[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Yvette D. Clarke

Democratic · Representative, NY ·9

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%

50 → 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: Public transit commuters: 48.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 11.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black (Non-Hispanic) population share: 41.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 28.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 14.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2023 estimate): 737,304

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2023 ACS): $75,855

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New York Proposition 1 — Equal Rights Amendment (codify abortion rights, LGBTQ+ protections) (2024) — passed, margin 61.7% Yes, 38.3% No statewide

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.098)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.102)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.157)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: New York City Department of Education (135000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Maimonides Medical Center (3500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (4000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New York's 9th Congressional District is located entirely within Brooklyn, covering neighborhoods including Crown Heights, Flatbush, Midwood, Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Park Slope. It is a majority-minority district (Black 41.3%, White 33.3%, Hispanic 11.2%) and overwhelmingly Democratic (Cook PVI D+49). The dis

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Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Clarke voted for $60.1 billion in Ukraine aid, voting with all Democrats and against 112 Republicans. This is a party-line vote rather than a telling cross-pressure event, but it signals foreign policy alignment consistent with her broader progressive in

primary · 2024-04-20 ✓ Verified

Voted nay_unverified on H.J.Res. 109 (Disapproving SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121 crypto custody rule)) on 2024-05-08: Clarke voted to preserve the SEC's crypto accounting rule, joining the Democratic majority. This reinforced her consistently anti-crypto voting record, opposing the industry across multiple bills. Her union-heavy donor base c

inferential · 2024-05-08

Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 4763 (Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 crypto regulation)) on 2024-05-22: Clarke voted against the crypto industry's top legislative priority, standing against 71 House Democrats who voted yes. With her top donors being labor unions and healthcare, not crypto, this vote aligned with her donor ba

primary · 2024-05-22 ✓ Verified

Voted nay on H.R. 23 (Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant)) on 2025-01-09: Clarke voted against imposing sanctions on the ICC for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials, breaking from 45 Democrats who voted yes (including every Democrat in AIPAC's top-tier donor list). Her district includes a substanti

primary · 2025-01-09

Voted nay on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling deal)) on 2023-05-31: Clarke voted against the debt ceiling deal, joining 45 other Democrats while 165 supported it. She defected from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who supported the bill. Her own press release acknowledged that default would jeopardize Social Security for 81,

primary · 2023-05-31

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warran	nay	2025-01-09	mixed
Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 crypto regul	nay_unverified	2024-05-22	aligned
Disapproving SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121 crypto custody rule)	nay_unverified	2024-05-08	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea_unverified	2024-04-20	aligned
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling deal)	nay	2023-05-31	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "In January 2010, Clarke co-signed a letter to President Obama urging him to pressure Israel to lift the blockade on Gaza, calling it 'de facto collect"

Vote: on "On February 2, 2010, after meeting with Jewish community leaders, Clarke issued an open letter disav"

Clarke signed a letter accusing Israel of 'collective punishment' and supporting the Goldstone Report, then within weeks completely disavowed both letters after meeting with Jewish community leaders, calling the letters 'provocative and reactionary.'

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "In a January 2024 virtual meeting, Clarke stated: 'I need more people in my district just for redistricting purposes' in reference to migrants, adding"

Vote: on "Clarke's official platform and record include advocacy for immigrant rights, serving as co-chair of "

Clarke said she 'needs more people in my district just for redistricting purposes' regarding migrants, a utilitarian framing that contrasts with her public advocacy for immigrant rights based on dignity, justice, and family unity. The two sources are

Last silence detection: Never

Ilhan Omar antisemitism controversy — February 2019

2d silent

Expected position: As the representative of one of the largest Jewish districts in the country (the district includes a substantial Orthodox Jewish community in Crown Heights and Midwood), Clarke was

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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