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HERMAN, LESTER

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FEC candidate id
H6CA30219
Internal id
541c6a57-8953-4b39-b81c-ec69b07aa619
Status
challenger

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here β€” American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CA-30. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation743,383
PeopleMedian age40
IncomeMedian household income$91,416
IncomePer-capita income$62,555
IncomeIn poverty12.8%
IncomeUnemployed8.5%
IncomeGini inequality index0.521
RaceWhite alone57.7%
RaceBlack alone4.0%
RaceAsian alone12.5%
RaceHispanic or Latino23.3%
RaceTwo or more races13.2%
OriginForeign-born36.3%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home51.7%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home17.4%
EducationHigh school or higher67.0%
EducationBachelor's or higher51.8%
EducationAdvanced degree17.9%
HouseholdFamily households47.8%
HouseholdAvg household size2.17
HouseholdNever married (15+)45.2%
HousingMedian home value$1,138,500
HousingMedian gross rent$2,131
HousingSingle-family detached29.8%
HousingBuilt before 194010.0%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)6.5%
HousingVacant units9.3%
ServiceVeterans (18+)2.0%
HealthWith a disability12.1%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband93.9%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet4.3%
CommuteDrove alone56.2%
CommutePublic transit4.2%
CommuteWorked from home27.5%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2026$28,505$29,036$204$28,300$205

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Election prediction

Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 25.1%

FeatureΞ” 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.

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