LELAND, GEORGE T (MICKEY)
D Β· house Β· bioguide L000237
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- FEC candidate id
H8TX18014- Internal id
b1b0a583-109f-4533-8ad0-a1568d629d3f- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-18. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 791,493 |
| People | Median age | 33 |
| Income | Median household income | $63,409 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $36,683 |
| Income | In poverty | 22.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 7.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.526 |
| Race | White alone | 24.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 31.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 44.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 23.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 24.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 56.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 37.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 54.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 28.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.8% |
| Household | Family households | 61.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.67 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 44.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $244,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,320 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 53.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 6.7% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 70.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.5% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $56,104 | $48,803 | $7,568 | $13,719 | $3,300 |
| 1988 | $527,712 | $555,879 | $-729 | $23,018 | $163,823 |
| 1986 | $217,214 | $207,419 | $20,407 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $227,687 | $214,442 | $14,078 | $7,052 | $81,040 |
| 1982 | $124,218 | $151,933 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $137,048 | $126,119 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· TX-18 β won
- 1982 general house Β· TX-18 β won
- 1984 general house Β· TX-18 β won
- 1986 general house Β· TX-18 β won
- 1988 general house Β· TX-18 β won
- 1990 general house Β· TX-18 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
Outbound (11)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Wheatley High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Texas Southern University | 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 | |
| 1985-01-01 | held_position | Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus | 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 | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-09 | held_position | member of the Texas House of Representatives | β | wikidata |