[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Lauren Underwood

Democratic · Representative, IL ·14

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%

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: Median age: 37.3

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 5.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 13.5% (103k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 23.9% (182k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 57.9% (442k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 763,833 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $280,800

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 76.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 6.8% (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $95,523 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Amendment — Transportation Funds Lockbox (2016) — passed, margin 79% to 21%

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Constitutional Amendment 1 — Workers' Rights Amendment (Right to Collective Bargaining) (2022) — passed, margin 58.3% to 41.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.1)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (share 0.1)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.12)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.15)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Edward Hospital (Naperville) (3000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Northwestern Medicine (multiple locations in district) (4000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont) (3400 employees)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage	nay	2026-04-30	aligned
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — On Passage	nay	2026-01-23	mixed
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — On Passage	nay	2025-11-12	misaligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Concurring in the Senate Amendment	nay	2025-07-03	mixed
Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution — On Adoption	nay	2025-04-10	mixed
Laken Riley Act — On Passage	nay	2025-01-07	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: "Underwood voted Nay on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, Roll Call 190) on July 3, 2025. She described it as 'devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP"

Vote: on "In April 2019, Underwood co-sponsored legislation (H.R. 1757) to raise the SALT deduction cap for ma"

Underwood championed raising the SALT deduction cap from 2019 onward as a core local priority for her Illinois district, co-sponsoring legislation to raise the cap to $30,000. When the Big Beautiful Bill raised the cap even higher — to $40,000 — she

statement_vs_disclosure 60/100

Platform: "Underwood voted Nay on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7147) on January 23, 2026, and Nay on its Senate amendment disposition (H.Res. "

Vote: on "On February 23, 2026, Underwood's office announced she had 'secured $10,954,800 in Community Project"

Underwood voted against the DHS appropriations bill (H.R. 7147) and the broader consolidated appropriations package, calling DHS funding 'an easy NO.' Yet she subsequently claimed credit for $10.95 million in Community Project Funding 'from the recen

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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