[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Angus S., Jr. King

Independent · Senator, ME

Score Components

16 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

46 → 12

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: Persons 65 years and over: 22.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 92.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 10.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income (2022): $63,182

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Question 3 – An Act to Create the Pine Tree Power Company (2023) — failed, margin 69.6% No / 30.4% Yes

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Question 2 – An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Research and Development and Commercialization (2024) — passed, margin 60.4% Yes / 39.6% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.1)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.18)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: L.L.Bean (3400 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Maine System (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Bath Iron Works (General Dynamics) (6800 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Hannaford Bros. Co. (10000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: MaineHealth (19000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Maine is a predominantly rural state in the Northeast with a population of 1.4 million. Its economy relies on tourism, agriculture (particularly lobsters and blueberries), shipbuilding (Bath Iron Works), healthcare, and a growing technology sector. Maine is the whitest state in the U.S. (92.6% non-Hispanic white) and

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Voted yea on H.R. 3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on 2021-08-10: King was a key bipartisan negotiator; his yes vote delivered billions for Maine's roads, bridges, broadband, and climate resilience — directly benefiting constituents in the state with the nation's oldest population.

primary · 2021-08-10

Voted nay on S. Amdt. 1364 to S.Con.Res. 14 (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data Funding Amendment) on 2025-10-03: In a surprise vote, King voted against a Republican amendment to block funding for collection of SOGI data, aligning with LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and against a proposal that Maine's conservative constituents supported.

primary · 2025-10-03

Voted nay on H.R. 6 (American Dream and Promise Act of 2021) on 2021-03-18: King broke with most Democrats to vote against a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, citing border security concerns; the vote angered Maine's immigrant communities and was a rare defection on immigration.

primary · 2021-03-18

Voted yea on H.R. 5376 (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) on 2022-08-07: His 'yes' vote on climate and health provisions pleased environmental donors like League of Conservation Voters and fulfilled his longtime call for action on climate, a central issue for Maine's coastal communities.

primary · 2022-08-07

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data Funding Amendment	nay	2025-10-03	deviating
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022	yea	2022-08-07	deviating
CHIPS and Science Act of 2022	yea	2022-07-27	aligned
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	yea	2021-08-10	deviating
Restore the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act SALT Deduction	nay	2021-04-28	misaligned
American Dream and Promise Act of 2021	nay	2021-03-18	deviating
Sanders Amendment to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15	nay	2021-03-05	misaligned
Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Cour	present	2020-10-26	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "On October 25, 2020, Senator King issued a press release stating: 'I will vote against Judge Barrett's confirmation.'"

Vote: on "On October 26, 2020, Senator King voted 'Present' on the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett (Roll Cal"

King explicitly pledged to vote against confirmation, then voted 'Present' the next day — a vote that did not register opposition and therefore did not help block the nominee, contradicting his stated intention.

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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