MARTIN, DAVID O'BRIEN
R Β· house Β· bioguide M000174
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- FEC candidate id
H0NY30011- Internal id
f8b45d71-4e36-48f8-a762-7d31515cb67e- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NY-26. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 772,895 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $65,395 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $38,777 |
| Income | In poverty | 17.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.469 |
| Race | White alone | 67.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 16.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 6.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 7.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 8.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 86.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 62.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 35.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 15.9% |
| Household | Family households | 54.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.22 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 41.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $208,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,063 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 54.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 9.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 70.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 3.6% |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $2,027 | $39,356 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1992 | $19,548 | $66,557 | $37,329 | $0 | $4,505 |
| 1990 | $74,891 | $59,112 | $84,339 | $0 | $16,646 |
| 1988 | $133,256 | $120,423 | $68,561 | $0 | $39,024 |
| 1986 | $123,746 | $76,301 | $55,729 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $123,604 | $125,392 | $8,283 | $0 | $38,059 |
| 1982 | $125,354 | $122,016 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $182,000 | $176,320 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· NY-30 β won
- 1982 general house Β· NY-26 β won
- 1984 general house Β· NY-26 β won
- 1986 general house Β· NY-26 β won
- 1988 general house Β· NY-26 β won
- 1990 general house Β· NY-26 β won
- 1992 general house Β· NY-26 β lost_general
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% |
| R (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.
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Outbound (11)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the New York State Assembly | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Naval War College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Notre Dame | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Albany Law School | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | 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 | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |