KASTENMEIER, ROBERT W
D Β· house Β· bioguide K000020
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- FEC candidate id
H6WI02034- Internal id
b67704f5-e404-456c-8ade-bc40ff942829- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), WI-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 748,550 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $87,636 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $50,577 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 2.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.445 |
| Race | White alone | 80.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 4.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 7.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 89.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 4.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 69.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 48.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 18.8% |
| Household | Family households | 55.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.24 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 37.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $361,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,336 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 56.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 66.7% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 18.1% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | $3,137 | $21,326 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1990 | $358,609 | $371,928 | $18,188 | $0 | $159,619 |
| 1988 | $439,848 | $440,574 | $31,507 | $0 | $244,142 |
| 1986 | $345,066 | $327,501 | $32,234 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $218,356 | $208,040 | $14,669 | $0 | $137,942 |
| 1982 | $277,590 | $286,453 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $196,853 | $184,119 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· WI-2 β won
- 1982 general house Β· WI-2 β won
- 1984 general house Β· WI-2 β won
- 1986 general house Β· WI-2 β won
- 1988 general house Β· WI-2 β won
- 1990 general house Β· WI-2 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 | educated_at | University of Wisconsin Law School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Beaver Dam High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Carleton College | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1963-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1961-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1959-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1959-01-01 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |