[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Joaquin Castro

Democratic · Representative, TX ·20

Score Components

9 LOW

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

18 → 5

Intelligence Volume 10%

49 → 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: unemployment rate: 6.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 33.2

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 70.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 53.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 14%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $62,770

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 4 — Property Tax Relief (2023) (2023) — passed, margin 83.5%-16.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.12)

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

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: USAA (United Services Automobile Association) (19000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: H-E-B Grocery Company (20000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA — Lackland AFB, Fort Sam Houston, Randolph AFB) (80000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Texas's 20th Congressional District encompasses the western half of San Antonio and Bexar County, serving approximately 783,289 constituents. It is a majority-minority district with a 70.7% Hispanic population and a median age of 33.2 — far younger than the national average. The district has a median household income

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Voted nay on H.Res. 189 (Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas) on 2025-03-06: Castro voted against censuring fellow Texas Democrat Al Green for disrupting Trump's address to Congress. Only 10 Democrats voted with Republicans to censure Green. Castro's vote aligned him with the Democratic Party majority and the Congressional Progressive Caucus position.

primary · 2025-03-06

Voted nay on H.R. 4763 (Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21)) on 2024-05-22: Castro voted against the bipartisan crypto regulatory framework that passed 279-136 with 71 Democrats in support. His opposition aligned him with progressive skeptics like Maxine Waters and the Biden White House, which stated the bill lacked sufficien

primary · 2024-05-22

Voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: Castro voted against mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of certain crimes. He joined 170 Democrats in opposition while 46 Democrats — including fellow Texas Reps. Cuellar and Gonzalez — voted yea. The vote reflects Castro's position as a leading immigration-reform advocate in a di

primary · 2025-01-07

Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)) on 2025-07-03: Castro voted against the GOP reconciliation bill that the CBO projected would cut $1.1 trillion from Medicaid and cause 10+ million Americans to lose coverage. His district has 14% poverty, a 6.4% unemployment rate, and an estimated 17% Medicaid enrollment — making his vote both constitu

primary · 2025-07-03

Voted nay on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Castro was one of approximately 20 House Democrats — out of 215 — to vote against $26.38 billion in military aid to Israel. His joint statement called the vote 'a moment of great consequence' and declared 'if Congress votes to continue to supply offensive military a

primary · 2024-04-20

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)	nay	2025-07-03	aligned
Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas	nay	2025-03-06	deviating
Laken Riley Act	nay	2025-01-07	deviating
Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21)	nay	2024-05-22	deviating
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	nay	2024-04-20	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Castro positions himself as a champion of civil rights and privacy, warning against the weaponization of personal data for political purposes. He has "

Vote: on "In August 2019, Castro posted the names and employers of 44 San Antonio residents who had contribute"

Castro advocates for privacy and warns against the weaponization of personal data, yet he published the names and employers of 44 private citizens who donated to a political opponent — an act widely condemned as doxxing. The House GOP campaign arm an

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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