FIELDS, JACK
R Β· house Β· bioguide F000111
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- FEC candidate id
H0TX08020- Internal id
7091919f-6938-4f9a-846f-f511b84e247f- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 846,118 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $90,294 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,596 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.436 |
| Race | White alone | 51.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 12.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 6.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 32.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 18.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 19.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 66.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 24.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 59.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 33.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.4% |
| Household | Family households | 77.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.90 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 28.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $298,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,587 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 74.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 0.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 4.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 71.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.9% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 14.6% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $199,559 | $731,534 | $15 | $0 | $58,553 |
| 1994 | $1,195,821 | $709,896 | $531,990 | $0 | $504,781 |
| 1992 | $757,980 | $746,361 | $46,066 | $0 | $293,479 |
| 1990 | $385,273 | $420,288 | $34,447 | $0 | $98,676 |
| 1988 | $510,950 | $483,544 | $69,460 | $0 | $228,089 |
| 1986 | $590,309 | $574,657 | $42,055 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $945,280 | $934,921 | $26,404 | $0 | $537,451 |
| 1982 | $465,585 | $419,180 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $799,756 | $800,343 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· TX-8 β won
- 1982 general house Β· TX-8 β won
- 1984 general house Β· TX-8 β won
- 1986 general house Β· TX-8 β won
- 1988 general house Β· TX-8 β won
- 1990 general house Β· TX-8 β won
- 1992 general house Β· TX-8 β won
- 1994 general house Β· TX-8 β won
- 1996 general house Β· TX-8 β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 1722 β Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989
- cosponsor β HR 2325 β A bill to authorize the acceptance of a donation of land for addition to Big Bend National Park, in the State of Texas.
- cosponsor β HR 2701 β A bill to amend the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to remove certain contract duration and right of first refusal requirements.
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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1722 β Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2325 β A bill to authorize the acceptance of a donation of land for addition to Big Bend National | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2701 β A bill to amend the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to remove certain contract duration and | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |