[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Cory A. Booker

Democratic · Senator, NJ

Score Components

36 HIGH

Connection Density 20%

4 → 1

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

20 → 5

Contradiction Risk 25%

100 → 25

Intelligence Volume 10%

52 → 5

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: Homeownership rate: 64.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 9.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 54.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 9,500,000

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2024): $103,556

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Jersey Public Question — Environmental Rights Amendment (2021) (2021) — passed, margin majority yes

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Jersey Public Question 2 — Property Tax Deduction for Veterans (Constitutional Amendment, 2021) (2021) — passed, margin 72.8% yes to 27.2% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Jersey Public Question 1 — Legalize Recreational Marijuana (Constitutional Amendment, 2020) (2020) — passed, margin 67.1% yes to 32.9% no

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 52 (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.17)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Hackensack Meridian Health (36000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Wakefern Food Corporation (ShopRite) (40200 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: RWJBarnabas Health (41000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Amazon (New Jersey facilities) (46000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New Jersey is a Northeastern state with a population of approximately 9.5 million (2024), making it the 11th most populous state. It is the most densely populated state in the U.S. with a median household income of $103,556 — one of the highest in the nation. The state is highly diverse: approximately 55% White non-H

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Voted yea on H.R. 815 / National Security Supplemental (National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid)) on 2024-02-13: Voted for $95 billion in foreign aid including $60 billion for Ukraine. As a Foreign Relations Committee member, stated he was 'appalled' that Republicans abandoned the border-security deal that would h

primary · 2024-02-13

Voted yea on H.R. 8404 (Respect for Marriage Act) on 2022-11-29: Voted to codify federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages, stating: 'No one in a same-sex or interracial marriage should ever worry about whether or not their marriage will be invalidated in the future.' The bill passed 61-36 with 12 Republican votes.

primary · 2022-11-29

Voted nay on H.R. 1 / One Big Beautiful Bill Act (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-01: Voted with all Senate Democrats against Trump's signature reconciliation bill, calling it a 'moral obscenity.' The bill passed 51-50 with Vice President Vance breaking the tie. Booker warned it would cause millions to lose health coverage through Medicaid cuts, affec

primary · 2025-07-01

Voted nay on H.R. 29 / S. 5 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-09: One of only 9 senators to vote against mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of theft offenses. Booker stood with the most progressive wing of his party on this immigration enforcement bill. The bill passed 84-9, with 46 Democrats voting in favor.

primary · 2025-01-09

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP major_donor 2013-2024 cycle: $181,150 via Cory Booker for Senate (all individual); top 5 career donor

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act	nay	2025-07-01	deviating
Confirmation of Charles Kushner as U.S. Ambassador to France	yea	2025-05-19	deviating
Laken Riley Act	nay	2025-01-09	deviating
National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan	yea	2024-02-13	deviating
Respect for Marriage Act	yea	2022-11-29	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "Booker delivered a record-breaking 25-hour Senate floor speech in March-April 2025, positioning himself as a leader of the anti-Trump resistance, decl"

Vote: on "On May 19, 2025, Booker was the sole Democratic senator to vote to confirm Charles Kushner — a convi"

Booker positioned himself as the face of Trump resistance with a historic 25-hour Senate speech, then just seven weeks later became the sole Democrat to confirm convicted felon Charles Kushner — Trump's son-in-law's father — as Ambassador to France,

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Booker stated in the first 2020 Democratic debate: 'I have pledged to stop taking money from Corporate PACs and pharmaceutical groups.' This claim was"

Vote: on "Booker accepted approximately $800,000 in AIPAC-affiliated contributions over his Senate career — in"

Booker publicly swore off corporate PAC money and touted his clean campaign finance record, yet accepted approximately $800,000 from AIPAC — a 'single-issue' PAC — over his career, only renouncing such funds in March 2026 after sustained activist pre

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Booker stated: 'I support the importation of prescription drugs as a key part of a strategy to help control the skyrocketing cost of medications.'"

Vote: on "On January 11, 2017, Booker voted with 12 other Democratic senators against a Sanders-Klobuchar amen"

Booker publicly declared support for drug importation as a strategy to lower costs, but voted against a Sanders amendment to allow cheaper Canadian drug imports — while being the third-highest Senate recipient of pharmaceutical industry campaign cont

platform_vs_vote 60/100

Platform: "Booker voted for the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) in 2015, supporting Barack Obama against intense opposition from AIPAC and Prime Minister Netanyahu. AI"

Vote: on "Pro-Israel donors and AIPAC continued to be among Booker's most significant sources of campaign fund"

Booker defied AIPAC to support the Iran nuclear deal in 2015 — a vote of genuine political courage — yet AIPAC and pro-Israel donors continued to be among his most significant funding sources, totaling approximately $800,000 over his career, raising

Last silence detection: Never

Medicare for All and single-payer healthcare

3142d silent

Expected position: As a progressive Democratic senator from New Jersey, which is home to major pharmaceutical companies (Novartis, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb), Booker would be expe

Calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

907d silent

Expected position: As a progressive Democratic senator and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who has received significant AIPAC support, Booker would be expected to articulate a clear

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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