EDWARDS, CHET
D Β· house Β· bioguide E000063
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- FEC candidate id
H8TX06035- Internal id
e42d6212-62c0-4622-9834-855d6131ad91- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-17. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 791,966 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $68,232 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,790 |
| Income | In poverty | 14.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.465 |
| Race | White alone | 58.2% |
| Race | Black alone | 14.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.3% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 26.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 19.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 9.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 79.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 17.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 56.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 27.5% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.9% |
| Household | Family households | 65.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.57 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $239,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,212 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 64.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.0% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 12.4% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $41,412 | $99,788 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2010 | $3,686,768 | $3,841,632 | $58,377 | $0 | $2,313,468 |
| 2008 | $2,267,337 | $2,114,657 | $213,241 | $0 | $1,073,279 |
| 2006 | $3,194,170 | $3,138,221 | $60,561 | $0 | $1,572,890 |
| 2004 | $2,628,699 | $2,664,666 | $4,612 | $45,000 | $1,365,083 |
| 2002 | $1,586,626 | $1,566,764 | $40,580 | $0 | $590,237 |
| 2000 | $1,131,273 | $1,281,637 | $20,718 | $0 | $516,930 |
| 1998 | $411,582 | $255,608 | $171,083 | $0 | $139,137 |
| 1996 | $838,467 | $844,126 | $13,283 | $24,404 | $406,667 |
| 1994 | $395,874 | $420,832 | $18,943 | $0 | $129,689 |
| 1992 | $462,342 | $421,880 | $43,902 | $0 | $139,862 |
| 1990 | $672,399 | $668,936 | $3,460 | $72,014 | $271,055 |
| 1986 | $26,750 | $26,648 | $101 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $12 | $200 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1978 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 1990 general house Β· TX-11 β won
- 1992 general house Β· TX-11 β won
- 1994 general house Β· TX-11 β won
- 1996 general house Β· TX-11 β won
- 1998 general house Β· TX-11 β won
- 2000 general house Β· TX-11 β won
- 2002 general house Β· TX-11 β won
- 2004 general house Β· TX-17 β won
- 2006 general house Β· TX-17 β won
- 2008 general house Β· TX-17 β won
- 2010 general house Β· TX-17 β lost_general
Committees
- CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
- FRONTLINE DEMOCRATS β joint_fundraising Β· type X
- GEORGIA FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE β independent Β· type Y
- TEXAS FUND β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- TEXAS VICTORY 2006 β joint_fundraising Β· type X
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) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| 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 (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | independent_committee_of | GEORGIA FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | TEXAS FUND | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | TEXAS VICTORY 2006 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | FRONTLINE DEMOCRATS | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |