[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Raul Ruiz

Democratic · Representative, CA ·25

Score Components

12 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

18 → 5

Intelligence Volume 10%

49 → 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: Median age: 36.7 years (2023)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English primary language households: 52.9% (2023)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population share: 25% (2023)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic/Latino population share: 66.1% (2023)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 16% (2023)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $64,102 (2023)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 1 (Mental Health Housing Bond) (2024) — passed, margin 50.2% - 49.8% (statewide); Riverside County voted Yes

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 0.067)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.085)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.133)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 (share 0.184)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Accommodation & Food Services (5160 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Retail Trade (6592 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Health Care & Social Assistance (10287 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Agriculture (production & processing) (14537 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Government (all levels & types) (19338 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 25th Congressional District encompasses all of Imperial County and portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in the southeastern corner of the state. The district is anchored by the Coachella Valley cities (Indio, Coachella, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs) and Imperial Valley cities (El Centr

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Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 8035 (FISA Amendments Act extension through October 2027) on 2026-04-17: Ruiz voted against the rule providing for consideration of the FISA extension bill (H.Res. 1175) and voted against the underlying bill (S. 4465) on April 30, 2026. As a physician and privacy advocate in a district with high immigrant populations and cross-bo

inferential · 2026-04-17

Voted nay on H.R. 1 (Reconciliation bill (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)) on 2025-07-01: Ruiz voted NO on the final reconciliation bill that included $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, SNAP work requirements, and $5 trillion in deficit-increasing tax cuts. His district has a 16% poverty rate, four rural hospitals at risk of closure, and heavy reliance on Medicaid an

primary · 2025-07-01

Voted nay on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026) on 2026-04-30: Ruiz voted against the 2026 Farm Bill despite his district's economy being heavily agricultural (Imperial County agriculture generates $5.1B annually and employs ~14,500 directly). He offered multiple amendments to the bill (rural area definition, Food as Medicine, specialt

primary · 2026-04-30

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026	nay	2026-04-30	deviating
FISA Amendments Act extension through October 2027	nay_unverified	2026-04-17	deviating
Reconciliation bill (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)	nay	2025-07-01	aligned
Laken Riley Act	abstain_unverified	2025-01-07	mixed
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act	nay	2024-06-14	mixed

Last contradiction analysis: Never

platform_vs_vote 30/100

Platform: "'I will always fight to lower costs for families, protect Medicare for seniors, and find bipartisan solutions that will improve our nation's health ca"

Vote: on "In April 2017, Ruiz stated he was 'open to conversations about the methods that we could use in orde"

Ruiz's platform emphasizes universal healthcare access, yet for eight years he has maintained an ambiguous position on Medicare for All—the most prominent legislative vehicle for universal coverage—while actively voting to protect the ACA and Medicai

Last silence detection: Never

Position on Medicare for All / single-payer healthcare

2952d silent

Expected position: As an emergency medicine physician and progressive Democrat representing a working-class, majority-Latino district with high uninsured rates, Ruiz would be expected to take a clear

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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