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Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Lori Trahan

Democratic · Representative, MA ·3

Lori Trahan is the Democratic U.S. Representative (MA's 3rd congressional district). The platform has 1 voting records on file (2022) and 24 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components

49 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

50 → 10

Donor Influence 15%

59 → 9

Silence Risk 25%

48 → 12

Contradiction Risk 25%

54 → 14

Intelligence Volume 15%

22 → 3

Constituency Deviation 0%

23 → 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: Poverty Rate (Lowell/Lawrence): 15-18%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2020 Presidential Vote: Biden 62%, Trump 36%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-Born Population: 12%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $96,000 (district average; Lowell/Lawrence lower)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Massachusetts Question 2 ( millionaires tax) (2022) — passed, margin 52% for

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Massachusetts Question 1 (patient-to-nurse ratio mandate) (2022) — failed, margin 71% against

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Manufacturing (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Educational Services (share 0.14)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.18)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Raytheon Technologies (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (3500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Lowell General Hospital (4000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Massachusetts's 3rd Congressional District covers north-central and northeastern Massachusetts, including the cities of Lowell (Trahan's hometown), Lawrence, and Haverhill — historically working-class mill cities with significant immigrant populations. The district includes portions of Essex and Middlesex counties, covering 35 cities and towns. The economy centers on healthcare, education, manufacturing, and logistics. Median household income is approximately $96,000, with Lowell and Lawrence having lower incomes and higher poverty rates than the suburban towns. The district voted 62% for Biden in 2020, making it a solidly Democratic seat.

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Voted yea on H.R. 5376 (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) on 2022-08-12: Trahan voted for the Inflation Reduction Act which extended ACA subsidies and allowed Medicare drug price negotiation, aligned with her stated healthcare positions and constituents' interests. However, the pharmaceutical industry is among the sectors lobbying on issues within her Energy and Commerce jurisdiction — the vote shows constituent…

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primary · 2022-08-12 ✓ Verified

[disclosure] Trahan's financial disclosures filed with the House classified her husband's company assets as 'SP' (spouse/separate property) rather than 'JT' (joint marital property), contradicting her claim that the loan funds were joint marital assets eligible for use in her campaign.

primary · 2018-05-15 ✓ Verified

[statement] Trahan publicly stated that using her husband's money for her campaign was a 'gray area' in federal campaign finance law, acknowledging 'several errors' in how the funds were handled.

primary · 2019-10-30 ✓ Verified

Trahan accepted $4,500 from corporate lobbying firm PACs despite publicly claiming she did not accept corporate PAC money, a position contradicted by her campaign finance disclosures.

secondary · 2018-09-01 ✓ Verified

Trahan violated the STOCK Act by holding a $100,001 to $250,000 stake in World View Enterprises through one of her blind trusts. World View Enterprises provides 'persistent observation and data collection' using high-altitude balloon technology for government and commercial customers, and spent $80,000 on federal lobbying during 2020 — creating a potential conflict with her Energy and Commerce committee oversight…

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secondary · 2021-07-01 ✓ Verified

Lori Trahan accepted $300,000 in campaign loans from her husband David Trahan's companies (DCT Development, Mass Eagle Development LLC, Middlesex Land Holdings LLC, Poplar Hill Development LLC) during her tight 2018 Democratic primary, which she won by 155 votes. The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) released a report in December 2019 concluding there was 'substantial reason' to believe she broke campaign…

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primary · 2018-06-30 ✓ Verified

Raytheon Technologies (RTX) Constituent Relationship Raytheon Technologies is a top employer, with 3,000 employees, in Massachusetts's 3rd Congressional District, which Lori Trahan represents.

House Energy and Commerce Committee membership Lori Trahan serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Her stake in World View Enterprises, a technology company that lobbied on federal issues in…

Lantheus Holdings Inc Political Action Committee (Lantheus P donor $5,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00848697/

Novocure Inc. PAC (A.K.A. Novocure PAC) donor $5,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00562546/

Medical Device Manufacturers Assn PAC donor $10,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00484162/

Novo Nordisk Inc. PAC (Novo Nordisk PAC) donor $5,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00424838/

American Academy Of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) donor $6,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00359539/

American College Of Radiology Association PAC donor $10,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00343459/

Argentum'S Silver PAC donor $10,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00338020/

Emd Serono Inc. Political Action Committee donor $10,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00258236/

National Air Traffic Controllers Assoc PAC donor $10,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00238725/

National Multifamily Housing Council PAC donor $5,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00130773/

Employees Of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PAC donor $5,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097568/

American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants PAC donor $5,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00077321/

The Council Of Insurance Agents & Brokers PAC donor $7,500 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/

Air Line Pilots Assoc. International PAC donor $5,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035451/

Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education PAC (Drive Committee) donor $10,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032979/

National Association Of Realtors PAC donor $5,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/

Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union Of Operating Engineers donor $5,000 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029504/

International Association Of Firefighters Interested In Registration And Education PAC donor $12,500 to Lori Trahan's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029447/

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
PROOF Act	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
Water Resources Development Act	Yea	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
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
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
GUARD Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims 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
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
Whistleblower Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes…	Nay	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	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
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…	Nay	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 90/100

Platform: "Trahan publicly stated that using her husband's money for her campaign was a 'gray area' in federal campaign finance law, acknowledging 'several errors' in how the funds were handled."

Vote: on "Trahan's financial disclosures filed with the House classified her husband's company assets as…"

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Trahan claimed the $300,000 campaign loan came from joint marital property and was therefore legal, while simultaneously filing financial disclosures classifying her husband's company assets as separate property. The prenuptial agreement she cited actually stated 'separate property will remain separate' — directly contradicting her claim that funds were marital property. The Ethics Committee cleared her despite these inconsistencies, but the contradiction between her public framing and official disclosures remains a matter of public record.

Last silence detection: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:40:28 GMT (via scheduled run)

Campaign finance reform and Dark Money

1618d silent

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Expected position: Given Trahan previously worked as chief of staff to Rep. Marty Meehan — lead Democratic sponsor of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform Act — and her district's working-class composition that typically supports anti-corruption measures, she would be expected to weigh in on dark money and campaign finance transparency. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Trahan has been active on healthcare votes, Medicaid advocacy, and rare disease legislation, but has not made public statements on strengthening campaign finance disclosure requirements or addressing the corporate PAC money she accepted despite claiming otherwise. Her public positioning focuses on healthcare and worker rights while avoiding her own campaign finance history. Primary URL: https://trahan.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=14997

other / unclassified

Massmedic Good Government Fund, Healthcare Distribution Alliance Political Action Committee, Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC, Outpatient Endovascular And Interventional Society PAC (Oeis PAC) (amounts: $5,250 (2024)…

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corporate pacs, industry unlisted

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Vizient, Inc., Political Action Committee, Philips North America LLC PAC, Emd Serono Inc. Political Action Committee, Smith & Nephew, Inc. PAC (S+N PAC), Polsinelli PAC, Asurion LLC Political Action Committee (Asurion PAC), Hall Render Killian Heath Lyman PAC, Novocure Inc. PAC (A.K.A. Novocure PAC), Lantheus Holdings Inc Political Action Committee (Lantheus P (amounts: $6,250 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

ideological & single-issue

Defend The Vote (amounts: $7,500 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue

colleagues' leadership pacs

Treasure State PAC, Democratic Turnout Project PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2024)

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

Outpatient Endovascular And Interventional Society PAC (Oeis PAC) Other / unclassified $6,600 (2024)

Lantheus Holdings Inc Political Action Committee (Lantheus P Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)

Democratic Turnout Project PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Ge Company Healthcare Political Action Committee Technology $5,000 (2026)

Massmedic Good Government Fund Other / unclassified $5,250 (2024)

Defend The Vote Ideological & single-issue $7,500 (2024)

Ibew Local 103 Federal PAC Labor unions $10,000 (2024)

America'S Essential Hospitals Political Action Committee (E Health care & pharma $8,000 (2026)

Novocure Inc. PAC (A.K.A. Novocure PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)

Hall Render Killian Heath Lyman PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $10,000 (2026)

The Capital Group Companies Inc PAC Finance & banking $5,000 (2026)

Abbvie PAC Health care & pharma $6,000 (2026)

Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)

Topic	Priority	Alignment	Deviation
Education Funding & Early Childhood Education	85	40	45
Tax Policy & Fair Taxation (Millionaires Tax)	80	50	35
Healthcare Access & Affordability	92	55	30
Housing Affordability & Community Development	80	55	28
Immigration & Refugee Services	78	60	22
Labor, Wages & Worker Protections	83	68	20
Manufacturing & Defense Jobs (Raytheon/RTX)	88	65	20
Environment, Clean Energy & Water Resources	82	70	18
Veterans & Military Families	68	65	15
Foreign Policy & War Powers	62	70	15
Government Reform & Ethics	65	72	14
Public Safety & Fraud Enforcement	72	75	12

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.

$6.8BDonor Contributions

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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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