ROSTENKOWSKI, DAN
D Β· house Β· bioguide R000458
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- FEC candidate id
H6IL08022- Internal id
00315f71-0854-48e7-9084-905c23463f6f- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 751,305 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $114,146 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $75,259 |
| Income | In poverty | 7.1% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.495 |
| Race | White alone | 72.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 10.7% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 12.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 9.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 19.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 72.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 7.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 78.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 66.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 28.1% |
| Household | Family households | 51.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.20 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 39.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $454,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,779 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 34.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.8% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 6.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 2.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 8.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 45.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 15.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 27.6% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $2,169 | $13,186 | $39,341 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $11,850 | $161,749 | $50,357 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $1,449,757 | $2,495,222 | $200,255 | $0 | $418,547 |
| 1992 | $1,587,234 | $1,455,581 | $1,245,721 | $0 | $371,634 |
| 1990 | $378,282 | $298,643 | $1,114,068 | $0 | $31,265 |
| 1988 | $866,341 | $428,607 | $1,034,438 | $0 | $345,096 |
| 1986 | $243,976 | $240,208 | $596,703 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $469,959 | $371,911 | $592,935 | $0 | $92,569 |
| 1982 | $497,900 | $212,410 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $194,195 | $99,355 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· IL-8 β won
- 1982 general house Β· IL-8 β won
- 1984 general house Β· IL-8 β won
- 1986 general house Β· IL-8 β won
- 1988 general house Β· IL-8 β won
- 1990 general house Β· IL-8 β won
- 1992 general house Β· IL-5 β won
- 1994 general house Β· IL-5 β lost_general
Committees
- ROSTENKOWSKI FOR CONGRESS β independent Β· type Q
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.
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| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | St. John's Northwestern Military Academy | β | wikidata | |
| β | independent_committee_of | ROSTENKOWSKI FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | 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 | |
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| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
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| 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 | Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
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| 1961-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1959-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
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