[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

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Goblin House Intelligence

Ben Cline

Republican · Representative, VA ·6

Score Components

4 LOW

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

0 → 0

Intelligence Volume 10%

35 → 4

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: Rural Population Percentage: 44.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $68,521

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Virginia Redistricting Commission Amendment (Question 1) (2020) — passed, margin 65.8% to 34.2% (Statewide)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Manufacturing (share 10.5)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Health Care and Social Assistance (share 15.2)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Liberty University (8000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Carilion Clinic (13000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Virginia's 6th congressional district covers much of the west-central portion of the state, encompassing the Shenandoah Valley and the cities of Roanoke, Lynchburg, Harrisonburg, and Waynesboro. It is a largely rural and agriculturally significant region with strong manufacturing roots and a heavily Republican-leanin

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Voted nay on H.R.8404 (Respect for Marriage Act) on 2022-12-08: Voted against statutory protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, adhering strictly to conservative bloc voting lines.

primary · 2022-12-08

Voted nay on H.R.3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on 2021-11-05: Voted against bipartisan infrastructure funding which directed significant capital to Virginia road maintenance and rural broadband deployment.

primary · 2021-11-05

Ben Cline for Congress principal campaign committee reported $798,063 in total receipts during the 2021-2022 election cycle.

primary · 2022-12-31

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Respect for Marriage Act	nay	2022-12-08	aligned
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	nay	2021-11-05	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

No contradictions detected

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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