Astronaut Terry Virts US Inactive
Terry Virts for Texas
Chron Endorses Virts
Terry Virts is running for the 9th Congressional district in Texas Congress
Ad copy
North Shore and East Harris County! Astronaut Terry Virts is the former F-16 Fighter Pilot that will face down Trump and fight for you. Early Voting Now through Feb. 27th.
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Performance proxies
| Overall score | 32.0/100 |
| Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff. | 0.0 · 53.0 · 2.5 · 72.5 |
| Spend range | <USD 99 |
| Impressions | 9,000 – 9,999 |
| CPM (≈ $/1k impr) | USD 5.21 |
| Est. audience size | 100,001 – 500,000 |
| Days live | 10 (2026-02-17 → 2026-02-27) |
| Created | 2026-02-17 |
| Creative variants | 1 body · 1 headline |
| Platforms | facebook, instagram |
| Languages | — |
| Candidate | TX — Terry Virts |
| Surfaced by | “senate:Terry Virts” |
🧠 AI analysis
| Issue | candidate character bio |
| Framing | positive candidate |
| Message type | gotv mobilization |
| Emotional appeal | pride |
| Production tier | semi pro |
| Who pictured | candidate, veterans military |
| Symbols | none |
| Call to action | vote |
| Standout element | Houston Chronicle newspaper tear-out endorsement quote anchoring candidate's credibility at the bottom of the frame |
| Tactic | The ad stacks military/astronaut biography with a major newspaper endorsement to build outsized credibility for a lesser-known candidate in a competitive primary, while the fist-raised pose signals combativeness toward Trump. |
Where it ran (delivery by region)
| Texas | 100.0% |
Who saw it (delivery)
| 18-24 · female | 9.5% |
| 18-24 · male | 24.7% |
| 18-24 · unknown | 0.6% |
| 25-34 · female | 5.6% |
| 25-34 · male | 19.0% |
| 25-34 · unknown | 0.2% |
| 35-44 · female | 2.6% |
| 35-44 · male | 5.1% |
| 45-54 · female | 3.6% |
| 45-54 · male | 4.3% |
| 45-54 · unknown | 0.0% |
| 55-64 · female | 3.7% |
| 55-64 · male | 5.9% |
| 65+ · female | 6.7% |
| 65+ · male | 8.4% |
| 65+ · unknown | 0.1% |
