[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Luz M. Rivas

Democratic · Representative, CA ·29

Score Components

17 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

36 → 9

Intelligence Volume 10%

54 → 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: 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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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage	nay	2026-04-30	aligned
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — On Agreeing to the Re	nay	2026-03-27	aligned
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — On Passage	nay	2025-09-19	mixed
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	nay	2025-07-03	mixed
Laken Riley Act — On Passage	nay	2025-01-07	aligned

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 Medica"

Vote: on "The Big Beautiful Bill raised the SALT deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 for tax years 2025-2029"

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 bu

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 fun"

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

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 (Ja

Last silence detection: Never

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

131d silent

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

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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