[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Robert E. Latta

Republican · Representative, OH ·5

Score Components

33 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

100 → 25

Intelligence Volume 10%

57 → 6

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: Non-English language at home: 5.29% of households (Spanish: 24,394 households; German: 1,935; Chinese: 1,205)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 22.6 minutes

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Drives alone to work: 80.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 40.6

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 3.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 2.42% (19.1k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 98.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 7.71% (60.8k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 83.9% (661k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 788,570 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $897

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $190,800

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 74.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 7.8% (ACS 5-Year); 11.3% (Data USA 2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $71,027 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Ohio Issue 2 — Marijuana Legalization Initiative (November 2023) (2023) — passed, margin 57.0% to 43.0% statewide

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Ohio Issue 1 — Reproductive Freedom Amendment (November 2023) (2023) — passed, margin 56.6% to 43.4% statewide

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (share 0.05)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.12)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage	yea	2026-04-30	mixed
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026	yea	2026-04-29	mixed
Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution	yea	2026-03-18	mixed
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — Ending the 43-Day Governmen	yea	2025-11-12	aligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment and Fin	yea	2025-07-03	misaligned
Rescissions Act of 2025 — On Passage	yea	2025-06-13	mixed
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — On Passage	yea	2025-04-10	mixed
Laken Riley Act — On Passage	yea	2025-01-07	mixed
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion)	yea	2024-04-20	deviating
American Health Care Act of 2017 — On Passage (Repeal of the Affordable Care Act	yea	2017-05-04	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "In his July 3, 2025 press release celebrating the OBBB, Latta stated the bill 'takes us one step closer to cutting wasteful spending and reducing frau"

Vote: on "The Congressional Budget Office projected the OBBB would add approximately $3-4 trillion to the fede"

Latta publicly framed the OBBB as addressing the national debt and cutting wasteful spending, while the nonpartisan CBO projected it would add $3-4 trillion to the deficit. His claim that the bill moves 'one step closer to cutting wasteful spending'

platform_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "Latta received the 'Watchdog of the Treasury' award three times (1998, 2000, 2005) from the United Conservatives of Ohio for his 'commitment to fiscal"

Vote: on "Latta voted Yea on the Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J. Res. 139) on March 18, 2026, which would 'eff"

Latta built a decades-long brand as a 'Watchdog of the Treasury' fiscal conservative who voted for Balanced Budget Amendments in 2011, 2018, and 2026. He then voted for the OBBB, which the CBO found would add $3-4 trillion to the deficit — the very o

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Latta's OBBB press release stated the bill would 'strengthen Medicaid' and 'support families, seniors, and small businesses,' framing the bill's healt"

Vote: on "The CBO projected the OBBB would cut approximately $930 billion from Medicaid over 10 years and caus"

Latta's press release claimed the OBBB would 'strengthen Medicaid,' while CBO projections showed approximately $930 billion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years. His district's 7.8% poverty rate and significant rural population reliant on Medicaid expansio

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "On June 26, 2023, Latta issued a press release celebrating a major broadband internet investment for Ohioans in his district. The Ohio Democratic Part"

Vote: on "In his July 3, 2025 press release celebrating the OBBB, Latta stated the bill 'takes us one step clo"

Latta celebrated broadband funding he voted against. The Ohio Democratic Party documented he 'voted against The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which made the funding possible' while simultaneously issuing a press release celebrating the investment. Th

Last silence detection: Never

In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in OH-05 — spanning over a decade of documented refusals

3694d silent

Expected position: As the representative of a district spanning 12 counties with a 7.8% poverty rate and significant reliance on Medicaid and SNAP, Latta would be expected to hold in-person town halls

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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