ARKOOSH, VALERIE
D · senate
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- FEC candidate id
S2PA00463- Internal id
2b2d70c1-fe75-4a0e-8cf6-e5b74f593a18- Status
- open seat
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Pennsylvania. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 13,018,639 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $77,971 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $44,355 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.3% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.474 |
| Race | White alone | 74.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 10.7% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 87.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 5.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 68.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 35.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 14.3% |
| Household | Family households | 62.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.39 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $254,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,209 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 56.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 68.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 3.6% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.6% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,653 | $22,676 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $2,808,138 | $2,796,116 | $12,023 | $152,500 | $2,237,664 |
Elections
- 2022 general senate · PA-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · PA-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · PA-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · PA-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · PA-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · PA-S — lost_general
Committees
- VAL ARKOOSH FOR US SENATE — principal · type S
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 18.1%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| open seat | -5.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-01 | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL… | 24K | $-2,500 |
| 2022-03-18 | FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 24K | $-5,000 |
| 2022-01-18 | DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | 24K | $1,250 |
| 2021-12-31 | ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC | 24K | $1,500 |
| 2021-12-23 | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL… | 24K | $2,500 |
| 2021-12-22 | FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 24K | $5,000 |
| 2021-12-20 | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL… | 24K | $2,500 |
| 2021-12-01 | COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTI… | 24K | $2,500 |
| 2021-09-28 | LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S GIVING COLLECTIVE PAC | 24K | $1,000 |
| 2021-09-24 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) | 24K | $2,500 |
| 2021-09-07 | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL… | 24K | $2,500 |
| 2021-06-29 | OFF THE SIDELINES PAC | 24K | $5,000 |
| 2021-06-29 | ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC | 24K | $500 |
| 2021-06-28 | BOLLIER FOR KANSAS | 24K | $2,000 |
| 2021-06-28 | BOLLIER FOR KANSAS | 24K | $2,000 |
| 2021-06-22 | 314 ACTION FUND | 24K | $5,000 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (16)
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | principal_candidate_of | VAL ARKOOSH FOR US SENATE | — | candidate_committees |