[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Russell Fry

Republican · Representative, SC ·7

Score Components

31 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

92 → 23

Intelligence Volume 10%

56 → 6

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: Non-English language at home: 6.44% of households (Spanish: 30,095 households)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 23.8 minutes

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Drives alone to work: 78.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 5.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Residents aged 70+: 16% (Medicare and Social Security top constituent priorities)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 45.3 (significantly older than national average of 38.5)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 4.63% (35.3k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 97.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 5.42% (41.4k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) population share: 25.6% (195k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 64.9% (488k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 763,513 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $1,032

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $231,500

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 73.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 12.2% (ACS 5-Year); 16.9% (Data USA 2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $59,582 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: South Carolina — Statewide ballot measures (limited; legislature-driven state) (2024) — no statewide measures on ballot, margin n/a

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 - Accommodation and Food Services (tourism/hospitality) (share 0.098)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage	yea	2026-04-30	mixed
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026	yea	2026-04-29	mixed
Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — On Passage	yea	2026-03-18	mixed
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — Ending the 43-Day Governmen	yea	2025-11-12	aligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment and Fin	yea	2025-07-03	aligned
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — On Passage	yea	2025-04-10	mixed
Laken Riley Act — On Passage	yea	2025-01-22	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion)	nay	2024-04-20	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

platform_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "As a South Carolina state representative, Fry co-sponsored H.J. Res. 2, a Balanced Budget Amendment that would constitutionally require the federal go"

Vote: on "On July 3, 2025, Fry voted Yea on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), calling it a 'game-change"

Fry made the Balanced Budget Amendment his signature issue — co-sponsoring H.J. Res. 2 and calling the national debt 'out of control' as a state legislator. He then voted for the OBBB, which the CBO projected would add $3-4 trillion to the deficit. H

reversal 90/100

Platform: "Regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Fry stated: 'Russia's belligerent behavior in Ukraine requires an unprecedented response, and these bills will"

Vote: on "In Congress, Fry became one of the most anti-Ukraine aid Republicans. He voted to strike $300M in Uk"

Fry publicly praised the Ukrainian people and co-sponsored pro-Ukraine resolutions while in the South Carolina legislature. After Trump's endorsement and election to Congress, he became one of the most anti-Ukraine Republicans — voting against every

Last silence detection: Never

In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in SC-07

75d silent

Expected position: As the representative of a district where hundreds of constituents demanded in-person town halls — including at a wildfire press conference — Fry would be expected to hold open, in-

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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