WV-2 β won
- 2000 general house Β· WV-2 β won
Committees
- BOB WISE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 2095 β Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1989
- cosponsor β HR 701 β Conservation and Reinvestment Act
- cosponsor β HR 900 β West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987
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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (4)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2095 β Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1989 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 701 β Conservation and Reinvestment Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 900 β West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | principal_candidate_of | BOB WISE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |