JENKINS, WILLIAM L
R Β· house Β· bioguide J000082
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- FEC candidate id
H6TN01180- Internal id
6b332dac-6c16-4dc0-bacd-738a2669a5c3- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TN-01. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 782,000 |
| People | Median age | 44 |
| Income | Median household income | $57,829 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $33,555 |
| Income | In poverty | 15.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.464 |
| Race | White alone | 89.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 3.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 94.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 59.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 23.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.6% |
| Household | Family households | 64.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.37 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 26.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $215,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $901 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 14.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 19.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 85.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 80.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 8.7% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $300 | $110,043 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2006 | $31,200 | $140,686 | $109,743 | $0 | $2,400 |
| 2004 | $214,251 | $160,649 | $219,229 | $0 | $29,898 |
| 2002 | $145,872 | $107,487 | $165,627 | $1,749 | $18,180 |
| 2000 | $168,879 | $92,463 | $127,240 | $0 | $20,838 |
| 1998 | $353,528 | $336,612 | $50,825 | $1,068 | $166,073 |
| 1996 | $491,884 | $457,975 | $33,908 | $53,454 | $241,422 |
Elections
- 1996 general house Β· TN-1 β won
- 1998 general house Β· TN-1 β won
- 2000 general house Β· TN-1 β won
- 2002 general house Β· TN-1 β won
- 2004 general house Β· TN-1 β won
- 2006 general house Β· TN-1 β lost_general
Committees
- WILLIAM L 'BILL' JENKINS FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act
- cosponsor β HR 701 β Conservation and Reinvestment Act
- cosponsor β HR 3676 β Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000
- cosponsor β HR 980 β Moccasin Bend National Archeological District Act
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% |
| 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 (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3676 β Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 701 β Conservation and Reinvestment Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 980 β Moccasin Bend National Archeological District Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | principal_candidate_of | WILLIAM L 'BILL' JENKINS FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |