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

Melanie Stansbury

Democratic · Representative, NM ·1 ·Since 2025-01-03
Score Components
42 LOW
Connection Density 20%
41 → 8
Donor Influence 15%
19 → 3
Silence Risk 25%
14 → 4
Contradiction Risk 25%
48 → 12
Intelligence Volume 15%
87 → 13
Constituency Deviation 0%
29 → 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.
Stansbury's foreign policy positioning is consistent with the J Street donor ecosystem—JStreetPAC is her second-largest career contributor at $43,417—rather than reflecting any general anti-military-aid stance, as evidenced by her yea vote on $61 billion in Ukraine military aid.
inferential · 2024-12-31
The enhanced premium tax credit extension was a provision in the Senate’s version of H.R. 9745 but was stripped by House Republican leadership during conference, a detail omitted from mainstream news coverage that explains Stansbury’s specific ire.
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+5
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Spanish-language households: 107,863
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median property value: $304,400
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 95.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: foreign-born population: 8.03% (57,200 people)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Native American population share: 5.1% (36,000 people)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 41.8% (297,000 people)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 41.3
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 66.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: uninsured rate: 7.54%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Medicaid enrollment rate: 21.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 13.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $71,236
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population: 711,799 (2024 Data USA)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Albuquerque City Council — Abortion Rights Referendum (2023) (2023) — passed, margin city-level
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1 — Early Childhood Education and Care Fund (2022) (2022) — passed, margin 70.3% Yes — 29.7% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.107)
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Ben Ray Luján colleague Both represent New Mexico in Congress — Luján as Senator, Stansbury as a House member. Listed as a known entity in the database.
Teresa Leger Fernandez Same-State Delegation / Virtual Event Participant JStreet hosted a February 2024 virtual fundraising event for the entire New Mexico Democratic delegation including Leger Fernandez and Melanie Stansbury.
Martin Heinrich political affiliate Both are identified as representing or having connections to New Mexico in federal office records.
Alliance For Physical Therapy Quality And Innovation Inc PAC donor $6,500 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00777326/
Courage To Change donor $5,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00692202/
Elect Democratic Women donor $8,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (8 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00685297/
Democratic Conservation Alliance PAC donor $5,500 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00657452/
Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC donor $10,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Progressive Turnout Project donor $7,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00580068/
Clean PAC donor $5,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00564260/
Turquoise PAC donor $10,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Lobo PAC donor $10,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America donor $5,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00271338/
National Air Traffic Controllers Assoc PAC donor $7,500 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00238725/
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) donor $5,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144766/
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC Fund donor $5,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00099234/
National Active And Retired Federal Employess Association PAC (Narfe donor $5,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00091561/
Air Line Pilots Assoc. International PAC donor $5,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035451/
Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education PAC (Drive Committee) donor $5,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032979/
National Association Of Realtors PAC donor $8,000 to Melanie A. Stansbury's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
BillVoteDateAlignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Not Voting 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 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
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards 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… Yea 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
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "Stansbury refuses AIPAC money and was listed among '83 in Congress NOT Owned By AIPAC.' She called for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza in January 2024, signed a letter urging President Biden to withhold military aid to…
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Stansbury refuses AIPAC money and was listed among '83 in Congress NOT Owned By AIPAC.' She called for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza in January 2024, signed a letter urging President Biden to withhold military aid to Israel after the killing of World Central Kitchen aid workers, supported the Sanders JRD to block offensive arms sales, and boycotted Netanyahu's July 2024 address to Congress. She co-sponsored the Khanna-Massie War Powers Resolution and was one of the most outspoken advocates for constraining Trump's war-making authority in Iran.
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Vote: on "Stansbury also stated she 'stands with the people of Israel' and condemned Hamas's October 7…"
[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Stansbury simultaneously receives JStreetPAC funding (a pro-Israel PAC that supports military aid) while signing letters to withhold military aid to Israel and calling for a ceasefire. This dual posture — pro-Israel, pro-peace — is internally consistent…
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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Stansbury simultaneously receives JStreetPAC funding (a pro-Israel PAC that supports military aid) while signing letters to withhold military aid to Israel and calling for a ceasefire. This dual posture — pro-Israel, pro-peace — is internally consistent with JStreet's platform but creates cross-pressure between maintaining a pro-Israel voting record and responding to progressive constituent demands for conditioning or cutting off military aid. She navigated this by calling for 'bilateral ceasefire' early (January 2024) while continuing to support Israel's right to self-defense.
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "Stansbury voted nay on the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act (September 2024), which would make non-U.S. nationals convicted of sex offenses or domestic violence inadmissible and deportable. She was one of…
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Stansbury voted nay on the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act (September 2024), which would make non-U.S. nationals convicted of sex offenses or domestic violence inadmissible and deportable. She was one of 158 Democrats to oppose it, drawing sharp criticism from the New Mexico GOP: 'Stansbury and Leger Fernandez have voted to protect illegal immigrants who commit crimes in the U.S.'
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Vote: on "New Mexico has one of the highest rates of violent crime in the country. Albuquerque set a…"
[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Stansbury campaigns as a champion of women and children — she is endorsed by EMILY's List and Planned Parenthood and fights for reproductive rights — yet voted against a bill named the 'Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act' that would mandate…
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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Stansbury campaigns as a champion of women and children — she is endorsed by EMILY's List and Planned Parenthood and fights for reproductive rights — yet voted against a bill named the 'Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act' that would mandate deportation for non-citizens convicted of sex crimes and domestic violence. The New Mexico GOP repeatedly attacked her for this vote, claiming she 'voted to protect illegal immigrants who commit crimes.' Stansbury did not issue a press release explaining her vote, leaving her position on this specific legislation ambiguous.
Last silence detection: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:08:16 GMT (via scheduled run)
colleagues' leadership pacs
Courage To Change, Lobo PAC, Turquoise PAC, Clean PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest…
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Courage To Change, Lobo PAC, Turquoise PAC, Clean PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
ideological & single-issue
Progressive Turnout Project, Elect Democratic Women (amounts: $7,000 (2024), $8,000 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
other / unclassified
Democratic Conservation Alliance PAC (amounts: $5,500 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2024)
Alliance For Physical Therapy Quality And Innovation Inc PAC Health care & pharma $10,000 (2026)
Courage To Change Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Elect Democratic Women Ideological & single-issue $8,000 (2024)
Democratic Conservation Alliance PAC Other / unclassified $5,500 (2026)
Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2024)
Progressive Turnout Project Ideological & single-issue $7,000 (2024)
Clean PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Turquoise PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
Lobo PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2024)
AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
National Air Traffic Controllers Assoc PAC Labor unions $7,500 (2024)
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol, tobacco & gambling $5,000 (2024)
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC Fund Labor unions $5,000 (2026)
National Active And Retired Federal Employess Association PAC (Narfe Labor unions $5,000 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Federal Budget, Shutdown & Government Funding 85 40 60
Federal Defense & National Labs Spending 95 55 45
Crime, Public Safety & Criminal Justice Reform 68 75 25
War Powers & Executive Military Authority 50 80 20
Climate Change & Energy Transition 80 85 15
Public Lands, Water & Environmental Conservation 78 85 15
Immigration & Border Security 70 90 10
Education & Federal Student Aid 72 90 10
Israel & Foreign Military Aid 55 90 10
Ukraine & European Security Aid 60 95 5
Labor Rights & Workers' Protections 75 95 5
Medicaid Expansion & ACA Protections 92 95 5
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:

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

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 3 elected officials hold documented connections.
$2.5BDonor Contributions
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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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