EMERSON, JOANN
R Β· house Β· bioguide E000172
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- FEC candidate id
H6MO08084- Internal id
6c08d58e-fd57-4dd9-9176-50af89196a12- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MO-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 772,835 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $60,159 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $31,689 |
| Income | In poverty | 15.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.450 |
| Race | White alone | 87.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 3.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 2.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 1.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 97.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.1% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 20.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 7.5% |
| Household | Family households | 65.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.48 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 28.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $181,400 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $806 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 74.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 18.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 86.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 79.7% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 7.9% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $2,616 | $88,684 | $199 | $0 | $0 |
| 2012 | $1,517,261 | $1,438,836 | $86,268 | $0 | $547,586 |
| 2010 | $2,006,543 | $2,071,160 | $7,635 | $0 | $1,100,585 |
| 2008 | $1,246,273 | $1,285,602 | $72,253 | $0 | $596,819 |
| 2006 | $1,166,417 | $1,129,364 | $111,582 | $0 | $469,970 |
| 2004 | $996,965 | $1,163,592 | $74,529 | $0 | $399,692 |
| 2002 | $1,109,723 | $857,191 | $241,156 | $0 | $385,024 |
| 2000 | $772,620 | $794,800 | $40,568 | $0 | $334,013 |
| 1998 | $1,119,499 | $1,084,449 | $62,750 | $0 | $583,280 |
| 1996 | $838,747 | $811,045 | $27,701 | $41,340 | $348,937 |
Elections
- 1996 general house Β· MO-8 β won
- 1998 general house Β· MO-8 β won
- 2000 general house Β· MO-8 β won
- 2002 general house Β· MO-8 β won
- 2004 general house Β· MO-8 β won
- 2006 general house Β· MO-8 β won
- 2008 general house Β· MO-8 β lost_general
- 2010 general house Β· MO-8 β won
- 2012 general house Β· MO-8 β won
- 2014 general house Β· MO-8 β lost_general
Committees
- TEAM EMERSON FOR JO ANN EMERSON β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 2493 β Forage Improvement Act of 1997
- cosponsor β HR 1728 β Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act of 2005
- cosponsor β HR 5335 β Trail of Tears Documentation Act
- cosponsor β HR 1127 β National Monument Fairness Act of 1997
- cosponsor β HR 3085 β To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and for other purposes.
- cosponsor β HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act
- cosponsor β HR 4481 β Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004
- cosponsor β HR 2389 β Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| 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 (9)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1127 β National Monument Fairness Act of 1997 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1728 β Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act of 2005 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2389 β Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2493 β Forage Improvement Act of 1997 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3085 β To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study or | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 4481 β Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 5335 β Trail of Tears Documentation Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | principal_candidate_of | TEAM EMERSON FOR JO ANN EMERSON | β | candidate_committees |