[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Darren Soto

Democratic · Representative, FL ·9

Darren Soto is the Democratic U.S. Representative (FL's 9th congressional district). The platform has 10 voting records on file (2017-2025) and 52 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components

70 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

56 → 11

Donor Influence 15%

84 → 13

Silence Risk 25%

95 → 24

Contradiction Risk 25%

59 → 15

Intelligence Volume 15%

67 → 10

Constituency Deviation 0%

35 → 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: Unemployment Rate: 5.2% (vs. 3.5% nationally, 2026 estimate)

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+4 (Cook PVI) / D+13 (LegisLetter 2026); Soto won 2024 with 63.4% to 36.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Transportation: 70.4% drive alone; 1.0% use public transit; 33-minute mean commute

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 37.9 years (vs. 38.5 nationally); 28% of residents in the 20–39 working-age bracket

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: Hispanic 53.6%, White (Non-Hispanic) 37.9%, Black 10.8%, Asian 4.1%, Two or More Races 3.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 33.9% (vs. 33.7% nationally); 9.4% lack a high school diploma

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 63.5% (vs. 65.5% nationally); median property value $360,200; median rent $1,831

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 10.3% (vs. 12.4% nationally)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $75,396 (vs. $37,585 national median per LegisLetter); WikiWand reports $81,134

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 821,565 (LegisLetter) / 909,540 (Wikiwand)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 5 (2024) — Annual inflation adjustment for homestead property tax exemption (2024) — passed, margin 66% Yes — 34% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 4 (2024) — Constitutional right to abortion before viability (2024) — failed, margin 57.2% Yes — 42.8% No (60% supermajority required)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 3 (2024) — Legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21+ (2024) — failed, margin 55.9% Yes — 44.1% No (60% supermajority required)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Florida Amendment 2 (2024) — Right to hunt and fish constitutional amendment (2024) — passed, margin 67.3% Yes — 32.7% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 56 (Administrative and Support and Waste Management — support services for tourism) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (Retail Trade) (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] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (Accommodation and Food Services — tourism, theme parks, hospitality) (share 0)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Orlando Health (23000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Osceola County School District (8000 employees)

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) opposed_funding Voted against 2026 federal budget citing opposition to ICE funding, with office statement criticizing ICE for killing American citizens, corruption, and civil…

Donald Trump impeachment_vote_target Voted to impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection on January 13, 2021, one week after Capitol attack.

AIPAC / United Democracy Project campaign_contributor Top donor in 2023-2024 cycle ($159,290), provided $133,595 over career. Contribution source for protests labeling him 'AIPAC-funded Congressman.'

Anduril Industries no_direct_connection No documented connection. Anduril PAC appears in known entities but Soto's contributions listed only include FTX and AIPAC related entities.

Rashida Tlaib censure_vote_target Voted to censure Rep. Tlaib in November 2023, following $159,290 in AIPAC donations that cycle.

Elect Every Democrat PAC donor $5,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00899435/

Bell PAC donor $5,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00893487/

Innovation For Good PAC donor $5,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00892901/

Elect Dems Now PAC donor $5,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00880062/

Siemens Energy, Inc. PAC donor $8,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00848820/

Democratic Majority Fund donor $5,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00844720/

Democratic Turnout Project PAC donor $6,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00844639/

Timber PAC donor $5,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00833574/

A Love Supreme PAC donor $5,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00826685/

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

Hms Scrap PAC donor $5,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00746735/

Villagemd PAC donor $7,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00743344/

Employees Of Quanta Services Inc. donor $6,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00720920/

Across The Aisle PAC donor $5,000 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00696591/

Fox Corporation Political Action Committee (Fox PAC) donor $5,500 to Darren Soto's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00693002/

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood…	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Water Resources Development Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
PROOF Act	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	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Retire through Ownership Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
GUARD Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes…	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
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in…	Yea	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
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	Yea	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…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms…	Yea	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

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Soto has received a 98% lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters and was the only Florida member of Congress to receive a perfect 100% score in 2017. He has been endorsed by LCV and campaigns on…

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Soto has received a 98% lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters and was the only Florida member of Congress to receive a perfect 100% score in 2017. He has been endorsed by LCV and campaigns on environmental stewardship.

Vote: on "Soto accepted $159,290 from AIPAC in the 2023–2024 cycle — his top donor — and voted to censure…"

Soto's progressive environmental branding and 98% LCV score contrast with his top-donor relationship with AIPAC and his vote to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib — the only Palestinian-American member of Congress — a vote that drew organized protests at his district office.

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Soto voted against the 2026 federal budget, citing opposition to ICE funding included in the bill. His office stated: 'He and his constituents are deeply opposed to this funding due to ICE's killing of American…

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Soto voted against the 2026 federal budget, citing opposition to ICE funding included in the bill. His office stated: 'He and his constituents are deeply opposed to this funding due to ICE's killing of American citizens, corruption, and numerous civil rights violations.'

Vote: on "After voting against the budget, Soto sent an official newsletter touting $13.4 million in…"

Soto voted against the final budget citing ICE funding concerns, then took credit for $13.4 million in community project funding that was in the same budget — a contradiction the NRCC has seized on in ads targeting his reelection.

reversal 60/100

Platform: "In April 2025, Soto voted against the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), which requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. The bill was characterized by Republicans as protecting…

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In April 2025, Soto voted against the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), which requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. The bill was characterized by Republicans as protecting election integrity and by Democrats as voter suppression.

Vote: on "In June 2025, under what Republicans describe as 'mounting pressure,' Soto voted for legislation…"

Soto voted against the SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration in April 2025, then voted to prohibit non-citizen voting in Washington D.C. two months later. The NRCC characterized this as a 'flip-flop' under political pressure in his competitive district.

Last silence detection: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:56:12 GMT (via scheduled run)

Reliance on tele-town halls — only one in-person town hall identified

469d silent

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Expected position: As representative of 821,565 constituents in a competitive D+4/D+13 district, Soto would be expected to hold frequent, open, in-person town halls. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Soto held a tele-town hall in July 2025. The only other town hall event identified was hosted by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) in March 2026. Soto has been active on social media and in Congress throughout this period. Primary URL: https://citizensimpeachment.com/event/fl-09-rep-darren-soto-tele-town-hall/

FTX letter — silence on personal crypto donations and SEC investigation interference

20d silent

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Expected position: Soto would be expected to address his role as one of the 'Blockchain Eight' who signed a letter questioning the SEC's authority over crypto firms shortly after receiving FTX donations. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: After the FTX collapse in November 2022, reporting revealed Soto was among eight House members who signed a March 2022 letter questioning the SEC's investigative approach toward crypto firms — a letter signed while five of the eight, including Soto, had received FTX donations. Soto tweeted that the letter 'was squarely on the cryptocurrency industry' and noted his campaign reports showed no direct FTX official donations. He did not elaborate on the broader implications of the letter or his stance on crypto regulation relative to his donations. Primary URL: https://www.blockhead.co/2022/11/24/congressmen-received-donations-ahead-of-questioning-secs-inquiry-into-ftx/

ideological & single-issue

Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Progressive Turnout Project (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue

party committees

Chc Bold PAC, New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $14,500 (2026)) — interest area: party committees

other candidates' committees

Friends Of Community Oncology PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other candidates' committees

corporate pacs, industry unlisted

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Alticor Political Action Committee (Altipac), Zurich Holding Company Of America Inc. Committee For Good Government (Z-PAC, Zurich PAC), Herbalife International Inc. PAC, Serco Inc. Political Action Committee (Serco PAC), Saltchuk Resources Inc. PAC, Te Connectivity, Inc. Political Action Committee Telpac, Brightline Holdings LLC PAC (Brightline PAC), U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc. PAC, Employees Of Quanta Services Inc., Villagemd PAC (amounts: $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $6,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $6,500 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $7,000 (2026), $7,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

colleagues' leadership pacs

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PAC To The Future, Building Relationships In Diverse Geographic Environments PAC (Bridge PAC), Democrats Reshaping America (Dreampac), Democrats Win Seats (Dws PAC), Leadership Opportunity Innovation Service PAC, Clean PAC, Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), Fair Shot PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Common Good PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, A Love Supreme PAC, Democratic Turnout Project PAC, Democratic Majority Fund, Innovation For Good PAC, Bell PAC, Elect Every Democrat PAC, Democrats Time In Nevada, Timber PAC, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $6,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

other / unclassified

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Direct Selling Association PAC, American Osteopathic Information Association, International Council Of Shopping Centers Inc Political Action Committee (Icsc PAC), American Sportfishing Association Political Action Committee, Sun PAC, Usacs PAC, Supporting House Problem Solvers - Shp PAC, Future Forum PAC, Across The Aisle PAC, Elect Dems Now PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $9,000 (2024), $6,500 (2026), $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified

Southern Glazer'S Wine And Spirits PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)

National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)

Elect Every Democrat PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Bell PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Innovation For Good PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Elect Dems Now PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)

Siemens Energy, Inc. PAC Oil, gas & mining $8,000 (2026)

Democratic Majority Fund Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Democratic Turnout Project PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $6,000 (2024)

Timber PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

A Love Supreme PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $5,000 (2026)

Hms Scrap PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Villagemd PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $7,000 (2024)

Employees Of Quanta Services Inc. Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $7,000 (2026)

Topic	Priority	Alignment	Deviation
Cost of Living & Housing Affordability	86	45	55
Disaster Preparedness & Property Insurance	80	60	40
Small Business & Entrepreneurship	64	60	40
Transportation & Infrastructure	68	65	35
Education & K-12/College Funding	66	70	30
Economy, Wages & Inflation Pressures	82	70	30
Environment & Clean Energy	62	80	20
Immigration & Latino Constituency Interests	84	85	15
Puerto Rico & Territories Policy	74	85	15
Veterans' Services & Benefits	72	95	5
Protection of Democratic Institutions & Election Integrity	78	95	5
Healthcare Access & ACA Protection	88	95	5

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

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]

Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.

$12.1BDonor Contributions

0Money Chains

0Traced Hops

Connected Officials

Rashida Tlaib U.S. House · censure_vote_target

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.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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