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7 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 501 colleagues' leadership pacs 492 corporate pacs, industry unlisted 411 ideological & single-issue 350 other candidates' committees 282 party committees 245 law & lobbying firms 95 party & leadership pacs 60 crypto & fintech 22 alcohol & tobacco 11 alcohol, tobacco & gambling 10 telecom & media 8

DAYS SILENT: 90+ days 279 180+ days 233 365+ days 164 Clear filters ×

7 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

Shontel M. Brown SILENT no dated floor vote on file

Topic: other / unclassified

Interested donors: Croplife America Political Action Committee, Calfee Fund For Good Government, Hardwood Federation PAC, Inc, National Pecan Federation Inc. PAC (Pecan PAC), Valley Political Action Committee, Concordia PAC

Shontel M. Brown SILENT no dated floor vote on file

Topic: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

Interested donors: Eaton Corporation Public Policy Association, Zurich Holding Company Of America Inc. Committee For Good Government (Z-PAC, Zurich PAC), Hy-Vee Inc Employees PAC

Shontel M. Brown SILENT no dated floor vote on file

Topic: colleagues' leadership pacs