OLSON, PETER G.
R Β· house Β· bioguide O000168
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- FEC candidate id
H8TX22107- Internal id
aea552ed-ae21-4fd7-9c8b-801aac1bd781- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-22. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 833,743 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $110,835 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $48,190 |
| Income | In poverty | 8.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.439 |
| Race | White alone | 45.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 12.2% |
| Race | Asian alone | 15.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 29.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 19.2% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 24.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 64.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 19.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 66.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 47.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 18.3% |
| Household | Family households | 78.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.92 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 27.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $365,400 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,663 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 78.4% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 6.9% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 9.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 71.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 16.6% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $443 | $5,130 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $672,648 | $736,811 | $4,687 | $0 | $206,031 |
| 2018 | $1,538,411 | $1,927,406 | $68,849 | $0 | $565,579 |
| 2016 | $1,551,908 | $1,424,609 | $457,844 | $0 | $564,355 |
| 2014 | $1,482,853 | $1,299,370 | $330,544 | $0 | $772,442 |
| 2012 | $1,439,597 | $1,314,947 | $147,062 | $40,000 | $701,914 |
| 2010 | $1,268,559 | $1,311,977 | $22,412 | $110,000 | $749,886 |
| 2008 | $2,431,982 | $2,366,151 | $65,831 | $250,013 | $1,409,960 |
Elections
- 2008 general house Β· TX-22 β won
- 2010 general house Β· TX-22 β won
- 2012 general house Β· TX-22 β won
- 2014 general house Β· TX-22 β won
- 2016 general house Β· TX-22 β won
- 2018 general house Β· TX-22 β won
- 2020 general house Β· TX-22 β lost_general
Committees
- HOUSE REPUBLICAN FRESHMEN 2009 β joint_fundraising Β· type N
- OLSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
- OLSON-TEXAS VICTORY COMMITTEE β joint_fundraising Β· type N
- ROMP II 2008 β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- TEXANS FOR TEXANS β joint_fundraising 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) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| 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.
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Outbound (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | OLSON-TEXAS VICTORY COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | ROMP II 2008 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | TEXANS FOR TEXANS | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | HOUSE REPUBLICAN FRESHMEN 2009 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | OLSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |