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Congress → Officials → James A. Himes

James A. Himes

Democratic · Representative, CT ·4

James A. Himes is the Democratic U.S. Representative (CT's 4th congressional district). The platform has 9 voting records on file (2015-2025) and 49 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
69 ELEVATED
Connection Density 20%
50 → 10
Donor Influence 15%
74 → 11
Silence Risk 25%
48 → 12
Contradiction Risk 25%
89 → 22
Intelligence Volume 15%
71 → 11
Constituency Deviation 0%
91 → 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.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $1,904/month (national: $1,163) — extreme rent burden; 9.6% lack a high school diploma
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 5.9% (national: 3.5%) — elevated, reflecting post-pandemic Fairfield County labor market
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index (2026 rating): D+24 — Solid Seat; D shift +4 from prior cycle
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/ethnic composition: 58.7% White, 22.8% Hispanic, 11.1% Black — diverse suburban-urban mix
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 23.8% — significantly above national average; 32.1% speak non-English language at home
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 6.4% (national: 12.4%) — lower than national average but concentrated in Bridgeport
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 64.5% (national: 65.5%); median home value $663,200
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.9% (national: 33.7%) — the most highly educated district in Connecticut; 24.6% hold post-graduate degrees
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024 estimate): 728,656
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $119,442 (national: $37,585) — among the wealthiest congressional districts nationally
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Connecticut Early Voting Amendment (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 58.2% Yes to 41.8% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.1)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.14)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 52-53 (share 0.22)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: City of Bridgeport (2500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: GE Aerospace (Norwalk) (1500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Synchrony Financial (Stamford HQ) (2000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Bridgeport Hospital / Yale New Haven Health (3600 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Goldman Sachs (many district residents commute to NYC and Stamford offices) (4000 employees)
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Ernst & Young donor Ernst & Young was one of Himes' top 2024-cycle PAC donors at $10,000.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence membership Himes is the Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee. Internal emails show his staff recommended a 'yes' vote on FISA Section 702 reauthorization…
JPMorgan Chase financial_sector_connection As a former Goldman Sachs VP and representative of a district where many residents commute to Manhattan hedge funds and banks, Himes has deep financial sector…
KPMG donor KPMG was one of Himes' top 2024-cycle PAC donors at $10,000.
Deloitte donor Deloitte was one of Himes' top 2024-cycle PAC donors at $10,000.
Enterprise Community Partners former_executive Himes worked here to manage affordable housing projects after leaving Wall Street.
American Federation Of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E financial_recipient Received $5,000 for the 2026 cycle.
Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political Action Committee (Mckinsey PAC) donor $5,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00908228/
Abundance PAC donor $5,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00903880/
Franklin Resources Inc PAC (Franklin Templeton PAC) donor $7,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00874982/
Payward Ventures Inc PAC (Kraken PAC) donor $5,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00845651/
Citadel Securities Political Action Committee (Citadel Securities PAC) donor $6,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00815704/
Fair Isaac Corporation Political Action Committee (Fico PAC) donor $5,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00792127/
Caci PAC donor $5,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00783423/
Defend The Vote donor $5,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00764233/
Loan Syndications And Trading Association PAC donor $7,500 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00699140/
Onemain Holdings Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00682492/
Lseg Us Holdco Inc. PAC donor $5,500 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00640243/
Structured Finance Coalition PAC (Structured Finance PAC) donor $5,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00633354/
Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac) donor $10,000 to James A. Himes's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00589119/
BillVoteDateAlignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Present 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… 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… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
same_source_inconsistency 90/100
Platform: "Himes publicly posted on X on April 17, 2026 that a five-year extension of FISA Section 702 was 'not acceptable.'"
Vote: on "Internal House Intelligence Committee emails obtained by the Lever show Himes' staff sent…"
Himes publicly claimed a five-year FISA extension was 'not acceptable' while his staff simultaneously emailed colleagues recommending a 'yes' vote on the exact same Trump-backed five-year reauthorization bill. Both claims are documented in the same Jacobin/Lever investigative article, making this a…
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Himes publicly claimed a five-year FISA extension was 'not acceptable' while his staff simultaneously emailed colleagues recommending a 'yes' vote on the exact same Trump-backed five-year reauthorization bill. Both claims are documented in the same Jacobin/Lever investigative article, making this a same_source_inconsistency. The contradiction reveals a gap between Himes' public-facing progressive rhetoric and his private vote-whipping for the Trump administration's surveillance agenda.
reversal 90/100
Platform: "Himes voted for the PRO Act (H.R. 842) on February 6, 2020, calling it 'a historic step forward for the labor movement' that gives workers 'a shot to organize without fear of punishment.' He also supported H.R. 2550…
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Himes voted for the PRO Act (H.R. 842) on February 6, 2020, calling it 'a historic step forward for the labor movement' that gives workers 'a shot to organize without fear of punishment.' He also supported H.R. 2550 restoring collective bargaining rights in 2025.
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Vote: on "In 2015, Himes was the only member of Connecticut's all-Democratic House delegation to support…"
Himes supported the PRO Act and collective bargaining restoration, declaring labor rights a 'historic step forward,' yet in 2015 was the sole Connecticut Democrat backing fast-track trade authority — legislation the AFL-CIO warned would devastate American manufacturing jobs. The CT AFL-CIO chief said Himes 'didn't…
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Himes supported the PRO Act and collective bargaining restoration, declaring labor rights a 'historic step forward,' yet in 2015 was the sole Connecticut Democrat backing fast-track trade authority — legislation the AFL-CIO warned would devastate American manufacturing jobs. The CT AFL-CIO chief said Himes 'didn't listen' to labor's unified opposition and 30,000 union members in his district were 'stunned' and 'angry.' This represents a direct contradiction between Himes' pro-union voting stance and his trade policy position opposed by the same unions.
same_source_inconsistency 60/100
Platform: "Himes voted against H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on May 22, 2025 and July 3, 2025, criticizing its Medicaid cuts that could cause 7.7 million to lose insurance."
Vote: on "Himes admitted on Face the Nation that the SALT cap increase in H.R. 1 ($10,000 to $40,000) 'would…"
Himes voted against the OBBBA criticizing its deficit impact and Medicaid cuts, yet simultaneously admitted the bill's SALT cap increase 'would be good for my constituents.' His district ($119,442 median income, $663,200 median home value) would disproportionately benefit from SALT relief, creating a tension between…
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Himes voted against the OBBBA criticizing its deficit impact and Medicaid cuts, yet simultaneously admitted the bill's SALT cap increase 'would be good for my constituents.' His district ($119,442 median income, $663,200 median home value) would disproportionately benefit from SALT relief, creating a tension between Himes' party-line opposition and his acknowledgment of the bill's benefits for wealthy Fairfield County households. Both quotes are reported in the same New York Post article.
position_evolution 60/100
Platform: "In 2014, Himes was the sole member of Connecticut's all-Democratic House delegation to vote for the $1.1 trillion federal spending bill. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee had previously opposed Himes for a…
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In 2014, Himes was the sole member of Connecticut's all-Democratic House delegation to vote for the $1.1 trillion federal spending bill. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee had previously opposed Himes for a leadership post, saying 'appointing a Wall Street banker who opposes Wall Street bashing is a losing strategy.'
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Vote: on "Himes has championed insider trading bans (sponsoring the Insider Trading Prohibition Act that…"
Himes positioned himself as a Wall Street reformer by sponsoring insider trading legislation, yet his career has deep Wall Street ties: 12 years at Goldman Sachs, Goldman is his top career donor ($378,223), and Citigroup lobbyists were alleged to have written a provision Himes inserted into the 2014 spending bill…
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Himes positioned himself as a Wall Street reformer by sponsoring insider trading legislation, yet his career has deep Wall Street ties: 12 years at Goldman Sachs, Goldman is his top career donor ($378,223), and Citigroup lobbyists were alleged to have written a provision Himes inserted into the 2014 spending bill. The tension between his reformer image and his institutional alignment with the financial industry that funds his campaigns is persistent rather than a specific reversal.
Last silence detection: Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:49:09 GMT (via scheduled run)
Himes acknowledged Palestinian 'brutal injustice' but refused to call for an immediate ceasefire after October 7, telling constituents that pro-Israel lobbying makes it the 'path of least resistance' — then accepted AIPAC as his top campaign contributor.
739d silent
Expected position: As a senior Democrat representing a progressive-leaning district where 61% of Americans supported a ceasefire, Himes would be expected to align his public position with his stated sympathy for Palestinian suffering rather than with his top…
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Expected position: As a senior Democrat representing a progressive-leaning district where 61% of Americans supported a ceasefire, Himes would be expected to align his public position with his stated sympathy for Palestinian suffering rather than with his top donor. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Himes told constituents in an October 23, 2023 meeting that 'the Palestinians have very legitimate claims' and have been 'subject to brutal injustice,' yet added that pro-Israel groups make many members 'reflexively pro-Israel' because it is 'the path of least resistance.' Constituents met with Himes' office over ten times across 9+ months; when they finally met him on July 12, 2024, they described his behavior as 'unapologetically cruel, dismissive and condescending.' He did not call for a ceasefire until a statement on October 15, 2025 — after more than two years of devastating violence. His top 2022 campaign contributor was AIPAC, and AIPAC was his #2 vendor in 2024. Primary URL: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/himes-israel-lobby/
Himes told constituents he wouldn't support a FISA 702 extension without reforms, but privately whipped Democratic votes for a Trump-backed clean five-year extension — while claiming to the Lever he found it 'not acceptable.'
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Expected position: As a member of Congress who had previously championed FISA reforms and told constituents he would not support a clean extension, Himes would be expected to publicly and privately align his position rather than saying one thing to…
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Expected position: As a member of Congress who had previously championed FISA reforms and told constituents he would not support a clean extension, Himes would be expected to publicly and privately align his position rather than saying one thing to constituents while doing the opposite in Washington. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: On April 17, 2026, Himes posted on X that a five-year extension of Section 702 was 'not acceptable.' That same day, internal emails obtained by the Lever showed his House Intelligence Committee staff sent colleagues an email stating 'Ranking Member Himes recommends a "yes" vote on the bill,' which explicitly 'Reauthorizes FISA Section 702 until April 20, 2031 (five-year extension).' Half a dozen Connecticut groups called on Himes to step down as Intelligence Committee ranking member, saying he 'betrayed' his obligations to constituents. Despite widespread documented misuse of FISA — including a 2022 ODNI memo finding an unnamed federal agent used it to investigate George Floyd protesters — Himes insisted he had seen 'no evidence of misuse.' Primary URL: https://jacobin.com/2026/04/himes-trump-surveillance-democrats-spying
ideological & single-issue
Defend The Vote (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
other / unclassified
Equipment Leasing And Finance Assn PAC (Leasepac), Fs PAC, Structured Finance Coalition PAC (Structured Finance PAC), Loan Syndications And Trading Association PAC, Abundance PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000…
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Equipment Leasing And Finance Assn PAC (Leasepac), Fs PAC, Structured Finance Coalition PAC (Structured Finance PAC), Loan Syndications And Trading Association PAC, Abundance PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Johnson Controls Inc. Political Action Committee, Santander Holdings USA Inc. PAC (Santander Us PAC), Pitney Bowes Inc. PAC, Peraton PAC, Avangrid PAC, Nomura Holding America Inc. PAC, S&P Global Inc. Political Action Committee, Depository Trust & Clearing…
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Johnson Controls Inc. Political Action Committee, Santander Holdings USA Inc. PAC (Santander Us PAC), Pitney Bowes Inc. PAC, Peraton PAC, Avangrid PAC, Nomura Holding America Inc. PAC, S&P Global Inc. Political Action Committee, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation PAC - Dtcc PAC, Lseg Us Holdco Inc. PAC, Onemain Holdings Inc. PAC, Fair Isaac Corporation Political Action Committee (Fico PAC), Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political Action Committee (Mckinsey PAC), Payward Ventures Inc PAC (Kraken PAC) (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $7,000 (2026), $5,500 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $6,000 (2024)
Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political Action Committee (Mckinsey PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
Abundance PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
Franklin Resources Inc PAC (Franklin Templeton PAC) Finance & banking $7,000 (2026)
Payward Ventures Inc PAC (Kraken PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2024)
Citadel Securities Political Action Committee (Citadel Securities PAC) Finance & banking $6,000 (2026)
Fair Isaac Corporation Political Action Committee (Fico PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2024)
Caci PAC Defense & aerospace $5,000 (2026)
Defend The Vote Ideological & single-issue $5,000 (2026)
Loan Syndications And Trading Association PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
Onemain Holdings Inc. PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
Lseg Us Holdco Inc. PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,500 (2024)
Structured Finance Coalition PAC (Structured Finance PAC) Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac) Finance & banking $10,000 (2026)
Ally Financial Inc. Advocacy Political Action Committee Finance & banking $5,000 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Housing Affordability & Rent Burden 95 25 70
Environmental Protection & Coastal Resilience 88 -55 65
Tax Policy & Cost of Living 78 10 60
Education & Early Childhood 75 -30 55
Immigration & Foreign-Born Communities 82 15 55
Labor, Unemployment & Economic Opportunity 80 40 45
Healthcare Access & Prescription Drug Costs 82 50 35
Government Oversight & Ethics 65 55 30
Energy & Utility Costs 70 65 25
Foreign Policy & War Powers 62 60 20
Infrastructure & Transportation 72 70 20
Wildlife & Environmental Conservation 68 75 15
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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:

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

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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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