COOPER, JAMES L III
D Β· house
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- FEC candidate id
H8GA08118- Internal id
33eadb95-3ac3-4c88-9f0b-172f74d0a263- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), GA-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 774,685 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $61,494 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $32,008 |
| Income | In poverty | 17.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.476 |
| Race | White alone | 58.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 30.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 92.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 5.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 57.2% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 23.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.2% |
| Household | Family households | 66.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.58 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 33.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $175,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $964 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 64.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.8% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.1% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 85.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 11.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 80.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 7.7% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $123 | $122 | $1 | $1,230 | $92 |
| 2024 | $80 | $81 | $0 | $1,230 | $0 |
| 2022 | $835 | $849 | $1 | $1,230 | $425 |
| 2020 | $8,542 | $8,528 | $15 | $1,230 | $4,389 |
Elections
- 2018 general house Β· GA-8 β lost_general
- 2020 general house Β· GA-8 β lost_general
- 2022 general house Β· GA-8 β lost_general
- 2026 general house Β· GA-8 β running
Committees
- JIMMY COOPER FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
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.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-04 | TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYP⦠| 24K | $-1,000 |
| 2021-12-17 | BLUE LINE PAC | 24K | $1,000 |
| 2021-12-09 | SERVICE FIRST PAC | 24K | $1,000 |
| 2021-09-20 | BLUE LINE PAC | 24K | $1,000 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-04 | TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) | contributed_to | $-1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-12-17 | BLUE LINE PAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-12-09 | SERVICE FIRST PAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-09-20 | BLUE LINE PAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | JIMMY COOPER FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |