[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Dale W. Strong

Republican · Representative, AL ·5

Score Components

33 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

20 → 5

Contradiction Risk 25%

92 → 23

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: Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 7.9%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 71.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 69.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 745,693

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $77,752

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Alabama Amendment 1 — Aniah's Law — Denial of Bail for Violent Felonies (2022) (2022) — passed, margin majority yes

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Alabama Amendment 1 — Remove Racist Language from State Constitution (2022) (2022) — passed, margin majority yes

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.13)

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

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 (share 0.16)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA (Huntsville) (4000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Huntsville Hospital Health System (16000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Redstone Arsenal (U.S. Army, NASA, Missile Defense Agency, FBI) (40000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Alabama's 5th Congressional District encompasses the northernmost part of the state, including the counties of Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Jackson, and parts of Lauderdale and Lawrence. The district is anchored by Huntsville — home to Redstone Arsenal (approximately 40,000 civilian and contract employees), NASA's Mar

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Voted not in office on H.R. 8404 (Respect for Marriage Act (codifying same-sex and interracial marriage protections)) on 2022-12-08: Strong was elected in November 2022 but not yet sworn in. All six Alabama House Republicans who were in office voted against the bill. Strong's record as a social conservative — opposing federal funding for Planned Parenthood,

primary · 2022-12-08

Voted not in office on H.Res. 24 (117th) (Objection to Electoral College Certification (Arizona and Pennsylvania)) on 2021-01-06: Strong was not yet in Congress for the 2020 election certification vote. His predecessor Mo Brooks helped lead the objection effort on the House floor and spoke at Trump's Ellipse rally. Strong has not publicly stated how he would

primary · 2021-01-06

Voted yea on H.Res. 863 (Impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas) on 2024-02-13: As a Homeland Security Committee member, signed onto the statement supporting Mayorkas' impeachment. Voted yes on the second, successful impeachment vote. The Senate acquitted Mayorkas in April 2024.

primary · 2024-02-13

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 after failed abortions. PoliScore notes he 'backs national laws that would treat life as beginning at conception and sharply restrict abortion.'

primary · 2025-01-23

Voted yea on H.R. 22 (SAVE Act (Documentary proof of citizenship to vote)) on 2025-04-10: Supported requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, aligning with near-unanimous Republican support. PoliScore notes Strong 'backs very restrictive immigration measures.' In his district, 97.2% of residents are U.S. citizens.

primary · 2025-04-10

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump's signature reconciliation bill)	yea	2025-07-03	aligned
SAVE Act (Documentary proof of citizenship to vote)	yea	2025-04-10	deviating
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act	yea	2025-01-23	deviating
Laken Riley Act (Mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of	yea	2025-01-07	deviating
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion in militar	nay	2024-04-20	deviating
Impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas	yea	2024-02-13	deviating
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling Suspension)	nay	2023-05-31	deviating
Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (House GOP debt ceiling bill with $4.8 trillion in	yea	2023-04-26	aligned
Respect for Marriage Act (codifying same-sex and interracial marriage protection	not in office	2022-12-08	deviating
Objection to Electoral College Certification (Arizona and Pennsylvania)	not in office	2021-01-06	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "Strong voted for the Limit, Save, Grow Act (April 2023), saying he was 'proud to join my Republican colleagues in supporting' the bill that 'saves $4."

Vote: on "Strong voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (July 2025), calling it a 'promise kept to the Ameri"

Strong voted for the Limit, Save, Grow Act in April 2023 — touting $4.8 trillion in savings — then voted against the bipartisan FRA in May 2023 for insufficient cuts, before voting for the OBBB in July 2025 which the CBO projected would add trillions

platform_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "Strong campaigned as a fiscal conservative who would 'stop the out-of-control Washington spending.' His official biography cites a 'proven conservativ"

Vote: on "Strong defended Elon Musk's DOGE as saving 'trillions of dollars worth of waste,' while his district"

Strong campaigned on fiscal conservatism and the need to stop out-of-control spending, yet voted for the OBBB which independent analysts projected would add trillions to the national debt — a far larger fiscal impact than the 2023 FRA he voted agains

Last silence detection: Never

In-person town halls and direct constituent engagement

209d silent

Expected position: As a two-term congressman representing a district with one of the nation's largest shares of federal employees — NASA, FBI, Department of Defense — Strong would be expected to hold

Impact of DOGE federal workforce cuts on North Alabama's economy

58d silent

Expected position: Strong represents a district home to Redstone Arsenal (40,000+ civilian and contract employees), NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and FBI facilities. Constituents expected him t

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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