RATCLIFFE, JOHN L
R Β· house Β· bioguide R000601
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- FEC candidate id
H4TX04153- Internal id
f70e743b-a03e-4d9f-98eb-7532661332c1- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-04. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 823,011 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $97,860 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $50,872 |
| Income | In poverty | 8.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.462 |
| Race | White alone | 62.5% |
| Race | Black alone | 9.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 12.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 15.1% |
| Race | Two or more races | 11.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 17.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 77.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 9.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 65.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 44.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 17.1% |
| Household | Family households | 69.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.64 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 27.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $393,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,635 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 65.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 22.9% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $23 | $373,600 | $0 | $225,300 | $0 |
| 2020 | $544,358 | $529,784 | $373,578 | $0 | $315,316 |
| 2018 | $1,072,295 | $841,903 | $359,004 | $0 | $454,842 |
| 2016 | $927,772 | $910,935 | $128,612 | $294,250 | $431,318 |
| 2014 | $1,499,055 | $1,387,280 | $111,775 | $411,650 | $627,730 |
Elections
- 2014 general house Β· TX-4 β won
- 2016 general house Β· TX-4 β won
- 2018 general house Β· TX-4 β won
- 2020 general house Β· TX-4 β lost_general
Committees
- RATCLIFFE 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) = 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.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 | RATCLIFFE FOR CONGRESS | 24K | $4,612 |
| 2022-05-31 | THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT⦠| 24K | $-1,000 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 | RATCLIFFE FOR CONGRESS | contributed_to | $4,612 | pas2 | |
| 2022-05-31 | THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | contributed_to | $-1,000 | pas2 |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | RATCLIFFE FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |