HILLEARY, W VAN
R Β· house Β· bioguide H000615
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- FEC candidate id
H4TN04072- Internal id
828e266e-61ad-47e5-8f99-f988ee1c6ed1- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TN-04. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 799,279 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $69,571 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,890 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.433 |
| Race | White alone | 77.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 8.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 6.6% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 89.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 6.3% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 25.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.9% |
| Household | Family households | 68.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.63 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $291,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,165 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 71.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 75.7% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.9% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $52,877 | $173,536 | $0 | $0 | $24,758 |
| 2000 | $1,416,061 | $1,356,369 | $120,660 | $35,000 | $1,291,470 |
| 1998 | $1,065,432 | $1,084,001 | $62,469 | $45,000 | $906,798 |
| 1996 | $1,258,344 | $1,183,570 | $81,036 | $8,500 | $1,197,858 |
| 1994 | $643,177 | $636,911 | $6,265 | $138,942 | $482,896 |
Elections
- 1996 general house Β· TN-4 β won
- 1998 general house Β· TN-4 β won
- 2000 general house Β· TN-4 β won
- 2002 general house Β· TN-4 β lost_general
Committees
- DUNCAN/HILLEARY CONGRESSIONAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEE β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- FRIENDS OF VAN HILLEARY β principal Β· type H
- VAN HILLEARY FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β HR 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act
- cosponsor β HR 2238 β Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act of 2001
- cosponsor β HR 3676 β Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000
- cosponsor β HR 980 β Moccasin Bend National Archeological District Act
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.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 24K | $2,500 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (1)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | contributed_to | $2,500 | pas2 |
Outbound (7)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2238 β Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act of 2001 | 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 901 β American Land Sovereignty Protection Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 980 β Moccasin Bend National Archeological District Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | DUNCAN/HILLEARY CONGRESSIONAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF VAN HILLEARY | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | VAN HILLEARY FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |