[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Joe Wilson

Republican · Representative, SC ·2

Score Components

26 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

82 → 21

Intelligence Volume 10%

51 → 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: Black population share: 26.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 7.31%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Medicaid enrollment rate: 14.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 36.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 74.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 8.9%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $74,611

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: South Carolina Amendment 1 — Remove Constitutional Ban on Public Funding for Religious and Private Schools (2024) — passed, margin 53.2% Yes — 46.8% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.105)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.106)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.135)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Prisma Health (Midlands hospitals) (15000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Savannah River Site (Department of Energy) (10000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Fort Jackson (U.S. Army Training Center) (12000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District stretches from Columbia's suburbs through the Midlands to the Georgia border, encompassing all of Lexington County, much of suburban Columbia (Richland County), and extending into parts of Aiken, Barnwell, and Orangeburg counties. The district serves approximately 749,271 c

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Voted yea on H.R. 5525 (Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 (Government Funding CR)) on 2023-09-30: Wilson emerged as the only GOP member from South Carolina's House delegation to vote for the short-term continuing resolution that averted a government shutdown on September 30, 2023 — a vote that split the conference and drew attacks from conservative hardlin

primary · 2023-09-30

Voted yea on H.J.Res. 11 (Objection to Arizona Presidential Electoral College Results) on 2021-01-06: Wilson was one of three South Carolina congressmen who objected to the Electoral College certification hours after the Capitol riot, citing an 'open invitation for fraud.' The objection sought to overturn Democratic-won electoral votes. His district includes

primary · 2021-01-06

Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Wilson voted for $26.38 billion in military aid to Israel. His top career donor is AIPAC ($175,550), and he chairs the Middle East subcommittee. He was the first congressman to shake Netanyahu's hand after the PM addressed Congress in July 2024. When asked if he had

primary · 2024-04-20

Voted yea on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) on 2023-05-31: Wilson was one of only two South Carolina Republicans (with Jeff Duncan) to vote for the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal, joining 149 Republicans and 165 Democrats. The bill suspended the debt limit while capping non-defense spending. 71 Republicans opposed it as insufficiently conser

primary · 2023-05-31

Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Wilson voted for every Ukraine aid measure since the Russian invasion in February 2022, including the 2024 $61 billion supplemental, while 112 House Republicans — the GOP majority — voted nay. He publicly said 'Ukraine aid is critical to national security and stand

primary · 2024-04-20

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)	yea	2025-07-03	misaligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-04-20	deviating
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-04-20	aligned
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 (Government Funding CR)	yea	2023-09-30	deviating
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023	yea	2023-05-31	deviating
Objection to Arizona Presidential Electoral College Results	yea	2021-01-06	misaligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Wilson positions himself as a constitutional conservative who demands careful deliberation on legislation. As a senior House member since 2001 and cha"

Vote: on "When asked by Raw Story on July 1, 2025 whether he had read the full text of the Senate-amended vers"

Wilson presents himself as a serious legislator and constitutional conservative, yet he admitted to only reading summaries of the largest reconciliation bill in history before casting his vote — a bill affecting billions in Medicaid, tax code, and fe

platform_vs_vote 60/100

Platform: "Wilson prides himself on being accessible and accountable to constituents, maintaining multiple district offices and regularly holding town halls acro"

Vote: on "Wilson was one of three South Carolina congressmen who objected to the certification of the 2020 Ele"

Wilson campaigns on accountability to constituents, yet his January 6, 2021 Electoral College objection voted to overturn certified election results — including from counties in his own district that voted for Joe Biden — and he defended his position

same_source_inconsistency 30/100

Platform: "Wilson has been a career-long critic of the national debt and deficit spending, having campaigned on fiscal conservatism since winning office in 2001."

Vote: on "Wilson enthusiastically supported H.R. 1 (OBBBA) calling it legislation that will 'unleash American "

Wilson has built a career criticizing deficit spending and calling for fiscal responsibility, yet he voted enthusiastically for H.R. 1 (OBBBA) — legislation the nonpartisan CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt over ten years, wh

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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