GEREN, PRESTON M "PETE"
D Β· house Β· bioguide G000134
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- FEC candidate id
H6TX06062- Internal id
013a3a78-d55c-42f9-a3c5-d9c061e3a408- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-12. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 816,916 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $87,454 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $44,761 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.3% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.461 |
| Race | White alone | 60.2% |
| Race | Black alone | 12.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 24.5% |
| Race | Two or more races | 15.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 10.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 79.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 14.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 59.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 34.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.2% |
| Household | Family households | 65.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.64 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $327,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,562 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.0% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 73.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 14.5% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $0 | $150 | $5,848 | $217,000 | $0 |
| 1998 | $3,575 | $369,220 | $5,998 | $216,840 | $0 |
| 1996 | $84,885 | $130,975 | $371,643 | $579,433 | $11,240 |
| 1994 | $1,097,923 | $695,739 | $417,734 | $358,533 | $341,177 |
| 1992 | $869,664 | $872,234 | $15,548 | $360,381 | $435,750 |
| 1990 | $1,484,684 | $1,467,120 | $18,132 | $425,920 | $772,649 |
| 1988 | $236,227 | $237,085 | $569 | $418,644 | $1,141 |
| 1986 | $897,174 | $895,746 | $1,427 | $405,913 | $0 |
Elections
- 1986 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 1990 general house Β· TX-12 β won
- 1992 general house Β· TX-12 β won
- 1994 general house Β· TX-12 β won
- 1996 general house Β· TX-12 β lost_general
Committees
- '86 CAMPAIGN/P GEREN 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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | '86 CAMPAIGN/P GEREN | β | candidate_committees |