[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Nick LaLota

Republican · Representative, NY ·1

Score Components

36 HIGH

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

20 → 5

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: 19% of households (Spanish: 70,921 households; Chinese: 9,611; Italian: 6,173)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 31.9 minutes

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 4.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 44.1

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 13.5% (105k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 95%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 15.2% (119k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 74.1% (554k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 778,092 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $2,309

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $628,600

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 84.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 3.8% (ACS 5-Year); 6.2% (Data USA 2024, broader measure)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $134,242 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act (November 2024) (2024) — passed, margin approved by voters; extended 0.125% sales tax for sewer expansion

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New York Proposal 1 — Equal Rights Amendment (November 2024) (2024) — passed, margin 62% to 38% statewide

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (share 0.09)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 - Educational Services (Stony Brook University system) (share 0.1)

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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 — Ending the 75-Day DHS	yea	2026-04-29	aligned
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and SAVE America Act	yea	2026-02-18	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	mixed
House Budget Resolution (FY 2025) — Laying Groundwork for OBBB Reconciliation	yea	2025-02-25	misaligned
Laken Riley Act — On Passage	yea	2025-01-07	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion)	yea	2024-04-20	deviating
Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023	nay	2023-09-28	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

platform_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "LaLota and fellow NY Republicans demanded 'No Salt. No Deal. For Real.' He co-sponsored a 2023 amendment to raise the SALT cap to $60,000 for single f"

Vote: on "LaLota voted Yea on the OBBB which raised the SALT cap to $40,000 for households earning under $500,"

LaLota co-sponsored a bill to raise the SALT cap to $60,000/$120,000 and declared 'No Salt. No Deal. For Real.' He ultimately voted for the OBBB with a $40,000 cap — only two-thirds of his stated demand for single filers, one-third for joint filers,

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "In his official OBBB press release, LaLota stated the bill 'protects Social Security and Medicare — while finally ending the provider tax scam that le"

Vote: on "The CBO projected the OBBB would add approximately $3-4 trillion to the deficit over 10 years. In Ma"

LaLota's press release framed the OBBB as achieving 'deficit reduction' while 'protecting Social Security and Medicare.' The CBO found the opposite — the bill would add $3-4 trillion to the deficit. Constituent polling showed a majority had serious c

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "In a March 4, 2025 video message to constituents, LaLota stated: 'On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medica"

Vote: on "PolitiFact rated LaLota's claim FALSE, finding: 'His statement is inaccurate and mischaracterizes la"

[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] LaLota told constituents the budget resolution 'protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid' and promised 'I'll always be honest with you.' PolitiFact rated this claim FALSE, finding

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "LaLota defended the NY Cancer & Blood Specialists promotional video: 'If a group of cancer doctors from my district, who have helped save hundreds if "

Vote: on "End Citizens United spokesperson said: 'This arrangement is the very definition of pay-to-play polit"

[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] LaLota stated he 'was never asked by anyone to facilitate' a meeting for NY Cancer & Blood Specialists. But POLITICO documented he introduced the group's oncologist to testify before his H

Last silence detection: Never

In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in NY-01

818d silent

Expected position: As the representative of a district where over 300 protesters rallied outside his Hauppauge office demanding in-person town halls, LaLota would be expected to hold open, in-person p

Trump praising Hitler and racist Puerto Rico joke at Madison Square Garden rally (October 2024)

9d silent

Expected position: As the representative of a district that is 15.2% Hispanic with large Puerto Rican and Latino communities, LaLota would be expected to condemn a Trump surrogate's racist joke about

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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