[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Robert Garcia

Democratic · Representative, CA ·42

Score Components

15 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

36 → 9

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: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+36

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Spanish-language households: 375,765 (61.3% speak non-English language at home)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 6.8% (vs. 3.5% nationally)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: average commute time: 30.2 minutes

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: public transit utilization: 3.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median rent: $1,805

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median home value: $773,000

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 36.1 (vs. 38.5 nationally; 31% aged 20-39)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 82.5% (vs. 93.2% nationally)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: foreign-born population: 31.9% (235,000 people)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 66% (485,000 people — highest Hispanic % of any CA district)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1% (26.4% lack a high school diploma)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 38.5% (vs. 65.5% nationally — renter-majority district)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 11.3% (vs. 12.4% nationally)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $81,436 (vs. $37,585 national)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population: 736,570 (2024 LegisLetter ACS)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 36 — Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 68.4% Yes — 31.6% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 1 — Behavioral Health Services and Bond Measure (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 50.2% Yes — 49.8% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 48-49 (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.13)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Iran War Powers Resolution — March 5, 2026	yea	2026-03-05	deviating
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — House final passage, July 3, 2025	nay	2025-07-03	aligned
Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas — March 6, 2025	nay	2025-03-06	deviating
Laken Riley Act (119th Congress, January 7, 2025)	nay	2025-01-07	aligned
Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) — May 2024	nay	2024-05-22	deviating
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26 billion military aid)	yea	2024-04-20	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($61 billion military aid	yea	2024-04-20	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "Garcia entered politics as a Republican, described himself as a 'fiscal conservative,' and served as the California Youth Coordinator for George W. Bu"

Vote: on "Garcia is now one of the most prominent progressive Democrats in the House, serving as Ranking Membe"

Garcia's trajectory from George W. Bush youth coordinator and self-described 'fiscal conservative' Republican to progressive Democratic House Oversight Committee Ranking Member represents one of the more dramatic partisan evolutions in the House. He

position_evolution 30/100

Platform: "Garcia accepted $10,500 from AIPAC during the 2023-2024 cycle and was celebrated as one of AIPAC's 'pro-Israel Democrat' wins in the 2022 midterms. He"

Vote: on "Garcia boycotted Netanyahu's July 2024 address to Congress and stated 'Palestinian and Israeli lives"

Garcia accepted AIPAC funding ($10,500) and voted for the $26 billion Israel security supplemental — a donor-aligned vote — yet subsequently boycotted Netanyahu's congressional address and has become increasingly critical of Israel's military operati

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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