BROOKS, JACK BASCOM
D Β· house Β· bioguide B000880
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- FEC candidate id
H6TX09025- Internal id
d8156e32-0ede-483a-9916-56ef5af027a0- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-09. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 776,446 |
| People | Median age | 35 |
| Income | Median household income | $65,402 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $33,936 |
| Income | In poverty | 18.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 7.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.473 |
| Race | White alone | 18.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 35.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 9.7% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 38.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 20.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 29.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 54.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 33.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 56.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 32.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.3% |
| Household | Family households | 66.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.71 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 41.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $248,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,310 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 56.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.8% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 8.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 3.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 70.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 3.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.6% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $0 | $1,639 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $1,709 | $5,599 | $1,639 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $3,992 | $56,146 | $5,528 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $795,224 | $1,202,868 | $57,683 | $0 | $267,365 |
| 1992 | $606,926 | $472,021 | $465,327 | $0 | $102,431 |
| 1990 | $775,167 | $885,090 | $330,424 | $0 | $231,865 |
| 1988 | $424,773 | $226,581 | $440,347 | $0 | $104,025 |
| 1986 | $447,111 | $400,038 | $242,155 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $439,168 | $249,290 | $195,082 | $0 | $207,163 |
| 1982 | $621,168 | $688,066 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $127,814 | $133,569 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· TX-9 β won
- 1982 general house Β· TX-9 β won
- 1984 general house Β· TX-9 β won
- 1986 general house Β· TX-9 β won
- 1988 general house Β· TX-9 β won
- 1990 general house Β· TX-9 β won
- 1992 general house Β· TX-9 β won
- 1994 general house Β· TX-9 β won
Committees
- COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT JACK BROOKS 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 (25)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | member of the Texas House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Texas School of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Lamar University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT JACK BROOKS | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1993-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | 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 | |
| 1967-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1963-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1961-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1959-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1957-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1955-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1953-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |