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
Baytown and Channelview 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 | 30.4/100 |
| Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff. | 0.0 · 49.2 · 2.5 · 69.7 |
| Spend range | <USD 99 |
| Impressions | 6,000 – 6,999 |
| CPM (≈ $/1k impr) | USD 7.62 |
| Est. audience size | 50,001 – 100,000 |
| 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 | hope |
| Production tier | semi pro |
| Who pictured | candidate |
| Symbols | none |
| Call to action | vote |
| Standout element | Houston Chronicle newspaper tear-out endorsement quote anchoring the bottom of the candidate photo |
| Tactic | The ad leverages a dual credibility play — astronaut/fighter pilot biography as heroic outsider and a Houston Chronicle endorsement quote — to build electability confidence while driving early vote urgency. |
Where it ran (delivery by region)
| Texas | 100.0% |
Who saw it (delivery)
| 25-34 · male | 0.1% |
| 35-44 · female | 8.2% |
| 35-44 · male | 14.2% |
| 35-44 · unknown | 0.2% |
| 45-54 · female | 8.6% |
| 45-54 · male | 11.6% |
| 45-54 · unknown | 0.1% |
| 55-64 · female | 10.6% |
| 55-64 · male | 14.6% |
| 55-64 · unknown | 0.1% |
| 65+ · female | 16.2% |
| 65+ · male | 15.5% |
| 65+ · unknown | 0.1% |
