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
Crosby and Barrett Democrats! 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 | 29.6/100 |
| Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff. | 0.0 · 47.5 · 2.2 · 68.5 |
| Spend range | <USD 99 |
| Impressions | 5,000 – 5,999 |
| CPM (≈ $/1k impr) | USD 9.0 |
| Est. audience size | 10,001 – 50,000 |
| Days live | 9 (2026-02-18 → 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 |
| Symbols | none |
| Call to action | vote |
| Standout element | Houston Chronicle newspaper clipping cutout lending editorial credibility beneath the candidate's confident pose |
| Tactic | The ad stacks credibility signals — military/astronaut bio, fist-raised posture, and a newspaper endorsement pull-quote — to build a heroic outsider narrative while driving early vote urgency. |
Where it ran (delivery by region)
| Texas | 100.0% |
Who saw it (delivery)
| 25-34 · female | 1.7% |
| 25-34 · male | 3.4% |
| 35-44 · female | 8.2% |
| 35-44 · male | 14.6% |
| 35-44 · unknown | 0.3% |
| 45-54 · female | 7.2% |
| 45-54 · male | 11.3% |
| 45-54 · unknown | 0.0% |
| 55-64 · female | 11.0% |
| 55-64 · male | 12.3% |
| 55-64 · unknown | 0.2% |
| 65+ · female | 15.1% |
| 65+ · male | 14.7% |
| 65+ · unknown | 0.0% |
