[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Luz M. Rivas

Democratic · Representative, CA ·29

Luz M. Rivas is the Democratic U.S. Representative (CA's 29th congressional district). The platform has 5 voting records on file (2025-2026) and 46 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components

46 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

50 → 10

Donor Influence 15%

23 → 3

Silence Risk 25%

48 → 12

Contradiction Risk 25%

48 → 12

Intelligence Volume 15%

65 → 10

Constituency Deviation 0%

77 → 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: Non-English language at home: 69.6% of households

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 36.5

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 8.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 41% (301k people)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 26.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 65%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 734,777 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $1,868

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $727,000

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 40.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 12.8% (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $75,811 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Los Angeles County Measure A — Homelessness Services and Affordable Housing (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 57.9% to 42.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 1 — Behavioral Health Services and Bond Measure (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 50.2% to 49.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.08)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 - Educational Services (share 0.09)

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

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.16)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Los Angeles Unified School District (Valley region schools) (10000 employees)

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) legislative_opposition Rivas voted nay on S. 5 (Laken Riley Act) mandating ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft/violent crimes; voted nay on H.R. 7147…

One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) legislative_vote Rivas voted Nay on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) on July 3, 2025, citing 'devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety…

American Sugar Cane League financial_support Identified as a donor in the 2026 cycle via its PAC.

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Political Action Committee financial_support Identified as one of the 8 agriculture-related organizations funding her 2026 cycle.

Democrats Win Fund donor $10,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00894881/

Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building And Construction Trades Council donor $7,500 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00807214/

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/

Defend The Dream donor $5,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00771238/

Medicare For All donor $5,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00685552/

Elect Democratic Women donor $10,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00685297/

314 Action Fund donor $7,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00633248/

Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC donor $5,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00617803/

Vibe PAC (Victory By Investing Building Empowering) donor $5,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00570101/

Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC donor $5,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00513176/

Poder PAC donor $10,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00452276/

Charter Communications Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00426775/

Chc Bold PAC donor $10,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00365536/

Alliance Of Theatrical Employees PAC donor $5,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00344325/

Blue Shield Of California donor $5,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00340364/

AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America donor $5,000 to Luz M. Rivas's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00271338/

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
PROOF Act	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
Water Resources Development Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood…	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
Retire through Ownership Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes…	Nay	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Nay	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
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
GUARD Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Nay	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Nay	2026-09-15	unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act	Yea	2026-09-14	unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act	Yea	2026-09-14	unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act	Nay	2026-09-03	unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act	Nay	2026-09-02	unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require…	Nay	2026-09-02	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms…	Nay	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
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act	Yea	2026-08-31	unknown

Last contradiction analysis: Never

platform_vs_vote 60/100

Platform: "Rivas voted Nay on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, Roll Call 190) on July 3, 2025. She stated the bill 'would enact devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs to provide…

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Rivas voted Nay on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, Roll Call 190) on July 3, 2025. She stated the bill 'would enact devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs to provide tax-cuts to the rich,' per her AFL-CIO scorecard rationale.

Vote: on "The Big Beautiful Bill raised the SALT deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 for tax years…"

Rivas voted against the OBBB, which raised the SALT deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 — a provision that would have directly benefited homeowners in her district where median home values are $727,000 and California's high state and local taxes burden itemizers. She prioritized opposition to the bill's…

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statement_vs_disclosure 30/100

Platform: "Rivas voted Nay on H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 (Roll Call 281) on September 19, 2025, opposing the stopgap funding measure that kept the government operating."

Vote: on "On January 27-28, 2026, Rivas announced that an appropriations package 'including more than $4…"

Rivas voted against the broader CR (H.R. 5371) in September 2025 but later claimed credit for community project funding signed into law through subsequent appropriations. However, she voted Aye on the specific CJS/Energy/Water appropriations bill (January 8, 2026) that contained her CPF — the contradiction is between…

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Last silence detection: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:17:45 GMT (via scheduled run)

Community Project Funding credit-claiming versus votes against broader appropriations packages containing those earmarks

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Expected position: As a representative who secured and publicly touted over $4 million in Community Project Funding for CA-29 (including $2.06M for crisis response, $1.04M for CSUN technology, and $1M for LA Valley College cybersecurity), Rivas would be expected to explain the alignment between her earmark advocacy and her votes on broader appropriations vehicles. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Rivas voted Nay on H.R. 5371 (the September 2025 continuing resolution) and Nay on H.R. 7147 (the January 2026 consolidated appropriations). She subsequently held a press conference on January 27-28, 2026 announcing over $4 million in CPF had been 'delivered' and 'signed into law.' She voted Aye on the specific CJS/Energy/Water appropriations bill on January 8, 2026 that contained her CPF, but her pattern of voting against broader funding vehicles while claiming credit for earmarks within them mirrors the 'vote no and take the dough' pattern identified in other members. Rivas was active on social media and via press releases during this window on immigration, STEM funding, and Supreme Court rulings, but did not reconcile her earmark credit-claiming with her voting pattern. Primary URL: https://www.laccd.edu/news/congresswoman-luz-rivas-delivers-over-4-million-critical-projects-ca-29

ideological & single-issue

Women'S Political Committee Federal, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Elect Democratic Women, 314 Action Fund, EMILY's List (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,500 (2026), $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue

colleagues' leadership pacs

Vibe PAC (Victory By Investing Building Empowering), Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Medicare For All, Defend The Dream, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026))…

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party committees

Chc Bold PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: party committees

other / unclassified

Poder PAC, Democrats Win Fund (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified

Democrats Win Fund Other / unclassified $10,000 (2026)

Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building And Construction Trades Council Labor unions $7,500 (2024)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2026)

Defend The Dream Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)

Medicare For All Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Elect Democratic Women Ideological & single-issue $5,500 (2026)

314 Action Fund Ideological & single-issue $7,000 (2024)

Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)

Vibe PAC (Victory By Investing Building Empowering) Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)

Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC Ideological & single-issue $5,000 (2024)

Poder PAC Other / unclassified $10,000 (2024)

Charter Communications Inc. PAC Telecom & media $5,500 (2026)

Chc Bold PAC Party committees $5,000 (2026)

Alliance Of Theatrical Employees PAC Labor unions $5,000 (2026)

Blue Shield Of California Health care & pharma $5,000 (2026)

Topic	Priority	Alignment	Deviation
Environmental Justice & Air Quality	92	-40	65
Education & Youth Investment	82	20	60
Civil Liberties & Democratic Governance	80	-35	55
Federalism & California Autonomy	78	-30	50
Immigration & Immigrant Rights	96	55	45
Criminal Justice & Fraud Enforcement	75	40	35
Public Health & Healthcare Access	88	50	35
Economic Security & Cost of Living	90	65	25
Labor & Workers' Rights	85	60	25
Socialism & Political Economy	45	70	20
Water & Natural Resources	70	85	15
War Powers & Foreign Policy	65	90	10

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
Contradiction Risk	30%	Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence	20%	Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk	15%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume	15%	Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation	0%	Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment	0%	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

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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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