TEJEDA, FRANK M
D Β· house Β· bioguide T000113
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- FEC candidate id
H2TX28016- Internal id
c40a795a-f09d-4171-8c2a-d7ae374d8673- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-28. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 789,743 |
| People | Median age | 34 |
| Income | Median household income | $65,728 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $28,280 |
| Income | In poverty | 19.2% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.449 |
| Race | White alone | 35.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 4.7% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 75.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 45.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 17.0% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 43.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 55.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 49.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 21.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 6.7% |
| Household | Family households | 73.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 3.03 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 35.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $201,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,132 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 71.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 6.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 86.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.0% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.5% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $0 | $7,683 | $1,667 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $227,807 | $222,182 | $8,850 | $8,286 | $56,445 |
| 1994 | $225,972 | $224,124 | $3,229 | $36,368 | $85,987 |
| 1992 | $305,673 | $304,286 | $1,384 | $65,081 | $157,572 |
Elections
- 1992 general house Β· TX-28 β won
- 1994 general house Β· TX-28 β won
- 1996 general house Β· TX-28 β won
Committees
- FRANK TEJEDA 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% |
| 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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (14)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | John F. Kennedy School of Government | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | St. Mary's University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of California, Berkeley School of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | St. Mary's University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Harlandale High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Yale Law School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Harvard University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRANK TEJEDA FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 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 | |
| 1987-01-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of Texas | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-01 | held_position | member of the Texas House of Representatives | β | wikidata |