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PETERSON, KAREN CARTER

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FEC candidate id
H2LA02131
Internal id
da3c5953-2b7c-4af4-b7f5-1f7dfd93406e
Status
challenger

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here β€” American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), LA-02. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation763,550
PeopleMedian age38
IncomeMedian household income$55,374
IncomePer-capita income$33,012
IncomeIn poverty21.1%
IncomeUnemployed7.8%
IncomeGini inequality index0.504
RaceWhite alone34.0%
RaceBlack alone50.0%
RaceAsian alone2.6%
RaceHispanic or Latino10.6%
RaceTwo or more races8.4%
OriginForeign-born8.1%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home87.6%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home7.9%
EducationHigh school or higher56.8%
EducationBachelor's or higher27.6%
EducationAdvanced degree11.1%
HouseholdFamily households57.9%
HouseholdAvg household size2.47
HouseholdNever married (15+)42.7%
HousingMedian home value$227,800
HousingMedian gross rent$1,183
HousingSingle-family detached58.6%
HousingBuilt before 19405.0%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)2.3%
HousingVacant units15.0%
ServiceVeterans (18+)5.1%
HealthWith a disability16.1%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband86.2%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet10.6%
CommuteDrove alone72.0%
CommutePublic transit2.6%
CommuteWorked from home9.9%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2022$1,139,601$1,413,539$0$0$905,891
2020$301,640$27,703$273,938$0$271,115

Elections

Committees

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 25.1%

FeatureΞ” 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.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

CycleSupportOpposeIEs
2022$1,826,336$291,68663

Recent (latest 25)

DateSpenderFor / againstAmountPurpose
β€”LCV VICTORY FUNDsupport$12,000TV Ad Production
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$8,050Radio Advertising - Estimate
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEoppose$3,800Mail Production and Postage (Estimate)
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEoppose$15,000Mail Production and Postage (Estimate)
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEoppose$61,110Ad Buy (Estimate)
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEoppose$61,000Ad Buy (Estimate)
β€”AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACoppose$6,322Television Advertising
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEoppose$2,000Ad Production (Estimate)
β€”AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACoppose$4,800Ad Production
β€”LCV VICTORY FUNDsupport$5,000Radio Ad Production
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEoppose$25,713Ad Buy (Estimate)
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEsupport$2,000Ad Buy (Estimate)
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$430Digital Advertising - Estimate
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$1,070Digital Advertising - Estimate
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$2,500Digital Advertising - Estimate
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$6,222Text Messages - Estimate
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$4,500Radio & Video Production - Estimate
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$3,000Video Production - Estimate
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$15,000Digital Advertising - Estimate
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$20,000Radio Advertising - Estimate
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$50,000Canvass & Social Media - Estimate
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupport$1,500Digital Advertising - Estimate
2021-04-22AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACoppose$7,500Digital Advertising
2021-04-21WOMEN VOTEsupport$30,000Media Buy
2021-04-21WOMEN VOTEsupport$30,000Media Buy

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
β€”MARCH ON PAC24E$10,000
β€”AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PAC24A$4,800
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLE24A$25,713
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLE24A$2,000
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLE24A$12,762
β€”AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PAC24A$6,321
2021-05-20PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLE24A$2,500
2021-05-10BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC24E$430
2021-05-10BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC24E$8,050
2021-05-10BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC24E$1,500
2021-05-10BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC24E$1,070
2021-04-23BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC24E$3,000
2021-04-23BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC24E$19,930
2021-04-23LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$10
2021-04-22PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLE24A$4,500
2021-04-22TRUTH TO POWER24K$1,000
2021-04-22PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLE24A$12,762
2021-04-22AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PAC24A$7,500
2021-04-22PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLE24A$3,800
2021-04-22PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLE24A$61,110
2021-04-21WOMEN VOTE24E$30,000
2021-04-21BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC24E$4,500
2021-04-21PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLE24A$61,000
2021-04-21AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTI…24K$5,000
2021-04-21BLACK LIVES MATTER PAC24E$15,000

Connected on the graph

Inbound (100)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$2,000pas2
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$25,713pas2
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$12,762pas2
β€”MARCH ON PACcontributed_to$10,000pas2
β€”AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACcontributed_to$6,321pas2
β€”AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACcontributed_to$4,800pas2
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEopposes_independently$3,800fec_ies
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEsupports_independently$2,000fec_ies
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEopposes_independently$61,000fec_ies
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEopposes_independently$2,000fec_ies
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEopposes_independently$61,110fec_ies
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEopposes_independently$15,000fec_ies
β€”PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEopposes_independently$25,713fec_ies
β€”LCV VICTORY FUNDsupports_independently$5,000fec_ies
β€”LCV VICTORY FUNDsupports_independently$12,000fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$8,050fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$3,000fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$50,000fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$1,500fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$2,500fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$4,500fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$20,000fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$6,222fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$1,070fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$430fec_ies
β€”BLACK LIVES MATTER PACsupports_independently$15,000fec_ies
β€”AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACopposes_independently$4,800fec_ies
β€”AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACopposes_independently$6,322fec_ies
2021-05-20PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2021-05-10BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$1,070pas2
2021-05-10BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$8,050pas2
2021-05-10BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$1,500pas2
2021-05-10BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$430pas2
2021-04-23BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$19,930pas2
2021-04-23LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$10pas2
2021-04-23BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$3,000pas2
2021-04-22AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACopposes_independently$7,500fec_ies
2021-04-22PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$12,762pas2
2021-04-22PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$3,800pas2
2021-04-22PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$61,110pas2
2021-04-22TRUTH TO POWERcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2021-04-22PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$4,500pas2
2021-04-22AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACcontributed_to$7,500pas2
2021-04-21AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2021-04-21WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$30,000fec_ies
2021-04-21WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$30,000fec_ies
2021-04-21BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$4,500pas2
2021-04-21BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$15,000pas2
2021-04-21WOMEN VOTEcontributed_to$30,000pas2
2021-04-21PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$61,000pas2
2021-04-21COURAGE TO CHANGEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2021-04-20BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$50,000pas2
2021-04-19END CITIZENS UNITEDcontributed_to$3,000pas2
2021-04-19PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$15,000pas2
2021-04-19BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$6,222pas2
2021-04-19BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$20,000pas2
2021-04-19BLACK LIVES MATTER PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2021-04-19LCV VICTORY FUNDcontributed_to$12,000pas2
2021-04-19HER TIME PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2021-04-19LCV VICTORY FUNDcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2021-04-16LCV VICTORY FUNDsupports_independently$46fec_ies
2021-04-16LCV VICTORY FUNDcontributed_to$45pas2
2021-04-15LCV VICTORY FUNDsupports_independently$60,450fec_ies
2021-04-15LCV VICTORY FUNDsupports_independently$309,550fec_ies
2021-04-15WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$5,500fec_ies
2021-04-15WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$2,500fec_ies
2021-04-15WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$4,000fec_ies
2021-04-15WOMEN VOTEcontributed_to$5,500pas2
2021-04-15LCV VICTORY FUNDcontributed_to$309,550pas2
2021-04-15WOMEN VOTEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2021-04-15WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$118,110fec_ies
2021-04-15LCV VICTORY FUNDcontributed_to$60,450pas2
2021-04-15WOMEN VOTEcontributed_to$4,000pas2
2021-04-15PURPOSE PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2021-04-15MARCH ON PACsupports_independently$10,000fec_ies
2021-04-15WOMEN VOTEcontributed_to$118,110pas2
2021-04-14HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACcontributed_to$300pas2
2021-04-14HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2021-04-13WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$108,938fec_ies
2021-04-13WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$23,250fec_ies
2021-04-13WOMEN VOTEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2021-04-13WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$5,000fec_ies
2021-04-13WOMEN VOTEcontributed_to$108,937pas2
2021-04-13WOMEN VOTEcontributed_to$23,250pas2
2021-04-12LCV VICTORY FUNDcontributed_to$21,000pas2
2021-04-12AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACopposes_independently$10,000fec_ies
2021-04-12LCV VICTORY FUNDsupports_independently$21,000fec_ies
2021-04-12THE COLLECTIVE PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2021-04-12VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESScontributed_to$1,000pas2
2021-04-12AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACcontributed_to$10,000pas2
2021-04-09WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$72,375fec_ies
2021-04-09PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2021-04-09WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$88,583fec_ies
2021-04-09AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACopposes_independently$10,000fec_ies
2021-04-09TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMENcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2021-04-09AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH PACcontributed_to$10,000pas2
2021-04-09WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$42,915fec_ies
2021-04-09WOMEN VOTEsupports_independently$27,702fec_ies
2021-04-09PROGRESS FOR THE PEOPLEcontributed_to$25,713pas2
2021-04-09WOMEN VOTEcontributed_to$72,375pas2

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