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
Lake Houston, 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 | 28.8/100 |
| Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff. | 0.0 · 45.5 · 2.5 · 67.0 |
| Spend range | <USD 99 |
| Impressions | 4,000 – 4,999 |
| CPM (≈ $/1k impr) | USD 11.0 |
| Est. audience size | — |
| 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 | military, us flag |
| Call to action | vote |
| Standout element | Houston Chronicle newspaper clip tearaway anchoring the bottom with an endorsement quote, lending editorial credibility |
| Tactic | The ad stacks three credibility layers — astronaut, fighter pilot, newspaper endorsement — to build an electability argument aimed at persuading primary voters that Virts is the strongest candidate to flip the seat. |
Where it ran (delivery by region)
| Texas | 15.4% |
| California | 9.7% |
| Florida | 5.4% |
| New York | 4.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 4.2% |
| Ohio | 3.7% |
| Illinois | 3.3% |
Who saw it (delivery)
| 18-24 · female | 1.5% |
| 45-54 · male | 3.1% |
| 65+ · male | 31.0% |
| 65+ · female | 28.1% |
| 55-64 · unknown | 0.0% |
| 55-64 · male | 6.4% |
| 55-64 · female | 3.4% |
| 45-54 · unknown | 0.1% |
| 45-54 · female | 1.2% |
| 18-24 · male | 11.4% |
| 35-44 · unknown | 0.0% |
| 35-44 · male | 3.6% |
| 35-44 · female | 1.0% |
| 25-34 · unknown | 0.1% |
| 25-34 · male | 7.1% |
| 25-34 · female | 1.3% |
| 18-24 · unknown | 0.3% |
| 65+ · unknown | 0.5% |
