EDMONDS, RICK

R · house

FEC candidate id: H6LA05226
Internal id: f79e9f49-2777-428f-9c95-357c8ae403f3
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — 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.
2026	$335,431	$56,256	$279,175	$155,000	$171,425

Elections

2026 general house · LA-5 — running

Committees

RICK FOR LOUISIANA — principal · type H

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × 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.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2026	$302,028	$0	15

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
—	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$9,469	Text Messaging
2026-05-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$7,505	Text Messaging
2026-04-30	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$54,052	Television Advertising
2026-04-23	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$6,000	Digital Advertising
2026-04-06	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$5,000	Digital Advertising
2026-04-06	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$25,000	Direct Mail
2026-03-19	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$25,000	Direct Mail
2026-03-17	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$55,065	Television Advertising
2026-03-16	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$6,000	Digital Advertising
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$20,000	Digital Advertising
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$25,000	Direct Mail
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$20,000	Digital Advertising
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$25,000	Direct Mail
2026-03-10	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$9,469	Text Messaging
2026-03-10	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	support	$9,469	Text Messaging

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-25	LIFEMARK PAC	24K	$2,500
2026-03-19	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	24E	$25,000
2026-03-17	CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL …	24K	$2,500
2026-03-17	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	24E	$55,065
2026-03-16	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	24E	$6,000
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	24E	$20,000
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	24E	$25,000
2026-03-10	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	24E	$9,468
2026-02-25	CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL …	24K	$2,000

Connected on the graph

Inbound (24)

date	from	type	amount	source
—	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$9,469	fec_ies
2026-05-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$7,505	fec_ies
2026-04-30	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$54,052	fec_ies
2026-04-23	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$6,000	fec_ies
2026-04-06	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$5,000	fec_ies
2026-04-06	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$25,000	fec_ies
2026-03-25	LIFEMARK CORPORATION PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2026-03-19	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	contributed_to	$25,000	pas2
2026-03-19	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$25,000	fec_ies
2026-03-17	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$55,065	fec_ies
2026-03-17	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	contributed_to	$55,065	pas2
2026-03-17	CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/CRPPA FED PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2026-03-16	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	contributed_to	$6,000	pas2
2026-03-16	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$6,000	fec_ies
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$25,000	fec_ies
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$20,000	fec_ies
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$25,000	fec_ies
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	contributed_to	$20,000	pas2
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	contributed_to	$25,000	pas2
2026-03-11	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$20,000	fec_ies
2026-03-10	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	contributed_to	$9,468	pas2
2026-03-10	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$9,469	fec_ies
2026-03-10	LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUND	supports_independently	$9,469	fec_ies
2026-02-25	CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/CRPPA FED PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	RICK FOR LOUISIANA	—		candidate_committees

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