JOHNSON, JAY W
D Β· house Β· bioguide J000149
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- FEC candidate id
H6WI08072- Internal id
d9bf207e-b8fa-45bc-82ba-b986196af8b9- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), WI-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 742,398 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $78,966 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $43,246 |
| Income | In poverty | 8.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 2.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.437 |
| Race | White alone | 84.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 6.5% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.7% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 3.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 92.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 4.1% |
| Education | High school or higher | 62.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 29.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.9% |
| Household | Family households | 63.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.35 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $249,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $996 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 72.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.7% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $3,729 | $9,359 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $855,784 | $854,227 | $5,629 | $7,898 | $239,464 |
| 1996 | $293,699 | $289,624 | $4,074 | $35,571 | $98,135 |
Elections
Committees
- JAY JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS 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 (9)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | member | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | president | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Michigan State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Gogebic Community College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Northern Michigan University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | JAY JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |