[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Jerrold Nadler

Democratic · Representative, NY ·12

Score Components

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Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

18 → 5

Intelligence Volume 10%

42 → 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: poverty rate: 11.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $135,000+

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New York's Equal Rights Amendment (Proposition 1) (2024) — passed, margin 62%-38%

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 0.18)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 52 (share 0.32)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Columbia University (18000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (20000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: JPMorgan Chase & Co. (25000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New York's 12th Congressional District encompasses much of Manhattan's Upper East Side, Midtown, and the West Side, including neighborhoods like Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, and parts of the Upper West Side. The district is among the wealthiest and most densely populated in the country, with a very high cost of living. I

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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-03: Nadler voted against the Trump-endorsed 'Big Ugly Bill,' which he stated would force people to lose health coverage. This vote aligned with his progressive district's interests and his party's overwhelming majority, while opposing major donor interests in sectors like finance and energy.

primary · 2025-07-03

Voted nay on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) on 2023-05-31: Nadler was one of only 46 House Democrats to oppose the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal, a rare break from his party's majority. He cited harmful spending cuts and weakening of environmental laws, voting his conscience against a bill most Democrats supported to avert a default.

primary · 2023-05-31

[statement] One of the co-sponsors is none other than Jerry Nadler, head of the Judiciary Committee... Nadler and other BDS opponents are going to force the anti-Israel crowd to show their cards. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) introduced a resolution Thursday that denounces boycotting efforts as 'incompatible'

primary · 2019-03-21

[platform] Congressman Nadler serves as a champion in the House for free speech and free expression. He has often taken difficult votes on controversial issues in order to remain true to his principles and the fundamental belief in the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment.

primary · 2025-05-01

Personal net worth was estimated in 2018 to be between $32,006 and $210,000, ranking him 290th in the House.

secondary · 2018-12-31

In the 2022 election cycle, Nadler's campaign received approximately $190,000 in contributions from corporate PACs, according to an analysis of FEC filings.

secondary · 2022-12-31

Top overall contributor is the American Association for Justice PAC ($152,500), followed by Service Employees International Union ($145,500).

secondary · 2024-12-31

Lifetime campaign fundraising total (1991-2024): $18,662,035. Top industry is Lawyers/Law Firms at $2,519,101.

secondary · 2024-12-31

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act	nay	2025-07-03	aligned
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023	nay	2023-05-31	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Congressman Nadler serves as a champion in the House for free speech and free expression. He has often taken difficult votes on controversial issues i"

Vote: on "One of the co-sponsors is none other than Jerry Nadler, head of the Judiciary Committee... Nadler an"

Nadler positions himself as a champion of free speech, but he co-sponsored a resolution to condemn the BDS movement, a form of political boycott that civil liberties advocates argue is protected First Amendment activity. This creates tension between

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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