WEISS, TED
D Β· house Β· bioguide W000258
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- FEC candidate id
H6NY20050- Internal id
f8f53f4b-360b-419e-9ab2-8c6c22294204- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NY-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 759,088 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $66,089 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $39,571 |
| Income | In poverty | 20.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 9.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.526 |
| Race | White alone | 28.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 43.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 8.3% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 16.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 10.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 37.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 60.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 11.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 63.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 36.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 14.0% |
| Household | Family households | 59.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.49 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 45.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $787,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,611 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 5.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 11.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 1.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 23.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 47.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.4% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $504 | $496 | $15,529 | $57,301 | $0 |
| 1998 | $484 | $392 | $15,517 | $57,301 | $0 |
| 1996 | $467 | $1,244 | $15,427 | $57,301 | $0 |
| 1994 | $7,364 | $11,578 | $16,204 | $58,801 | $6,959 |
| 1992 | $452,891 | $513,066 | $20,418 | $73,801 | $328,575 |
| 1990 | $144,408 | $112,722 | $80,492 | $0 | $69,049 |
| 1988 | $171,815 | $170,567 | $48,308 | $0 | $103,882 |
| 1986 | $277,935 | $242,860 | $46,952 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $139,357 | $150,805 | $9,879 | $4,921 | $97,962 |
| 1982 | $71,527 | $56,613 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $36,349 | $32,092 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· NY-20 β won
- 1982 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 1984 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 1986 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 1988 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 1990 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 1992 general house Β· NY-8 β won
Committees
- TED WEISS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
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 | Syracuse University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | South Amboy Middle High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Syracuse University College of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | TED WEISS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 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 | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |