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Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

David P. Joyce

Republican · Representative, OH ·14

David P. Joyce is the Republican U.S. Representative (OH's 14th congressional district). The platform has 10 voting records on file (2017-2025) and 54 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components

85 CRITICAL

Connection Density 20%

83 → 17

Donor Influence 15%

82 → 12

Silence Risk 25%

95 → 24

Contradiction Risk 25%

89 → 22

Intelligence Volume 15%

76 → 11

Constituency Deviation 0%

18 → 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: Medicaid & Rural Hospitals: Joyce himself acknowledged cutting Medicaid would 'be the death of rural hospitals' in his district. Ohio has a higher-than-average rural hospital closure risk.

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+27 (LegisLetter 2026) — most Republican district in Northeast Ohio

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment Rate: 4.6% (vs. 3.5% nationally, 2026 estimate)

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 43 years (vs. 38.5 nationally); largest age cohort: 60–69 at 14.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: White (Non-Hispanic) 86.9%, Black 5.1%, Hispanic 3.47%, Two or More Races

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 28.2% (vs. 33.7% nationally)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 74.6% (vs. 65.5% nationally); median property value $199,500; median rent $962

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 8.2% (LegisLetter) / 11.9% (Data USA); National: 12.4%

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $71,462 (vs. $37,585 national median per LegisLetter, which uses different methodology)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 785,281

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Ohio Issue 1 (2023) — Require 60% voter approval for constitutional amendments (2023) — failed, margin 57.0% No — 43.0% Yes

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Ohio Issue 2 (2023) — Legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21+ (2023) — passed, margin 57% Yes — 43% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Ohio Issue 1 (2024) — Redistricting Commission Amendment; would create a citizen-led commission (2024) — failed, margin 53.4% No — 46.6% Yes

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 (Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting — nursery crops, dairy; Geauga County is a major maple syrup producer) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (Retail Trade) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (Health Care and Social Assistance) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (Manufacturing — automotive parts, chemicals, advanced materials) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Lincoln Electric (welding equipment, adjacent to the 14th in Euclid/Cleveland) (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Avery Dennison (label manufacturing, Mentor) (600 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Materion Corp (advanced materials manufacturing, Mayfield Heights) (2500 employees)

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CoreCivic industry_connection GEO Group, Joyce's top contributor, is the second-largest private prison corporation; CoreCivic is the largest. Both profit from immigration detention.

Boeing stock_trade_violation Joyce had 136 STOCK Act violations; one involved a sale of Boeing stock made more than a year before its disclosure.

House Committee on Ethics membership Joyce is a member of the House Ethics Committee; had the second-most STOCK Act violations among committee members as of early 2024.

US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) committee_jurisdiction Joyce serves on the House Homeland Security Committee, which oversees DHS including ICE.

Janet Yellen lobbying_target Joyce sent a letter lobbying Treasury Secretary Yellen for the Cleveland New Markets Tax Credits project.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy_connection GEO Group, Joyce's top contributor, profits from federal immigration detention contracts administered by ICE.

Donald Trump vote_record Voted against second impeachment of Trump on January 13, 2021, while calling January 6 'an assault on our democracy.' Did not sign Texas amicus brief but…

Steve Scalise affiliation Joyce voted with Republican leadership on multiple key votes including voting against infrastructure bill alongside 200 House Republicans.

Joyce Beatty colleague Both serve in Congress; unrelated by name similarity only.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversight Joyce exercises jurisdiction over DHS funding via the House Committee on Appropriations.

Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC financial_recipient Joyce received $7,500 in campaign contributions from this PAC in 2024.

Morongo Band Of Mission Indians Native American Rights Fund donor $6,600 to David P. Joyce's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C90009622/

Cherokee Nation donor $5,800 to David P. Joyce's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C90008046/

Jobs Opportunity Now PAC donor $5,000 to David P. Joyce's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00896688/

Courier Plus, Inc. D/B/A Dutchie Political Action Committee donor $7,000 to David P. Joyce's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00849398/

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to David P. Joyce's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/

Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) donor $6,500 to David P. Joyce's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00793711/

Caci PAC donor $6,500 to David P. Joyce's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00783423/

Canopy Growth Employees Political Forum PAC donor $5,000 to David P. Joyce's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00771592/

Transdigm Group Inc. Employee Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to David P. Joyce's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00714329/

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood…	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Water Resources Development Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
PROOF Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Retire through Ownership Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers…	Nay	2026-09-15	unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
GUARD Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in…	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	Yea	2026-09-03	unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act	Yea	2026-09-02	unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require…	Yea	2026-09-02	unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards	Yea	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 consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Local Access to Courts Act	Yea	2026-08-31	unknown

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "In a March 26, 2025 telephone town hall, Joyce told constituents he 'would not approve' Medicaid cuts, acknowledged cutting Medicaid would 'be the death of rural hospitals,' and said 'We need to have it for years to…

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In a March 26, 2025 telephone town hall, Joyce told constituents he 'would not approve' Medicaid cuts, acknowledged cutting Medicaid would 'be the death of rural hospitals,' and said 'We need to have it for years to come.' He also said Social Security would not be cut.

Vote: on "On May 22, 2025, Joyce voted for H.Con.Res.14 / H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the…"

Joyce publicly told constituents he 'would not approve' Medicaid cuts and admitted they would 'be the death of rural hospitals,' then voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which independent analyses confirm makes deep cuts to Medicaid — the program that keeps rural Ohio hospitals afloat in his own district.

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Joyce voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 5, 2021, alongside 200 House Republicans."

Vote: on "Despite voting against the infrastructure bill, Joyce subsequently celebrated the allocation of…"

Joyce voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law, then lobbied and celebrated $85 million in CDFI tax credit allocations for Cleveland — funding that relied on the very federal appropriations and infrastructure framework he opposed.

platform_vs_vote 60/100

Platform: "Joyce co-chairs the Congressional Cannabis Caucus and has introduced bipartisan legislation to legalize cannabis (the STATES 2.0 Act), remove cannabis from the schedule of controlled substances, and allow VA physicians…

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Joyce co-chairs the Congressional Cannabis Caucus and has introduced bipartisan legislation to legalize cannabis (the STATES 2.0 Act), remove cannabis from the schedule of controlled substances, and allow VA physicians to prescribe medical cannabis.

Vote: on "In April 2022, Joyce voted against the MORE Act, which would have federally decriminalized…"

As GOP Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus who introduced pro-legalization legislation, Joyce voted against the MORE Act to federally decriminalize cannabis — a vote even Democratic caucus leaders dismissed as 'no reason for alarm,' but which marks a direct conflict between his leadership role and…

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reversal 60/100

Platform: "Joyce voted against the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on May 4, 2017, citing that the AHCA did not do enough 'to bring down the cost of healthcare delivery' and was not a sufficient replacement — a position he…

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Joyce voted against the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on May 4, 2017, citing that the AHCA did not do enough 'to bring down the cost of healthcare delivery' and was not a sufficient replacement — a position he publicized as protecting constituents.

Vote: on "Prior to voting against the AHCA, Joyce had cast at least 31 votes to repeal the Affordable Care…"

Joyce voted against the AHCA in 2017 and presented himself as a moderate on healthcare, but had previously voted 31 times to fully repeal the ACA when those votes carried no political risk. The DCCC called his post-AHCA ad campaign a 'misleading ad reinventing his record.'

Last silence detection: Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:17:35 GMT (via scheduled run)

Persistent avoidance of in-person town halls — no open town hall held over a 13-year congressional career, relying on brief telephone town halls that last approximately 30 minutes with a handful of pre-screened questions.

4476d silent

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Expected position: As the representative for 785,281 constituents in northeast Ohio, Joyce would be expected to hold open, in-person town halls where constituents can engage in unscripted dialogue — especially during periods of major legislative action like the 2025 budget reconciliation process. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: In February 2017, about 150 people gathered in Painesville Square for a 'town hall' that Joyce did not attend, represented instead by a life-size cardboard cutout. The crowd chanted 'Where is Dave?' and held signs reading 'Do your job Rep. Joyce.' A 2018 constituent letter stated Joyce 'has never held a live Town Hall meeting in the six years he has been my representative.' In April 2025, constituents organized an in-person town hall in Geauga County after weeks of not hearing back from Joyce; nearly 400 people registered. Joyce did not attend. His office did not respond to a request for comment for the WVXU story. Instead, Joyce held a telephone town hall in March 2025, taking about half a dozen questions over approximately 30 minutes before a staffer stated the call's allotted time frame was ending. Primary URL: https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2017/02/district_14_town_hall_misses_r.html

Silence on whether voting for Social Security and Medicare cuts would affect his district's 60-69 year-old demographic — the largest age cohort at 14.7%.

99d silent

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Expected position: As a congressman who told constituents on a telephone town hall that he would not approve Medicaid cuts and acknowledged cutting Medicaid would 'be the death of rural hospitals,' Joyce would be expected to explain his vote on legislation that independent analyses project would force deep cuts to those programs. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: On a March 26, 2025 telephone town hall, Joyce told constituents he 'would not approve' Medicaid cuts, acknowledged cutting Medicaid would 'be the death of rural hospitals,' and said Social Security would not be cut. He then voted for the House Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14) directing $880 billion in cuts — largely from Medicaid — and on May 22, 2025 voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the CBO estimated would lead to millions losing Medicaid coverage. Joyce's office did not publicly address the contradiction beyond claiming the bill 'safeguards critical federal programs.' Primary URL: https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2025/03/26/congressman-dave-joyce-hosts-telephone-town-hall-democrats-plan-in-person-event/82678693007/

ideological & single-issue

No Labels PAC, Humane Society Legislative Fund PAC (amounts: $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue

colleagues' leadership pacs

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Innovation PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Buckeye Liberty PAC, Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC - Colepac, Upper Hand Fund, Building America'S Republican Representation PAC, Restoring Our Democracy (Rod PAC), Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), In The Arena PAC, Jobs Opportunity Now PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

corporate pacs, industry unlisted

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Hallmark Cards, Inc. PAC (Hallpac), Eaton Corporation Public Policy Association, Keycorp Advocates Fund, Parker Hannifin Corp P. A. C., Materion Corporation Political Action Committee, Steris Employee PAC, The Geo Group, Inc. Political Action Committee, Peraton PAC, Osi Systems Inc PAC Osi PAC, Woolpert, Inc Political Action Committee, Canopy Growth Employees Political Forum PAC, Courier Plus, Inc. D/B/A Dutchie Political Action Committee (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $6,500 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,500 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $7,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

party committees

Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC, Funding Developing Leadership PAC (amounts: $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: party committees

other / unclassified

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Precision Machined Products Association, Kelley Drye & Warren PAC, Ice Miller PAC, National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (, Cap-PAC Separate Segregated Fund Of The National Community Action Foundation Inc, National Assn Of Landscape Professionals PAC, American Revival PAC, Building Bridges PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $8,000 (2024), $6,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified

other candidates' committees

Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees

Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)

National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $10,000 (2026)

Altria Group, Inc PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2024)

Morongo Band Of Mission Indians Native American Rights Fund Tribal governments $6,600 (2024)

Cherokee Nation Tribal governments $5,800 (2024)

Jobs Opportunity Now PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Courier Plus, Inc. D/B/A Dutchie Political Action Committee Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $7,000 (2026)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $5,000 (2026)

Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) Oil, gas & mining $6,000 (2026)

Caci PAC Defense & aerospace $6,500 (2024)

Canopy Growth Employees Political Forum PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2024)

Transdigm Group Inc. Employee Political Action Committee Defense & aerospace $5,000 (2024)

Building Bridges PAC Other / unclassified $10,000 (2024)

American Revival PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)

No Labels PAC Ideological & single-issue $7,500 (2026)

Topic	Priority	Alignment	Deviation
Healthcare Access and Rural Hospital Viability	92	45	47
Social Security and Medicare Protection	90	60	35
Opioid Crisis and Public Health	76	55	28
Jobs, Manufacturing, and Economic Development	84	68	20
Government Spending and Fiscal Policy	82	72	18
Environmental Regulation and Water Resources	72	70	15
Education and Workforce Development	68	62	15
Energy Costs and Utility Regulation	88	78	12
Immigration and Border Security	80	82	8
Tax Policy and Relief	78	85	5
Gun Rights and Second Amendment	75	80	5
Government Accountability and Anti-Fraud	65	88	3

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
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 2 elected officials hold documented connections.

$10.7BDonor Contributions

0Money Chains

0Traced Hops

Connected Officials

Steve Scalise U.S. House · affiliation
Joyce Beatty U.S. House · colleague

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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