PEPPER, CLAUDE
D Β· house Β· bioguide P000218
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- FEC candidate id
H6FL14013- Internal id
ccf28957-23af-4f93-a12c-20521f4e71c0- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), FL-18. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 825,024 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $62,039 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $31,891 |
| Income | In poverty | 16.1% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.455 |
| Race | White alone | 58.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 13.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 29.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 14.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 13.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 72.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 23.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 54.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 20.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 7.0% |
| Household | Family households | 67.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.61 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.2% |
| Housing | Median home value | $233,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,184 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 59.9% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 16.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.4% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.1% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $2,904 | $84,983 | $0 | $0 | $1,100 |
| 1988 | $434,858 | $405,551 | $82,079 | $0 | $186,773 |
| 1986 | $1,448,167 | $1,395,549 | $52,780 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $247,490 | $272,890 | $162 | $0 | $80,447 |
| 1982 | $228,842 | $208,089 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $132,831 | $132,656 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· FL-14 β won
- 1982 general house Β· FL-18 β won
- 1984 general house Β· FL-18 β won
- 1986 general house Β· FL-18 β won
- 1988 general house Β· FL-18 β won
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
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% |
| 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
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Harvard Law School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Alabama | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Harvard University | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1963-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1949-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1947-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1945-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1943-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1941-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1939-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1937-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1936-11-04 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1929-01-01 | held_position | member of the Florida House of Representatives | β | wikidata |