COMBEST, LARRY ED
R Β· house Β· bioguide C000653
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- FEC candidate id
H4TX19011- Internal id
368f7f2e-8c2a-41c2-ade6-1f0f1ea58eae- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-19. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 773,548 |
| People | Median age | 34 |
| Income | Median household income | $63,608 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $33,464 |
| Income | In poverty | 16.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.3% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.469 |
| Race | White alone | 63.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 6.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.7% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 39.1% |
| Race | Two or more races | 20.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 8.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 75.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 21.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 55.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 25.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.1% |
| Household | Family households | 64.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.52 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 35.2% |
| Housing | Median home value | $172,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,104 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 72.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.8% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 78.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 6.2% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $12,931 | $747,861 | $0 | $0 | $20 |
| 2002 | $571,665 | $389,337 | $734,930 | $0 | $115,555 |
| 2000 | $720,317 | $556,470 | $552,602 | $0 | $229,157 |
| 1998 | $533,836 | $459,212 | $388,755 | $0 | $185,888 |
| 1996 | $445,103 | $440,379 | $314,131 | $0 | $183,141 |
| 1994 | $285,178 | $148,894 | $309,407 | $0 | $177,801 |
| 1992 | $241,559 | $197,657 | $173,124 | $0 | $97,366 |
| 1990 | $201,299 | $106,265 | $129,221 | $0 | $108,503 |
| 1988 | $262,440 | $230,186 | $34,187 | $0 | $136,953 |
| 1986 | $263,707 | $286,843 | $6,409 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $433,676 | $428,244 | $5,430 | $26,732 | $229,440 |
Elections
- 1984 general house Β· TX-19 β won
- 1986 general house Β· TX-19 β won
- 1988 general house Β· TX-19 β won
- 1990 general house Β· TX-19 β won
- 1992 general house Β· TX-19 β won
- 1994 general house Β· TX-19 β won
- 1996 general house Β· TX-19 β won
- 1998 general house Β· TX-19 β won
- 2000 general house Β· TX-19 β won
- 2002 general house Β· TX-19 β won
Committees
- COMBEST CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 2325 β A bill to authorize the acceptance of a donation of land for addition to Big Bend National Park, in the State of Texas.
- cosponsor β HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act
- cosponsor β HR 2007 β To amend the Act that authorized the Canadian River reclamation project, Texas, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow use of the project distribution system to transport water from sources other than the project.
- cosponsor β HR 3687 β Canadian River Project Prepayment Act
- cosponsor β HR 1722 β Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989
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 (6)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1722 β Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2007 β To amend the Act that authorized the Canadian River reclamation project, Texas, to direct | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2325 β A bill to authorize the acceptance of a donation of land for addition to Big Bend National | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3687 β Canadian River Project Prepayment Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | principal_candidate_of | COMBEST CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |