HOEKSTRA, PETER
R Β· house Β· bioguide H000676
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- FEC candidate id
H2MI02066- Internal id
3b12b13f-1761-4cdd-9601-f53133c141d8- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MI-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 784,314 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $67,585 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,558 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.436 |
| Race | White alone | 89.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.0% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 95.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.3% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 22.5% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 7.7% |
| Household | Family households | 66.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.51 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.5% |
| Housing | Median home value | $202,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $893 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 77.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 19.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 85.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.4% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $0 | $0 | $-997 | $0 | $0 |
| 2010 | $7,320 | $122,394 | $-997 | $0 | $0 |
| 2008 | $742,944 | $828,857 | $114,577 | $0 | $404,238 |
| 2006 | $720,730 | $676,675 | $200,490 | $0 | $390,501 |
| 2004 | $561,308 | $498,236 | $156,435 | $0 | $308,648 |
| 2002 | $287,506 | $272,848 | $93,364 | $0 | $281,862 |
| 2000 | $335,258 | $291,642 | $78,706 | $0 | $323,628 |
| 1998 | $204,975 | $210,118 | $35,090 | $0 | $201,423 |
| 1996 | $203,803 | $173,449 | $40,233 | $0 | $200,041 |
| 1994 | $140,279 | $134,979 | $9,880 | $0 | $124,383 |
| 1992 | $104,861 | $100,278 | $4,582 | $26,800 | $64,086 |
Elections
- 1992 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 1994 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 1996 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 1998 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 2000 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 2002 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 2004 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 2006 general house Β· MI-2 β won
- 2008 general house Β· MI-2 β won
Committees
- PETER HOEKSTRA 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) = 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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| β | educated_at | Hope College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Ross School of Business | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Holland Christian High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | PETER HOEKSTRA FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2018-01-10 | held_position | United States Ambassador to the Netherlands | β | wikidata | |
| 2009-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2007-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2005-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2003-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
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| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 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 | |
| 1977-01-01 | employed_by | Herman Miller | β | wikidata |