WOLPE, HOWARD E
D Β· house Β· bioguide W000682
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- FEC candidate id
H6MI03073- Internal id
4e5ae9cf-7f9c-496a-8b32-12f8a49d1636- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MI-03. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 779,539 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $78,245 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $41,000 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.454 |
| Race | White alone | 72.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 11.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 10.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 10.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 88.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 6.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 63.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 38.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.7% |
| Household | Family households | 63.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.51 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 36.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $276,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,214 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 64.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 5.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 12.9% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $322 | $37,821 | $35 | $0 | $0 |
| 1992 | $239,336 | $261,128 | $37,534 | $0 | $115,924 |
| 1990 | $791,685 | $815,244 | $59,327 | $3,000 | $309,241 |
| 1988 | $576,393 | $600,940 | $82,880 | $0 | $254,348 |
| 1986 | $878,634 | $852,746 | $107,429 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $475,358 | $397,112 | $81,539 | $7,657 | $221,043 |
| 1982 | $257,899 | $254,588 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $339,123 | $340,390 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· MI-3 β won
- 1982 general house Β· MI-3 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MI-3 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MI-3 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MI-3 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MI-3 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MI-3 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.
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Outbound (12)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | member of the Michigan House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Western Michigan University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Reed College | 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 | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |