FAWELL, HARRIS W
R Β· house Β· bioguide F000049
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- FEC candidate id
H4IL13043- Internal id
76e54ff8-be2b-4d5c-a072-0ec4d9e20793- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-13. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 747,221 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $63,106 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $36,554 |
| Income | In poverty | 17.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.473 |
| Race | White alone | 67.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 19.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.2% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.1% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 5.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 91.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 32.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 14.2% |
| Household | Family households | 55.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.28 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 40.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $154,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $999 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 73.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.0% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 12.8% |
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 | $83,471 | $99,421 | $20,547 | $0 | $54,927 |
| 1996 | $441,444 | $537,449 | $15,949 | $0 | $235,114 |
| 1994 | $359,750 | $278,469 | $111,954 | $0 | $232,468 |
| 1992 | $498,465 | $574,347 | $30,674 | $0 | $300,849 |
| 1990 | $336,789 | $271,915 | $103,808 | $0 | $207,130 |
| 1988 | $292,896 | $289,190 | $38,935 | $0 | $186,556 |
| 1986 | $194,887 | $193,882 | $35,230 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $210,918 | $176,689 | $34,226 | $0 | $126,136 |
Elections
- 1984 general house Β· IL-13 β won
- 1986 general house Β· IL-13 β won
- 1988 general house Β· IL-13 β won
- 1990 general house Β· IL-13 β won
- 1992 general house Β· IL-13 β won
- 1994 general house Β· IL-13 β won
- 1996 general house Β· IL-13 β won
- 1998 general house Β· IL-13 β lost_general
Committees
- HARRIS FAWELL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE 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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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Community High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Chicago-Kent College of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | HARRIS FAWELL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | 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 | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-01 | held_position | member | β | wikidata | |
| 1963-01-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of Illinois | β | wikidata | |
| 1947-01-01 | educated_at | North Central College | β | wikidata |