[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Donald S. Beyer

Democratic · Representative, VA ·8

Score Components

5 LOW

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

0 → 0

Intelligence Volume 10%

48 → 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: Asian alone: 12%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino (any race): 20.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American alone: 13%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone (non-Hispanic): 52%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 65.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 7.72%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $131,383

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (Question 1) (2022) — passed, margin 67% Yes - 33% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Virginia Redistricting Commission Amendment (Question 1) (2020) — passed, margin 65% Yes - 35% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 51 (share 10)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 12.5)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 (share 20)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 26.1)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: George Mason University (6000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Northrop Grumman (2500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Virginia Hospital Center (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Amazon.com Inc. (15000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) (26000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Virginia's 8th Congressional District encompasses the Northern Virginia suburbs directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., including Arlington County, the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church, and portions of Fairfax County. It is one of the wealthiest and most educated districts in the country, with a

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Voted nay on H.J.Res.26 (Disapproving D.C. Council's Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022) on 2023-02-09: Beyer voted against the congressional disapproval of D.C.'s revised criminal code, defending home rule. His Northern Virginia district is culturally and economically intertwined with D.C., and the vote aligned with his constituents' support for D.C. self-go

primary · 2023-02-09

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Laken Riley Act (mandatory ICE detention for certain non-citizens)	nay	2025-01-07	aligned
Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023	nay	2024-05-01	deviating
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (Israel aid)	nay	2024-02-06	deviating
Disapproving D.C. Council's Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022	nay	2023-02-09	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

No contradictions detected

Last silence detection: Never

No active silences

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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