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Mary E. Miller

Republican · Representative, IL ·15

Mary E. Miller is the Republican U.S. Representative (IL's 15th congressional district). The platform has 7 voting records on file (2021-2025) and 152 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
44 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
0 → 0
Donor Influence 15%
7 → 1
Silence Risk 25%
48 → 12
Contradiction Risk 25%
69 → 17
Intelligence Volume 15%
97 → 15
Constituency Deviation 0%
65 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
Miller's May 2025 video promise that the GOP 'would never, ever cut' Medicaid, Medicare, or Social Security directly contradicts her July 3, 2025 vote on a bill that CBO scores as cutting approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid — constituting a promise-vote gap of approximately 6 weeks.
inferential · 2025-05-20 to 2025-07-03
Miller’s vote against H.R. 8035 (Ukraine aid) in April 2024 placed her alongside 112 other House Republicans who opposed it, consistent with the Maga isolationist flank, but her concurrent support for H.R. 8034 (Israel aid) reveals a selective internationalism driven in part by AIPAC contributions.
inferential · 2024-04-20
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+20 to R+22
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 4.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median rent: $827
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median home value: $155,600
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 99.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: foreign-born population: 1.95% (14,600 people)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 90.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 42.3
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 77.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 6.7% (ACS) / 10.3% (Data USA 2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $73,993
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population: 746,652
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Amendment 1 — Right to Collective Bargaining (2022) (2022) — passed, margin 58.6% Yes — 41.4% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.106)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.123)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.155)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Archer Daniels Midland (Decatur processing operations, nearby) (4000 employees)
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American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $6,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
Buckeye Liberty PAC donor $10,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00693796/
Let'S Get To Work PAC donor $7,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00692327/
American Revival PAC donor $5,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00639229/
House Freedom Fund donor $8,300 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00552851/
National Independent Automobile Dealers Association PAC Fund donor $5,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00507699/
Huck PAC donor $5,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00448373/
Illinois Corn Growers Assn. PAC donor $7,500 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00376590/
Cornpac donor $5,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00376343/
Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac) donor $8,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00206136/
Farm Credit PAC donor $5,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00193631/
American Crystal Sugar Company PAC donor $10,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee donor $10,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/
National Cattlemen'S Beef Association PAC donor $5,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028787/
Associated Builders And Contractors PAC (Abc PAC) donor $5,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010421/
Culac The PAC Of Credit Union National Association donor $5,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
Build PAC Of The National Association Of Home Builders donor $5,000 to Mary E. Miller's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000901/
National Cattlemen's Beef Assn donor 2024: $5,000 via PAC. Miller is a cattle farmer and the NCBA represents the beef industry which is directly relevant to her family business.
Farm Credit Council donor 2024: $5,000 via PAC. Farm Credit provides loans to farmers in her district. Miller serves on the Agriculture Committee.
Archer Daniels Midland donor 2024: $2,500 via PAC. ADM is a major agricultural processing company with operations across Illinois farm country.
BillVoteDateAlignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Nay 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Nay 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Not Voting 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Not Voting 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Not Voting 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Not Voting 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Not Voting 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Not Voting 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Not Voting 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Not Voting 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Not Voting 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Not Voting 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Not Voting 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
statement_vs_disclosure 90/100
Platform: "In a video posted to her newsletter subscribers before the House vote on the OBBBA, Miller tried to blame the 'liberal media' and 'Democrats' for the narrative that the GOP wanted to cut Medicaid, Medicare, and Social…
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In a video posted to her newsletter subscribers before the House vote on the OBBBA, Miller tried to blame the 'liberal media' and 'Democrats' for the narrative that the GOP wanted to cut Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. She promised these narratives were 'liberal lies' and the GOP 'would never, ever cut those services every single one of us is entitled to.'
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Vote: on "Miller then voted yea on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on both May 22 and July 3, 2025…"
Miller explicitly promised constituents that GOP Medicaid/Medicare/Social Security cuts were 'liberal lies' and the GOP would 'never, ever cut those services,' then voted for the OBBBA which the CBO projected would cut approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid — including an estimated $800 million from her own…
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Miller explicitly promised constituents that GOP Medicaid/Medicare/Social Security cuts were 'liberal lies' and the GOP would 'never, ever cut those services,' then voted for the OBBBA which the CBO projected would cut approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid — including an estimated $800 million from her own district. A constituent wrote that 'Miller lied about not cutting Medicaid or Medicare.'
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "Four days after being sworn into Congress, Miller told a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2021: 'Hitler was right about one thing. He said whoever has the youth has the future.' The comment drew swift…
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Four days after being sworn into Congress, Miller told a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2021: 'Hitler was right about one thing. He said whoever has the youth has the future.' The comment drew swift condemnation from fellow Illinois Republicans, including Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Rodney Davis, and from the Illinois Holocaust Museum. Miller apologized two days later, saying 'some are trying to intentionally twist my words to mean something antithetical to my beliefs.'
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Vote: on "At a Trump rally in Mendon, Illinois, celebrating the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning…"
[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Miller's first week in Congress featured a Hitler quote requiring a public apology — drawing condemnation from fellow Illinois Republicans — and she has since made multiple comments (the 'white life' remark at the Dobbs rally) that required her office to…
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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Miller's first week in Congress featured a Hitler quote requiring a public apology — drawing condemnation from fellow Illinois Republicans — and she has since made multiple comments (the 'white life' remark at the Dobbs rally) that required her office to issue clarifications about what she 'intended to say.' The pattern suggests either rhetorical carelessness or deliberate use of racially charged language that has prompted repeated apologies.
Last silence detection: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:54:36 GMT (via scheduled run)
other candidates' committees
Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
other / unclassified
American Revival PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
colleagues' leadership pacs
Let'S Get To Work PAC, Buckeye Liberty PAC (amounts: $7,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
party committees
House Freedom Fund (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: party committees
law & lobbying firms
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC (amounts: $6,000 (2026)) — interest area: law & lobbying firms
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $6,000 (2026)
Buckeye Liberty PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
Let'S Get To Work PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $7,000 (2026)
American Revival PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
House Freedom Fund Party committees $5,000 (2026)
National Independent Automobile Dealers Association PAC Fund Transportation & auto $5,000 (2026)
Huck PAC Other candidates' committees $5,000 (2024)
Illinois Corn Growers Assn. PAC Agriculture & food $5,000 (2026)
Cornpac Agriculture & food $5,000 (2026)
Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac) Utilities & nuclear $5,000 (2026)
Farm Credit PAC Finance & banking $5,000 (2024)
American Crystal Sugar Company PAC Agriculture & food $5,000 (2026)
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee Transportation & auto $10,000 (2024)
National Cattlemen'S Beef Association PAC Agriculture & food $7,500 (2026)
Associated Builders And Contractors PAC (Abc PAC) Real estate & construction $5,000 (2024)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Healthcare Access & Rural Hospital Viability 88 -55 72
Social Security & Medicare Protection 94 -45 65
Defense Authorization & Military Readiness 60 -60 55
First Amendment, Courts & Foreign Policy (ICC Counteraction) 45 0 45
Agriculture, Biofuels & Farm Bill Programs 92 20 40
Congressional Oversight & January 6 / Electoral Integrity 70 30 35
Government Spending, Debt & Taxes 80 50 30
Infrastructure, Amtrak & Rural Broadband 55 35 20
Women's Rights & Title IX / Sports Participation 65 70 20
Disaster Relief & Federal Assistance Delivery 58 55 15
Foreign Aid & Ukraine/Israel Policy 55 40 15
Immigration Enforcement & Border Security 90 85 10
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:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

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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