COOKSEY, JOHN CHARLES
R Β· house Β· bioguide C000735
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- FEC candidate id
H6LA05093- Internal id
01135ce7-89b4-43a1-9a58-b98ff226cc9f- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), LA-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 778,598 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $61,529 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,081 |
| Income | In poverty | 19.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.492 |
| Race | White alone | 62.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 28.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.7% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 3.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 94.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 59.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 26.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.5% |
| Household | Family households | 64.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.54 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 36.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $213,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,010 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 65.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.8% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 15.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 16.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 86.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 80.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 7.5% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $0 | $0 | $2,483 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $57,215 | $383,964 | $2,483 | $-75,000 | $38,467 |
| 2000 | $630,524 | $513,769 | $329,232 | $5,531 | $423,730 |
| 1998 | $750,561 | $537,985 | $212,477 | $5,531 | $554,723 |
| 1996 | $898,379 | $898,479 | $-83 | $112,391 | $621,824 |
Elections
- 1996 general house Β· LA-5 β won
- 1998 general house Β· LA-5 β won
- 2000 general house Β· LA-5 β won
- 2002 general house Β· LA-5 β lost_general
Committees
- COOKSEY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
- COOKSEY FOR CONGRESS EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
- HOLLOWAY - COOKSEY DEBT RETIREMENT 1996 β joint_fundraising 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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (11)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | affiliated_with | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Louisiana State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Louisiana State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Texas at Austin | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | COOKSEY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | HOLLOWAY - COOKSEY DEBT RETIREMENT 1996 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | COOKSEY FOR CONGRESS EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |