[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Bill Foster

Democratic · Representative, IL ·11

Score Components

26 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

82 → 21

Intelligence Volume 10%

54 → 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: White alone, not Hispanic: 63.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 75.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2023): 761,048

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $105,915

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Workers' Rights Amendment (Constitutional right to collective bargaining) (2022) — passed, margin 58.7% yes to 41.3% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Advisory Questions: Reproductive Health (IVF and similar treatments covered by insurance) (2024) — passed, margin majority yes (non-binding advisory)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Advisory Questions: Millionaire Tax (Additional 3% on income over $1M for property tax relief) (2024) — passed, margin majority yes (non-binding advisory)

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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 0.13)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 52 (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Exelon Corporation (Chicago — serves northern Illinois) (32000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: McDonald's Corporation (Oak Brook) (210000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Walgreens Boots Alliance (Deerfield) (253400 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Illinois's 11th Congressional District covers the western and southwestern suburbs of Chicago, including Naperville, Aurora, Joliet, and parts of DuPage, Will, Kane, and Cook counties. It has a population of approximately 761,048 with a median household income of $105,915 — more than double the national median. The d

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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (119th) / One Big Beautiful Bill Act (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-02: Opposed Trump's signature reconciliation bill, calling it 'the largest cut to health care and food assistance in American history' that would 'rip health care away from an estimated 17 million Americans, including 535,849 in Illinois.' All Democrats opposed;

primary · 2025-07-02

Voted nay on H.R. 22 (SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)) on 2025-04-10: Opposed requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register, stating it 'imposes unnecessary barriers' and could disenfranchise 'roughly 69 million women who changed their name after marriage' — consistent with his H.R. 1 advocacy.

primary · 2025-04-10

Voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: One of 156 House Democrats to oppose mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of theft offenses, which passed 263-156 with 46 Democratic votes in favor.

primary · 2025-01-07

Voted nay on H.R. 21 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) on 2025-01-23: Voted against legislation imposing criminal penalties on health practitioners in failed abortion scenarios. Competitor Jerry Evans criticized the vote, while Foster maintained his Planned Parenthood-endorsed pro-choice record.

primary · 2025-01-23

Voted yea on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) on 2023-05-31: Joined 165 Democrats and 149 Republicans in suspending the debt ceiling to avoid catastrophic default — a bipartisan compromise vote that preserved economic stability despite progressive opposition to SNAP work requirements.

primary · 2023-05-31

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act	nay	2025-07-02	deviating
SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)	nay	2025-04-10	deviating
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act	nay	2025-01-23	deviating
Laken Riley Act	nay	2025-01-07	deviating
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-04-20	deviating
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023	yea	2023-05-31	deviating
Respect for Marriage Act	yea	2022-12-08	deviating
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	yea	2021-11-05	deviating
For the People Act of 2021	yea	2021-03-03	deviating
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	yea	2021-02-27	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Foster voted for H.R. 1, the For the People Act, stating he was 'proud to vote for this historic legislation' that would 'finally end the era of speci"

Vote: on "As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, Foster accepted $932,000 in PAC contributions"

Foster voted to 'end the era of special interest money in our politics,' yet serves on the Financial Services Committee while accepting nearly $1 million in PAC contributions from the securities, insurance, and banking industries his committee overse

platform_vs_vote 60/100

Platform: "In the 2024 primary, Foster was criticized for taking 'tens of thousands of dollars from Exelon and companies that invest in fossil fuel projects.' Fo"

Vote: on "As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, Foster accepted $932,000 in PAC contributions"

Foster campaigns as a climate advocate and is the only PhD physicist in Congress, yet has accepted tens of thousands in donations from Exelon and fossil-fuel-investing firms, drawing criticism from primary challengers that his donor base is at odds w

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Foster stated on Israel-Gaza: 'I have expressed deep concerns with how the Israeli government led by Prime Minister Netanyahu has conducted the war in"

Vote: on "Foster cancelled two debates against primary challenger Qasim Rashid after Rashid made Gaza ceasefir"

Foster expressed 'deep concerns' about Netanyahu's conduct in Gaza, but refused to participate in two debates against progressive challenger Qasim Rashid, who had made Gaza ceasefire advocacy central to his campaign — avoiding a public defense of his

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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