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Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Mark E. Amodei

Republican · Representative, NV ·2

Mark E. Amodei is the Republican U.S. Representative (NV's 2nd congressional district). The platform has 5 voting records on file (2018-2026) and 53 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components

54 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

41 → 8

Donor Influence 15%

31 → 5

Silence Risk 25%

100 → 25

Contradiction Risk 25%

48 → 12

Intelligence Volume 15%

69 → 10

Constituency Deviation 0%

22 → 0

Voting Misalignment 0%

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: Median Property Value: $468,300

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-Born Population: 12% (94,800)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic Population: 24.1% (191,000)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 10.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $85,247

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Nevada Question 1 Federal firearms regulations (2022) — failed, margin 49.6% yes to 50.4% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Nevada Question 2 Minimum Wage Amendment (2022) — passed, margin 52.8% yes to 47.2% no

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction (share 0.03)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.13)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Manufacturing sector (34977 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Retail Trade sector (40611 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Health Care & Social Assistance sector (42156 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District covers northern Nevada including Reno, Sparks, and Carson City, with a population of 790,547. The district is 24.1% Hispanic and 12% foreign-born, reflecting significant immigrant community presence. Median household income is $85,247 with a 10.5% poverty rate affecting approximately 81,100 residents. The district voted for Trump in 2024 despite a 2020 Democratic lean, indicating cross-pressure electoral dynamics. The district's economy centers on healthcare (42,156 workers - largest employment sector) and retail trade, with mining offering the highest median wages ($98,363).

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Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 6136 (Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018) on 2018-06-27: Amodei voted for this bill while simultaneously claiming to be a 'pro-immigration Republican.' The bill would have restricted legal immigration through merit-based system changes. His district is 24.1% Hispanic - voting for restrictionist immigration legislation contradicts his stated outreach to the Latino community

inferential · 2018-06-27 ✓ Verified

Voted yea on H.R. 2925 (Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024/2025) on 2025-12-18: NV-02's highest-paying industry is Mining ($98,363 median). Amodei has repeatedly introduced and passed legislation to benefit mining companies, including his personal stake advocacy for Thacker Pass lithium mine ($2.26B DOE loan). This voting pattern aligns with the mining sector that is his top-paying constituency industry while…

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primary · 2025-12-18 ✓ Verified

Voted yea on H.R. 7147 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026) on 2026-01-22: Amodei chairs the Homeland Security Subcommittee and authored this bill as Chairman. The bill funds DHS enforcement operations including immigration detention and deportation programs, contradicting his claimed 'pro-immigration' positioning while aligning with defense contractor donors who benefit from DHS appropriations

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Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act ( reconciliation )) on 2025-04-28: NV-02 has a 10.5% poverty rate (81,100 people) and healthcare is the top employment sector (42,156 workers). The bill included deep Medicaid cuts and food assistance reductions. Nevada hospitals explicitly stated the Medicaid changes constitute cuts. Voting for this bill directly harmed the material interests of Amodei's most…

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primary · 2025-04-28 ✓ Verified

Voted yea on H.R. 2 (Secure the Border Act of 2023) on 2023-05-11: NV-02 is 24.1% Hispanic and 12% foreign-born. Amodei has self-described as a 'pro-immigration Republican' in his district, yet voted for legislation that mandates border wall completion and restricts legal immigration. This represents donor-aligned voting (hardline immigration policy benefits his party's base) at odds with his stated positioning to…

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primary · 2023-05-11 ✓ Verified

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funding / policy relationship Amodei voted for H.R. 7147 which funds DHS enforcement operations including immigration detention and deportation programs, directly benefiting ICE operations

US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversight Amodei chairs the Homeland Security Subcommittee and authored H.R. 7147 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026) which funds DHS enforcement…

General Dynamics donor General Dynamics Employee PAC contributed $2,500 to Amodei For Nevada in July 2025

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) funding / policy relationship Amodei voted for H.R. 2 (Secure the Border Act of 2023) mandating border wall completion and also voted for H.R. 7147 funding DHS enforcement operations, both…

U.S. Travel Association PAC donor $6,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00457754/

Sierra Nevada Corporation PAC donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00367995/

Mgm Resorts International PAC donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00299321/

General Atomics P. A. C. donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00215285/

Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147173/

Boyd Gaming Corporation Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00142315/

Associated General Contractors Of America PAC donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00082917/

American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/

With Honor PAC donor $7,500 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00661272/

Avantus LLC PAC donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00632588/

Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC) donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00592089/

American Society For Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery Political Action Committee, Inc. donor $7,500 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00587923/

Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00563726/

Coeur Mining Inc PAC donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00563072/

Tomorrow Is Meaningful PAC donor $5,000 to Mark E. Amodei's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00495887/

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood…	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Water Resources Development Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
PROOF Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Retire through Ownership Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
GUARD Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers…	Nay	2026-09-15	unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act	Yea	2026-09-14	unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act	Yea	2026-09-14	unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act	Yea	2026-09-03	unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act	Yea	2026-09-02	unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require…	Yea	2026-09-02	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
AGOA Extension Act	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act	Yea	2026-08-31	unknown

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_vote 60/100

Platform: "I describe myself as a pro-immigration Republican"

Vote: on "The measure, authored by Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei, was approved by a…"

Amodei claims to be 'pro-immigration' but authored and voted for HR 2 Secure the Border Act (2023), which mandates border wall completion, ends asylum protections, and restricts legal immigration - directly contradicting his stated position

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "I describe myself as a pro-immigration Republican"

Vote: on "I voted for the funding to get this started [border wall]... I have no long-term commitments in…"

Both quotes come from the same 2017 RGJ article where Amodei self-describes as 'pro-immigration Republican' while simultaneously justifying his vote for $1.6 billion border wall funding, demonstrating clear internal inconsistency within a single interview

Last silence detection: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:18:12 GMT (via scheduled run)

Medicaid changes and healthcare cuts

75d silent

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Expected position: Given NV-02 has 10.5% poverty rate and healthcare is the top employment sector, Amodei would be expected to address potential impacts on his constituents Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Amodei voted for the H.R. 1 reconciliation bill that gutted healthcare and food assistance for Nevadans. His only public statement characterized Medicaid changes as 'not cuts' despite Nevada hospitals explicitly stating they view them as cuts Primary URL: https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/11/amodei-nevada-hospitals-passed-up-chance-to-affect-medicaid-changes/84538949007/

Federal lands sale proceeds diversion

15d silent

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Expected position: As Nevada's sole Republican representative, Amodei would be expected to ensure any federal lands sale proceeds benefit Nevada, as has been tradition with previous Nevada land bills Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: During the window, Amodei actively pushed the Amodei-Maloy amendment to sell 450,000 acres of Nevada public lands, but was silent on the fact that proceeds would go to federal Treasury for Trump's tax cuts rather than Nevada projects. His only public statements focused on the land sale proposal without addressing the revenue diversion Primary URL: https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/05/08/amodei-outrages-nv-congressional-colleagues-with-dead-of-night-federal-lands-sale-amendment/

party & leadership pacs

Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC, Huck PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC) (amounts: $7,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000…

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party committees

Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC (amounts: $7,500 (2024)) — interest area: party committees

other candidates' committees

Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees

colleagues' leadership pacs

Tomorrow Is Meaningful PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC) (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues'…

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corporate pacs, industry unlisted

The Geo Group, Inc. Political Action Committee, Management And Training Corporation PAC, Avantus LLC PAC, Corecivic, Inc. Political Action Committee (Corecivic PAC), Calportland Company Political Action Committee (Cpcc-PAC) (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000…

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law & lobbying firms

Akerman LLP PAC, American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC, Honeywell International PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: law & lobbying firms

ideological & single-issue

With Honor PAC (amounts: $7,500 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue

other / unclassified

American Society For Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery Political Action Committee, Inc. (amounts: $7,500 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified

Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)

National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $10,000 (2024)

Boyd Gaming Corporation Political Action Committee Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)

Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC) Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)

Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)

Eye Of The Tiger PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)

Huck PAC Other candidates' committees $5,000 (2024)

Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Party committees $7,500 (2024)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2024)

With Honor PAC Ideological & single-issue $7,500 (2024)

Avantus LLC PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)

Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC) Party & leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)

American Society For Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery Political Action Committee, Inc. Other / unclassified $7,500 (2024)

Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC Party & leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)

Coeur Mining Inc PAC Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2024)

Topic	Priority	Alignment	Deviation
Healthcare Access and Rural Hospitals	80	55	45
Federal Fiscal Policy and Debt	72	65	35
Trade, Tariffs, and Agricultural Exports	68	72	28
Wildfire, Conservation, and Environment	77	75	25
Veterans and Military Affairs	70	78	22
Education and Early Childhood Programs	65	80	20
Water Resources and Drought Management	90	80	20
Energy Policy and Ratepayer Costs	78	82	18
Public Safety and Fraud Enforcement	75	85	15
Public Lands, Mining, and Resource Development	88	85	15
Immigration Enforcement and Border Security	82	88	12
Judicial Structure and Constitutional Amendments	55	90	10

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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
Contradiction Risk	30%	Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence	20%	Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk	15%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume	15%	Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation	0%	Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment	0%	Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

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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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains.

$3.9BDonor Contributions

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Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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