[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

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Goblin House Intelligence

Christian D. Menefee

Democratic · Representative, TX ·18

Score Components

21 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

54 → 14

Intelligence Volume 10%

52 → 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: Foreign-born population: 24.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 17.8-22.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 48.2-48.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American (non-Hispanic): 31.9%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino (any race): 44.1-44.9%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 791,493

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $63,409 (2024); $60,901 (2021 ACS)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 1 — Property Tax Limit Reduction for Elderly and Disabled Residents (2022) (2022) — passed, margin 87% yes to 13% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 13 — Increase Mandatory Retirement Age for State Judges (2023) (2023) — failed, margin 37.2% yes to 62.8% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 4 — $18 Billion Property Tax Relief (2023) (2023) — passed, margin 83% yes to 17% no

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.15)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.2)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: MD Anderson Cancer Center (22000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Walmart (Houston area) (34000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: H-E-B Grocery Company (Houston area) (27000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Memorial Hermann Health System (26000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Houston Methodist Hospital (32058 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Texas's 18th Congressional District encompasses much of inner-city Houston and surrounding areas in Harris County. Created by the 1970 census as the first minority-majority district in Texas, it was held by Barbara Jordan, then Sheila Jackson Lee for nearly 30 years, and briefly by Sylvester Turner before his death.

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Voted co-sponsor on Medicare for All Act (sponsorship) (Medicare for All Act (co-sponsorship / support)) on 2026-03-01: PoliScore confirms Menefee 'backs Medicare for All and has thrown his weight behind a whole slate of bills to cut preventable deaths in pregnancy, extend food help for new moms, and build up the nurses, midwives, and other workers who care

primary · 2026-03-01

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Medicare for All Act (co-sponsorship / support)	co-sponsor	2026-03-01	misaligned
Various immigration enforcement and detention bills (119th Congress)	nay	2026-02-15	misaligned
Call for impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem	public pledge	2026-01-31	deviating
One Big Beautiful Bill Act	nay	2025-07-03	misaligned
SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)	nay	2025-07-01	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Menefee signed a formal pledge to reject corporate PAC contributions and to sell off his individual stock holdings, positioning himself as a candidate"

Vote: on "The crypto-industry super PAC Fairshake has spent over $1 million in independent expenditures to sup"

Menefee pledged to reject corporate PAC money, yet a crypto-industry super PAC (Fairshake) has spent over $1 million backing his candidacy — creating a tension between his anti-corporate-money pledge and the reality that super PAC spending, while leg

platform_vs_vote 30/100

Platform: "Menefee pledged on election night to 'tear up ICE from the roots' and 'impeach Kristi Noem,' positioning himself as an immigration hardliner from the "

Vote: on "In his Texas Tribune interview, Menefee emphasized collaboration, stating: 'there's also going to be"

Menefee's fiery election-night rhetoric pledging to 'tear up ICE from the roots' contrasts with his more measured Texas Tribune interview where he emphasized bipartisan collaboration — reflecting the classic tension between campaign trail populism an

statement_vs_disclosure 30/100

Platform: "Menefee ran on a platform of 'voting rights, reproductive freedom, and economic fairness' and 'fighting back against bullies.' His campaign site says "

Vote: on "As Harris County Attorney, Menefee 'frequently challenged the state's top Republican leaders' and 'h"

Menefee campaigns against 'billionaires rigging the economy' while benefiting from over $1 million in crypto super PAC spending — the crypto industry being shaped significantly by billionaire interests and venture capital firms that stand to gain fro

Last silence detection: Never

Position on U.S. military aid to Israel amid the Gaza war

84d silent

Expected position: As a new congressman facing a primary challenge from anti-Israel incumbent Al Green and viewed by Houston Jewish leaders as a potential 'fresh start,' Menefee would be expected to c

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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