[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Jonathan L. Jackson

Democratic · Representative, IL ·1

Score Components

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Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

18 → 5

Intelligence Volume 10%

49 → 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: Homeownership rate: 62.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 10.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 11.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $71,465 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 1: Illinois Right to Collective Bargaining (2022) — passed, margin 58.4% Yes – 41.6% No (statewide)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 5617 (share 0.058)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 4451 (share 0.072)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 9211 (share 0.098)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 6113 (share 0.122)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 6221 (share 0.168)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Cook County Government (23000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Chicago Public Schools (40000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Advocate Health Care (11000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Illinois Chicago (13000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Chicago (16000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Illinois's 1st Congressional District covers much of Chicago's South Side and extends southwest into Will County, including parts of Joliet. It is a majority-minority seat: 47.8% Black, 38.1% White, 10.5% Hispanic. The district has a D+32 partisan lean making it one of the safest Democratic seats in the country. Once

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Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 12 (Laken Riley Act (mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with certain property crimes)) on 2025-01-22: Jackson voted against final passage of a bill that passed 263-156 with bipartisan support (including 48 Democratic defections). He denounced the bill as 'part of a coordinated effort by Speaker Mike Johns

inferential · 2025-01-22

Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 4763 (Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 — crypto market structure bill)) on 2024-05-22: Jackson voted to create a light-touch regulatory framework for digital assets favored by the crypto industry — an industry that spent over $1 million in outside money to elect him in 2022 via the now-defunct P

inferential · 2024-05-22

Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26.38 billion aid package for Israel and Gaza humanitarian relief)) on 2024-04-20: Jackson was one of only 37 House Democrats to oppose the Israel aid package (366-58 overall). As one of the most pro-Palestinian members of the Illinois delegation, he explained: 'Sendin

inferential · 2024-04-20

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Laken Riley Act (mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged wit	nay_unverified	2025-01-22	aligned
Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 — crypto mar	yea_unverified	2024-05-22	mixed
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26.38 billion aid packag	nay_unverified	2024-04-20	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Jackson, in a 2022 campaign statement, said: 'I love the South Side of Chicago, and I promise to be the fighter you have always known me to be. Jonath"

Vote: on "According to an OpenSecrets analysis reported by CBS12, Jonathan Jackson 'received more than 98% of "

Jackson campaigns as a locally-rooted representative fighting for South Side economic security, yet more than 98% of his itemized campaign cash comes from outside his district — drawing heavily from national PACs, securities and investment interests,

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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