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2878 officials not speaking on topics their donors fund

A silence is not proof of wrongdoing — it is the absence of the public record we would expect from someone whose donors have material interests in a topic. Each card pairs the topic with the donor entities funding the official, and shows how long the silence has run.

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Silence is one of four accountability dimensions on the Responsibility Scorecard — alongside vote-vs-platform contradictions, broken promises, and documented contradictions.
TOPIC: other / unclassified 501colleagues' leadership pacs 492corporate pacs, industry unlisted 411ideological & single-issue 350other candidates' committees 282party committees 245law & lobbying firms 95party & leadership pacs 60crypto & fintech 22alcohol & tobacco 11alcohol, tobacco & gambling 10telecom & media 8
DAYS SILENT: 90+ days 279180+ days 233365+ days 164
2,878 of 2,878 flags match current filters
349 further flags rest on inferred donor interests (party-and-state templates or model output) rather than a documented one, and are not shown or scored.
Christopher H. Smith SILENT 12144 days since the floor vote
Topic: Refusal to hold in-person town halls for over three decades
Interested donors: none
Robert B. Aderholt SILENT 10710 days since the floor vote
Topic: In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in AL-04 over 28-year tenure
Interested donors: none
Henry Cuellar SILENT 7788 days since the floor vote
Topic: Cuellar has never hosted an in-person town hall — a pattern cited by the Texas Democratic Party as grounds for condemnation
Interested donors: none
Mike Kelly SILENT 5184 days since the floor vote
Topic: In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in PA-16
Interested donors: none
Emanuel Cleaver SILENT 5142 days since the floor vote
Topic: Personal debt and financial oversight — Bank of America car wash loan while sitting on Financial Services Committee
Interested donors: none
David P. Joyce SILENT 4476 days since the floor vote
Topic: Persistent avoidance of in-person town halls — no open town hall held over a 13-year congressional career, relying on brief telephone town halls that last approximately 30 minutes with a handful of pre-screened questions.
Interested donors: none
Randy K. Sr. Weber SILENT 4423 days since the floor vote
Topic: In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in TX-14
Interested donors: none
Robert E. Latta SILENT 3694 days since the floor vote
Topic: In-person town halls and direct constituent accessibility in OH-05 — spanning over a decade of documented refusals
Interested donors: none
James E. Risch SILENT 3358 days since the floor vote
Topic: In-person public town hall meetings with constituents
Interested donors: none
Darrell Issa SILENT 3344 days since the floor vote
Topic: In-person constituent town hall meetings
Interested donors: none
Vern Buchanan SILENT 3313 days since the floor vote
Topic: Auto dealership and reinsurance company conflicts of interest given Ways and Means tax jurisdiction
Interested donors: none
Christopher Murphy SILENT 3148 days since the floor vote
Topic: Medicare for All and single-payer healthcare
Interested donors: none
Cory Booker SILENT 3142 days since the floor vote
Topic: Medicare for All and single-payer healthcare
Interested donors: none
Brian K. Fitzpatrick SILENT 3136 days since the floor vote
Topic: Refusal to hold open, in-person town halls for over 8 years
Interested donors: none
Troy Downing SILENT 3134 days since the floor vote
Topic: California residency vs. Montana political identity
Interested donors: none
Christopher A. Coons SILENT 3112 days since the floor vote
Topic: Virtual-only town halls and lack of in-person constituent engagement
Interested donors: none
Don Bacon SILENT 3075 days since the floor vote
Topic: Donald Trump's insults toward members of the U.S. armed services and fallen heroes
Interested donors: none
Jack Bergman SILENT 3012 days since the floor vote
Topic: In-person public town hall meetings with constituents
Interested donors: none
Brian K. Fitzpatrick SILENT 2953 days since the floor vote
Topic: Habit of silence on Donald Trump — broken only selectively
Interested donors: none
Raul Ruiz SILENT 2952 days since the floor vote
Topic: Position on Medicare for All / single-payer healthcare
Interested donors: none
Tom McClintock SILENT 2794 days since the floor vote
Topic: In-person town halls and constituent accessibility
Interested donors: none
Ed Case SILENT 2674 days since the floor vote
Topic: Native Hawaiian sovereignty and federal recognition — post-Akaka Bill legislative vacuum
Interested donors: none
Ed Case SILENT 2674 days since the floor vote
Topic: Revolving door — Outrigger Hotels lobbying and tourism policy influence
Interested donors: none
Chellie Pingree SILENT 2646 days since the floor vote
Topic: Avoidance of in-person town halls for 8 years (2017-2025)
Interested donors: none
Brett Guthrie SILENT 2534 days since the floor vote
Topic: Conflict of interest as Trace Die Cast board member while serving on Energy & Commerce Committee
Interested donors: none
Stacey Plaskett SILENT 2325 days since the floor vote
Topic: Did not publicly explain why she continued to accept Epstein-linked money through 2020 despite claiming she gave it away in November 2018
Interested donors: none
Haley M. Stevens SILENT 2312 days since the floor vote
Topic: Stevens signed a 2018 Town Hall pledge promising at least four town halls each year — then held zero in 2024, only telephone town halls, and fell far short of her commitment across multiple years
Interested donors: none
David Scott SILENT 2302 days since the floor vote
Topic: Publicly accessible in-person town halls in his district
Interested donors: none
David Kustoff SILENT 2248 days since the floor vote
Topic: In-person constituent town halls
Interested donors: none
Mazie Hirono SILENT 2191 days since the floor vote
Topic: INDOPACOM contractor accountability and no-bid defense contracting in Hawaii
Interested donors: none
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