[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

James E. Clyburn

Democratic · Representative, SC ·6

Score Components

23 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

64 → 16

Intelligence Volume 10%

46 → 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: Clyburn 2024 re-election margin: 59.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: District partisan lean: D+13 (Cook PVI)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black voting-age population (post-2022 redistricting): ~49% (down from majority)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 5.9%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $55,782

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: South Carolina Constitutional Amendment 1 (2022) - Governor/Lt. Governor joint ticket (2022) — passed, margin Unknown

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Educational Services (including HBCUs)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Healthcare and Social Assistance

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State Government / Public Sector

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: South Carolina's 6th congressional district covers central and eastern South Carolina including Columbia, North Charleston, Sumter, and Orangeburg. It is the only Democratic district in the state (Cook PVI D+13). The district has an estimated median household income of $55,782 and unemployment rate of 5.9%. Post-2022

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Voted yea on H.R.1808 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2022) on 2022-07-29: Clyburn voted Yea on the assault weapons ban (217-213), aligning with party leadership and gun-control advocates. As a senior CBC member from a district with significant gun violence concerns, the vote aligned constituent and party interests.

primary · 2022-07-29

Voted yea on H.R.6833 (Affordable Insulin Now Act) on 2022-03-31: Clyburn voted Yea on capping insulin costs (232-193), a priority for health industry and constituent advocates. As Majority Whip, he helped advance the bill which aligned with healthcare cost concerns in his district.

primary · 2022-03-31

Voted yea on H.J.Res.100 (Resolution to ratify Tentative Rail Agreement (Railroad Strike)) on 2022-11-30: Clyburn voted Yea on the resolution to block a railroad strike (221-207), joining all voting Democrats except one. The vote imposed a tentative agreement without paid sick leave, crossing labor-union priorities despite Clyburn's historical labor support.

primary · 2022-11-30

Voted yea on H.R.3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on 2021-11-05: Clyburn voted Yea on the bipartisan infrastructure bill (228-206), aligning with his role as Majority Whip and his district's needs. The vote was consistent with Democratic leadership and constituent interest in infrastructure investment.

primary · 2021-11-05

[vote] Clyburn voted Yea on H.R.3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on November 5, 2021.

primary · 2021-11-05

[statement] Clyburn stated he did not get everything he wanted because his district lost its majority Black status, and he supports the NAACP lawsuit against the Republican map.

primary · 2023-05-05

[disclosure] ProPublica reported that Clyburn's chief of staff Dalton Tresvant secretly delivered a hand-drawn map of Clyburn's 6th District to Republican Senate Judiciary Committee staff on November 19, 2021, which Republicans used as the starting point for redistricting that diluted Black voting strength statewide while making Clyburn's district safer.

primary · 2023-05-05

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Resolution to ratify Tentative Rail Agreement (Railroad Strike)	yea	2022-11-30	aligned
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022	yea	2022-07-29	aligned
Affordable Insulin Now Act	yea	2022-03-31	aligned
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	yea	2021-11-05	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

same_source_inconsistency 90/100

Platform: "Clyburn publicly denied any involvement in South Carolina Republican redistricting: 'Any accusation that Congressman Clyburn in any way enabled or fac"

Vote: on "ProPublica reported that Clyburn's chief of staff Dalton Tresvant secretly delivered a hand-drawn ma"

Clyburn's public denial of involvement in Republican redistricting is directly contradicted by ProPublica's reporting based on public records, legal filings, and interviews showing his aide delivered a confidential map to GOP staffers that shaped the

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "Clyburn publicly denied any involvement in South Carolina Republican redistricting: 'Any accusation that Congressman Clyburn in any way enabled or fac"

Vote: on "Clyburn stated he did not get everything he wanted because his district lost its majority Black stat"

[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Clyburn simultaneously denied facilitating Republican gerrymandering while admitting he made requests that resulted in his district losing majority Black status, and supported the NAACP la

Last silence detection: Never

South Carolina redistricting negotiations (2021-2022)

425d silent

Expected position: As the state's most powerful Black Democrat and a senior House leader, Clyburn would be expected to publicly oppose Republican redistricting efforts that diluted Black voting streng

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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