[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Lance Gooden

Republican · Representative, TX ·5

Score Components

12 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

4 → 1

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

18 → 5

Intelligence Volume 10%

45 → 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 Presidential Vote: Trump 56%, Harris 42%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 11.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-Born Residents: 16.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic Population: 30.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $78,587

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 4 (abolish slavery punishment) (2022) — passed, margin 69% for

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 1 (judicial candidates party affiliation) (2023) — passed, margin 53% for

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Retail Trade (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Construction (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Dallas Regional Medical Center (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: East Texas Medical Center (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: UT Health Tyler (8000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Texas's 5th Congressional District covers portions of East Texas including parts of Dallas and Anderson County, characterized by suburban and rural communities with significant Hispanic population (30.8%) and substantial foreign-born residents (16.1%). The district has a median household income of $78,587 with homeow

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Voted yea on H.R. 185 (Terminate COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Foreign Travelers) on 2023-05-11: Gooden voted to terminate COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travelers while his district includes East Dallas and Anderson County with significant international trade connections and foreign-born population (16.1%). The anti-public health

primary · 2023-05-11

Voted yea on H.R. 6090 (Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023) on 2023-12-05: Gooden sponsored and voted for the Antisemitism Awareness Act while serving on the Judiciary Committee and having received AIPAC-related Pro-Israel PAC contributions. The vote aligns with donor interests while his district has a growing Jewish community, but the cross-pressure is mini

primary · 2023-12-05

Voted nay on H.R. 878 (Expel George Santos) on 2023-05-17: Gooden voted against expelling fellow Republican George Santos despite the latter's extensive fraud convictions affecting his Long Island district. The vote protected a fellow party member facing expulsion for financial crimes while Gooden himself was under ethics investigation for STOCK Act violatio

primary · 2023-05-17

Voted yea on H.R. 2 (Secure the Border Act of 2023) on 2023-05-11: Gooden voted for the hardline immigration bill while representing TX-5, which has a 30.8% Hispanic population and 16.1% foreign-born residents. The donor-aligned vote (immigration restriction industry) conflicts with the demographic reality of his district where immigration restriction direct

primary · 2023-05-11

[vote] Gooden voted against the 'Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023' (debt ceiling compromise negotiated by House Republicans and the White House), opposing the bipartisan spending restraint agreement despite having supported the Republican debt ceiling position just months earlier.

primary · 2023-05-31

[vote] Gooden publicly supported the 'Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023' (debt ceiling bill) and voted for the measure, positioning himself as prioritizing fiscal restraint and limiting government spending.

primary · 2023-04-26

Stacey Plaskett related Connection documented in FINDING-2026-010

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023	yea	2023-12-05	aligned
Expel George Santos	nay	2023-05-17	deviating
Secure the Border Act of 2023	yea	2023-05-11	misaligned
Terminate COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Foreign Travelers	yea	2023-05-11	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "Gooden publicly supported the 'Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023' (debt ceiling bill) and voted for the measure, positioning himself as prioritizing fisca"

Vote: on "Gooden voted against the 'Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023' (debt ceiling compromise negotiated by "

[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Gooden supported the Republican-led 'Limit, Save, Grow Act' as a negotiating position on the debt ceiling, then voted against the actual Fiscal Responsibility Act that achieved the same go

Last silence detection: Never

January 6, 2021 Capitol attack and election certification

1089d silent

Expected position: Given Gooden voted against certifying electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania on January 6-7, 2021, and his district's significant Hispanic population (30.8%) and immigrant co

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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