SHUSTER, BUD
R Β· house Β· bioguide S000394
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- FEC candidate id
H6PA09051- Internal id
ffa84b10-8c58-4909-b7eb-b5fedc447839- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), PA-09. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 765,525 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $69,483 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $37,434 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.443 |
| Race | White alone | 88.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 6.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.7% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 94.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 3.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 66.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 23.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.7% |
| Household | Family households | 64.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.37 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $205,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $946 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.9% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 87.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.2% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $11,543 | $271,278 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| 2000 | $1,312,485 | $1,150,318 | $259,735 | $236,311 | $733,574 |
| 1998 | $1,578,053 | $1,487,872 | $98,620 | $0 | $888,424 |
| 1996 | $1,219,644 | $1,213,304 | $7,520 | $0 | $660,008 |
| 1994 | $674,610 | $776,175 | $1,468 | $0 | $348,525 |
| 1992 | $557,315 | $556,385 | $103,032 | $0 | $353,403 |
| 1990 | $417,658 | $429,942 | $102,101 | $0 | $220,773 |
| 1988 | $402,210 | $332,647 | $114,385 | $0 | $237,290 |
| 1986 | $299,910 | $276,463 | $44,821 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $450,849 | $498,954 | $21,374 | $0 | $240,291 |
| 1982 | $314,732 | $256,825 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $158,193 | $156,048 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 1982 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 1984 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 1986 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 1988 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 1990 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 1992 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 1994 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 1996 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 1998 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 2000 general house Β· PA-9 β won
- 2002 general house Β· PA-9 β lost_general
Committees
- BUD SHUSTER 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% |
| 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.
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