[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Austin Scott

Republican · Representative, GA ·8

Score Components

14 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

36 → 9

Intelligence Volume 10%

52 → 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: Homeownership rate: 66.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American: 30.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 58.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 774,685 (2023 ACS)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $61,494

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Georgia Referendum A — Increase Personal Property Tax Exemption ($7,500 to $20,000) (2024) — passed, margin majority yes

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Georgia Amendment 2 — Creation of Georgia Tax Court (2024) — passed, margin 51.7% yes to 48.3% no

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Georgia Amendment 1 — Local Option Homestead Property Tax Exemption (2024) — passed, margin 62.9% yes to 37.1% no

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 (share 0.15)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Tift Regional Medical Center (Tifton) (1700 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: South Georgia Medical Center (Valdosta) (2500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Robins Air Force Base (Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex) (22000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Georgia's 8th Congressional District stretches from the geographic center of the state south to the Florida border, covering cities such as Perry, Cordele, Tifton, Moultrie, Valdosta, and portions of Macon. The district is approximately 56.7% urban and 43.3% rural, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+15. The popul

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Voted nay on H.Amdt.22 to H.R. 2670 (Amendment to Prohibit All Security Assistance for Ukraine (Gaetz Amendment)) on 2023-07-13: Voted to preserve security assistance for Ukraine against the Gaetz amendment; one of a minority of Republicans who consistently supported Ukraine aid throughout the 118th Congress.

primary · 2023-07-13

Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-03: Supported Trump's signature tax and spending bill that added trillions to deficits, citing updated farm reference prices and tax relief for veterans, while the bill cut green energy credits and imposed new Medicaid work requirements.

primary · 2025-07-03

Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Voted for $60.8 billion in Ukraine military aid, maintaining consistent pro-Ukraine support across multiple votes, earning an 'A' grade from the Republican Accountability Project. Only 101 House Republicans voted yes.

primary · 2024-04-20

Voted yea on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) on 2023-05-31: Voted to suspend the debt ceiling and institute new SNAP work requirements, avoiding default while advancing conservative fiscal priorities aligned with agriculture and defense donors.

primary · 2023-05-31

Voted nay on H.R. 8404 (Respect for Marriage Act) on 2022-12-08: Voted against codifying federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages, breaking with the 47 House Republicans who supported the bill.

primary · 2022-12-08

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act	yea	2025-07-03	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-04-20	deviating
Amendment to Prohibit All Security Assistance for Ukraine (Gaetz Amendment)	nay	2023-07-13	deviating
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023	yea	2023-05-31	aligned
Respect for Marriage Act	nay	2022-12-08	deviating
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	nay	2021-11-05	misaligned
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	nay	2021-02-27	misaligned
Objections to Electoral College Certification (Pennsylvania and Arizona)	nay	2021-01-06	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 60/100

Platform: "Scott voted against H.R. 3684, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, calling it a 'Trojan horse infrastructure bill' that 'helped pass a key piece of Pre"

Vote: on "Scott voted in favor of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, lauding its $30 billion in"

Scott condemned the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as a 'Trojan horse' for socialism in 2021, but voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act in 2023, which preserved and incorporated many of the same infrastructure spending authorizations and permitting

reversal 60/100

Platform: "Scott voted against H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, asserting that 'more than 90% of the package is non-COVID spending' and a 'partis"

Vote: on "Scott voted in favor of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, lauding its $30 billion in"

Scott opposed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan as wasteful non-COVID spending in 2021, yet voted in 2023 for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which locked in approximately $1.8 trillion in uncapped COVID-era spending and only marginally cut futur

Last silence detection: Never

No active silences

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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