TORKILDSEN, PETER G
R Β· house Β· bioguide T000314
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- FEC candidate id
H2MA06045- Internal id
18122735-22cb-49ca-8f18-77e2a776bc39- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MA-06. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 784,690 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $118,476 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $62,442 |
| Income | In poverty | 7.2% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.470 |
| Race | White alone | 77.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 3.4% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 11.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 14.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 80.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 71.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 49.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 21.5% |
| Household | Family households | 67.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.52 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $670,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,865 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 57.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 66.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 3.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 19.4% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $0 | $101 | $6,333 | $20,543 | $0 |
| 2004 | $1 | $234 | $6,465 | $20,543 | $0 |
| 2002 | $11 | $1,101 | $6,698 | $20,543 | $0 |
| 2000 | $67,199 | $68,942 | $7,786 | $20,543 | $66,020 |
| 1998 | $883,262 | $882,595 | $9,530 | $86,382 | $837,213 |
| 1996 | $1,120,893 | $1,120,913 | $8,865 | $62,655 | $1,062,367 |
| 1994 | $774,905 | $768,072 | $8,886 | $51,835 | $734,901 |
| 1992 | $463,007 | $460,934 | $2,072 | $57,738 | $421,779 |
Elections
- 1992 general house Β· MA-6 β won
- 1994 general house Β· MA-6 β lost_general
- 1996 general house Β· MA-6 β lost_general
- 1998 general house Β· MA-6 β lost_general
Committees
- CITIZENS FOR PETER TORKILDSEN β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 5044 β American Heritage Areas Act of 1994
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 (16)
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| β | held_position | member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Massachusetts Amherst | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | John F. Kennedy School of Government | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | St. John's Preparatory School | β | wikidata | |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 5044 β American Heritage Areas Act of 1994 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | principal_candidate_of | CITIZENS FOR PETER TORKILDSEN | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-01 | held_position | commissioner | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-01 | held_position | member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | β | wikidata |