[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

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Becca Balint

Democratic · Representative, VT ·0 ·Since 2025-01-03

Score Components

14 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

36 → 9

Intelligence Volume 10%

51 → 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: 72.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 92.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2023 est.): 648,493

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2024): $82,730

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Vermont Proposition 2 (Prohibit slavery and indentured servitude in all circumstances) (2022) — passed, margin 89.1% yes to 10.9% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposal 4 (Equal Rights Amendment — race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation) (2024) — passed, margin majority yes

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposal 5 (Reproductive Freedom Amendment) (2024) — passed, margin 75.5% yes to 24.5% no

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.13)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.16)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State of Vermont Government (7500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: GlobalFoundries (semiconductors) (2500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Vermont Health Network (8000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Vermont's at-large congressional district encompasses the entire state of Vermont. It is the second-least populous state in the U.S. with approximately 648,493 residents (2023 est.). The state is predominantly White (95.2%), with a median household income of approximately $82,730 (2024). The state has a Cook PVI of D

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Voted nay on H.R. 21 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) on 2025-01-23: Voted against legislation to mandate medical care for infants born alive after failed abortions, consistent with her strong pro-choice stance and work to enshrine reproductive rights in Vermont's constitution.

primary · 2025-01-23

Voted nay on H.R. 7160 (SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act) on 2024-02-01: Voted against adjusting SALT deduction marriage penalty, which disproportionately impacts high-tax states like Vermont — drawing criticism from some constituents for not supporting tax relief for married couples.

primary · 2024-02-01

Voted yea on H.R. 7463 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Government Funding)) on 2024-03-22: Voted to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown, citing the need to 'deliver the best results for Vermonters and the American people.'

primary · 2024-03-22

Voted nay on H.R. 3486 (Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025) on 2025-09-10: Voted against a bill criminalizing illegal border crossings, consistent with her advocacy for comprehensive immigration reform and pathways to citizenship.

primary · 2025-09-10

Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-03: Opposed Trump's signature tax and spending bill, citing devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and defunding of Planned Parenthood — a vote aligned with progressive donor base.

primary · 2025-07-03

Voted nay on H.R. 22 (SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)) on 2025-04-10: Voted against requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, calling it a 'perverse' bill that could disenfranchise nearly 70 million American women, aligning with Vermont's Secretary of State who called the bill 'outrageous.'

primary · 2025-04-10

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025	nay	2025-09-10	deviating
One Big Beautiful Bill Act	nay	2025-07-03	aligned
SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)	nay	2025-04-10	misaligned
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act	nay	2025-01-23	deviating
Laken Riley Act	nay	2025-01-07	deviating
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	nay	2024-04-20	misaligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-04-20	deviating
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Government Funding)	yea	2024-03-22	deviating
SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act	nay	2024-02-01	misaligned
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling)	yea	2023-05-31	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Balint told campaign donors in June 2025: 'I don't take corporate PAC money' and 'unlike other politicians, Becca doesn't take money from big corporat"

Vote: on "Courage PAC, a leadership PAC affiliated with Balint, reported on July 31, 2025 accepting $5,000 fro"

Balint pledged to donors she does not take corporate PAC money, yet her affiliated leadership PAC Courage PAC accepted thousands from corporate PACs tied to Nike, Google, Universal Music Group, Amazon, SpaceX, Sony, and Toyota — raising questions abo

statement_vs_disclosure 30/100

Platform: "Balint apologized for her remarks at a Newport town hall, saying 'It has been and always will be about protecting immigrants and fighting for dignity "

Vote: on "At a constituent town hall in Newport, VT on May 28, 2025, Balint said: 'If we don't have avenues fo"

Balint apologized for her explicit town hall characterization of immigrant labor, calling it a 'mistake' and 'sloppy and insensitive language,' after publicly defending immigrant dignity — an unforced error acknowledged by her own admission.

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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