[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Eric Sorensen

Democratic · Representative, IL ·17

Eric Sorensen is the Democratic U.S. Representative (IL's 17th congressional district). The platform has 6 voting records on file (2024-2026) and 37 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components

36 LOW

Connection Density 20%

41 → 8

Donor Influence 15%

76 → 11

Silence Risk 25%

48 → 12

Contradiction Risk 25%

0 → 0

Intelligence Volume 15%

36 → 5

Constituency Deviation 0%

62 → 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: Medicaid coverage (share of district population): ~33% (one-third of residents)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 64.6%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino (any race): 11.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American alone (non-Hispanic): 12.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone (non-Hispanic): 68.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 17.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $59,364

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: 2024 Illinois Advisory Questions: Election Worker Interference, Millionaire Tax, IVF Insurance (2024) — passed, margin Advisory only — all three favored by majority

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Amendment 1: Workers' Rights Amendment (Right to Collective Bargaining) (2022) — passed, margin 58.5% Yes – 41.5% No

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Graduated Income Tax Amendment (Allow for Graduated Income Tax) (2020) — failed, margin 55% No – 45% Yes

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 8)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 12.2)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 14.6)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 15.8)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria-area facilities) (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Illinois State University (3500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: UnityPoint Health (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: OSF HealthCare (12000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: John Deere (Deere & Company) (83000 employees)

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) supported mandatory detention for certain crimes, later opposed expanded authority Sorensen voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) mandating ICE detention for theft offenses on 2025-01-07, but later voted against additional ICE funding…

House Majority PAC potential organizational support As a swing-district Democrat (D+3) who won with 54.4%, Sorensen likely receives support from party campaign committees like House Majority PAC, though no…

One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) voted against Sorensen voted nay on H.R. 1 (OBBBA) on 2025-05-22, citing massive cuts to Medicaid ($880B) and SNAP ($300B) that harm his district where ~33% rely on Medicaid.

AIPAC / United Democracy Project donor AIPAC was Sorensen's top donor at $87,014 in the 2023-2024 cycle, aligning with his vote for Israel aid (H.R. 8034) on 2024-04-20.

International Assoc Of Fire Fighters PAC donor $5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C70003108/

International Union Of Operating Engineers Engineers Politi donor $5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C70001037/

Mckenzie River PAC donor $7,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00848556/

Democratic Turnout Project PAC donor $8,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00844639/

Fight Like Hell PAC donor $5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00842104/

A Pleasant Peninsula PAC donor $8,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00841908/

Budwinski PAC donor $5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00840462/

Great Chain PAC donor $7,500 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00832576/

Cache PAC donor $5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00831545/

Jane Fonda Climate PAC donor $5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00806893/

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

Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) donor $5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00793711/

Defend The Vote donor $10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00764233/

La Bamba PAC donor $10,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00753947/

Hms Scrap PAC donor $5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00746735/

Dmfi PAC donor $5,000 to Eric Sorensen's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00710848/

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
PROOF Act	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood…	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Water Resources Development Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Retire through Ownership Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	Nay	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
GUARD Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Nay	2026-09-15	unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes…	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
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act	Yea	2026-09-14	unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act	Yea	2026-09-14	unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act	Nay	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
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…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
AGOA Extension Act	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
Local Access to Courts Act	Yea	2026-08-31	unknown

Last contradiction analysis: Never

No contradictions detected

Last silence detection: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:13:22 GMT (via scheduled run)

other / unclassified

National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (, To Protect Our Heritage PAC, Future Forum PAC, Fight Like Hell PAC (amounts: $6,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $6,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other /…

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ideological & single-issue

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League Of Conservation Voters Action Fund, End Citizens United, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Moveon.Org PAC, Equality PAC, Progressive Turnout Project, Defend The Vote, Jane Fonda Climate PAC, 314 Action Fund, Human Rights Campaign (amounts: $7,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $9,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $7,050 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue

party committees

New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, Lgbtq Victory Fund Federal PAC, Fostering Progress PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: party committees

corporate pacs, industry unlisted

Fareway Stores Inc. PAC (Fas PAC), Am General LLC PAC (Am General PAC), Aar Corp. PAC (amounts: $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

colleagues' leadership pacs

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PAC To The Future, Prairie Political Action Committee, Victory In November Election PAC (Vinepa, Building Relationships In Diverse Geographic Environments PAC (Bridge PAC), Shore PAC, Beepac (Building Economic Empowerment PAC), Hmp, Blue Majority PAC, Perimeter PAC, Inland Empire Strikes PAC; The, Puget PAC, Backpac, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America, Fair Shot PAC, Evergreen PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Build Our Movement, Reviving American Jobs Again PAC, Bridge The Gap PAC, Blue Line PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, La Bamba PAC, Cache PAC, Great Chain PAC, Budwinski PAC, A Pleasant Peninsula PAC, Democratic Turnout Project PAC, Mckenzie River PAC, Blue Power PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $6,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $6,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,500 (2024), $7,002 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $8,000 (2026), $8,000 (2024), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $6,000 (2024)

International Assoc Of Fire Fighters PAC Labor unions $5,000 (2024)

International Union Of Operating Engineers Engineers Politi Labor unions $5,000 (2026)

Mckenzie River PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $7,000 (2026)

Democratic Turnout Project PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $8,000 (2024)

Fight Like Hell PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2024)

A Pleasant Peninsula PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $8,000 (2026)

Budwinski PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)

Great Chain PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)

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

Jane Fonda Climate PAC Ideological & single-issue $5,000 (2024)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2026)

Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2026)

Defend The Vote Ideological & single-issue $5,000 (2026)

La Bamba PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2024)

Topic	Priority	Alignment	Deviation
Agriculture & Farm Policy	88	-40	70
Government Spending & Shutdown Avoidance	78	-25	55
Women's Rights & Gender Policy	66	-10	50
Tax Policy & Cost of Living	80	30	45
Immigration Enforcement & Border Security	76	20	35
Healthcare Access & Medicaid Protection	92	65	30
Public Safety & Law Enforcement	68	40	30
Labor Rights & Collective Bargaining	74	55	20
Disaster Relief & Agricultural Disaster Assistance	72	75	15
Environmental Conservation & Water Resources	64	70	15
Education & Workforce Development	62	75	10
Veterans' Affairs & Military Benefits	70	80	10

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

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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains.

$9.5BDonor Contributions

0Money Chains

0Traced Hops

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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