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Jesús G. "Chuy" García

Democratic · Representative, IL ·4

Jesús G. "Chuy" García is the Democratic U.S. Representative (IL's 4th congressional district). The platform has 4 voting records on file (2019-2025) and 47 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
37 LOW
Connection Density 20%
41 → 8
Donor Influence 15%
19 → 3
Silence Risk 25%
31 → 8
Contradiction Risk 25%
40 → 10
Intelligence Volume 15%
57 → 9
Constituency Deviation 0%
29 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
García co-authored a January 2023 Hill op-ed with Rep. Stephen Lynch calling for the SEC to regulate the 'vast majority' of crypto assets as securities—making him one of the relatively few members who received SBF-linked money and later publicly advocated for stricter crypto regulation, which mitigates the quid-pro-quo inference.
secondary · 2023-01-25 ✓ Verified
García questioned FTX CEO John Ray at the December 13, 2022 House Financial Services Committee hearing on the FTX collapse while simultaneously facing mayoral-campaign attacks over Protect Our Future PAC spending, placing his oversight role and his political exposure in direct convergence.
secondary · 2022-12-13 ✓ Verified
García's mayoral campaign adviser Manny Diaz disputed the Sun-Times account that García personally spoke with Sam Bankman-Fried, instead claiming the conversation was with Gabriel Bankman-Fried—contradicting the congressman's own earlier characterization and leaving the identity of the interlocutor unresolved in the public record.
secondary · 2022-12-15 ✓ Verified
García was one of nine members of the House Financial Services Committee who collectively received over $300,000 in FTX-linked campaign contributions during the 2021-2022 cycle, placing his $199,853+$2,900 benefit in a broader institutional pattern rather than a unique transaction.
secondary · 2022-11-19 ✓ Verified
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+42
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 31.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Race/Ethnicity — White (non-Hispanic): 23.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Race/Ethnicity — Hispanic: 66.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 36.9
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 6.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 10.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 63.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2023): 729,797
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $75,931
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Amendment 1 — Right to Collective Bargaining (2022) (2022) — passed, margin 58.4%-41.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 561320 - Temporary Help Services (share 0.04)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 484110 - General Freight Trucking (share 0.05)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 722511 - Full-Service Restaurants (share 0.06)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 611110 - Elementary and Secondary Schools (share 0.12)
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Legislative Opposition Voted against the Laken Riley Act mandating mandatory ICE detention for certain offenses, in line with his district's heavily immigrant population. Voted Nay…
Delia C. Ramirez colleague Both are U.S. House Democrats from Illinois; both serve overlapping constituencies in Chicago area.
Sam Bankman-Fried Campaign Donation Received a $2,900 direct campaign contribution from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to García's congressional campaign.
Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Air Line Pilots Assoc. International PAC donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Amalgamated Transit Union Committee On Political Education donor $7,500 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education PAC (Drive Committee) donor $7,500 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Brotherhood Of Railroad Signalmen Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
International Association Of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail And Transportation Workers Political Action League donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Demand Justice PAC donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Medicare For All donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Academy Of Rail Labor Attorneys Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Local 881 United Food & Commercial Workers Political Action Fund donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
PAC To The Future donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Transportation Trades Department Afl-Cio Political Action Committee (Ttd/PAC) donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America donor $5,000 to Jesús G. "Chuy" García's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
BillVoteDateAlignment
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Nay 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Local Access to Courts Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "García voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2500) for Fiscal Year 2020, stating the House version was a 'strong, progressive bill' that included 'positive reforms' such as 12 weeks of paid…
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García voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2500) for Fiscal Year 2020, stating the House version was a 'strong, progressive bill' that included 'positive reforms' such as 12 weeks of paid family leave for federal employees, diversity in the armed services, and prohibition on military funding for a border wall. He said he voted to pass it so 'House negotiators will have the leverage to advance a more inclusive, more environmentally-conscious, and more humane military policy' in conference with the Senate.
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Vote: on "García voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7900) for Fiscal Year 2023…"
[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] García voted Yea on the FY2020 NDAA (H.R. 2500, July 12, 2019), defending it as a progressive bill worth passing to strengthen House negotiating leverage. Three years later he voted Nay on the FY2023 NDAA (H.R. 7900, July 15, 2022), calling ever-expanding…
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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] García voted Yea on the FY2020 NDAA (H.R. 2500, July 12, 2019), defending it as a progressive bill worth passing to strengthen House negotiating leverage. Three years later he voted Nay on the FY2023 NDAA (H.R. 7900, July 15, 2022), calling ever-expanding defense budgets unacceptable. The same statutory vehicle (annual NDAA) and the same policy question (whether to authorize the House version to advance to conference) are at issue; García's rationale shifted from 'pass progressive version to negotiate' to 'vote no on excessive topline regardless of provisions.' His 2019 statement explicitly noted the Senate version had 'an even higher topline' yet he still voted Yea.
Last silence detection: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:24:38 GMT (via scheduled run)
$200,000 in crypto-connected independent expenditures during 2022 unopposed primary
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Expected position: As a member of the House Financial Services Committee regulating cryptocurrency, García should have addressed why a Bankman-Fried-funded PAC spent nearly $200,000 on mailers for his unopposed primary race, particularly when questioned by…
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Expected position: As a member of the House Financial Services Committee regulating cryptocurrency, García should have addressed why a Bankman-Fried-funded PAC spent nearly $200,000 on mailers for his unopposed primary race, particularly when questioned by multiple media outlets. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: García's office declined interview requests from Crain's Chicago Business on this topic, providing only a campaign adviser who said the independent expenditure was legally beyond García's control. When a Sun-Times reporter asked about conversations with Bankman-Fried, García initially said they discussed COVID-19's impact on Latinos, but his campaign later clarified he spoke with Bankman-Fried's brother Gabriel, not Sam. García later told the Chicago Tribune in January 2023: 'I don't know the gentleman.' During this same period García was actively giving statements to press on immigration, minimum wage, and other issues. Primary URL: https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ftx-founder-bankman-fried-gave-illinois-democratic-congressional-candidates
Retirement announcement timing and hand-picked succession scheme
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Expected position: As a self-styled progressive champion of democratic participation and fair elections, García would be expected to announce his retirement before the candidate filing deadline to allow open primary competition rather than effectively…
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Expected position: As a self-styled progressive champion of democratic participation and fair elections, García would be expected to announce his retirement before the candidate filing deadline to allow open primary competition rather than effectively hand-picking his successor through strategic timing. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: García filed for re-election on October 27, 2025. Only after the November 3 candidate filing deadline had passed and his chief of staff Patty García was the sole Democratic candidate did he announce his retirement on November 4. He was actively communicating with leadership and his staff during this period, yet said nothing publicly about his intentions until the window for other Democrats to file had closed. His office defended the move by stating 'anyone, at any time before the filing deadline, could have collected petitions and filed to run.' Primary URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/11/14/jesus-chuy-garcia-reelection-race-patty-garcia-latino-chicago-rich-miller
colleagues' leadership pacs
PAC To The Future, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Medicare For All, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Chicago Board Options Exchange PAC (Cboe PAC) (amounts: $9,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2024)
Demand Justice PAC Law & lobbying firms $5,000 (2024)
Medicare For All Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Academy Of Rail Labor Attorneys Political Action Committee Law & lobbying firms $5,000 (2024)
Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Local 881 United Food & Commercial Workers Political Action Fund Labor unions $5,000 (2024)
PAC To The Future Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Transportation Trades Department Afl-Cio Political Action Committee (Ttd/PAC) Labor unions $5,000 (2024)
AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee Labor unions $5,000 (2026)
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal PAC - Federal Telecom & media $5,500 (2024)
National Air Traffic Controllers Assoc PAC Labor unions $10,000 (2024)
Federal Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee Of The Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2024)
Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC Alcohol, tobacco & gambling $5,000 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Education and Early Childhood Investment 76 55 45
Government Ethics, Anti-Fraud, and Rule of Law 72 60 40
Crypto Regulation and Financial Oversight 55 65 35
Trade Policy and Manufacturing Jobs 70 65 35
Public Safety and Police Reform 78 70 30
Climate and Environmental Justice 85 70 30
Social Security, Medicare, and Retirement Security 82 75 25
Healthcare Access and Medicaid/ACA Protections 90 75 25
Foreign Policy and War Powers Restraint 60 78 22
Labor Rights and Worker Protections 84 80 20
Housing Affordability and Tenant Protections 88 80 20
Immigration and Immigrant Rights 92 85 15
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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:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

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

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.
$2.5BDonor Contributions
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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