HOWARD, JAMES J
D Β· house Β· bioguide H000840
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- FEC candidate id
H6NJ03028- Internal id
9e945993-123d-43d1-8289-54cad6bd642c- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NJ-03. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 783,491 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $116,959 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $57,699 |
| Income | In poverty | 6.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.440 |
| Race | White alone | 64.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 12.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 8.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 12.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 9.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 15.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 79.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 70.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 46.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 17.9% |
| Household | Family households | 71.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.62 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $403,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,781 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 64.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.9% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.7% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.1% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.0% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 69.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 3.0% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 18.5% |
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 | $90 | $18,197 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1988 | $410,161 | $471,585 | $18,106 | $0 | $179,102 |
| 1986 | $601,683 | $541,453 | $79,531 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $544,179 | $532,576 | $19,301 | $33,795 | $201,904 |
| 1982 | $600,300 | $693,884 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $228,366 | $208,253 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· NJ-3 β won
- 1982 general house Β· NJ-3 β won
- 1984 general house Β· NJ-3 β won
- 1986 general house Β· NJ-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.
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 | Asbury Park High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Rutgers University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | St. Bonaventure University | 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 |