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3 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 Clear filters ×
3 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.
Shontel M. Brown SILENT 451 days since the floor vote
Topic: Remained silent for months on calling for a Gaza ceasefire despite direct constituent pressure and multi-faith coalition demands in early 2024
Interested donors: none
Shontel M. Brown SILENT 309 days since the floor vote
Topic: Refused to complete Vote Smart's Political Courage Test — positions on Budget, Campaign Finance, Education, Energy, Guns, and Immigration were inferred by Vote Smart from her public record rather than stated directly
Interested donors: none
Shontel M. Brown SILENT 124 days since the floor vote
Topic: Did not publicly address criticism of her 'red-box' coordination with pro-Israel Super PACs despite pledges to get dark money out of politics
Interested donors: none