[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

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Goblin House Intelligence

Burgess Owens

Republican · Representative, UT ·4

Score Components

38 HIGH

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

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Silence Risk 25%

30 → 8

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: Unemployment Rate: 3.6% (vs. 3.5% nationally, 2026 estimate)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2024 Election Results (UT-04): Owens (R) 63.4% — Fallick-Wang (D) 30%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-Born Population: 9.82% (85,700 people); 16.8% of households speak a non-English language at home

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: White (Non-Hispanic) 76.5%, Hispanic 17.3%, Two or More Races (Hispanic) 6.1%, Other (Hispanic) 6.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 35.6% (vs. 33.7% nationally)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 75.2% (vs. 65.5% nationally); median property value $508,500

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 4.3% (LegisLetter) / 6.11% (Data USA Census ACS); Hispanic child poverty rate: 11%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 30.9 (vs. 38.5 nationally); 30% of residents are in the 20-39 working-age bracket

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $106,578 (vs. $78,538 national median)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 872,486

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Utah Constitutional Amendment A (2024) — Allow income tax revenue to fund state needs beyond education (Voided by court) (2024) — failed, margin Voided — votes not counted per 3rd District Court ruling

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Utah Constitutional Amendment C (2024) — Add provision to the Utah Constitution specifying each county will have an elected sheriff (2024) — passed, margin Passed (preliminary results)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Utah Constitutional Amendment B (2024) — Increase the limit on annual distributions from the State School Fund to public schools from 4% to 5% (2024) — passed, margin More than 70% Yes

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (Manufacturing — aerospace, defense, tech hardware) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (Retail Trade) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (Health Care and Social Assistance) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Northrop Grumman (Salt Lake County operations) (3400 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Brigham Young University (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Utah Health (20000 employees)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Owens announced he will not seek reelection in 2026 following Utah redistricting	n/a	2026-03-04	deviating
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Permanent extension of 2017 tax cuts, hundreds of b	yea	2025-07-03	aligned
Respect for Marriage Act — Federal protection for same-sex and interracial marri	present	2022-12-08	misaligned
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 — Medicare drug price negotiation, $35/month ins	nay	2022-08-12	aligned
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
Holding Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply wit	nay	2021-10-21	deviating
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 — $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief including $1,40	nay	2021-03-10	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: "Owens led a House subcommittee hearing attacking President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, saying 'Debt cannot be canceled, only transferred fr"

Vote: on "Owens filed for personal bankruptcy five times between the 1990s and 2000s, having approximately $1."

Owens declared that 'debt cannot be canceled' while leading hearings against student loan forgiveness, yet he himself had approximately $1.5 million in personal debts legally discharged through five bankruptcy filings. Ranking Member Rep. Frederica W

reversal 90/100

Platform: "During the 2020 campaign, Owens' website stated: 'Obamacare must be fully repealed so we can take a new approach to the issue.' During the GOP primary"

Vote: on "In late September 2020, Owens quietly changed his website to state: 'Obamacare no longer needs to be"

Owens campaigned on a 'full repeal' of the Affordable Care Act, then quietly removed that language from his website in September 2020 and launched a 'facts' section claiming any suggestion he wanted to repeal the ACA was 'false' — a documented flip-f

reversal 60/100

Platform: "Owens voted 'yes' on the Respect for Marriage Act when it first passed the House in July 2022, joining all four Utah Republican congressmen."

Vote: on "On December 8, 2022, Owens was the sole member of the entire House of Representatives to vote 'prese"

Owens voted yes on the Respect for Marriage Act in July 2022 but then became the only member of the entire House to vote 'present' on final passage in December, a de facto flip that he attributed to concerns about insufficient religious liberty prote

Last silence detection: Never

Personal bankruptcy and student loan forgiveness hypocrisy

867d silent

Expected position: As chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, Owens would be expected to address the contradiction between his five personal bankruptcies ($1.5M discharge

Absence from in-person town halls — Democrats held town hall in his place

131d silent

Expected position: As the representative for 872,000 Utahns, Owens would be expected to hold open, in-person town halls accessible to all constituents regardless of party affiliation, especially in a

No response to comment on Big Beautiful Bill vote affecting 188,000 Utahns

0d silent

Expected position: As Utah's 4th District representative, Owens would be expected to explain his vote for a bill projected to cause 188,000 Utahns to lose health coverage. Evidence of activity on adj

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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