ROBERSON, PORTIA

D · house

FEC candidate id: H2MI13295
Internal id: cfbf04c4-5e56-431e-9163-69ad9c27a8fb
Status: challenger

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MI-13. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	770,105
People	Median age	36
Income	Median household income	$50,833
Income	Per-capita income	$30,834
Income	In poverty	25.8%
Income	Unemployed	10.1%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.507
Race	White alone	38.8%
Race	Black alone	44.6%
Race	Asian alone	2.8%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	10.5%
Race	Two or more races	8.0%
Origin	Foreign-born	9.1%
Language	Speaks English only at home	84.2%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	7.7%
Education	High school or higher	54.1%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	22.6%
Education	Advanced degree	8.8%
Household	Family households	55.0%
Household	Avg household size	2.45
Household	Never married (15+)	47.6%
Housing	Median home value	$139,100
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,061
Housing	Single-family detached	64.7%
Housing	Built before 1940	15.7%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.7%
Housing	Vacant units	17.2%
Service	Veterans (18+)	4.7%
Health	With a disability	17.4%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	86.5%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	9.8%
Commute	Drove alone	69.8%
Commute	Public transit	2.7%
Commute	Worked from home	12.4%

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.
2022	$563,033	$563,033	$0	$0	$459,028

Elections

2022 general house · MI-13 — lost_general

Committees

PORTIA ROBERSON FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H

Election prediction

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

P(win) = 25.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
D (major party)	+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × 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).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2022	$5,000	$0	1

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2022-07-29	AFT SOLIDARITY	support	$5,000	Digital Advertising

Transfers from committees

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

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-12-29	BRENDA LAWRENCE FOR CONGRESS	24K	$-2,000
2022-07-29	ROOTED IN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PAC	24K	$5,000
2022-07-29	AFT SOLIDARITY	24E	$5,000
2022-07-27	EMILYS LIST	24K	$50
2022-07-27	EMILYS LIST	24K	$250
2022-07-27	EMILYS LIST	24K	$70
2022-07-27	EMILYS LIST	24K	$12
2022-07-27	ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN	24K	$5,000
2022-07-26	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMIT…	24K	$5,000
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$5
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$3
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$25
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$25
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$7
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$10
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$25
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$3
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$25
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$50
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$25
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$25
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$10
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$25
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$100
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	24K	$10

Connected on the graph

Inbound (55)

date	from	type	amount	source
2022-12-29	BRENDA LAWRENCE FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$-2,000	pas2
2022-07-29	AFT SOLIDARITY	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-07-29	AFT SOLIDARITY	supports_independently	$5,000	fec_ies
2022-07-29	ROOTED IN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-07-27	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$250	pas2
2022-07-27	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$12	pas2
2022-07-27	ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-07-27	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$70	pas2
2022-07-27	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$50	pas2
2022-07-26	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$12	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$3	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$5	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$3	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$3	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$7	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$50	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$100	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$20	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$50	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$5	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$50	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$35	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$5	pas2
2022-07-21	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$75	pas2
2022-07-14	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-07-13	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2022-07-13	EMILYS LIST	contributed_to	$10	pas2
2022-07-07	ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-07-06	BRENDA LAWRENCE FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-04-14	FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-04-06	OLD NORTH STATE VICTORY PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-03-31	BRENDA LAWRENCE FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-03-31	BRENDA LAWRENCE FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$3,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	PORTIA ROBERSON FOR CONGRESS	—		candidate_committees

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