[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

David Schweikert

Republican · Representative, AZ ·1

Score Components

35 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

20 → 5

Contradiction Risk 25%

100 → 25

Intelligence Volume 10%

51 → 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: Unemployment Rate: 4% (vs. 3.5% nationally, 2026 estimate)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+4 (competitive); Schweikert won 2024 with 51.1% of the vote

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Transportation: 63.1% drive alone to work; 23.3-minute mean commute; average 2 cars per household

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 43.7 (vs. 38.5 nationally); 15% of residents are 70+; Medicare and Social Security are top-of-mind issues

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: White (Non-Hispanic) 71.9%, Hispanic 17.3%, Asian 4.5%, Two or More Races

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 52.5% (vs. 33.7% nationally); 20.9% hold a post-graduate degree

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 65.1% (vs. 65.5% nationally); median property value $642,100; median rent $1,780

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 5.4% (vs. 12.4% nationally)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $99,999 (vs. $78,538 national median)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 804,578

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Arizona Proposition 314 (2024) — Immigration Enforcement Act: make illegal entry a state crime and increase penalties for fentanyl sales (2024) — passed, margin 63.4% Yes — 36.6% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Arizona Proposition 139 (2024) — Right to Abortion Initiative: establish a fundamental right to abortion under the Arizona Constitution (2024) — passed, margin 61.7% Yes — 38.3% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (Accommodation and Food Services — tourism, resorts) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 52 (Finance and Insurance) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (Health Care and Social Assistance) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: General Dynamics (Scottsdale operations) (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Scottsdale Unified School District (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: CVS Health (Arizona operations) (18000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Mayo Clinic Arizona (Scottsdale campus) (7500 employees)

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No connections mapped

No voting records ingested

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Schweikert campaigned as a 'deficit hawk,' warning in a March 2025 House floor speech that the 'looming fiscal crisis of the United States is not an i"

Vote: on "The CBO projected the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Schweikert helped negotiate and would have vot"

Schweikert built his political identity as a deficit hawk, giving countless floor speeches warning about the national debt, yet he helped negotiate and would have voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that the CBO projected would add trillions to

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Schweikert voted against the PACT Act twice (March 2022 and July 2022), which expanded VA health care for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxic subs"

Vote: on "After voting against the PACT Act, Schweikert urged Arizona veterans through his constituent newslet"

Schweikert voted against the PACT Act twice, then urged veterans to enroll in its benefits through his official newsletter and social media without mentioning his votes against the bill. Business Insider and Yahoo News both catalogued this as a 'part

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Schweikert voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 5, 2021, joining 200 House Republicans in opp"

Vote: on "Schweikert was later identified by President Biden and media reports as among the Republican lawmake"

Schweikert voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law, then was identified as among the Republican lawmakers who touted and took credit for infrastructure projects funded by the very legislation they opposed. President Biden specifically called

Last silence detection: Never

Consistent refusal to hold in-person town halls over a multi-year period, relying on telephone town halls with screened questions while constituents and protesters demanded open public forums

1940d silent

Expected position: As the representative for 804,578 Arizonans in a competitive R+4 district, Schweikert would be expected to hold regular, open, in-person town halls accessible to all constituents, p

Silence on contradiction between his 'deficit hawk' identity and votes for multi-trillion-dollar tax cuts that balloon the national debt

122d silent

Expected position: As a self-described 'deficit hawk' who rode the 2010 Tea Party wave to Congress and has given countless floor speeches on the risk of deficits and the national debt, Schweikert woul

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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