[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Katherine Clark

Democratic · Representative, MA ·5 ·Since 2025-01-03

Score Components

56 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

29 → 6

Donor Influence 15%

96 → 14

Silence Risk 25%

31 → 8

Contradiction Risk 25%

54 → 14

Intelligence Volume 15%

66 → 10

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: Hispanic population: 11.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Asian population: 13.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $2,262

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 58.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.4%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 4.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $130,807 (2024 est.)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Question 4: Massachusetts Driver's License Access for Undocumented Immigrants (Referendum) (2022) — upheld, margin 53.6% Yes (retain law) – 46.4% No (repeal)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Question 1: Massachusetts Right to Repair (Motor Vehicle Data Access) (2020) — passed, margin 74.9% Yes – 25.1% No (statewide)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 5241 (share 0.065)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 5415 (share 0.082)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 5417 (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 6113 (share 0.145)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 6221 (share 0.155)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Biogen Inc. (7500 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Tufts University (5000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Mass General Brigham (80000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (13000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Harvard University (19000 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Massachusetts's 5th Congressional District encompasses Boston's northern and western suburbs and satellite cities, stretching from Revere and Winthrop on the coast through Medford, Malden, Melrose, Cambridge, and parts of Framingham and the MetroWest region. It has a population of approximately 778,640 and is a safe Democratic seat (D+100). The district is among the most highly educated in the nation (61.4% bachelor's degree or higher, vs. 33.7% nationally) and has a median household income of $130,807 — nearly 3.5 times the national median. Poverty is low at 4.8%. Homeownership is 58.3% (below the 65.5% national rate) and median rent is $2,262. The district is 64.5% White, 13.7% Asian, and 11.3% Hispanic. Anchored by higher education (Harvard, MIT, Tufts), biotechnology and life sciences, healthcare, and technology, it is a knowledge-economy district where immigration policy, rent burden, education funding, and climate/environmental protections are perennial constituent concerns. Clark has represented the district since a December 2013 special election.

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Sarah McBride Fundraising Event Co-Host Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott and his wife hosted a 'Take Back the House' fundraiser for McBride and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark in April 2026.

Ge Company Healthcare Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00830208/

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Political Action Committee (Live Nation PAC) donor $5,800 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00791103/

Organon & Co. Employee Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00780171/

Defend The Vote donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00764233/

Tractor Supply Company Political Action Committee donor $7,500 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00763664/

Summitt PAC donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00762369/

Grail, Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00754648/

Ibew Local 103 Federal PAC donor $6,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00702043/

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee (Ipsen Employee PAC) donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00697409/

The Carlyle Group Inc. PAC (Aka 'Carlyle PAC') donor $10,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00689091/

The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America PAC - Federal (Guardian Life PAC) donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00674465/

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Political Action Committee (Alnylam PAC) donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00670331/

Us Renal Care PAC donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00639260/

Bmo Financial Corp Good Governance Fund: Federal (Bmo PAC) donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00611871/

Samsung Electronics America Inc Political Action Committee donor $8,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00590315/

Sysco Corporation Good Government Committee donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00589663/

Progressive Turnout Project donor $10,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00580068/

Ally Financial Inc. Advocacy Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Katherine M. Clark's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00579540/

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
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
Ratepayer Protection Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
PROOF Act	Nay	2026-09-16	unknown
Water Resources Development Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Retire through Ownership Act	Yea	2026-09-16	unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes…	Present	2026-09-15	unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing…	Nay	2026-09-15	unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in…	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
GUARD Act	Yea	2026-09-15	unknown
Whistleblower Protection 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
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
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require…	Nay	2026-09-02	unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act	Nay	2026-09-02	unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
AGOA Extension Act	Yea	2026-09-01	unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period…	Nay	2026-09-01	unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act	Yea	2026-08-31	unknown

Last contradiction analysis: Never

position_evolution 90/100

Platform: ""We each have to continue to have an open heart about how we do this, how we do it effectively, and how we take action in time to make a difference, whether that is stopping the starvation and genocide and destruction…

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"We each have to continue to have an open heart about how we do this, how we do it effectively, and how we take action in time to make a difference, whether that is stopping the starvation and genocide and destruction of Gaza, or whether that means we are working together to stop the redistricting that is going on, taking away the vote from people." — Rep. Katherine Clark at a Friends Committee on National Legislation event in Cambridge, MA, August 14, 2025.

Vote: on ""Last week, while attending an event in my district, I repeated the word 'genocide' in response to…"

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Clark became the highest-ranking member of Congress to characterize the Gaza conflict as 'genocide' on August 14, then formally retracted the characterization within five days, saying she was not personally accusing Israel. The walk-back occurred amid backlash and despite her office's initial refusal to retract. As the No. 2 House Democrat with more than $700,000 in career pro-Israel donor funding ($416,380 from AIPAC alone), her oscillation between progressive activist framing and establishment pro-Israel positioning exposed a fundamental cross-pressure.

Last silence detection: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:52:39 GMT (via scheduled run)

ai policy & data privacy

Post-Acceptance Correction (PAC) — interest area: ai policy & data privacy

technology sector regulation & antitrust

Post-Acceptance Correction (PAC) — interest area: technology sector regulation & antitrust

other / unclassified

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International Council Of Shopping Centers Inc Political Action Committee (Icsc PAC), USA Farmworker PAC, Federation Of Exchange Accomodators 1031 PAC, National Association Of Professional Employer Organizations (Napeo PAC), Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC, Fraternity & Sorority PAC, Alzheimer'S Impact Movement PAC, National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (, American Osteopathic Information Association, Kidspac (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $6,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified

corporate pacs, industry unlisted

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Zurich Holding Company Of America Inc. Committee For Good Government (Z-PAC, Zurich PAC), Emd Serono Inc. Political Action Committee, Dunkin' PAC, Santander Holdings USA Inc. PAC (Santander Us PAC), Relx PAC, Avangrid PAC, Western Alliance Of Farmworker Advocates PAC, Diversicare Healthcare Services Inc. PAC, Televisaunivision, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee, Astellas Us LLC PAC (Astellas PAC), Vsp Holding Company Inc Political Action Committee, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation PAC - Dtcc PAC, Alkermes Inc. Political Action Committee, Delaware North Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee, Sysco Corporation Good Government Committee, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee (Ipsen Employee PAC), Organon & Co. Employee Political Action Committee (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $7,500 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

ideological & single-issue

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Women'S Political Committee Federal, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Progressive Turnout Project, Defend The Vote, End Citizens United, Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Political Action Committee (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $9,900 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue

colleagues' leadership pacs

Texas First PAC, Summitt PAC, Forward Together PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

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)

Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. PAC Alcohol & tobacco $10,000 (2026)

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

American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2026)

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Political Action Committee (Live Nation PAC) Telecom & media $5,800 (2024)

Organon & Co. Employee Political Action Committee Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2024)

Defend The Vote Ideological & single-issue $7,500 (2026)

Tractor Supply Company Political Action Committee Retail & consumer $7,500 (2026)

Summitt PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)

Grail, Inc. PAC Health care & pharma $10,000 (2026)

Ibew Local 103 Federal PAC Labor unions $6,000 (2024)

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee (Ipsen Employee PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)

The Carlyle Group Inc. PAC (Aka 'Carlyle PAC') Finance & banking $10,000 (2024)

The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America PAC - Federal (Guardian Life PAC) Insurance $5,000 (2024)

Topic	Priority	Alignment	Deviation
Digital Economy, Crypto, and Technology Regulation	65	55	45
Government Transparency and Anti-Corruption	70	65	35
Climate Change and Environmental Protection	80	70	30
Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform	68	72	28
Foreign Policy and Middle East	72	75	25
Voting Rights and Democratic Governance	76	78	22
Economic Justice, Labor, and Housing Affordability	85	80	20
Women's Rights and Reproductive Freedom	90	82	18
Healthcare Access and ACA Protections	88	85	15
Education Funding and Student Debt	82	88	12
Veterans and National Service	62	90	10
Immigration and Sanctuary Policies	78	90	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:

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, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.

$20.9BDonor Contributions

0Money Chains

0Traced Hops

Connected Officials

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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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