COOK, PAUL
R Β· house Β· bioguide C001094
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- FEC candidate id
H2CA08164- Internal id
ec03da78-b79e-4d07-95f0-1af7a3cb3b73- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CA-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 752,539 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $97,897 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $44,243 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.1% |
| Income | Unemployed | 7.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.441 |
| Race | White alone | 27.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 13.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 18.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 36.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 18.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 29.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 56.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 26.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 53.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 30.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.2% |
| Household | Family households | 70.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.87 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 38.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $642,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $2,157 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 8.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 7.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 66.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 4.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 13.2% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $0 | $3,119 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $347,753 | $484,891 | $3,119 | $0 | $147,890 |
| 2018 | $978,469 | $1,409,426 | $140,257 | $0 | $307,735 |
| 2016 | $944,658 | $909,666 | $571,214 | $0 | $338,410 |
| 2014 | $813,373 | $303,183 | $536,223 | $0 | $348,156 |
| 2012 | $610,014 | $583,981 | $26,033 | $32,324 | $335,916 |
Elections
- 2012 general house Β· CA-8 β won
- 2014 general house Β· CA-8 β won
- 2016 general house Β· CA-8 β won
- 2018 general house Β· CA-8 β won
- 2020 general house Β· CA-8 β lost_general
Committees
- PAUL COOK FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
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% |
| 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.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-03 | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES P⦠| 24K | $-1,000 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (1)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-03 | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) | contributed_to | $-1,000 | pas2 |
Outbound (13)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | mayor | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of California, Riverside | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | University of California, Riverside | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Southern Connecticut State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | California State University, San Bernardino | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | PAUL COOK FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2019-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2017-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2015-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2013-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2006-01-01 | held_position | member of the California State Assembly | β | wikidata | |
| 1998-01-01 | held_position | member | β | wikidata |