TRAXLER, BOB
D Β· house Β· bioguide T000356
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- FEC candidate id
H6MI08064- Internal id
54295a27-192f-439c-a83b-7e2d6af09394- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MI-08. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 770,294 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $63,195 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $36,073 |
| Income | In poverty | 15.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.461 |
| Race | White alone | 76.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 14.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.6% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 96.1% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 56.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 24.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.8% |
| Household | Family households | 62.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.35 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $170,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $966 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 74.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 78.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.0% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $644 | $28,753 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $2,964 | $25,634 | $28,109 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $5,244 | $325,790 | $50,778 | $0 | $0 |
| 1992 | $239,768 | $228,593 | $371,324 | $0 | $77,193 |
| 1990 | $297,221 | $176,815 | $360,148 | $0 | $74,562 |
| 1988 | $238,000 | $128,400 | $239,742 | $0 | $67,988 |
| 1986 | $149,142 | $98,670 | $130,143 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $137,402 | $124,580 | $79,671 | $0 | $44,585 |
| 1982 | $65,695 | $71,747 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $95,592 | $81,780 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· MI-8 β won
- 1982 general house Β· MI-8 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MI-8 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MI-8 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MI-8 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MI-8 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MI-8 β lost_general
Committees
- BOB TRAXLER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE 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 (15)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | member of the Michigan House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Michigan State University College of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Michigan State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | BOB TRAXLER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 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 | |
| 1974-04-23 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |