[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Eric Burlison

Republican · Representative, MO ·7

Score Components

24 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

64 → 16

Intelligence Volume 10%

54 → 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: Cook Partisan Voter Index: R+46

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (non-Hispanic) share of population: 85.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree attainment: 27.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median home value: $214,300

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median rent: $961

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 65.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 3.9%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 9.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $63,127

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Missouri Proposition A (Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Sick Leave) (2024) — passed, margin 57.6% for, 42.4% against (statewide)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Missouri Amendment 3 (Right to Reproductive Freedom / Abortion Access) (2024) — passed, margin 51.6% for, 48.4% against (statewide); CD7 counties voted against, except Greene County (49% for)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11) (share 0.09)

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

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Tourism / Accommodation and Food Services (72) (share 0.12)

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

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Healthcare and Social Assistance (62) (share 0.18)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Bass Pro Shops (retail/tourism — headquartered in Springfield) (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Walmart (retail/logistics — regional hub) (4000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Missouri State University (education) (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Mercy Springfield (healthcare system) (10000 employees)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (ending the February 2026 government	nay	2026-02-04	deviating
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump's 2025 budget reconciliation)	yea	2025-07-03	misaligned
Life at Conception Act of 2025	yea	2025-01-24	misaligned
Laken Riley Act (2025 version)	yea_unverified	2025-01-07	aligned
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024	yea	2024-06-14	aligned
Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($8.1 billion)	nay	2024-04-20	deviating
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26.4 billion)	yea	2024-04-20	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion)	nay	2024-04-20	deviating
Declaring the office of Speaker of the House to be vacant (McCarthy ouster)	nay	2023-10-03	mixed
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling deal)	nay	2023-05-31	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

platform_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "On January 24, 2025, just two months after Missouri voters approved Amendment 3 (51.6% to 48.4%) to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution"

Vote: on "On November 5, 2024, Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 by a margin of 51.6% to 48.4%, enshrining re"

Burlison introduced a nationwide abortion ban just two months after Missouri voters — whom he represents — enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution by majority vote. While his specific district voted against Amendment 3, the statewide resu

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "Burlison told Newstalk KZRG that he voted against the February 2026 continuing resolution because it included 'swampy earmarks' and 'half a million do"

Vote: on "On July 3, 2025, Burlison voted Yea on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and on July 29, 2025 "

Burlison criticized 'swampy earmarks' as his reason for voting against the February 2026 CR, yet he enthusiastically voted for and celebrated the One Big Beautiful Bill Act just seven months earlier — a massive spending package that also contained ea

Last silence detection: Never

In-person town hall meetings — 14-year gap in public, in-person constituent engagement

1213d silent

Expected position: As the sole representative for Missouri's 7th District — a vast 10-county region of southwest Missouri — Burlison would be expected to hold regular in-person town halls accessible t

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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