[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Shontel M. Brown

Democratic · Representative, OH ·11

Score Components

36 HIGH

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

30 → 8

Contradiction Risk 25%

92 → 23

Intelligence Volume 10%

55 → 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.

The July 17, 2025 vote on H.R. 3633 was Brown's first major floor vote in the 119th Congress where she directly opposed a primary legislative priority of the Securities & Investment sector.

primary · 2025-07-17

Representative Shontel Brown officially voted Nay on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) on July 17, 2025, joining a coalition of labor-aligned Democrats to oppose crypto industry deregulation.

primary · 2025-07-17

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) included an estimated $187 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over five years and passed with only 14 Democratic votes in the House.

secondary · 2026-04-30

Rep. Shontel Brown's office stated that the 2026 Farm Bill 'does not address the crisis actually happening in farm country' and highlighted that SNAP enrollment had dropped to six-year lows in Cuyahoga County.

secondary · 2026-04-30

The CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) represented a legislative priority for the cryptocurrency industry, seeking to reduce regulatory oversight of digital assets, while the AFL-CIO argued such deregulation could jeopardize retirement security for working families.

secondary · 2025-07-17

Stand With Crypto, a crypto industry advocacy group, rated Thanedar 'strongly supportive' and a pro-crypto PAC spent $1 million on media campaigns endorsing him, creating a documented financial relationship between the digital asset industry and Thanedar's political operation prior to the H.R. 3633 vote.

secondary · 2024

Representative Thanedar's campaign realized a $1.3 million profit from investments in the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF in early 2024, and by mid-2025 his campaign held an estimated $8.1–$8.2 million in publicly traded assets tracked in real time, including crypto-related instruments.

secondary · 2025

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 97.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Partisan lean (Cook PVI): D+28 (most Democratic district in Ohio; Legisletter: D+60 Solid Seat)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Largest ethnic groups: Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) 43.6%, White (Non-Hispanic) 42.3%, Hispanic 7.99%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 21.6% (national average 12.4%) — significantly elevated

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 49.9% (national average 65.5%)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5% of adults (national average 33.7%)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population foreign-born: 6.32% (approximately 48,900 residents)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $151,700 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $53,094 (national median $37,585)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Issue 2 — Marijuana Legalization Initiative (Regulating Marijuana Like Alcohol) (2023) — passed, margin 57.0% Yes — 43.0% No (statewide)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Issue 1 — Constitutional Amendment protecting reproductive rights (Ohio Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative) (2023) — passed, margin 56.6% Yes — 43.4% No (statewide)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Educational Services (NAICS 61) (share 0.085)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45) (share 0.102)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill)	nay_unverified	2026-04-30	aligned
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026	nay	2026-03-27	mixed
Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) and GENIUS Act	nay_unverified	2025-07-17	mixed
Resolution condemning anti-Zionist violence and expressing gratitude to Immigrat	yea	2025-06-11	aligned
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act	nay	2025-04-10	aligned
Laken Riley Act	nay	2025-01-22	aligned
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act	nay	2025-01-14	aligned
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024	nay_unverified	2023-07-14	mixed

Last contradiction analysis: Never

platform_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "Brown signed the American Promise pledge promising to 'get big and dark money out of elections' and supporting a constitutional amendment to overturn "

Vote: on "Brown's 2021 campaign website featured a 'red box' — a campaign industry technique for signaling to "

Brown publicly pledged to fight big and dark money in politics through the American Promise constitutional amendment, yet her 2021 campaign used 'red-boxing' to solicit over $1.5 million in Super PAC spending from Democratic Majority for Israel — a g

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Brown voted NO on legislation to fund ICE (February 3, 2026), stating: 'I refuse to fund this out-of-control agency for even two more weeks. I voted N"

Vote: on "Brown was one of only 75 House Democrats to vote YES on H.Res. 488, which condemned an act of anti-Z"

Brown built a reputation for refusing to fund ICE, calling it 'out-of-control' and saying she would not support 'one penny more for agencies that continually and purposefully violate rights, terrorize communities, and escalate violence.' Yet she was

Last silence detection: Never

Remained silent for months on calling for a Gaza ceasefire despite direct constituent pressure and multi-faith coalition demands in early 2024

451d silent

Expected position: As the representative of a district where Muslim, Christian, and Jewish faith leaders held public events demanding a ceasefire, and given her identity as a Democrat representing a p

Refused to complete Vote Smart's Political Courage Test — positions on Budget, Campaign Finance, Education, Energy, Guns, and Immigration were inferred by Vote Smart from her public record rather than stated directly

309d silent

Expected position: Candidates for federal office are expected to provide explicit issue positions on key topics to help voters make informed decisions. Vote Smart repeatedly requested responses. Evid

Did not publicly address criticism of her 'red-box' coordination with pro-Israel Super PACs despite pledges to get dark money out of politics

124d silent

Expected position: Having signed the American Promise pledge to reduce big/dark money in elections, Brown would be expected to address public criticism that she was simultaneously red-boxing to coordi

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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