WELLER, GERALD C JERRY
R Β· house Β· bioguide W000273
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- FEC candidate id
H4IL11096- Internal id
dee37a0e-7c67-4a67-b5f4-cec49faac060- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-11. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 754,751 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $109,255 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $53,193 |
| Income | In poverty | 7.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.7% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.440 |
| Race | White alone | 65.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 6.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 8.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 19.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 13.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 16.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 75.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 13.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 65.8% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 45.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 18.1% |
| Household | Family households | 70.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.66 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $345,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,627 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.9% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 3.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 9.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 68.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.6% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 19.0% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $82 | $28,055 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2008 | $504,303 | $682,500 | $27,973 | $0 | $140,296 |
| 2006 | $1,993,359 | $1,906,888 | $165,702 | $0 | $819,647 |
| 2004 | $1,551,288 | $1,792,785 | $79,232 | $0 | $726,812 |
| 2002 | $2,049,634 | $2,377,688 | $320,729 | $0 | $545,509 |
| 2000 | $1,606,783 | $1,250,481 | $633,912 | $0 | $787,100 |
| 1998 | $1,546,104 | $1,514,474 | $64,484 | $0 | $784,243 |
| 1996 | $1,140,081 | $1,116,062 | $32,857 | $0 | $654,339 |
| 1994 | $885,112 | $877,429 | $7,683 | $1,503 | $572,821 |
Elections
- 1994 general house Β· IL-11 β won
- 1996 general house Β· IL-11 β won
- 1998 general house Β· IL-11 β won
- 2000 general house Β· IL-11 β won
- 2002 general house Β· IL-11 β won
- 2004 general house Β· IL-11 β won
- 2006 general house Β· IL-11 β won
- 2008 general house Β· IL-11 β lost_general
Committees
- GERALD C 'JERRY' WELLER FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
- JERRY WELLER FOR CONGRESS, INC. β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 6203 β Alternative Energy Research and Development Act
- cosponsor β HR 3676 β Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000
- cosponsor β HR 3084 β To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds for the establishment of an interpretative center on the life and contributions of President Abraham Lincoln.
- cosponsor β HR 3673 β Veterans' Compensation and Readjustment Benefits Amendments of 1996
- cosponsor β HR 701 β Conservation and Reinvestment Act
- cosponsor β HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act
- cosponsor β HR 3008 β Helium Privatization Act of 1996
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| 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 (9)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3008 β Helium Privatization Act of 1996 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3084 β To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds for the establishment of an | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3673 β Veterans' Compensation and Readjustment Benefits Amendments of 1996 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 3676 β Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 6203 β Alternative Energy Research and Development Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 701 β Conservation and Reinvestment Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | principal_candidate_of | GERALD C 'JERRY' WELLER FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | JERRY WELLER FOR CONGRESS, INC. | β | candidate_committees |