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August Pfluger

Republican · Representative, TX ·11

August Pfluger is the Republican U.S. Representative (TX's 11th congressional district). The platform has 10 voting records on file (2021-2025) and 41 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
57 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
50 → 10
Donor Influence 15%
51 → 8
Silence Risk 25%
31 → 8
Contradiction Risk 25%
87 → 22
Intelligence Volume 15%
42 → 6
Constituency Deviation 0%
16 → 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.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 64.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino: 39.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 777,036
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $71,018
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 3 — Prohibit Individual Wealth Tax (2023) — passed, margin majority yes
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 4 — $18 Billion Property Tax Relief (2023) — passed, margin 83% yes to 17% no
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.116)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.123)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 21 (share 0.166)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Diamondback Energy (1000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Shannon Clinic / Shannon Medical Center (3000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Concho Resources (now part of ConocoPhillips) (1200 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Texas's 11th Congressional District encompasses the midwestern portion of the state, stretching from the Permian Basin through the Hill Country. Major cities include Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Killeen, and Brownwood. The economy is heavily driven by oil and gas extraction, agriculture, and military installations. The district is majority-minority, with a significant…
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Texas's 11th Congressional District encompasses the midwestern portion of the state, stretching from the Permian Basin through the Hill Country. Major cities include Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Killeen, and Brownwood. The economy is heavily driven by oil and gas extraction, agriculture, and military installations. The district is majority-minority, with a significant Hispanic population (39.9%), and is one of the most reliably Republican districts in the nation with a Cook PVI of R+22. Median household income of approximately $71,018 is well above the national average, driven by the high-paying energy sector.
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Voted yea on H.R. 5103 (Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act) on 2025-03-25: Voted to impose federal control over D.C. local governance, overriding home rule, consistent with Republican efforts to assert federal authority over the District.
primary · 2025-03-25 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-04: Supported Trump's signature tax and spending bill adding trillions to the deficit while cutting green energy tax credits and imposing new work requirements, aligned with oil & gas donor interests.
primary · 2025-07-04 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R. 21 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) on 2025-01-23: Voted for legislation mandating medical care for infants born alive after failed abortions, a key anti-abortion priority, despite existing legal protections already covering such scenarios.
primary · 2025-01-23 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R. 22 (SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)) on 2025-04-10: Voted to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, which critics argue would disenfranchise eligible voters who lack ready access to such documents.
primary · 2025-04-10 ✓ Verified
Voted nay on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Opposed $60.8 billion in Ukraine military and humanitarian aid after previously supporting Ukraine lend-lease, marking a reversal on Ukraine support.
primary · 2024-04-20 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) on 2023-05-31: Voted to suspend the debt ceiling after previously opposing debt ceiling increases, accepting compromise to avoid catastrophic default.
primary · 2023-05-31 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R. 2811 (Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023) on 2023-04-26: Supported legislation imposing work requirements on Medicaid and SNAP recipients while protecting tax cuts, aligned with donor interests from the financial and energy sectors.
primary · 2023-04-26 ✓ Verified
US Department of Defense (Pentagon) policy/vote alignment Pfluger voted for the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, supporting lending/leasing defense materiel to Ukraine, and previously voted for…
Steve Scalise colleague Pfluger serves in the House Republican conference alongside Scalise. Both voted similarly on key party-line votes (e.g., Limit Save Grow Act, SAVE Act).
Mike Johnson colleague Pfluger serves in the House with Speaker Mike Johnson. Both voted similarly on Republican leadership priorities including the Limit Save Grow Act, SAVE Act…
Donald Trump affiliation Pfluger voted to object to Electoral College certification of Arizona and Pennsylvania on January 6, 2021, aligning with Trump's effort to overturn the 2020…
American Chemistry Council Inc donor $5,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C90011578/
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) donor $6,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00793711/
Us Energy PAC (The PAC Of American Exploration & Production Council, Inc.) donor $5,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00755454/
Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC donor $5,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00563726/
Transcanada USA Services PAC donor $5,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00525055/
Phillips 66 PAC donor $10,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00513549/
Upper Hand Fund donor $5,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00503151/
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac) donor $7,500 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00496307/
American Petroleum Institute Api PAC donor $7,500 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00483677/
Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac) donor $5,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00483487/
Blackrock Funds Services Group LLC Political Action Committee (Blackrock PAC) donor $5,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00479246/
Cox Enterprises Inc. PAC donor $6,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00477653/
Cmr Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00469429/
Eye Of The Tiger PAC donor $10,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467431/
Huck PAC donor $5,000 to August Pfluger's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00448373/
BillVoteDateAlignment
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Yea 2026-09-03 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Local Access to Courts Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
statement_vs_disclosure 90/100
Platform: "Pfluger voted against H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, calling it a 'leftist bill' that 'does nothing to improve roads and bridges in rural districts like ours' and 'wastes taxpayer dollars on…
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Pfluger voted against H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, calling it a 'leftist bill' that 'does nothing to improve roads and bridges in rural districts like ours' and 'wastes taxpayer dollars on unpopular collectivist modes of transportation.'
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Vote: on "Pfluger touted securing 'more than $14.3 million for the Midland International Air and Space Port'…"
Pfluger voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as a 'leftist bill' that did nothing for rural roads, then five years later touted $14.3 million in airport funding that was explicitly made available under the same law he opposed.
reversal 90/100
Platform: "Pfluger voted in favor of the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, supporting the lending/lease of American defense materiel to Ukraine."
Vote: on "Pfluger voted against H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024…"
Pfluger supported Ukraine lend-lease in 2022 but reversed to oppose the 2024 supplemental aid package, citing lack of border security provisions and LNG export language, shifting from bipartisan Ukraine support to opposing further aid.
statement_vs_disclosure 60/100
Platform: "Pfluger stated the Limit, Save, Grow Act would 'protect Medicare and Social Security' while voting for it."
Vote: on "The Limit, Save, Grow Act imposed new work requirements on Medicaid recipients aged 19-55 for at…"
Pfluger claimed his vote for the Limit, Save, Grow Act protected Medicare and Social Security, but the bill imposed significant Medicaid work requirements and SNAP cuts while directing savings toward extending tax cuts primarily benefiting corporations and high-income earners.
Last silence detection: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:48:14 GMT (via scheduled run)
other / unclassified
Acpac Aca International PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Direct Supply, Inc. Partners PAC (Dsi Partners PAC), Transcanada USA Services PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
other candidates' committees
Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
colleagues' leadership pacs
House Conservatives Fund, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Cmr Political Action Committee, Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), Upper Hand Fund, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000…
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House Conservatives Fund, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Cmr Political Action Committee, Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), Upper Hand Fund, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $6,000 (2024)
Altria Group, Inc PAC Alcohol & tobacco $6,000 (2024)
American Chemistry Council Inc Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2024)
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2026)
Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) Oil, gas & mining $6,000 (2024)
Us Energy PAC (The PAC Of American Exploration & Production Council, Inc.) Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2024)
Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Transcanada USA Services PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2024)
Phillips 66 PAC Oil, gas & mining $10,000 (2024)
Upper Hand Fund Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac) Oil, gas & mining $7,500 (2024)
American Petroleum Institute Api PAC Oil, gas & mining $7,500 (2024)
Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac) Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Blackrock Funds Services Group LLC Political Action Committee (Blackrock PAC) Finance & banking $5,000 (2024)
Cox Enterprises Inc. PAC Telecom & media $5,000 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Healthcare Access & Rural Hospitals 84 55 35
Water Infrastructure & Permian Basin Resources 88 72 28
Disaster Relief & Federal Assistance 80 80 20
Agriculture / Farming & Ranching Support 82 78 20
Small Business & Retail Economy 78 82 18
Tax Policy / Property Tax Relief 90 85 15
Veterans & Military Affairs 72 85 15
Education / School Choice & Curriculum 75 88 12
Government Oversight / Impeachment & Investigations 65 90 10
Ukraine / Foreign Aid & America First 70 92 8
Immigration / Border Security 92 94 6
Oil & Gas / Energy Production 96 95 5
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

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 2 elected officials hold documented connections.
$5.7BDonor Contributions
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Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

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Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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