[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

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Goblin House Intelligence

Brian Babin

Republican · Representative, TX ·36

Score Components

28 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

82 → 21

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: Uninsured rate: 18.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 68.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino: 33.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 784,320

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $76,047

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 13 — Increase Mandatory Retirement Age for State Judges (2023) — failed, margin 37.2% yes to 62.8% no (only amendment that failed)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 9 — Cost-of-Living Adjustment for Retired Teachers (2023) — passed, margin majority yes (13 of 14 amendments passed)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 4 — $18 Billion Property Tax Relief (2023) — passed, margin 83% yes to 17% no

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.17)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Chevron Phillips Chemical (Baytown/Cedar Bayou) (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: ExxonMobil Baytown Complex (7000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: NASA Johnson Space Center (11000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Texas's 36th Congressional District is located in southeast Texas and includes all of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Liberty, Newton, and Tyler counties, plus portions of southeastern Harris County (including parts of Houston's eastern suburbs like Baytown and Pasadena) and northwestern Jefferson County. The district has

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Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-03: Voted for Trump's signature reconciliation bill that the CBO projected would add $2.4 trillion to deficits. As Science Committee Chairman, Babin applauded the bill's space and science provisions. The bill passed 218-214 with only two Republican defections.

primary · 2025-07-03

Voted yea on H.R. 22 (SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)) on 2025-04-10: Voted for requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Stated: 'The fact that we even need this legislation proves just how far Democrats have gone in opening our elections to abuse.'

primary · 2025-04-10

Voted yea on H.R. 21 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) on 2025-01-23: Voted for legislation imposing criminal penalties on healthcare practitioners who fail to provide care to infants born alive after failed abortions. Babin co-sponsored this bill and called Senate Democrats' refusal to pass it 'shameful.'

primary · 2025-01-23

Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: Voted for legislation mandating ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of theft offenses, consistent with his strongly restrictionist immigration record.

primary · 2025-01-07

Voted nay on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Voted against $60.8 billion in Ukraine military aid, aligning with 111 House Republicans who opposed the measure. Earned an 'F' grade from Republicans for Ukraine for voting against every major Ukraine aid measure in the 118th Congress.

primary · 2024-04-20

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Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act	yea	2025-07-03	aligned
SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)	yea	2025-04-10	deviating
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act	yea	2025-01-23	deviating
Laken Riley Act	yea	2025-01-07	deviating
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	nay	2024-04-20	deviating
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023	yea	2023-05-31	deviating
Respect for Marriage Act (initial House vote)	not voting	2022-07-19	deviating
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	nay	2021-11-05	misaligned
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	nay	2021-02-27	misaligned
Objections to Electoral College Certification (Arizona and Pennsylvania)	yea (on objections)	2021-01-06	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Babin voted against H.R. 3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), calling it 'Biden's Infrastructure Sham' that 'prioritizes his Green New Deal "

Vote: on "Babin's official biography and third-party profiles emphasize his advocacy for infrastructure, stati"

Babin voted against the $1.2T Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, dismissing it as a 'socialist sham' that ignored roads, bridges, and ports, yet his own promotional materials tout him as a bipartisan infrastructure champion who 'played a pivotal role in

reversal 60/100

Platform: "Babin participated in a December 2020 White House meeting with Trump advisors about whether Vice President Mike Pence could reject President Trump's 2"

Vote: on "Babin voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, calling it 'the most significant cons"

Babin participated in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, joining a lawsuit to discard millions of votes and voting to object to two states' electors, yet voted in 2023 to raise the debt ceiling by relying on Democratic votes — accepting a biparti

reversal 60/100

Platform: "Babin voted in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 119th), which the Congressional Budget Office projected would add $2.4 trillion to the"

Vote: on "Babin voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, calling it 'the most significant cons"

Babin praised the 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act as 'fiscal responsibility' and the 'most significant conservative win' against deficits, then voted for the 2025 OBBB, which the CBO projected would add $2.4 trillion in new deficits — dwarfing any sav

Last silence detection: Never

In-person town hall meetings and direct constituent engagement

453d silent

Expected position: As a six-term congressman representing a district with 14.1% poverty and 18.6% uninsured, Babin would be expected to hold regular in-person town halls where constituents can ask uns

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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