[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Bryan Steil

Republican · Representative, WI ·1

Score Components

33 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

10 → 3

Contradiction Risk 25%

100 → 25

Intelligence Volume 10%

53 → 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: Poverty rate: 9.81%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 68.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone, non-Hispanic: 74.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 733,917

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $79,703

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Question 2 — Legislative Oversight of Federal Funds (August 2024 primary) (2024) — passed, margin majority yes (requires legislative approval for certain federal fund expenditures)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Question 1 — Citizenship Requirement for Voting (Constitutional Amendment) (2024) — passed, margin majority yes (changed 'every U.S. citizen' to 'only a U.S. citizen' may vote)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.15)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.22)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Amazon (Kenosha fulfillment centers) (4000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Uline (Pleasant Prairie) (7000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Snap-on Incorporated (Kenosha) (13000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: SC Johnson (Racine) (13000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District covers southeastern Wisconsin, including all of Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth counties, plus portions of Rock, Waukesha, and Milwaukee counties. It stretches from Janesville and Beloit in the west to Racine and Kenosha along Lake Michigan in the east. With a population of approx

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Voted yea on S. 1383 / H.R. 22 (SAVE America Act / SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility)) on 2025-04-10: As Chairman of the House Administration Committee, Steil led House passage of legislation requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote (220-208). Called it essential 'to prevent non-citizen voting.' Critics including Wisconsin

primary · 2025-04-10

Voted yea on H.R. 21 (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) on 2025-01-23: Voted for legislation imposing criminal penalties on healthcare practitioners. Steil has an A+ rating from Susan B. Anthony List, called Roe's overturn 'a great victory,' and voted against the 2022 Right to Contraception Act — establishing him as a reliable anti-abortion vote.

primary · 2025-01-23

Voted yea on H.R. 1 (119th) (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-03: Supported Trump's signature reconciliation bill (218-214) that CBO projected would add trillions to deficits. Defended his vote on PBS Wisconsin and WPR as 'a step in the right direction' despite acknowledging it didn't cut enough. Was met with 'consistent boos' at his July 31 Elkhorn to

primary · 2025-07-03

Voted nay on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Voted against $60 billion in Ukraine military aid while supporting aid to Israel and Taiwan. Stated on PBS Wisconsin that he opposed 'the significant amount of humanitarian aid funding that wasn't paid for' — a fiscal concern that did not extend to his subsequent v

primary · 2024-04-20

Voted yea on H.R. 8404 (Respect for Marriage Act) on 2022-12-08: Only Wisconsin House Republican to vote for codifying federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages. Broke with all other Wisconsin GOP members and 169 House Republicans to join 39 Republicans supporting the bill — a notable bipartisan vote that distinguishes him from the Freedom Ca

primary · 2022-12-08

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act	yea	2025-07-03	aligned
SAVE America Act / SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility)	yea	2025-04-10	deviating
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act	yea	2025-01-23	deviating
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	nay	2024-04-20	deviating
Respect for Marriage Act	yea	2022-12-08	deviating
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022	nay	2022-08-12	misaligned
CHIPS and Science Act	nay	2022-07-28	misaligned
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 (Arizona and Pennsylvania)	yea (on objections)	2021-01-06	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "Steil voted against H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, calling it the 'Pelosi Payoff' and criticizing 'the size of the third major pandemic-rela"

Vote: on "Steil voted for H.R. 1 (119th), the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the CBO projected would add tr"

Steil condemned the $1.9T American Rescue Plan as a fiscally irresponsible 'Pelosi Payoff' in 2021, yet voted in 2025 for Trump's OBBB which the CBO projected would add trillions to the deficit — a dramatically larger fiscal impact — while defending

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Steil voted to certify the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden, stating he would not object to Arizona's or Pennsylvania's electoral votes."

Vote: on "As Chairman of the House Administration Committee, Steil hired a former Trump campaign staffer repor"

Steil voted to certify the 2020 election but subsequently hired a former Trump campaign staffer involved in the Arizona fake elector scheme for his House Administration Committee oversight role, dismissed the staffer's election-overturning efforts as

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Steil touted his support for lowering prescription drug costs in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel op-ed and campaign materials emphasizing his commitment "

Vote: on "Steil voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which capped insulin at $35/month for Medicare reci"

Steil publicly touted his support for lowering prescription drug costs, yet voted against the Inflation Reduction Act (which actually capped insulin prices), voted three times against insulin price caps, and refused to commit to extending ACA enhance

statement_vs_disclosure 30/100

Platform: "Steil voted for H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, breaking with the majority of his party to become the only Wisconsin Republican in the House "

Vote: on "Steil received an 'A+' rating from the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony List and voted for the Born-Al"

Steil broke with his party to support marriage equality — a notably bipartisan vote — but simultaneously maintains a hardline anti-abortion voting record (A+ from SBA List, calling Roe's reversal 'a great victory'), underscoring that his bipartisan i

Last silence detection: Never

Direct constituent engagement through in-person town halls

208d silent

Expected position: As a four-term congressman representing a competitive district (Cook PVI R+3), Steil would be expected to hold regular in-person town halls where constituents can ask unscripted que

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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