[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Scott DesJarlais

Republican · Representative, TN ·4

Score Components

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Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

46 → 12

Intelligence Volume 10%

45 → 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: Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+): 25.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population Black or African American: 9.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population White (non-Hispanic): 75.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 12.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $69,571

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 3 (2022) - Remove Slavery as Punishment Exception (2022) — passed, margin 80% yes – 20% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 1 (2022) - Right-to-Work (2022) — passed, margin 70% yes – 30% no

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 - Public Administration (share 0.07)

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

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.18)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Middle Tennessee State University (3500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Rutherford County Schools (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Arnold Engineering Development Complex (U.S. Air Force) (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Tennessee's 4th Congressional District stretches across southern Middle Tennessee, encompassing rural areas and parts of the Nashville and Chattanooga suburbs, including Bedford, Franklin, Lincoln, Marion, and Rutherford counties. The district is predominantly White (75.9%) with a significant Black minority (9.2%) an

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Voted nay on H.R. 7691 (Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022) on 2022-05-10: DesJarlais voted against $40 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine, opposing a majority of House Republicans (149 yea vs 57 nay) who supported the measure. His vote aligns with a nationalist wing of the party skeptical of foreign intervention, placing him at odds w

primary · 2022-05-10

[disclosure] Court records from DesJarlais's 2001 divorce reveal he pressured his ex-wife to have two abortions and urged a patient with whom he was having an affair to travel out of state for an abortion.

primary · 2012-10-10

[statement] Scott DesJarlais has voted consistently to protect the lives of the unborn and maintains a 100% pro-life voting record, with his spokesman calling him '100 percent pro-life.'

primary · 2025-07-12

During the 2012 election cycle, health industry PACs gave a combined $71,000 to DesJarlais's campaign, despite his scandals involving patient mistresses, according to The Huffington Post.

secondary · 2012-11-06

In the 2023-2024 cycle, top contributors to DesJarlais's campaign committee include McKee Foods ($19,800), House Freedom Fund ($11,600), and Majority Cmte PAC ($10,000), per OpenSecrets.

secondary · 2024-11-05

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Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022	nay	2022-05-10	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Scott DesJarlais has voted consistently to protect the lives of the unborn and maintains a 100% pro-life voting record, with his spokesman calling him"

Vote: on "Court records from DesJarlais's 2001 divorce reveal he pressured his ex-wife to have two abortions a"

DesJarlais publicly campaigns as a steadfast pro-life advocate with a perfect voting record, but private court records show he personally urged his ex-wife and a patient to terminate pregnancies, directly contradicting his public stance.

Last silence detection: Never

Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade

14d silent

Expected position: As a vocal pro-life advocate with a 100% pro-life voting record, DesJarlais would be expected to issue a statement celebrating the ruling or otherwise commenting on the landmark abo

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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