[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

W. Gregory Steube

Republican · Representative, FL ·17

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%

50 → 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 (2023 ACS): 6.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 15.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 77.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 78.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population 70+ years: 26.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 55.3

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2023 estimate): 828,650

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2023 ACS): $76,106

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Sarasota County School Board Referendum — Continuation of 1 Mill Ad Valorem Tax for School Operations (2022) — passed, margin 78.1% Yes, 21.9% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 4 — Limit Government Interference with Abortion (repeal Florida's 6-week ban) (2024) — failed, margin 57.2% Yes, 42.8% No (failed; required 60% threshold)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 0.115)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.121)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.182)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Charlotte County Public Schools (2500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Publix Super Markets Inc. (4000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: School Board of Sarasota County (6445 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Sarasota Memorial Hospital (10597 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Florida's 17th Congressional District covers Sarasota and Charlotte counties and the northeastern corner of Lee County including Lehigh Acres. The district is solidly Republican (Cook PVI R+28) and predominantly White (77.3%) with a significant Hispanic population (15.3%). The median age of 55.3 is well above the nat

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Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 4763 (Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 crypto regulation)) on 2024-05-22: Steube voted for the crypto industry's top legislative priority, joining 208 Republicans in support. His consistent pro-crypto voting record (5 of 5 key votes per Stand With Crypto) aligns with his Finance, Insurance & Rea

inferential · 2024-05-22

Voted yea_unverified on H.Amdt. to H.R. 8070 (Marjorie Taylor Greene Amendment to Defund NATO (NDAA amendment)) on 2024-06-04: Steube was one of only 45 House members to vote for defunding NATO, while 157 Republicans and all 197 Democrats voted against it. His district relies on tourism from European visitors and his Florida constituents benefit from the sta

primary · 2024-06-04 ✓ Verified

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Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Marjorie Taylor Greene Amendment to Defund NATO (NDAA amendment)	yea_unverified	2024-06-04	deviating
Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 crypto regul	yea_unverified	2024-05-22	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($61 billion Ukraine mili	nay	2024-04-20	misaligned
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling suspension / spending cuts)	nay	2023-05-31	misaligned
Awarding Congressional Gold Medals to U.S. Capitol Police (Jan. 6 officer recogn	nay	2021-06-15	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "During a February 2021 floor debate on the Equality Act, Steube quoted Deuteronomy 22:5 — 'A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women'"

Vote: on "Steube represents Florida's 17th District in Sarasota, which includes a diverse constituent base wit"

Steube argued on the House floor that LGBTQ+ people 'offend God' by their existence and that the Equality Act contradicts scripture, yet he took an oath to represent all constituents in his district regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "On April 26, 2023, Steube voted for the Limit, Save, Grow Act, stating it would 'rein in wasteful government spending while responsibly raising the de"

Vote: on "On May 31, 2023, Steube voted against the final bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746), sa"

[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Steube enthusiastically voted for the House GOP debt ceiling plan with SNAP work requirements in April 2023, then reversed to vote no on the final bipartisan deal in May 2023, claiming it

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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