[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Scott Franklin

Republican · Representative, FL ·18

Score Components

17 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

36 → 9

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: 2024 general election margin (Franklin vs. Kale): Franklin 65.3% – Kale 34.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 72.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+): 20.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population Black or African American (Non-Hispanic): 13.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population Hispanic: 29.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population White (Non-Hispanic): 58.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate (2024): 16.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2024): $62,039

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 4 (2024) - Abortion Access (60% threshold) (2024) — failed, margin 57% yes – 43% no (needed 60%)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 2 (2024) - Right to Hunt and Fish (2024) — passed, margin 67% yes – 33% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 1 (2024) - Partisan School Board Elections (2024) — failed, margin 55% no – 45% yes

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (share 0.04)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.09)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.15)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Florida's Natural Growers (citrus cooperative) (900 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Polk County Public Schools (13000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Mosaic Company (phosphate mining) (3500 employees)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Rescissions Act of 2025	yea	2025-06-12	misaligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation)	yea	2025-05-22	misaligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	nay	2024-04-20	deviating
To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduc	yea	2024-03-22	mixed
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-02-06	aligned
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework)	nay	2021-11-05	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Franklin said the VA cuts would take the agency back to pre-COVID staffing levels and that 'there is an absurd amount of inefficiency across the agenc"

Vote: on "Franklin campaigned as a Navy veteran and serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Militar"

Franklin publicly defends cutting 80,000 VA jobs as not impacting veteran care, while his official platform emphasizes commitment to veterans and he serves on the Veterans Affairs subcommittee. Veterans groups have warned these cuts threaten services

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "Franklin voted against H.R. 3684, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, calling it a path to 'financial ruin' and part of a 'sneaky b"

Vote: on "Franklin sponsored H.R. 662, the Block Grant Assistance Act, to provide federal disaster relief to F"

Franklin voted against the broad $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package but later championed targeted federal disaster relief and infrastructure grants for Florida citrus growers — pursuing the same kinds of federal investment for his distri

Last silence detection: Never

Climate change and its relationship to intensifying hurricanes impacting Florida's 18th District

181d silent

Expected position: As the newly appointed Chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Environment Subcommittee in 2025, and representing a coastal-adjacent district recently battered by Hurricane

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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