[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Erin Houchin

Republican · Representative, IN ·9

Score Components

36 HIGH

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

20 → 5

Contradiction Risk 25%

100 → 25

Intelligence Volume 10%

55 → 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 Voter Index: R+33

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (non-Hispanic) share of population: 88.1%

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree attainment: 27.4%

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median home value: $223,100

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median rent: $1,024

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 73.0%

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 3.9%

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 7.3%

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $71,567

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Indiana Constitutional Amendment (Right to Hunt and Fish) (2024) — passed, margin Ballot measure approved by legislature; no statewide referendum required

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11) (share 0.08)

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Retail Trade (44-45) (share 0.11)

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Educational Services (61) (share 0.13)

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Healthcare and Social Assistance (62) (share 0.16)

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Manufacturing (31-33) (share 0.2)

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Top employer: IU Health Bloomington Hospital (healthcare) (4000 employees)

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Cook Medical / Cook Group (medical device manufacturing, Bloomington) (5000 employees)

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (defense) (6000 employees)

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Cummins Inc. (manufacturing/engines, Columbus) (8000 employees)

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Indiana University Bloomington (education) (10000 employees)

secondary

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
SAVE America Act (proof of citizenship to register to vote)	yea	2026-02-11	misaligned
Continuing Resolution to end the 43-day government shutdown (November 2025)	yea	2025-11-12	mixed
Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act of 2025	yea	2025-07-17	aligned
Motion to compel DOJ release of Jeffrey Epstein files — Rules Committee Vote	nay	2025-07-14	misaligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump's 2025 Budget Reconciliation)	yea	2025-07-03	misaligned
Laken Riley Act (2025 version)	yea	2025-01-22	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.84 billion)	yea	2024-04-20	misaligned
Declaring the office of Speaker of the House to be vacant (McCarthy ouster)	nay	2023-10-03	deviating
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024	yea	2023-07-14	mixed
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling Deal)	yea	2023-05-31	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "On July 14, 2025, Houchin — sitting on the 13-member House Rules Committee — was one of seven Republicans who voted to block a Democratic amendment th"

Vote: on "On July 17, 2025 — just three days after blocking the Democratic Epstein disclosure effort — Houchin"

Houchin voted to block the release of Epstein files in the Rules Committee on July 14, then introduced her own resolution calling for their release just three days later on July 17. Both addressed the same policy question — whether the DOJ should rel

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "On May 22, 2025, after voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Houchin stated the legislation 'protects and strengthens Medicaid, Medicare, and Soc"

Vote: on "According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was p"

Houchin publicly claimed the One Big Beautiful Bill 'protects and strengthens Medicaid' while the CBO, Indiana Medicaid advocates, and Feeding America projected the bill would cause 11.8 million more uninsured Americans, impose work requirements, and

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "In 2023, Houchin voted for multiple amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act to halt or defund U.S. military assistance to Ukraine (includ"

Vote: on "On April 20, 2024, Houchin voted in favor of H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriat"

[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Houchin voted to defund Ukraine aid in 2023 (NDAA amendments), then voted for $60.84 billion in Ukraine aid in April 2024. This is a reversal on the same policy question — U.S. military as

Last silence detection: Never

FTX crypto money in 2022 primary — failure to address the scandal that helped elect her

1265d silent

Expected position: When it emerged that the super PAC that helped fund her 2022 primary victory was entirely backed by FTX executive Ryan Salame — who later pleaded guilty to campaign finance violatio

In-person town hall meetings — refusal to face constituents in open, unscripted forums

1213d silent

Expected position: As the sole representative for Indiana's 9th District — a vast 29-county region of south-central and southeastern Indiana — Houchin would be expected to hold regular in-person town

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

View Full Entity Profile →