[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Pablo Jose Hernández

Democratic · Representative, PR ·0 ·Since 2025-01-03

Score Components

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Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

18 → 5

Intelligence Volume 10%

35 → 4

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 Household Income: $24,112

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Status Referendum (Non-binding) (2024) — passed, margin 56% Statehood

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 3254 (share 0.18)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Walmart Puerto Rico (14500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Government of Puerto Rico (175000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Puerto Rico is an at-large district characterized by a high poverty rate (approx. 41%) and a unique 'commonwealth' status. The economy is heavily dependent on federal transfers and a manufacturing sector centered on pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

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Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 147 (Puerto Rico Economic Development Trust Fund Act) on 2025-05-20: Voted for the bill in the Natural Resources Committee despite party leadership concerns over fiscal transparency; the bill was heavily lobbied for by the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce.

inferential · 2025-05-20

Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 2757 (Puerto Rico Status Act) on 2026-03-11: As Resident Commissioner, his vote in the Committee of the Whole was recorded; he supported the bill only after amendments protecting current Commonwealth tax treatments were included, aligning with donor interests in the PR financial sector while navigating party pressure for a clean

inferential · 2026-03-11

[statement] Hernández co-sponsored and actively lobbied for the inclusion of specific Commonwealth-preference language in the 119th Congress iteration of the Puerto Rico Status Act.

primary · 2026-02-10

[platform] Hernández campaigned on a 'Status Neutral' platform, asserting that economic development would take precedence over the statehood vs. commonwealth debate in his first two years.

primary · 2024-09-12

Total receipts for the 2024 election cycle reached $1,054,218.42, with significant concentration in individual contributions from the San Juan metropolitan area legal and financial sectors.

primary · 2024-12-31

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Puerto Rico Status Act	yea_unverified	2026-03-11	mixed
Puerto Rico Economic Development Trust Fund Act	yea_unverified	2025-05-20	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "Hernández campaigned on a 'Status Neutral' platform, asserting that economic development would take precedence over the statehood vs. commonwealth deb"

Vote: on "Hernández co-sponsored and actively lobbied for the inclusion of specific Commonwealth-preference la"

After campaigning on a status-deferred economic platform, Hernández pivoted to active legislative participation in status-definition maneuvers within his first 14 months in office.

Last silence detection: Never

Termination of LUMA Energy Contract

419d silent

Expected position: During the 2024 campaign, the PPD platform and public sentiment heavily favored the cancellation or strict restructuring of the LUMA energy distribution contract due to persistent g

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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