[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Maria Elvira Salazar

Republican · Representative, FL ·27

Score Components

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Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

46 → 12

Intelligence Volume 10%

46 → 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 Speaking Households: 76%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 13%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2024 Presidential Vote: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-Born Residents: 54.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic Population: 73.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $78,952

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 1 (constitutional right to hunt/fish) (2024) — passed, margin 76% for

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 4 (abortion rights) (2024) — passed, margin 57% for

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Retail Trade (share 0.1)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Miami-Dade County Public Schools (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Miami (8000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Jackson Health System (12000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Florida's 27th Congressional District covers Miami-Dade County including Coral Gables, Key Biscayne, and portions of Miami, representing one of the most heavily Hispanic districts in the country with 73.5% Hispanic population (primarily Cuban-American with significant Nicaraguan, Colombian, and Venezuelan communities

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Voted nay on H.R. 5376 (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) on 2022-08-12: Salazar voted against the IRA's clean energy investments and Medicare drug price negotiation provisions while her district has significant Cuban-American elderly population who would benefit from reduced medication costs. The vote aligned with fossil fuel donors and pharmaceutical indust

primary · 2022-08-12

Voted yea on H.R. 2 (Secure the Border Act of 2023) on 2023-05-11: Salazar voted for hardline immigration restriction while representing FL-27, which has 76% non-English-speaking households and 54.2% foreign-born population — many of whom are her constituents' family members. The donor-aligned vote (restriction lobby) conflicts with the district's immigrant-

primary · 2023-05-11

Voted yea on H.R. 2670 (National Defense Authorization Act FY 2024) on 2023-07-27: Salazar voted for the $886 billion defense authorization while representing FL-27 with significant veteran population and military-adjacent Miami defense contractors. The donor-aligned vote benefits defense industry PACs who fund her campaign, while her district's median incom

primary · 2023-07-27

[disclosure] In June 2022, Salazar failed to properly disclose a stock trade in Cano Health Inc. (up to $500,000) within the legally required 45-day window, filing the disclosure more than two months late while serving on the Financial Services Committee with oversight of financial markets.

primary · 2022-06-10

[statement] In April 2020, Salazar publicly stated: 'How can we trust her [Donna Shalala] to represent us in Miami or oversee $2 trillion in government funds while she violates and skirts federal law with her own finances' — using Shalala's STOCK Act violation as a campaign attack highlighting corruption and financial misconduct.

primary · 2020-04-01

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
National Defense Authorization Act FY 2024	yea	2023-07-27	aligned
Secure the Border Act of 2023	yea	2023-05-11	misaligned
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022	nay	2022-08-12	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "In April 2020, Salazar publicly stated: 'How can we trust her [Donna Shalala] to represent us in Miami or oversee $2 trillion in government funds whil"

Vote: on "In June 2022, Salazar failed to properly disclose a stock trade in Cano Health Inc. (up to $500,000)"

Salazar used Donna Shalala's STOCK Act violation as a campaign weapon in 2020, attacking her trustworthiness and fitness to oversee government funds. Within two years of winning the seat, Salazar committed the identical violation herself — trading up

Last silence detection: Never

Trump administration Cuba deportation crackdown

151d silent

Expected position: Given Salazar's 'Cuban exile daughter' background, her advocacy for Cuban human rights, and her 2025 letter urging Trump to spare Cubans from deportation, she would be expected to c

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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