[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

John W. Hickenlooper

Democratic · Senator, CO

Score Components

19 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

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Donor Influence 10%

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Silence Risk 25%

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Contradiction Risk 25%

54 → 14

Intelligence Volume 10%

52 → 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: unemployment rate: 4.3% (2026)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic/Latino population share: 22.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 37.7

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 42.8% (second-highest in U.S.)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 65.9%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 9.6% (560,000 people, 2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $95,470 (2024 ACS)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 79 — Enshrine Abortion Access in Colorado Constitution (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 61.7% Yes — 38.3% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 131 — Ranked-Choice Voting and Open Primaries (2024) (2024) — failed, margin 46% Yes — 54% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.103)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 0.109)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.126)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Lockheed Martin Space Systems (9000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State of Colorado government (32000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: UCHealth (University of Colorado Health system) (28000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: U.S. Department of Defense (Fort Carson, Buckley SFB, USAF Academy, Peterson SFB, Schriever SFB, NORAD) (45000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Colorado is a Rocky Mountain state of approximately 5.96 million residents (2024 Census estimate), with roughly 85% of the population concentrated along the urbanized Front Range corridor (Fort Collins to Pueblo). The state has a median household income of $95,470 (2024 ACS) — well above the national median — and a p

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Voted nay on S. Res. 504 (Bernie Sanders' Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on Arms Sales to Israel (November 2024)) on 2024-11-20: Hickenlooper voted against blocking offensive arms sales to Israel while acknowledging 'the high rate of civilian casualties and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza needs to end.' He stated his vote was because the resolutions 'w

primary · 2024-11-20

Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-23: Hickenlooper voted yea on $61 billion in Ukraine aid, joining 79 senators in passing the $95 billion national security supplemental that also included Israel and Taiwan funding. The vote was bipartisan but Hickenlooper is on record as a consistent Ukraine supporter

primary · 2024-04-23

Voted nay on PN 12-1 (Confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense) on 2025-01-24: Hickenlooper voted against Hegseth — the most controversial Trump nominee — joining most Democrats in opposing confirmation over allegations of sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement. The vote illustrates the boundary of his bipartisanship: he supported mainstre

primary · 2025-01-24

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — Senate passage	nay	2025-07-01	aligned
Confirmation of President Trump's Cabinet Nominees (2025)	yea	2025-01-31	deviating
Confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense	nay	2025-01-24	deviating
Laken Riley Act	nay	2025-01-20	deviating
Bernie Sanders' Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on Arms Sales to Israel (Novemb	nay	2024-11-20	mixed
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-04-23	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "Hickenlooper campaigned as a progressive Democrat in 2020 after his presidential run, winning his Senate seat with 53.5% and touting his record of pra"

Vote: on "Hickenlooper voted to confirm 10 of Trump's Cabinet nominees — tied for second-most among all Senate"

Hickenlooper ran as a centrist problem-solver but has become one of the Senate Democrats most willing to confirm Trump nominees — voting for 10 Cabinet picks — placing him in tension with Colorado's progressive base. An analysis found he and Bennet g

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "Hickenlooper campaigned on climate action and clean energy, serving on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He told The Colorado Sun during his"

Vote: on "As governor, Hickenlooper accepted at least $325,000 from Anadarko Petroleum and Noble Energy to fun"

[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Hickenlooper refused oil and gas corporate PAC money in his Senate campaign, but as governor he accepted millions in off-the-books donations from the same industry — including $325,000+ fr

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "Hickenlooper voted against the OBBBA in July 2025, calling it 'pure lunacy, and downright cruel' and stating Republicans had 'voted to kick 17 million"

Vote: on "Hickenlooper campaigned on climate action and clean energy, serving on the Energy and Natural Resour"

Hickenlooper's forceful opposition to the OBBBA — condemning it as cruel and harmful to working families — stands against his record of accommodating Trump on Cabinet confirmations. The dissonance between his policy votes (consistently Democratic) an

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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