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Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Val T. Hoyle

Democratic · Representative, OR ·4

Val T. Hoyle is the Democratic U.S. Representative (OR's 4th congressional district). The platform has 6 voting records on file (2024-2025) and 43 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components

52 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

22 → 4

Donor Influence 15%

62 → 9

Silence Risk 25%

69 → 17

Contradiction Risk 25%

59 → 15

Intelligence Volume 15%

46 → 7

Constituency Deviation 0%

26 → 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: Foreign-Born Population: 5.58% (39,600 residents)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 32.8% (national: 33.7%)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+8 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: 81.6% White (non-Hispanic), 9.4% Hispanic, remainder Asian/Black/Two or More Races

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 63.5% (national: 65.5%)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 15.9% (national: 12.4%)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024 ACS): 710,014

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $68,838 (national: $37,585)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Oregon Measure 118 — Corporate Tax Revenue Rebate (2024) — failed, margin 21% Yes to 79% No (statewide)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Oregon Measure 115 — Impeachment of Statewide Elected Officials (2024) — passed, margin 62.3% Yes to 37.7% No (statewide)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (share 0.05)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (incl. wood products) (share 0.1)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.16)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 - Educational Services (share 0.18)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Roseburg Forest Products (2500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: PeaceHealth (Sacred Heart Medical Center) (3500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Oregon State University (Corvallis) (4500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Oregon (Eugene) (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Oregon's 4th Congressional District encompasses the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties — Coos, Curry, Lincoln, Lane, and Benton — plus parts of Douglas and Linn counties. Centered around Eugene (home to the University of Oregon) and Corvallis (Oregon State University), the district is 81.6% White (non-Hispanic) with a 9.4% Hispanic population. The median age is 42.3, with 16% of residents aged 70+. Median household income is $68,838, well above the national median, but the poverty rate is 15.9% and 8.9% of residents lack health insurance. Homeownership is 63.5% and median home value is $412,900. The Cook PVI is D+8, reflecting Democratic lean but relative competitiveness — Trump won the district in 2024 while Hoyle simultaneously won reelection. The district is 85% forestland, with 2.3 million acres under federal management, making timber, wildfire policy, and federal land management existential local issues alongside healthcare, higher education, and coastal fishing.

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Suzanne Bonamici Policy Difference Unlike Bonamici's opposition, Hoyle voted Yes on Laken Riley Act and issued a press release explaining her support

Storm PAC donor $6,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00846071/

Democratic Turnout Project PAC donor $6,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00844639/

Roseburg Forest Products Co. PAC donor $6,600 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00820670/

Defend The Vote donor $7,500 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00764233/

La Bamba PAC donor $10,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00753947/

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. PAC (Aka Greenbrier PAC) donor $11,600 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00711747/

Medicare For All donor $10,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00685552/

Elect Democratic Women donor $10,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (9 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00685297/

Animal Wellness Action PAC donor $5,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00679860/

Lockton Inc Polictical Action Committee donor $5,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00652529/

Moms Fed Up donor $5,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00651042/

Academy Of Rail Labor Attorneys Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00636753/

Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC donor $10,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00617803/

Sustainable Energy And Environment Coalition PAC (Seec PAC) donor $5,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00581785/

Progressive Turnout Project donor $6,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00580068/

Evergreen PAC donor $10,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00576090/

Fair Shot PAC donor $8,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00574970/

Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC) donor $10,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00573709/

Backpac donor $5,000 to Val T. Hoyle's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00566562/

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
Retire through Ownership Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood…	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
Water Resources Development Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
PROOF Act	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
GUARD Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes…	Not Voting	2026-09-15	unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	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…	Not Voting	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…	Not Voting	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
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require…	Nay	2026-09-02	unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act	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
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
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
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Local Access to Courts Act	Yea	2026-08-31	unknown

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Hoyle is a cosponsor of House legislation to ban lawmakers and their families from buying and selling individual stocks. She told OpenSecrets: 'the American people deserve transparency when it comes to the finances of…

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Hoyle is a cosponsor of House legislation to ban lawmakers and their families from buying and selling individual stocks. She told OpenSecrets: 'the American people deserve transparency when it comes to the finances of Members of Congress.'

Vote: on "Hoyle was weeks or months late disclosing 217 stock trades by her husband valued between $245,215…"

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Hoyle publicly champions banning congressional stock trading and demands transparency, yet she was late disclosing over 200 trades by her spouse and violated the STOCK Act twice. She transferred holdings to a mutual fund only after the violations were reported by OpenSecrets, undercutting her stated commitment to proactive financial transparency. Both sources are from independent outlets with differing hostnames (opensecrets.org and oregonlive.com).

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "Hoyle voted Nay on H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act, on September 24, 2024. Her 2024 GOP opponent Monique DeSpain called the vote a 'betrayal' of Oregon's wildfire-stricken communities."

Vote: on "Hoyle voted Yea on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, on January 23, 2025, calling it 'a…"

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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Hoyle voted Nay on the Fix Our Forests Act in September 2024 (H.R. 8790, Roll Call 448) and then Yea on the same bill as re-introduced in January 2025 (H.R. 471, Roll Call 25). The bill addresses the same policy question — wildfire mitigation, forest management, and scaling back environmental regulations — with the same enforcement mechanism and the same population of federal forestland communities affected. The Register-Guard reported this as a reversal from the previous year.

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "Hoyle voted Nay on H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, on January 7, 2025, then—per her office's press release—explained her Yes vote by saying: 'The first time this bill came up, I voted no because law enforcement in my…

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Hoyle voted Nay on H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, on January 7, 2025, then—per her office's press release—explained her Yes vote by saying: 'The first time this bill came up, I voted no because law enforcement in my community was concerned... However, I've heard from constituents... For these reasons, I voted for the Laken Riley Act.'

Vote: on "Hoyle voted Nay on H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, on January 7, 2025, then—per her office's press…"

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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Hoyle voted Nay on the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 7511) when it first passed the House in March 2024, then voted Yea on the same bill reintroduced as H.R. 29 in January 2025 — reversing her immigration-enforcement position. Both votes involve the same enforcement mechanism (mandatory ICE detention for theft-related crimes) and the same statutory hook. Her statement acknowledged the reversal, attributing it to constituent feedback. The 2024 and 2025 votes are from the same bill lineage and the Congressional session changed, but the statutory and enforcement mechanisms remained identical.

Last silence detection: Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:07:04 GMT (via scheduled run)

Federal criminal investigation into La Mota / ENDVR grant scandal

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Expected position: As a sitting member of Congress whose former state agency awarded a $554,000 grant to a donor's nonprofit and who faces a reported DOJ subpoena, Hoyle would be expected to directly address the investigation publicly and explain her role beyond a spokesperson's denial. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Hoyle has been highly visible — holding 16 town halls in 2025, issuing regular press releases, and giving interviews — but on the DOJ investigation she has spoken only through a campaign spokesperson who said the DOJ 'has not contacted the congresswoman.' When Willamette Week asked about her meeting with La Mota's CEO, Hoyle said, 'I don't recall. I might have. I'm not saying I did or didn't.' Records later showed she did dine with Cazares. She has not held a press conference, issued a statement, or addressed the investigation substantively on any public forum. Primary URL: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2023/08/15/val-hoyle-dined-with-la-mota-ceo-rosa-cazares-a-year-before-her-agency-awarded-key-grant/

other / unclassified

Storm PAC (amounts: $6,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified

ideological & single-issue

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League Of Conservation Voters Action Fund, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Tri-State Maxed-Out Women, EMILY's List, Progressive Turnout Project, Moms Fed Up, Animal Wellness Action PAC, Elect Democratic Women, Defend The Vote, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Equality PAC (amounts: $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,800 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $6,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $7,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue

party committees

New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (amounts: $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: party committees

corporate pacs, industry unlisted

Saltchuk Resources Inc. PAC, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. PAC (Aka Greenbrier PAC) (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $11,600 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

colleagues' leadership pacs

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Committee For A Livable Future, PAC To The Future, Holding Onto Oregon'S Priorities, Progressive Americans For Democracy, Blue Wave Project, Hmp, Good Friends PAC, Puget PAC, Clean PAC, Backpac, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), Fair Shot PAC, Evergreen PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Medicare For All, La Bamba PAC, Democratic Turnout Project PAC, Storm PAC, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America (amounts: $7,500 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $8,500 (2024), $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $6,000 (2024), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of Ct, Inc Political Action Committee Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)

National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)

Storm PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $6,000 (2026)

Democratic Turnout Project PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $6,000 (2024)

Roseburg Forest Products Co. PAC Agriculture & food $6,600 (2024)

Defend The Vote Ideological & single-issue $7,500 (2024)

La Bamba PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. PAC (Aka Greenbrier PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $11,600 (2024)

Medicare For All Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Elect Democratic Women Ideological & single-issue $10,000 (2024)

Animal Wellness Action PAC Ideological & single-issue $5,000 (2026)

Lockton Inc Polictical Action Committee Insurance $5,000 (2024)

Moms Fed Up Ideological & single-issue $5,000 (2024)

Academy Of Rail Labor Attorneys Political Action Committee Law & lobbying firms $5,000 (2024)

Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2024)

Topic	Priority	Alignment	Deviation
Environmental Conservation & Water Resources	74	45	45
Judicial & Institutional Integrity	65	50	40
Healthcare Access & Prescription Drug Costs	78	55	40
Tax Policy & Fiscal Responsibility	80	60	35
Trade, Agriculture & Rural Economy	76	62	32
Education & Workforce Development	72	65	30
Cost of Living & Inflation Relief	90	70	30
Public Safety, Border Security & Law Enforcement	82	75	20
Public Lands, Wildfire Prevention & Forest Management	95	88	12
Veterans Affairs & Military Community	68	85	10
Disaster Relief & Emergency Management	85	90	8
Native American Affairs & Tribal Relations	70	92	5

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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:

Component	Weight	Signal
Contradiction Risk	30%	Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence	20%	Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk	15%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume	15%	Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation	0%	Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment	0%	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

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]

Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.

$7.6BDonor Contributions

0Money Chains

0Traced Hops

Connected Officials

Suzanne Bonamici U.S. House · Policy Difference

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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