CHILES, LAWTON
D Β· senate Β· bioguide C000356
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- FEC candidate id
S6FL00012- Internal id
cde92d2c-f225-44de-9ee4-97c8a10af6fc- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Florida. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 22,416,077 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $74,568 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $42,609 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.485 |
| Race | White alone | 55.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 15.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 27.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 19.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 21.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 69.4% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 22.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 34.1% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.9% |
| Household | Family households | 64.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.51 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $359,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,669 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 54.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 14.7% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.4% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 70.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.7% |
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 | $2,299 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1990 | $9,699 | $21,306 | $2,299 | $0 | $0 |
| 1988 | $1,313,216 | $1,306,081 | $13,905 | $0 | $1,263,272 |
| 1986 | $6,832 | $38,021 | $6,769 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $9,618 | $13,306 | $37,958 | $552 | $1,375 |
| 1982 | $848,266 | $806,629 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general senate Β· FL-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· FL-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· FL-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· FL-S β lost_general
- 1988 general senate Β· FL-S β lost_general
- 1988 general senate Β· FL-S β lost_general
- 1988 general senate Β· FL-S β lost_general
- 1988 general senate Β· FL-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· FL-S β won
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- sponsor Β· 1987-06-16 β S 1367 β A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to preserve certain wetlands and historic sites in the St. Johns River Valley, Florida, and for other purposes.
- cosponsor β S 2420 β Arizona-Florida Land Exchange Act of 1988
- cosponsor β S 1297 β De Soto National Trail Study Act of 1987
- cosponsor β S 858 β Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987
- cosponsor β S 2042 β An Act to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct within the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial site in the District of Columbia a specific commemoration of women of the United States who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 23.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
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 (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | S 1297 β De Soto National Trail Study Act of 1987 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | S 2042 β An Act to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct within the Vie | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | S 2420 β Arizona-Florida Land Exchange Act of 1988 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | S 858 β Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 1987-06-16 | sponsor_of_bill | S 1367 β A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to preserve certain wetlands and historic | β | sponsor | sponsorship |