WRIGHT, JAMES C JR
D Β· house Β· bioguide W000763
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- FEC candidate id
H6TX12029- Internal id
1b7892e9-9825-4fd1-93d8-fffd9480e06f- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-12. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 816,916 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $87,454 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $44,761 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.3% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.461 |
| Race | White alone | 60.2% |
| Race | Black alone | 12.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 24.5% |
| Race | Two or more races | 15.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 10.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 79.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 14.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 59.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 34.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.2% |
| Household | Family households | 65.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.64 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $327,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,562 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.0% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 73.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 14.5% |
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 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1990 | $471,018 | $553,437 | $1,424 | $0 | $61,626 |
| 1988 | $776,295 | $940,760 | $83,843 | $0 | $297,569 |
| 1986 | $1,237,395 | $1,098,252 | $248,314 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $388,964 | $348,932 | $109,174 | $0 | $183,667 |
| 1982 | $515,592 | $466,073 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $1,111,310 | $1,152,479 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· TX-12 β won
- 1982 general house Β· TX-12 β won
- 1984 general house Β· TX-12 β won
- 1986 general house Β· TX-12 β won
- 1988 general house Β· TX-12 β won
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% |
| 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
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the Texas House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Weatherford College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Texas at Austin | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Texas Christian University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | W. H. Adamson High School | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-06 | held_position | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | 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 |