BOLAND, EDWARD P
D Β· house Β· bioguide B000600
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- FEC candidate id
H8MA02017- Internal id
8db06410-763b-4800-8045-90426e82323b- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MA-02. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 787,021 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $97,592 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $51,515 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.471 |
| Race | White alone | 72.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 5.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 7.2% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 11.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 10.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 15.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 77.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.1% |
| Education | High school or higher | 69.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 46.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 21.7% |
| Household | Family households | 64.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.46 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 37.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $444,400 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,482 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 56.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 5.8% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 93.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 67.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.1% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 17.6% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $40 | $8,111 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1988 | $56,452 | $72,539 | $8,070 | $0 | $6,164 |
| 1986 | $206,524 | $281,963 | $24,157 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $95,316 | $51,477 | $99,579 | $0 | $9,700 |
| 1982 | $30,398 | $32,187 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $84,490 | $28,553 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· MA-2 β won
- 1982 general house Β· MA-2 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MA-2 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MA-2 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MA-2 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% |
| 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 Massachusetts House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Bay Path University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Boston College Law School | 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 |