SHARP, PHILIP R
D Β· house Β· bioguide S000294
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- FEC candidate id
H6IN10059- Internal id
60fd7781-0bfe-41c6-b1e4-e99ab99c46a9- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IN-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 752,547 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $68,107 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,824 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.441 |
| Race | White alone | 78.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 6.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 12.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 6.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 86.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 60.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 25.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.2% |
| Household | Family households | 64.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.56 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.2% |
| Housing | Median home value | $191,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,009 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 75.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.7% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 7.7% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $74 | $15,524 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $132,238 | $147,597 | $15,449 | $0 | $27,926 |
| 1992 | $624,265 | $623,400 | $30,810 | $0 | $153,985 |
| 1990 | $714,491 | $773,178 | $29,944 | $0 | $183,811 |
| 1988 | $465,414 | $444,422 | $88,631 | $0 | $129,167 |
| 1986 | $403,720 | $384,009 | $67,639 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $429,818 | $409,593 | $47,929 | $0 | $160,845 |
| 1982 | $394,372 | $372,331 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $141,419 | $160,827 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· IN-10 β won
- 1982 general house Β· IN-2 β won
- 1984 general house Β· IN-2 β won
- 1986 general house Β· IN-2 β won
- 1988 general house Β· IN-2 β lost_general
- 1990 general house Β· IN-2 β lost_general
- 1992 general house Β· IN-2 β won
- 1994 general house Β· IN-2 β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
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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| β | employed_by | Ball State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | DePauw University | β | wikidata | |
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| 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 | |
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