[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

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Goblin House Intelligence

Betty McCollum

Democratic · Representative, MN ·4

Score Components

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Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

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Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

54 → 14

Intelligence Volume 10%

53 → 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: 65.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 63.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024 est.): 705,537

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $89,186

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Minnesota Marriage Amendment (2012) — Define marriage as one man/one woman (2012) — failed, margin 47.4% yes to 52.6% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Minnesota Photo ID Amendment (2012) (2012) — failed, margin 46.2% yes to 53.8% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Minnesota Constitutional Amendment — Extension of Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (Lottery Revenue) (2024) — passed, margin 77.4% yes to 22.6% no

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 52 (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.13)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.16)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: 3M Company (Maplewood) (15000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Ecolab (St. Paul HQ) (48000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State of Minnesota (40208 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Minnesota's 4th Congressional District covers nearly all of Ramsey County and part of Washington County, including all of St. Paul and most of its northern and eastern suburbs such as Woodbury, Blaine, Roseville, and Maplewood. It has a population of approximately 705,537 with a median household income of $89,186 — m

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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (119th) (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-03: Opposed Trump's signature tax and spending bill, calling it 'the Big Ugly Bill' and stating: 'I joined every Democrat in voting NO!' — citing devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and defunding of Planned Parenthood.

primary · 2025-07-03

Voted nay on H.R. 22 (SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)) on 2025-04-10: Opposed legislation requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, stating on the House floor that the bill 'does nothing to protect voting rights' — consistent with her career-long opposition to what she views as voter suppression measures.

primary · 2025-04-10

Voted nay on H.R. 21 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) on 2025-01-23: Voted against legislation establishing criminal penalties for healthcare practitioners in cases involving infants born alive after failed abortions — consistent with her 100% NARAL Pro-Choice America rating and opposition to what she views as politically motivated restrictions

primary · 2025-01-23

Voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: One of three Minnesota Democrats (and 159 House Democrats) to oppose legislation mandating ICE detention for undocumented immigrants merely accused of theft — calling it an overreach that undermines due process.

primary · 2025-01-07

Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: As Defense Appropriations Ranking Member, voted for $60.8 billion in Ukraine military aid, stating 'the situation in Ukraine is dire' and that 'Vladimir Putin continues to kill Ukrainian civilians on a daily basis.'

primary · 2024-04-20

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Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act	nay	2025-07-03	deviating
SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)	nay	2025-04-10	misaligned
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act	nay	2025-01-23	deviating
Laken Riley Act	nay	2025-01-07	deviating
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-04-20	deviating
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023	yea	2023-05-31	deviating
Respect for Marriage Act	yea	2022-12-08	deviating
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	yea	2021-11-05	misaligned
For the People Act of 2021	yea	2021-03-03	deviating
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	yea	2021-02-27	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "McCollum called AIPAC a 'hate group' in February 2020, stating: 'AIPAC claims to be a bipartisan organization, but its use of hate speech actually mak"

Vote: on "As Chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee in the 117th Congress, McCollum stated she 'full"

McCollum labeled AIPAC a 'hate group' and introduced legislation restricting U.S. military aid to Israel, yet as Defense Appropriations Chair she fully funded Iron Dome and U.S.-Israeli cooperative missile defense programs — a tension between her rhe

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "As Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, McCollum oversees an approximately $800 billion annual defense budget. Her campaign and "

Vote: on "McCollum's campaign website states she 'believes in investing in infrastructure, small businesses, a"

McCollum positions herself as a progressive reformer focused on working families, yet serves as Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee while accepting substantial contributions from major defense contractors whose interests she ove

statement_vs_disclosure 30/100

Platform: "McCollum reintroduced H.R. 3103, the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act, whi"

Vote: on "McCollum voted 'present' rather than 'nay' on H.Con.Res.57, the House resolution affirming that 'Isr"

McCollum introduced legislation to restrict U.S. aid to Israel but voted only 'present' on a resolution affirming Israel is not a racist state — declining to join the nine progressives who voted 'nay,' while also refusing to join the 412 members who

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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