ROUKEMA, MARGE
R Β· house Β· bioguide R000465
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- FEC candidate id
H8NJ07017- Internal id
19d30492-7206-46f2-87f1-53415d0a9406- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NJ-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 778,374 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $132,937 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $66,780 |
| Income | In poverty | 5.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.465 |
| Race | White alone | 59.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 5.7% |
| Race | Asian alone | 16.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 17.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 11.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 26.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 65.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 12.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 74.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 55.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 22.3% |
| Household | Family households | 72.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.67 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $582,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,941 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 63.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 9.4% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 3.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 9.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 95.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.1% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 61.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 8.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 19.5% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $137,343 | $159,836 | $0 | $0 | $7,090 |
| 2000 | $1,003,004 | $1,005,148 | $22,493 | $32,500 | $405,999 |
| 1998 | $735,866 | $760,098 | $24,637 | $7,666 | $312,748 |
| 1996 | $515,185 | $496,610 | $48,870 | $6,666 | $202,955 |
| 1994 | $494,801 | $497,345 | $30,296 | $8,666 | $252,747 |
| 1992 | $439,150 | $504,596 | $32,842 | $49,661 | $199,599 |
| 1990 | $446,589 | $443,540 | $98,290 | $2,000 | $201,011 |
| 1988 | $406,469 | $400,555 | $95,241 | $2,000 | $204,017 |
| 1986 | $357,780 | $304,786 | $89,326 | $2,000 | $0 |
| 1984 | $298,036 | $297,513 | $36,332 | $1,000 | $162,342 |
| 1982 | $251,790 | $231,441 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $387,142 | $359,354 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· NJ-7 β won
- 1982 general house Β· NJ-5 β won
- 1984 general house Β· NJ-5 β won
- 1986 general house Β· NJ-5 β won
- 1988 general house Β· NJ-5 β won
- 1990 general house Β· NJ-5 β won
- 1992 general house Β· NJ-5 β won
- 1994 general house Β· NJ-5 β won
- 1996 general house Β· NJ-5 β won
- 1998 general house Β· NJ-5 β lost_general
- 2000 general house Β· NJ-5 β lost_general
- 2002 general house Β· NJ-5 β lost_general
Committees
- THE COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT CONGRESSWOMAN MARGE ROUKEMA 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 (16)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Montclair State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | West Orange High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | THE COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT CONGRESSWOMAN MARGE ROUKEMA | β | candidate_committees | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1970-01-01 | held_position | member | β | wikidata |