[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Richard Hudson

Republican · Representative, NC ·9

Score Components

33 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

100 → 25

Intelligence Volume 10%

57 → 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: Non-English language at home: 13% of households (Spanish: 70,927 households; French: 2,469; Arabic: 1,878)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 24.5 minutes

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 37.7

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 4.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Veteran population — Vietnam era: 14,282

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Veteran population — Gulf War (2001-): 22,424 (largest veteran cohort)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 7.48% (57.3k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 95.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 13.2% (101k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American population share: 20.7% (158k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 58% (444k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 765,958 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $1,140

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $235,800

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 67.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 10.2% (ACS 5-Year); 13.6% (Data USA 2024, broader measure)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $67,665 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: North Carolina — Redistricting Plan (2023, enacted new congressional map) (2023) — enacted, margin NC-09 shifted from R+15 to R+20 with addition of Chatham County

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: North Carolina Constitutional Amendment — Require Photo ID to Vote (2018, implemented 2023) (2018) — passed, margin approved by voters; implemented after SCOTUS ruling in 2023

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage	yea	2026-04-30	mixed
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026	yea	2026-04-29	aligned
Attendance Record — 4.7% Missed Votes (345 of 7,294 roll call votes, Jan 2013 -	not_voting	2025-12-31	misaligned
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — Ending the 43-Day Governmen	yea	2025-11-12	aligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	yea	2025-07-03	misaligned
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — On Passage	yea	2025-04-10	mixed
Laken Riley Act — On Passage	yea	2025-01-07	mixed
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	nay	2024-04-20	deviating
Objection to Certification of Arizona and Pennsylvania Electoral Votes	yea	2021-01-07	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "On January 4, 2021, Hudson published an open letter to constituents stating he would object to Electoral College certification, declaring: 'Currently,"

Vote: on "In a 2022 candidate survey by the Chatham News & Record, after redistricting made his district more "

Hudson claimed in 2021 that there was 'incontrovertible evidence of voter irregularity — if not outright fraud' and voted to reject electoral votes. By 2022, after redistricting made his district more competitive, he answered 'YES' to whether the 202

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Hudson's press release celebrating the OBBB claimed the bill 'slashes deficits by roughly $2 trillion — and secures historic levels of mandatory savin"

Vote: on "The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected the OBBB would add approximately $3-4 trillion"

Hudson's official press release claimed the OBBB 'slashes deficits by roughly $2 trillion' and restores 'fiscal sanity.' The CBO and independent analysts projected the bill would add $3-4 trillion to the deficit over 10 years. A constituent letter in

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Hudson brands himself as 'Fort Bragg's Congressman' and an 'outspoken advocate for North Carolina's military community.' He regularly issues press rel"

Vote: on "In December 2022, Hudson voted against the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, calling it a 'boondo"

Hudson voted against the 2023 omnibus spending bill, calling it a 'boondoggle' and a 'monstrous spending spree,' yet in the same statement celebrated the $15.5 million of Fort Bragg funding within the bill — funding he and GOP senators had requested.

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "On August 19, 2025, Hudson told Axios he was advising members to shift from in-person to virtual town halls, framing it as a way to avoid 'paid progre"

Vote: on "On January 4, 2021, Hudson published an open letter to constituents stating he would object to Elect"

As NRCC Chairman, Hudson told fellow Republicans in August 2025 that avoiding in-person town halls was about avoiding 'paid progressive activists.' But his own town hall avoidance predated 2025 — the last confirmed in-person Galveston-style town hall

Last silence detection: Never

In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in NC-09 — and the directive to other Republicans to avoid them

50d silent

Expected position: As the representative of a district that includes Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, and significant veteran communities, and as NRCC Chairman responsible for maintaining the House GOP major

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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