[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Carol D. Miller

Republican · Representative, WV ·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%

56 → 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: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+43 (LegisLetter 2026 estimate); 2024: Miller (R) 63.4% — Fallick-Wang (D) 30%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Opioid Epidemic Impact: McKesson Corp alone shipped 555 million doses of hydrocodone and oxycodone to West Virginia between 2007-2012; West Virginia has the highest opioid overdose death rate in the nation

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Health Insurance Coverage: Employer 38.1%, Medicaid 24.8%, Medicare 17.1%, Non-Group 12.3%, Military/VA 1.88%, Uninsured 5.85%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: White (Non-Hispanic) 90.8%, Black or African American 3.2%, Two or More Races 2.9%, Hispanic 1.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 22.1% (vs. 33.7% nationally); 12.2% lack a high school diploma

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 75.0% (vs. 65.5% nationally); median property value $134,500; median rent $846

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 43.9 years (vs. 38.5 nationally); 22.2% of population over 64

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $54,402 (vs. $78,538 national median); 18.8% poverty rate (vs. 12.5% nationally)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 877,069

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: West Virginia Amendment 4 (2022) — Require State Board of Education to submit rules to Legislature for approval (2022) — failed, margin 57.8% No — 42.2% Yes

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: West Virginia Amendment 2 (2022) — Property tax exemption for business inventory and equipment (2022) — failed, margin 65.2% No — 34.8% Yes

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: West Virginia Amendment 1 (2022) — Legislative authority over state board of education rules (2022) — failed, margin 57.6% No — 42.4% Yes

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 21 (Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction — highest-paying sector at $78,575 median earnings for men) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (Educational Services — 33,034 employed) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (Retail Trade — 41,335 employed) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (Health Care and Social Assistance — 65,489 employed) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: CAMC Memorial Hospital (Charleston) (3500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (Buffalo) (2000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: West Virginia University (including WVU Tech Beckley) (7500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Marshall University / Marshall Health (3000 employees)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Permanent extension of 2017 tax cuts, hundreds of b	yea	2025-07-03	aligned
Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 — Raise debt ceiling while slashing domestic spend	yea	2023-04-26	misaligned
Miller supported the West Virginia law banning abortion at all stages of pregnan	statement	2022-11-03	aligned
Inflation Reduction Act — Medicare drug price negotiation, $35/month insulin cap	nay	2022-08-12	aligned
Respect for Marriage Act — Federal protection for same-sex and interracial marri	abstain	2022-07-19	deviating
Honoring Our PACT Act — Expanded VA healthcare and benefits for veterans exposed	nay	2022-07-13	misaligned
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — $1.2 trillion for roads, bridges, broad	nay	2021-11-05	deviating
American Rescue Plan Act — $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief including $1,400 stimul	nay	2021-02-27	misaligned
Impeachment of Donald Trump — Incitement of insurrection following the January 6	nay	2021-01-13	deviating
Objection to certification of Arizona and Pennsylvania electoral votes following	yea	2021-01-06	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "In August 2022, Miller retweeted criticism of President Biden's student loan debt forgiveness plan and stated: 'Handing hardworking taxpayers the bill"

Vote: on "Five car dealerships owned by Miller's husband — DM Motor, Dutch Miller Chevrolet, Dutch Miller Suba"

Miller publicly condemned student loan forgiveness as 'unfair' to taxpayers, yet her family's five car dealerships received $3.1 million in PPP loans — all forgiven by the federal government. The White House itself highlighted this contradiction, wit

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "In 2020, Miller delivered remarks at a Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing 'outlining the destructive role Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family "

Vote: on "Miller's husband Matt Miller owned tens of thousands of dollars in stock in McKesson Corp, the natio"

Miller publicly positioned herself as holding Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family accountable for the opioid epidemic devastating West Virginia, while her family profited from stock in McKesson Corp and Teva Pharma — pharmaceutical distributors that

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Miller called protections for pre-existing medical conditions 'important' during her 2018 campaign."

Vote: on "Miller voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which extended Affordable Care Act premium subsidi"

Miller stated that protections for pre-existing conditions were 'important,' yet voted against legislation extending ACA subsidies for 23,000 West Virginians, against pandemic relief that expanded coverage, and for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act whos

Last silence detection: Never

Absence from open, in-person town halls and public constituent forums

1088d silent

Expected position: As the representative of approximately 877,000 West Virginians in one of the poorest districts in the nation, Miller would be expected to hold open, publicly accessible town hall me

STOCK Act violation — failure to disclose husband's stock trades in pharmaceutical and defense companies

614d silent

Expected position: As a member of the House Ways and Means Committee with jurisdiction over taxation, healthcare, and trade, Miller would be expected to promptly address her violation of federal trans

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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