BAKER, RICHARD H
R Β· house Β· bioguide B000072
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- FEC candidate id
H6LA06083- Internal id
6dfeb337-f79e-44c7-a2ec-f591aba62612- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), LA-06. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 757,854 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $48,696 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $29,241 |
| Income | In poverty | 25.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 8.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.506 |
| Race | White alone | 37.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 53.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 3.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 93.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.3% |
| Education | High school or higher | 57.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 22.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.8% |
| Household | Family households | 59.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.47 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 43.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $177,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $967 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 65.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 16.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 84.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 12.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 78.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 6.4% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $488,587 | $525,593 | $0 | $0 | $166,000 |
| 2006 | $1,408,137 | $1,604,766 | $36,974 | $0 | $565,652 |
| 2004 | $1,157,502 | $1,090,352 | $233,603 | $0 | $331,470 |
| 2002 | $842,093 | $790,958 | $166,449 | $0 | $196,855 |
| 2000 | $919,564 | $916,205 | $116,174 | $0 | $339,676 |
| 1998 | $1,444,567 | $1,444,171 | $112,814 | $0 | $702,345 |
| 1996 | $568,733 | $554,968 | $112,520 | $0 | $284,981 |
| 1994 | $609,698 | $518,945 | $98,753 | $0 | $346,506 |
| 1992 | $711,147 | $770,203 | $7,999 | $45,958 | $428,540 |
| 1990 | $382,622 | $332,905 | $67,056 | $0 | $217,459 |
| 1988 | $287,230 | $270,899 | $17,341 | $0 | $150,043 |
| 1986 | $434,290 | $433,281 | $1,008 | $34,518 | $0 |
Elections
- 1986 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 1988 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 1990 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 1992 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 1994 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 1996 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 1998 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 2000 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 2002 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 2004 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 2006 general house Β· LA-6 β won
- 2008 general house Β· LA-6 β lost_general
Committees
- BAKER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
- BETTER GOVERNMENT 2002 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) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| 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 (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | BETTER GOVERNMENT 2002 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | BAKER FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |