THOMAS, WILLIAM M
R Β· house Β· bioguide T000188
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- FEC candidate id
H8CA18020- Internal id
80cdeafa-93f6-4312-995f-f03cae34fc9f- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CA-22. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 780,759 |
| People | Median age | 31 |
| Income | Median household income | $58,828 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $22,039 |
| Income | In poverty | 22.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 10.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.441 |
| Race | White alone | 31.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 4.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 74.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 29.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 26.6% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 39.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 56.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 40.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 10.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 3.0% |
| Household | Family households | 78.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 3.44 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 43.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $285,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,189 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 70.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 14.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 5.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 3.0% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 4.9% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $6,250 | $16,461 | $3,492 | $0 | $0 |
| 2006 | $916,372 | $1,107,620 | $13,704 | $0 | $183,673 |
| 2004 | $1,675,472 | $1,493,684 | $204,951 | $0 | $431,719 |
| 2002 | $1,236,557 | $1,591,856 | $23,163 | $0 | $290,498 |
| 2000 | $1,317,720 | $1,522,929 | $288,245 | $0 | $432,717 |
| 1998 | $1,087,733 | $1,172,167 | $493,456 | $0 | $302,314 |
| 1996 | $1,079,145 | $768,689 | $577,890 | $0 | $373,006 |
| 1994 | $607,652 | $434,146 | $269,436 | $0 | $213,809 |
| 1992 | $603,169 | $615,587 | $95,932 | $0 | $253,461 |
| 1990 | $430,525 | $496,845 | $157,392 | $0 | $157,036 |
| 1988 | $336,586 | $329,354 | $200,913 | $0 | $79,654 |
| 1986 | $260,680 | $255,261 | $220,486 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $294,298 | $179,895 | $215,057 | $0 | $101,024 |
| 1982 | $198,775 | $178,320 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $246,167 | $192,111 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· CA-18 β won
- 1982 general house Β· CA-20 β won
- 1984 general house Β· CA-20 β won
- 1986 general house Β· CA-20 β won
- 1988 general house Β· CA-20 β won
- 1990 general house Β· CA-20 β won
- 1992 general house Β· CA-21 β won
- 1994 general house Β· CA-21 β won
- 1996 general house Β· CA-21 β won
- 1998 general house Β· CA-21 β won
- 2000 general house Β· CA-21 β won
- 2002 general house Β· CA-22 β won
- 2004 general house Β· CA-22 β won
- 2006 general house Β· CA-22 β lost_general
- 2008 general house Β· CA-22 β lost_general
Committees
- BILL THOMAS CAMPAIGN 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.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (25)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Garden Grove High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Santa Ana College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | San Francisco State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | San Francisco State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | BILL THOMAS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2005-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2003-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2003-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1974-01-01 | held_position | member of the California State Assembly | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-01 | employed_by | Bakersfield College | β | wikidata |