[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Robert B. Aderholt

Republican · Representative, AL ·4

Score Components

33 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

100 → 25

Intelligence Volume 10%

57 → 6

Constituency Deviation 5%

0 → 0

Voting Misalignment 5%

0 → 0

% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English language at home: ~6% of households (Spanish: largest minority language)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 26.4 minutes

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Drives alone to work: 82.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 40.5

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 4.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Adult obesity rate: 39.4% (significantly above national average)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: ~2% (among lowest in nation)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: ~98% (among highest in nation)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 82.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 727,005 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $816

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $180,700

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 74.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 11.8% (ACS 5-Year)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $61,167 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Alabama Constitutional Amendment — Require Photo ID to Vote (2014, implemented after Supreme Court ruling) (2014) — passed, margin approved by voters

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Alabama Amendment 1 — Authorize $85 million bond issue for improvement, renovation, equipping, acquisition, provision, construction and maintenance of Alabama state parks (2022) (2022) — passed, margin 76.8% to 23.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (share 0.042)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.115)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage	yea	2026-04-30	mixed
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026	yea	2026-03-27	mixed
Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution	yea	2026-03-18	mixed
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — Ending the 43-Day Governmen	yea	2025-11-12	aligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment and Fin	yea	2025-07-03	mixed
Rescissions Act of 2025 — On Passage	yea	2025-06-13	mixed
SAVE Act and SAVE America Act — On Passage	yea	2025-04-10	mixed
Laken Riley Act — On Passage	yea	2025-01-07	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion)	yea	2024-04-20	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Aderholt stated in his OBBB vote press release on May 22, 2025: 'I voted yes because hardworking families deserve tax relief, a secure border, and a g"

Vote: on "The Congressional Budget Office projected the OBBB would add approximately $3-4 trillion to the fede"

Aderholt publicly framed the OBBB as delivering a 'government that lives within its means' and 'responsible government spending,' while the nonpartisan CBO projected the bill would add $3-4 trillion to the deficit. His characterization of the bill as

platform_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "Aderholt co-sponsored and voted for the Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J. Res. 2 in 2011), stating in his press release: 'Washington is in a spending-dr"

Vote: on "Aderholt voted Yea on H.J. Res. 139, the Balanced Budget Amendment, on March 18, 2026. The Common Dr"

Aderholt co-sponsored and championed the Balanced Budget Amendment for over a decade — calling it essential to 'live within our means from here on out, no excuses, no gimmicks' — then voted for the OBBB, which the CBO found would add $3-4 trillion to

reversal 60/100

Platform: "Aderholt voted Yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine aid, April 20, 2024), one of only two Alabama House Republicans to support sending $61 billion in weapons and"

Vote: on "Aderholt previously voted against a September 2023 continuing resolution that included Ukraine fundi"

Aderholt voted against Ukraine aid as part of a September 2023 CR, then voted for $61 billion in Ukraine aid in April 2024 — one of only two Alabama Republicans to do so, citing Alabama-made Patriot missiles and anti-drone weapons as justification. T

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Aderholt chairs the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee and oversaw the FY2026 bill that cut discretionary spending by $13.7 billion (7%) "

Vote: on "In the same FY2026 appropriations cycle, Aderholt secured over $56 million in earmarked Community Pr"

Aderholt championed $13.7 billion in Labor-HHS discretionary cuts — eliminating over 100 programs — while simultaneously securing $56 million in earmarks for his own district within the same appropriations cycle. While all appropriators engage in som

Last silence detection: Never

In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in AL-04 over 28-year tenure

10710d silent

Expected position: As the representative of the most Republican district in the United States (R+33) serving 727,000 constituents across 14 rural north Alabama counties, Aderholt would be expected to

No donor interests mapped

No constituency baseline modelled

No platform commitments archived

No committee memberships recorded

Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

Component	Weight	Signal
Silence Risk	25%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk	25%	Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume	10%	Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence	10%	Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation	5%	Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment	5%	Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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