[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS
Legislative Integrity Monitor
Goblin House Intelligence
Congress → Officials → John Hickenlooper

John Hickenlooper

Democratic · Senator, CO ·Since 2021-01-03
Score Components
58 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
83 → 17
Donor Influence 15%
60 → 9
Silence Risk 25%
14 → 4
Contradiction Risk 25%
59 → 15
Intelligence Volume 15%
62 → 9
Constituency Deviation 0%
17 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 4.3% (2026)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic/Latino population share: 22.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 37.7
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 42.8% (second-highest in U.S.)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 65.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 9.6% (560,000 people, 2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $95,470 (2024 ACS)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 79 — Enshrine Abortion Access in Colorado Constitution (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 61.7% Yes — 38.3% No
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 131 — Ranked-Choice Voting and Open Primaries (2024) (2024) — failed, margin 46% Yes — 54% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.103)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 0.109)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.126)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Lockheed Martin Space Systems (9000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State of Colorado government (32000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: UCHealth (University of Colorado Health system) (28000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: U.S. Department of Defense (Fort Carson, Buckley SFB, USAF Academy, Peterson SFB, Schriever SFB, NORAD) (45000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Colorado is a Rocky Mountain state of approximately 5.96 million residents (2024 Census estimate), with roughly 85% of the population concentrated along the urbanized Front Range corridor (Fort Collins to Pueblo). The state has a median household income of $95,470 (2024 ACS) — well above the national median — and a poverty rate of 9.6%. The population is 65.1% White…
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Colorado is a Rocky Mountain state of approximately 5.96 million residents (2024 Census estimate), with roughly 85% of the population concentrated along the urbanized Front Range corridor (Fort Collins to Pueblo). The state has a median household income of $95,470 (2024 ACS) — well above the national median — and a poverty rate of 9.6%. The population is 65.1% White (non-Hispanic), 22.6% Hispanic/Latino, with a median age of 37.7. The economy is anchored by aerospace and defense (Space Command, Buckley SFB, Fort Carson, USAF Academy), technology and telecommunications (Google, Amazon, Apple all maintain large Colorado offices), healthcare (UCHealth, Children's Hospital, Kaiser Permanente), energy (oil and gas in Weld County, NREL), outdoor recreation and tourism, and agriculture. Approximately 560,000 Coloradans live in poverty and hundreds of thousands rely on Medicaid and SNAP. The state has a Cook PVI of D+4 and voted for Biden in 2020 and Harris in 2024, though Democratic margins have narrowed. Hickenlooper won the 2020 election with 53.5% and is running for re-election in 2026.
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Voted nay on S. Res. 504 (Bernie Sanders' Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on Arms Sales to Israel (November 2024)) on 2024-11-20: Hickenlooper voted against blocking offensive arms sales to Israel while acknowledging 'the high rate of civilian casualties and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza needs to end.' He stated his vote was because the resolutions 'would hurt our ability to bring the parties to the…
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Voted nay on S. Res. 504 (Bernie Sanders' Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on Arms Sales to Israel (November 2024)) on 2024-11-20: Hickenlooper voted against blocking offensive arms sales to Israel while acknowledging 'the high rate of civilian casualties and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza needs to end.' He stated his vote was because the resolutions 'would hurt our ability to bring the parties to the negotiating table.' His top PAC donor J Street ($159K) supported the resolutions. The vote reflects the Democratic Party's internal divide on Israel policy and Hickenlooper's centrist positioning between progressive activists and AIPAC-backed colleagues.
primary · 2024-11-20 ✓ Verified
Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-23: Hickenlooper voted yea on $61 billion in Ukraine aid, joining 79 senators in passing the $95 billion national security supplemental that also included Israel and Taiwan funding. The vote was bipartisan but Hickenlooper is on record as a consistent Ukraine supporter, backing all major aid packages since the 2022 Russian…
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Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-23: Hickenlooper voted yea on $61 billion in Ukraine aid, joining 79 senators in passing the $95 billion national security supplemental that also included Israel and Taiwan funding. The vote was bipartisan but Hickenlooper is on record as a consistent Ukraine supporter, backing all major aid packages since the 2022 Russian invasion. Colorado has Space Force and defense installations that benefit from defense spending.
primary · 2024-04-23 ✓ Verified
Voted nay on PN 12-1 (Confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense) on 2025-01-24: Hickenlooper voted against Hegseth — the most controversial Trump nominee — joining most Democrats in opposing confirmation over allegations of sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement. The vote illustrates the boundary of his bipartisanship: he supported mainstream Republican Cabinet officials but opposed nominees with…
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Voted nay on PN 12-1 (Confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense) on 2025-01-24: Hickenlooper voted against Hegseth — the most controversial Trump nominee — joining most Democrats in opposing confirmation over allegations of sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement. The vote illustrates the boundary of his bipartisanship: he supported mainstream Republican Cabinet officials but opposed nominees with character or competency concerns. Hegseth was confirmed 51-50 with VP Vance's tie-breaker.
primary · 2025-01-24 ✓ Verified
Purge Palantir activist campaign Following activist pressure from the 'Purge Palantir' campaign, Hickenlooper and Rep. Jason Crow pledged in February 2026 to donate over $100,000 combined to…
Jason Crow joint pledge Crow and Sen. Hickenlooper jointly pledged in February 2026 to donate Palantir-linked campaign contributions to immigrant rights nonprofits.
Palantir Technologies donor Received $51,504 in campaign contributions linked to Palantir Technologies executives. Pledged after activist pressure (February 2026) to donate over $100K to…
Meta Platforms donor Notable contributor with $71,638 (listed as Meta in contributor data).
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) vote Voted against the bill in July 2025, calling it 'pure lunacy, and downright cruel'. Voted nay on H.R. 1 (OBBBA) on 2025-07-01.
Ron Wyden colleague Both serve in the U.S. Senate; included in the list of known entities.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vote related Voted against the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) on 2025-01-20 which would have mandated ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with nonviolent crimes.
Donald Trump political opposition/votes Voted to confirm 10 of Trump's Cabinet nominees (tied for second-most among Senate Democrats) but opposed the most controversial ones like Hegseth. Colorado…
US Department of Defense (Pentagon) constituent interest Colorado has Space Force and defense installations (Fort Carson, Buckley SFB, USAF Academy) that benefit from defense spending; Hickenlooper consistently…
Pete Hegseth vote (confirmation) Voted against confirming Hegseth as Secretary of Defense on 2025-01-24, joining most Democrats over allegations of sexual misconduct and financial…
Michael Bennet colleague Both are U.S. Senators from Colorado, serving together in the Senate. Michael F. Bennet is listed in known entities, and John W. Hickenlooper is also listed.
Jason Crow campaign/ally Jointly pledged to donate over $100,000 combined to immigrant rights nonprofits following 'Purge Palantir' campaign in February 2026.
Mark Warner congressional John Hickenlooper appears in the known entities list in proximity to Mark Warner, indicating potential shared committee assignments, but no direct documented…
Abundance PAC donor $5,000 to John W. Hickenlooper's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00903880/
Juntos PAC donor $5,000 to John W. Hickenlooper's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00892752/
Alsopac donor $10,000 to John W. Hickenlooper's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Mitten PAC donor $10,000 to John W. Hickenlooper's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to John W. Hickenlooper's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Liftoff PAC donor $10,000 to John W. Hickenlooper's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Defend The Dream donor $10,000 to John W. Hickenlooper's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
BillVoteDateAlignment
A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on… Nay 2026-09-30 unknown
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to… Nay 2026-09-30 unknown
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Yea 2026-09-29 unknown
A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices… Yea 2026-09-29 unknown
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide… Yea 2026-09-28 unknown
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide… Yea 2026-09-24 unknown
A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of… Yea 2026-09-24 unknown
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide… Yea 2026-09-17 unknown
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
To provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide… Nay 2026-08-08 unknown
An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027… Yea 2026-08-08 unknown
An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian… Yea 2026-08-07 unknown
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Yea 2026-08-05 unknown
A bill to extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from… Yea 2026-08-03 unknown
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Yea 2026-07-30 unknown
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive… Nay 2026-07-30 unknown
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from… Yea 2026-07-30 unknown
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-07-29 unknown
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive… Nay 2026-07-29 unknown
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-07-28 unknown
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from… Yea 2026-07-23 unknown
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Yea 2026-07-16 unknown
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military… Nay 2026-07-14 unknown
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Yea 2026-06-24 unknown
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from… Yea 2026-06-24 unknown
A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of… Yea 2026-06-23 unknown
A bill a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other… Yea 2026-06-22 unknown
A bill a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other… Yea 2026-06-18 unknown
A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices… Yea 2026-06-17 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
position_evolution 60/100
Platform: "Hickenlooper campaigned as a progressive Democrat in 2020 after his presidential run, winning his Senate seat with 53.5% and touting his record of pragmatic problem-solving. He built a national profile as a moderate…
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Hickenlooper campaigned as a progressive Democrat in 2020 after his presidential run, winning his Senate seat with 53.5% and touting his record of pragmatic problem-solving. He built a national profile as a moderate governor who worked across the aisle.
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Vote: on "Hickenlooper voted to confirm 10 of Trump's Cabinet nominees — tied for second-most among all…"
Hickenlooper ran as a centrist problem-solver but has become one of the Senate Democrats most willing to confirm Trump nominees — voting for 10 Cabinet picks — placing him in tension with Colorado's progressive base. An analysis found he and Bennet give Colorado the 'biggest pro-Trump skew' of any Senate delegation…
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Hickenlooper ran as a centrist problem-solver but has become one of the Senate Democrats most willing to confirm Trump nominees — voting for 10 Cabinet picks — placing him in tension with Colorado's progressive base. An analysis found he and Bennet give Colorado the 'biggest pro-Trump skew' of any Senate delegation, reflecting a purple-state electoral calculus that conflicts with his positioning as a reliable progressive vote.
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "Hickenlooper campaigned on climate action and clean energy, serving on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He told The Colorado Sun during his 2020 Senate run that he would not accept campaign contributions…
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Hickenlooper campaigned on climate action and clean energy, serving on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He told The Colorado Sun during his 2020 Senate run that he would not accept campaign contributions from oil and gas corporate PACs, stating 'I've never taken corporate PAC money.'
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Vote: on "As governor, Hickenlooper accepted at least $325,000 from Anadarko Petroleum and Noble Energy to…"
[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Hickenlooper refused oil and gas corporate PAC money in his Senate campaign, but as governor he accepted millions in off-the-books donations from the same industry — including $325,000+ from Anadarko and Noble Energy — to fund positions within his own…
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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Hickenlooper refused oil and gas corporate PAC money in his Senate campaign, but as governor he accepted millions in off-the-books donations from the same industry — including $325,000+ from Anadarko and Noble Energy — to fund positions within his own office while lacking any formal conflict-of-interest policy. The distinction between corporate PAC donations and direct corporate contributions to his governor's office is legally valid but substantively inconsistent on the question of whether fossil-fuel industry money influences his governance.
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "Hickenlooper voted against the OBBBA in July 2025, calling it 'pure lunacy, and downright cruel' and stating Republicans had 'voted to kick 17 million Americans off their health care, push hundreds of rural hospitals…
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Hickenlooper voted against the OBBBA in July 2025, calling it 'pure lunacy, and downright cruel' and stating Republicans had 'voted to kick 17 million Americans off their health care, push hundreds of rural hospitals toward closure, wipe out millions of American clean energy careers, and add trillions to our national debt.'
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Vote: on "Hickenlooper campaigned on climate action and clean energy, serving on the Energy and Natural…"
Hickenlooper's forceful opposition to the OBBBA — condemning it as cruel and harmful to working families — stands against his record of accommodating Trump on Cabinet confirmations. The dissonance between his policy votes (consistently Democratic) and his personnel votes (frequently bipartisan) creates an electoral…
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Hickenlooper's forceful opposition to the OBBBA — condemning it as cruel and harmful to working families — stands against his record of accommodating Trump on Cabinet confirmations. The dissonance between his policy votes (consistently Democratic) and his personnel votes (frequently bipartisan) creates an electoral brand tension where he is both a progressive policy champion and one of Trump's most cooperative Democratic confirmers.
Last silence detection: Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:44:35 GMT (via scheduled run)
ideological & single-issue
314 Action Fund (amounts: $7,500 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
other / unclassified
United Postmasters And Managers Of America Political Fund, Moderate Democrats PAC, Keystone America PAC, Unite America, Service First PAC, Rev Up PAC, Abundance PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026)…
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United Postmasters And Managers Of America Political Fund, Moderate Democrats PAC, Keystone America PAC, Unite America, Service First PAC, Rev Up PAC, Abundance PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
colleagues' leadership pacs
Impact, M-PAC, Holding Onto Oregon'S Priorities, Defend The Dream, Common Sense Colorado, Nutmeg PAC, Blue Hen Federal PAC, Hawaii PAC, All For Our Country PAC, Granite Values PAC, I Got Your Back PAC, Narragansett Bay PAC, People'S Voice PAC, Forward…
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Impact, M-PAC, Holding Onto Oregon'S Priorities, Defend The Dream, Common Sense Colorado, Nutmeg PAC, Blue Hen Federal PAC, Hawaii PAC, All For Our Country PAC, Granite Values PAC, I Got Your Back PAC, Narragansett Bay PAC, People'S Voice PAC, Forward Together PAC, Victory Now PAC, Frontline USA, Oceans PAC, Follow The North Star Fund, A New Direction PAC, American Mobilization PAC, Blue Wave Project, Lobo PAC, Purpose PAC, Motor City PAC, Turquoise PAC, Off The Sidelines PAC, Common Ground PAC, Pineapple PAC, Maple PAC, Perimeter PAC, Educate And Innovate PAC, Smart Solutions PAC, Giddy Up PAC, Hope PAC, In Our Hands, Health Jobs Justice, Liftoff PAC, Mitten PAC, Alsopac, Juntos PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
Southern Glazer'S Wine And Spirits PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2024)
Wine And Spirits Wholesalers Of America, Inc. PAC Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
Abundance PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
Juntos PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Alsopac Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
Mitten PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2026)
Liftoff PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
Defend The Dream Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
Health Jobs Justice Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
Rev Up PAC Other / unclassified $7,500 (2026)
In Our Hands Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
Service First PAC Other / unclassified $10,000 (2026)
Hope PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Israel and Middle East Policy 65 55 35
Immigration and Border Policy 72 65 25
Governance, Ethics, and Institutional Norms 62 65 20
Federal Budget, Debt, and Government Spending 78 75 20
Housing Affordability and Cost of Living 80 68 20
Election Integrity, Voting Rights, and Democratic Process 66 70 15
Education and Human Capital 68 72 15
Climate, Energy, and Public Lands 82 80 15
Economic Development, Jobs, and Small Business 74 75 12
Healthcare Costs and Access 76 78 12
National Security, Defense, and Space Industry 70 82 10
Abortion Access and Reproductive Rights 88 85 10
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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:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%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, while 5 elected officials hold documented connections.
$7.8BDonor Contributions
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
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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