[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Wesley Hunt

Republican · Representative, TX ·38

Score Components

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Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

64 → 16

Intelligence Volume 10%

50 → 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: Median age: 37.7

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 27.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 6.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 65.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2023 estimate): 788,192

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2023 ACS): $102,662

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 4 — Property Tax Relief and School Funding (2023) — passed, margin 83.8% Yes, 16.2% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 1 — Right to Farm, Ranch, and Harvest Wildlife (2023) — passed, margin 79.3% Yes, 20.7% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.101)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.119)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 21 (share 0.082)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Katy Independent School District (11000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Houston Methodist (26000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: ExxonMobil (Houston campus) (14000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Memorial Hermann Health System (27000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Texas's 38th Congressional District covers western and northern Harris County including Houston suburbs of Jersey Village, Cypress, Tomball, Greater Katy, Klein, and the Memorial Villages. Created in 2022 redistricting, the district is solidly Republican (Cook PVI R+22 to R+26). The population of approximately 788,00

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Voted abstain_unverified on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($61 billion Ukraine military aid)) on 2024-04-20: Hunt did not vote on the Ukraine aid package, after having consistently voted against Ukraine assistance and calling it an 'endless proxy war.' His district's energy sector (Oil & Gas is his #2 donor industry at $28

primary · 2024-04-20 ✓ Verified

Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 23 (Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant)) on 2025-01-09: Hunt voted to sanction the ICC for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials. His #1 career donor is AIPAC ($56,724 in 2023-2024), and he told AIPAC in 2022 that Israel is America's 'one true ally.' The vote aligned dire

primary · 2025-01-09 ✓ Verified

Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 4763 (Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 crypto regulation)) on 2024-05-22: Hunt voted for the crypto industry's top legislative priority, consistent with all 9 of his pro-crypto votes. His Securities & Investment sector donors contributed $132,991 in the 2023-2024 cycle. The vote benefited the fi

inferential · 2024-05-22

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warran	yea_unverified	2025-01-09	aligned
Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 crypto regul	yea_unverified	2024-05-22	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($61 billion Ukraine mili	abstain_unverified	2024-04-20	mixed
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling suspension / spending cuts)	nay	2023-05-31	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "In January 2023, Hunt told C-SPAN his premature son had spent 'a couple of weeks' in the NICU and that 'everyone is doing perfectly well.' Days later,"

Vote: on "In October 2025, Hunt claimed in a press release and on X that the same son had spent 'the first mon"

Hunt told C-SPAN in 2023 his son spent 'a couple of weeks' in the NICU and 'everyone is doing perfectly well,' but in 2025 he dramatically escalated the story to 'months fighting for his life' in the NICU to explain his worst-in-Congress voting atten

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "Hunt stated in his 2020 campaign that he 'proudly cast my vote for Donald J. Trump in 2016' and has since maintained he supported Trump since 2016."

Vote: on "Harris County voting records show Hunt did not vote in the 2016 general election. He voted in the 20"

[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Hunt repeatedly claimed he voted for Trump in 2016 and was the first person in the country to endorse him, but Harris County voting records conclusively show he did not vote at all in the

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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