GIBBONS, SAM M
D Β· house Β· bioguide G000153
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- FEC candidate id
H6FL07033- Internal id
5e8e40f1-3254-459d-bee7-1a98be1f5a75- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), FL-11. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 826,010 |
| People | Median age | 45 |
| Income | Median household income | $84,548 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $45,029 |
| Income | In poverty | 9.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.459 |
| Race | White alone | 61.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 12.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 20.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 16.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 15.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 78.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 14.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.8% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 35.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.0% |
| Household | Family households | 70.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.57 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 25.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $383,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,819 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 73.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 0.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 69.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 19.1% |
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 | $461 | $15,902 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $1,776 | $15,671 | $15,440 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $175,056 | $207,338 | $29,336 | $0 | $31,723 |
| 1994 | $1,175,863 | $1,155,373 | $61,618 | $0 | $338,449 |
| 1992 | $722,678 | $960,511 | $41,127 | $0 | $250,400 |
| 1990 | $492,517 | $825,795 | $278,960 | $0 | $88,017 |
| 1988 | $604,570 | $382,889 | $612,241 | $0 | $201,003 |
| 1986 | $903,485 | $563,509 | $390,559 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $239,710 | $293,300 | $50,584 | $0 | $71,808 |
| 1982 | $118,106 | $93,494 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $93,791 | $43,410 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· FL-7 β won
- 1982 general house Β· FL-7 β won
- 1984 general house Β· FL-7 β won
- 1986 general house Β· FL-7 β won
- 1988 general house Β· FL-7 β won
- 1990 general house Β· FL-7 β won
- 1992 general house Β· FL-11 β won
- 1994 general house Β· FL-11 β won
- 1996 general house Β· FL-11 β lost_general
Committees
- COMMITTEE FOR SAM GIBBONS 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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (24)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Henry B. Plant High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Florida | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | COMMITTEE FOR SAM GIBBONS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 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 | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1964-01-01 | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| 1963-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1963-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1959-01-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of Florida | β | wikidata | |
| 1953-01-01 | held_position | member of the Florida House of Representatives | β | wikidata |