LIGHTFOOT, JIM ROSS
R Β· house Β· bioguide L000305
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- FEC candidate id
H4IA05078- Internal id
acf86a60-a753-4a0a-b948-05136296c2e2- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IA-03. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 816,359 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $80,844 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $44,374 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.445 |
| Race | White alone | 80.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 5.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 8.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 87.4% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 5.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 63.2% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 36.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.9% |
| Household | Family households | 61.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.41 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $241,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,108 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 73.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 14.7% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $123,039 | $139,234 | $0 | $0 | $52,741 |
| 1994 | $717,624 | $709,487 | $16,196 | $24,264 | $363,719 |
| 1992 | $623,098 | $755,552 | $8,356 | $0 | $316,560 |
| 1990 | $497,363 | $418,134 | $140,810 | $0 | $329,222 |
| 1988 | $478,842 | $420,730 | $61,580 | $0 | $297,197 |
| 1986 | $464,116 | $474,179 | $3,467 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $420,064 | $406,532 | $13,530 | $0 | $192,750 |
Elections
- 1984 general house Β· IA-5 β won
- 1986 general house Β· IA-5 β won
- 1988 general house Β· IA-5 β won
- 1990 general house Β· IA-5 β won
- 1992 general house Β· IA-3 β won
- 1994 general house Β· IA-3 β won
- 1996 general house Β· IA-3 β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 2884 β Uniform Regulatory Jurisdiction Act of 1988
- 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 HJRES 175 β Palau Compact of Free Association Implementation Act
- cosponsor β HR 1109 β To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National Historic Trail as components of the National Trails System.
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 (4)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HJRES 175 β Palau Compact of Free Association Implementation Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1109 β To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic Trai | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2884 β Uniform Regulatory Jurisdiction Act of 1988 | 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 |