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. Democratic Primary is March 3rd.
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Performance proxies
| Overall score | 28.2/100 |
| Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff. | 0.0 · 45.5 · 0.3 · 67.0 |
| Spend range | <USD 99 |
| Impressions | 4,000 – 4,999 |
| CPM (≈ $/1k impr) | USD 11.0 |
| Est. audience size | 100,001 – 500,000 |
| Days live | 2 (2026-02-27 → 2026-03-01) |
| Created | 2026-02-27 |
| 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 | persuasion |
| Emotional appeal | pride |
| Production tier | semi pro |
| Who pictured | candidate, veterans military |
| Symbols | us flag, military |
| Call to action | vote |
| Standout element | Candidate wearing NASA spacesuit with US flag patch anchors credibility as an astronaut and F-16 pilot simultaneously |
| Tactic | The ad leverages a Houston Chronicle endorsement quote and dual military/astronaut identity to build outsized credibility for a Democratic candidate in a Republican-leaning redistricted Texas seat. |
Where it ran (delivery by region)
| Texas | 100.0% |
Who saw it (delivery)
| 18-24 · female | 13.5% |
| 45-54 · unknown | 0.0% |
| 65+ · unknown | 0.0% |
| 65+ · male | 2.8% |
| 65+ · female | 2.6% |
| 55-64 · unknown | 0.0% |
| 55-64 · male | 2.5% |
| 55-64 · female | 1.5% |
| 45-54 · male | 2.4% |
| 18-24 · male | 34.8% |
| 45-54 · female | 1.7% |
| 35-44 · male | 4.0% |
| 35-44 · female | 1.5% |
| 25-34 · unknown | 0.2% |
| 25-34 · male | 23.6% |
| 25-34 · female | 7.5% |
| 18-24 · unknown | 1.1% |
| Unknown · male | 0.0% |
