COUGHLIN, R LAWRENCE
R Β· house Β· bioguide C000807
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- FEC candidate id
H6PA13020- Internal id
1db0259d-7f75-4598-8c1d-22791eb4a243- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), PA-13. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 765,396 |
| People | Median age | 44 |
| Income | Median household income | $69,259 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $36,591 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.429 |
| Race | White alone | 90.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.4% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.7% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.0% |
| Race | Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.2% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 94.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 66.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 22.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.3% |
| Household | Family households | 64.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.39 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $200,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $906 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 72.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 86.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 11.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.7% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | $39,102 | $136,499 | $259,116 | $0 | $2,535 |
| 1990 | $373,205 | $235,766 | $356,517 | $0 | $173,017 |
| 1988 | $396,262 | $225,412 | $219,081 | $0 | $225,836 |
| 1986 | $705,258 | $702,834 | $48,228 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $477,233 | $463,841 | $45,803 | $0 | $290,100 |
| 1982 | $156,552 | $150,151 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $109,514 | $103,457 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· PA-13 β won
- 1982 general house Β· PA-13 β won
- 1984 general house Β· PA-13 β lost_general
- 1986 general house Β· PA-13 β lost_general
- 1988 general house Β· PA-13 β won
- 1990 general house Β· PA-13 β won
- 1992 general house Β· PA-13 β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
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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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the Pennsylvania State Senate | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Temple University Beasley School of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Harvard Business School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Hotchkiss School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Yale University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Harvard University | β | wikidata | |
| 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 | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |