[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Nicholas A. Langworthy

Republican · Representative, NY ·23

Score Components

18 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

46 → 12

Intelligence Volume 10%

38 → 4

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: Median Household Income: $58,400

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New York Equal Rights Amendment (Prop 1) (2024) — passed, margin 56-44

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 1121 (share 0.08)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Arnot Health (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Corning Incorporated (5200 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: NY-23 covers the Southern Tier and parts of Western New York, including Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Steuben counties. It is a largely rural, manufacturing-heavy district with some of the lowest median household incomes in New York State and a high reliance on dairy and grape agriculture.

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Voted yea on H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act) on 2025-04-10: Prioritized party-line voter ID mandates that labor groups argue create barriers for the elderly and low-income voters in rural New York.

primary · 2025-04-10

Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act / Lower Energy Costs Act) on 2025-05-22: Vote favors energy sector donors by easing permitting while cutting SNAP (food stamps) for rural constituents in one of NY's most economically distressed regions.

primary · 2025-05-22

Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act) on 2024-04-20: Defied the 'majority of the majority' in the Republican conference; 112 Republicans voted Nay, but Langworthy joined leadership to pass the aid package, signaling a break with the party's isolationist wing.

primary · 2024-04-20

[vote] Voted Yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), which includes provisions to significantly reduce SNAP benefits and Medicaid eligibility, programs upon which a high percentage of rural NY-23 residents rely.

primary · 2025-05-22

[statement] Our farmers and small businesses are the backbone of the Southern Tier; I am fighting every day to protect their livelihoods and keep costs down.

primary · 2025-01-10

Maintains a sponsored leadership PAC named 'Circle the Wagons PAC', which is used to distribute funds to other Republican candidates and maintain influence within the party structure.

primary · 2026-05-02

Langworthy's campaign committee, Langworthy for Congress, reported $1,457,251 in total receipts for the 2025-2026 cycle, with over $577,000 coming from other political committees (PACs).

primary · 2026-03-18

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act / Lower Energy Costs Act	yea	2025-05-22	misaligned
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act	yea	2025-04-10	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act	yea	2024-04-20	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

platform_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "Our farmers and small businesses are the backbone of the Southern Tier; I am fighting every day to protect their livelihoods and keep costs down."

Vote: on "Voted Yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), which includes provisions to significantly reduce "

Langworthy frames himself as a champion for rural Southern Tier families while voting for major spending cuts that target the primary social safety net for his lower-income constituents.

Last silence detection: Never

Norfolk Southern Rail Safety Mandates

484d silent

Expected position: Advocating for strict freight rail safety standards following the East Palestine disaster, which occurred near the border of his district. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics:

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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