VIRTS, TERRY
D Β· house
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- FEC candidate id
H6TX09207- Internal id
71d92b84-98ce-43ac-92fc-e9384dfb69df- 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $665,423 | $421,710 | $35,441 | $317,479 | $582,805 |
Elections
- 2026 general house Β· TX-9 β running
Committees
- TERRY VIRTS FOR TEXAS β principal Β· type H
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.
Independent expenditures
Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).
| Cycle | Support | Oppose | IEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $10,143 | $0 | 3 |
Recent (latest 25)
| Date | Spender | For / against | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | COUNTRY FIRST | support | $4,047 | TEXT MESSAGING |
| 2026-03-03 | PROGRESSIVE CENTURY PROJECT | support | $4,000 | Telephone Advertising |
| 2026-02-19 | COUNTRY FIRST | support | $2,096 | TEXT MESSAGING DATA |
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| β | COUNTRY FIRST | 24E | $4,183 |
| 2026-03-03 | PROGRESSIVE CENTURY PROJECT | 24E | $4,000 |
| 2026-02-19 | COUNTRY FIRST | 24E | $2,095 |
Top individual donors (2026 cycle)
Via this candidate's principal committee TERRY VIRTS FOR TEXAS.
Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.
| Donor | Employer / occupation | City, ST | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSH, DAVID | NOT EMPLOYED Β· RETIRED | BROOKSHIRE, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| EMRAN, MOHAMMAD | DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Β· PHYSICIAN | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | 1 | $500 |
| GALLUP, JOHN | PROFESSOR Β· PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY | PORTLAND, OR | 1 | $500 |
| TASSLER, NINA | PRODUCER Β· SONY | ENCINO, CA | 1 | $500 |
| SMITH, KYTHLEEN | NOT EMPLOYED Β· NOT EMPLOYED | CYPRESS, TX | 1 | $100 |
| LEWIS, ED | NOT EMPLOYED Β· NOT EMPLOYED | PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS | 3 | $75 |
| WALTER, GEOFFREY | NOT EMPLOYED (RETIRED) Β· OPTICAL PHYSICIST (RETIRED) | SANTA YNEZ, CA | 2 | $45 |
| KEPNER, ELISA | SELF EMPLOYED Β· MILITARY CONSULTANT | ALDIE, VA | 1 | $6 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | COUNTRY FIRST | contributed_to | $4,183 | pas2 | |
| β | COUNTRY FIRST | supports_independently | $4,047 | fec_ies | |
| 2026-03-03 | PROGRESSIVE CENTURY PROJECT | supports_independently | $4,000 | fec_ies | |
| 2026-03-03 | PROGRESSIVE CENTURY PROJECT | contributed_to | $4,000 | pas2 | |
| 2026-02-19 | COUNTRY FIRST | supports_independently | $2,096 | fec_ies | |
| 2026-02-19 | COUNTRY FIRST | contributed_to | $2,095 | pas2 |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | TERRY VIRTS FOR TEXAS | β | candidate_committees |