[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Vince Fong

Republican · Representative, CA ·20

Score Components

21 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

64 → 16

Intelligence Volume 10%

50 → 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: 29.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 35.4

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 36.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate (2023 ACS): 8.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 66.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2023 estimate): 782,028

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2023 ACS): $90,346

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 4 — Climate Bond (Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act) (2024) — passed, margin 60.1% Yes, 39.9% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 36 — Increase Penalties for Drug and Theft Crimes (Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act) (2024) — passed, margin 68.0% Yes, 32.0% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.131)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 21 (share 0.028)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 (share 0.112)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Kern County Government (8500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: The Wonderful Company (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Naval Air Station Lemoore (8500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 20th Congressional District covers parts of Kern, Tulare, Kings, and Fresno counties in the southern Central Valley, including Bakersfield, Clovis, Hanford, Lemoore, Ridgecrest, and Visalia. The district is deeply Republican (Cook PVI R+22) and majority-minority: 54.9% White, 36.5% Hispanic. The median h

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Voted yea_unverified on H.Con.Res. 14 (Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution (Trump budget framework with tax cuts and potential spending reductions)) on 2025-07-03: Fong voted for the GOP budget resolution alongside nearly all House Republicans. His district has a median household income of $90,346 and a 8.6% poverty rate, and the budget framework's potential

primary · 2025-07-03 ✓ Verified

Voted yea on H.R. 3633 (CLARITY Act of 2025 (digital asset regulation — pro-crypto)) on 2025-07-18: Fong voted for the CLARITY Act, one of three major crypto bills he supported that day. His Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector donors contributed $267,936 in the 2023-2024 cycle, giving him a stake in digital asset regulation. His Stand With Crypto rating

primary · 2025-07-18

Voted yea on H.R. 23 (Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant)) on 2025-01-09: Fong voted to sanction the International Criminal Court for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials. The vote aligned directly with his #14 contributing sector — Pro-Israel ($49,650 total, including $13,301 from AIPAC). He joined

primary · 2025-01-09

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
CLARITY Act of 2025 (digital asset regulation — pro-crypto)	yea	2025-07-18	aligned
Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution (Trump budget framework with tax cuts and pot	yea_unverified	2025-07-03	mixed
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warran	yea	2025-01-09	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "On December 7, 2023, Fong wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that 'now is not my time' and that he would not run for Kevin McCarthy's congressional seat, d"

Vote: on "On December 11, 2023 — four days later — Fong launched his congressional campaign, stating: 'It is m"

Fong publicly declared he would not run for Congress on December 7, 2023, then reversed and launched his congressional campaign just four days later on December 11. The reversal came only after state Sen. Shannon Grove declined to run, clearing the f

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "Fong filed for reelection to the California State Assembly in 2024, triggering a California law that prohibits a candidate from appearing on the same "

Vote: on "Despite the legal prohibition, Fong proceeded with both candidacies, sued the California Secretary o"

Fong was told by the California Secretary of State that his dual candidacy for both Assembly and Congress violated state election law. He pursued both offices anyway through litigation, arguing for an exception. The court ruling permitted him to appe

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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