[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Tony Wied

Republican · Representative, WI ·8

Score Components

34 ELEVATED

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

20 → 5

Contradiction Risk 25%

92 → 23

Intelligence Volume 10%

55 → 6

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.

Wisconsin's Jewish population is approximately 0.5-0.8% of the state total, concentrated primarily in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, well outside WI-08, supporting the conclusion that direct constituent interest in ICC policy is minimal.

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Pro-Israel industry contributions in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District totaled $88,300 in the 2022 cycle to then-Rep. Mike Gallagher, indicating an established pro-Israel donor presence in the district before Wied's election.

secondary · 2022-11-30

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) contributed $12,000 to Tony Wied's 2024 congressional campaign through 3 payments between October 16-27, 2024, ranking as the 5th-highest vendor/payor to his campaign committee.

secondary · 2024-10-16

Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI-08) voted Yea on H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, on January 9, 2025, joining 242 other representatives in passing the bill 243-140.

primary · 2025-01-09

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 29.7% (national avg. 33.7%)

secondary ✓ Verified

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-Born Population: 3.88% (28,800 residents); 97.9% U.S.-citizen

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+10 (2022); R+15 (2024 LegisLetter estimate); Wied won by 14.7 points in 2024

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Racial/Ethnic Composition: 84.9% White (non-Hispanic), 6.53% Hispanic, remainder Asian/Black/Native American

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 72.8% (national avg. 65.5%); median home value $249,300

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 5.6% (LegisLetter); 8.27% (DataUSA 2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 41 (national: 38.5); largest cohort 60-69 at 13.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024 ACS): 742,398

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $78,966 (national: $78,538; well above $37,585 national median per ACS)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Wisconsin Question 2 — Require Legislative Approval for State Expenditure of Federal Funds Amendment (August 2024) (2024) — failed, margin 42% Yes to 58% No (520,778 to 705,591)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Wisconsin Question 1 — Prohibit Legislature from Delegating Appropriations Power Amendment (August 2024) (2024) — failed, margin 43% Yes to 57% No (521,022 to 703,461)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Wisconsin Question 2 — Only Designated Election Officials to Conduct Elections Amendment (April 2024) (2024) — passed, margin 59% Yes to 41% No (685,806 to 483,900)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Wisconsin Question 1 — Ban on Private and Non-Governmental Funding of Election Administration Amendment (April 2024) (2024) — passed, margin 54% Yes to 46% No (638,555 to 534,612)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 - Accommodation and Food Services (tourism in Door County, Green Bay) (share 0.1)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (dairy, corn, soybeans) (share 0.08)

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

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Lower Healthcare Premiums for All Americans Act	yea	2025-12-17	mixed
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	yea	2025-12-10	deviating
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (FY2025 Budget Reconciliation)	yea	2025-05-22	mixed
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act of 2024	yea_unverified	2025-04-10	mixed
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Sanctions)	yea_unverified	2025-01-09	deviating
Laken Riley Act	yea	2025-01-07	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Wied claimed during his 2024 campaign that fundraising is difficult for him because he has 'never really asked anyone for help.' — Heartland Signal / "

Vote: on "Wied's company, Wied Oil Co. LLC, received a $342,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in Apri"

Wied publicly claimed he 'never really asked anyone for help' while his own company received and had forgiven a $342,000 federal PPP loan — a direct request for and receipt of government assistance. Both sources are independently verifiable from diff

statement_vs_disclosure 90/100

Platform: "Wied stated during his 2024 campaign: 'I would never do anything to pull that [the Affordable Care Act], but I would be in favor of reducing costs for"

Vote: on "On May 22, 2025, Wied voted Yea on H.R. 1, the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' — the FY2025 budget reco"

Wied pledged he 'would never do anything to pull' the Affordable Care Act, yet voted for the Big Beautiful Bill that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services projects will strip health insurance from 270,000 Wisconsinites. The ACA subsidies and Me

Last silence detection: Never

In-person constituent town halls — refused throughout freshman term

532d silent

Expected position: As the representative for 742,398 constituents in Wisconsin's 8th District, Wied would be expected to hold accessible in-person town halls to hear constituent concerns, particularly

Refusal to comment on ICE shooting of Green Bay constituent Alex Pretti

7d silent

Expected position: As the congressman for Wisconsin's 8th District, Wied would be expected to issue a public statement when a constituent—Alex Pretti, a graduate of Green Bay Preble High School and a

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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