WARD, MICHAEL D
D Β· house Β· bioguide W000139
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- FEC candidate id
H4KY03061- Internal id
a49fdf10-b2c9-410b-bc35-d3c7d8bdf9e5- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), KY-03. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 748,522 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $68,047 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,938 |
| Income | In poverty | 14.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.3% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.478 |
| Race | White alone | 62.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 21.4% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 10.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 10.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 87.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 6.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 62.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 36.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 15.0% |
| Household | Family households | 57.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.30 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 37.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $239,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,147 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 63.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 72.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.6% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 13.8% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $0 | $122 | $6 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $9,780 | $11,628 | $128 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $939,065 | $948,051 | $5,817 | $2,000 | $362,920 |
| 1994 | $565,500 | $565,022 | $476 | $32,300 | $275,153 |
Elections
Committees
- WARD 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.
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Outbound (8)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | member of the Kentucky House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Atherton High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | affiliated_with | Peace Corps | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Louisville | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | WARD FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-01 | held_position | Kentucky House of Representatives | β | wikidata |