BRAT, DAVID ALAN
R Β· house Β· bioguide B001290
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- FEC candidate id
H4VA07143- Internal id
dd2042c3-48c7-41ec-981b-8375d20ddc1a- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), VA-07. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 806,870 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $113,817 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $47,986 |
| Income | In poverty | 7.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.399 |
| Race | White alone | 52.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 20.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 5.2% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 17.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 12.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 16.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 77.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 13.1% |
| Education | High school or higher | 63.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 37.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 15.1% |
| Household | Family households | 73.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.87 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $438,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,813 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 68.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 12.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 68.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.9% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 16.6% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0 | $13,022 | $51,217 | $0 | $0 |
| 2024 | $200 | $26,914 | $64,239 | $0 | $200 |
| 2022 | $600 | $30,136 | $90,952 | $0 | $600 |
| 2020 | $8,377 | $59,149 | $120,488 | $0 | $3 |
| 2018 | $3,373,991 | $3,371,044 | $171,261 | $0 | $2,826,335 |
| 2016 | $1,273,942 | $1,166,348 | $168,014 | $0 | $1,042,812 |
| 2014 | $1,469,113 | $1,408,693 | $60,420 | $0 | $1,261,766 |
Elections
- 2014 general house Β· VA-7 β won
- 2016 general house Β· VA-7 β won
- 2018 general house Β· VA-7 β lost_general
- 2020 general house Β· VA-7 β lost_general
Committees
- FRIENDS OF DAVE BRAT INC. 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.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-31 | THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT⦠| 24K | $-1,000 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (1)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-31 | THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | contributed_to | $-1,000 | pas2 |
Outbound (10)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | American University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Hope College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Park Center Senior High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Princeton Theological Seminary | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Arthur Andersen | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | RandolphβMacon College | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF DAVE BRAT INC. | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2017-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2015-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2014-11-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |