BONO, SONNY
R Β· house Β· bioguide B000622
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- FEC candidate id
H4CA44058- Internal id
1a51c42d-f638-467e-92f9-df6c0e70c660- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CA-44. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 744,757 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $85,696 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,714 |
| Income | In poverty | 13.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 7.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.445 |
| Race | White alone | 24.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 10.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 12.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 61.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 22.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 32.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 40.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 48.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 47.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 23.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 7.5% |
| Household | Family households | 73.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 3.20 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 43.5% |
| Housing | Median home value | $694,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,741 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 53.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 16.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 15.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 3.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 3.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 72.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 3.1% |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $1,000 | $29,337 | $1,753 | $147,227 | $1,000 |
| 1998 | $110,190 | $104,386 | $30,092 | $176,227 | $54,818 |
| 1996 | $475,769 | $459,527 | $24,289 | $220,650 | $223,419 |
| 1994 | $740,442 | $732,395 | $8,047 | $401,764 | $243,844 |
Elections
- 1994 general house Β· CA-44 β won
- 1996 general house Β· CA-44 β won
- 1998 general house Β· CA-44 β won
Committees
- FRIENDS OF SONNY BONO β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 924 β To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any national forest system lands in the Angeles National Forest in California out of Federal ownership for use as a solid waste landfill.
- cosponsor β HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act
- cosponsor β HR 2493 β Forage Improvement Act of 1997
- cosponsor β HR 2283 β Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997
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% |
| 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 (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2283 β Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2493 β Forage Improvement Act of 1997 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 924 β To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any national forest system lands | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF SONNY BONO | β | candidate_committees |