[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Nellie Pou

Democratic · Representative, NJ ·9

Score Components

10 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

18 → 5

Intelligence Volume 10%

53 → 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: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+5

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: GOP shift since 2016: +24.7 points (Trump won district in 2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 7.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median rent: $1,702

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median home value: $489,600

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Palestinian-American population (Paterson): ~7% of city population, among highest per capita in U.S.

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 43.2% (largest ethnic group)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 38.8

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 34.0% (14.3% lack high school diploma)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 48.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 10.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $88,416

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population: 767,600 (2024 LegisLetter ACS)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Jersey Public Question 1 — Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2023) (2023) — passed, margin 62% Yes — 38% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.1)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.17)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Passaic County government (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: St. Joseph's University Medical Center (Paterson) (3500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Paterson Public Schools (4000 employees)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Iran War Powers Resolution (March 5, 2026)	yea	2026-03-05	deviating
Government Funding Continuing Resolution — Government Shutdown Deal (November 20	nay	2025-11-12	aligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — House final passage	nay	2025-07-03	aligned
Rescissions Act of 2025 (June 2025)	nay	2025-06-12	aligned
SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, April 2025)	nay	2025-04-10	aligned
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (2025)	nay	2025-01-14	mixed
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Sanctions, January 2025)	nay	2025-01-09	deviating
Laken Riley Act (119th Congress, January 7, 2025)	nay	2025-01-07	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Pou calls for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a two-state solution. She met with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders during her AIPAC trip. She sta"

Vote: on "Pou accepted AIPAC funding, went on an AIPAC-funded trip to Israel, and refuses to reject AIPAC cont"

Pou publicly advocates for a ceasefire, two-state solution, and confronting Netanyahu, yet she accepts AIPAC funding — a donor that has aggressively lobbied against ceasefire resolutions. She went on an AIPAC trip during the Gaza war which CAIR-NJ de

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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