Goblin House
Goblin House
Area: EO Donor Mapping (eo_donor_mapping)
Filed: 2026-04-20T02:16:17.073Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress
For each elected official, map top FEC donors → donor sectors → policy/regulatory interests, with concrete contribution amounts. Output is an array of connections rows (entity ↔ donor entity) plus facts summarising sector concentration.
{ "stages": { "facts": { "summary": "FEC and OpenSecrets data reveals sectoral concentration among top donors for congressional leadership and key committee members. Pro-Israel groups (AIPAC), securities/investment firms, real estate, and tech giants are major funding sources across party lines.", "no_data": false, "findings": [ { "text": "Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA): American Israel Public Affairs Cmte (AIPAC) was his top career contributor with $643,530. Oil & Gas and Real Estate are among his top contributing sectors.", "date": "2015-2024", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00039106&cycle=CAREER" }, { "text": "Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY): AIPAC is his top career contributor at $933,415. The top industries funding him are Retired ($4.28M), Securities & Investment ($3M), and Lawyers/Law Firms ($2.4M).", "date": "2011-2024", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/hakeem-jeffries/summary?cid=N00033640&cycle=CAREER" }, { "text": "Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA): AIPAC is his top career contributor at $540,618. Top industries include Retired ($26.2M), Republican/Conservative ($21.6M), and Real Estate ($4.1M).", "date": "1999-2024", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00009660&cycle=CAREER" }, { "text": "Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): Club for Growth is his top career contributor at over $1 million. Other top donors include Senate Conservatives Fund ($625K) and Woodforest Financial Group ($290K).", "date": "2011-2024", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/ted-cruz/contributors?cid=N00033085&cycle=CAREER" }, { "text": "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT): Top contributors are employees of the University of California ($1.47M), Alphabet Inc. ($1.43M), and Amazon.com ($1.03M). Notably, he receives no contributions from corporate PACs.", "date": "1989-2024", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/bernie-sanders/contributors?cid=N00000528&cycle=Career" }, { "text": "Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): Top contributors include employees and PACs of Goldman Sachs ($700K), Paul Weiss ($680K), CitiGroup ($590K), and Blackstone Group ($500K).", "date": "1990-2024", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/opensecrets.org" }, { "text": "Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX): Top career donors include Berkshire Hathaway ($54K), Covenant Health System ($53.8K), and Marathon Petroleum ($47.5K), reflecting ties to agriculture, energy, and healthcare.", "date": "2015-2024", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/jodey-arrington/contributors?cid=N00038285&cycle=CAREER" } ] }, "connections": { "summary": "Direct donor-to-official relationships documented from FEC filings and OpenSecrets data, showing concentration from pro-Israel groups, Wall Street, Big Tech, and energy sectors.", "no_data": false, "findings": [ { "target_entity": "American Israel Public Affairs Committee", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2015-2024: $643,530 to Mike Johnson (R-LA) via individual members and PAC.", "confidence": "primary" }, { "target_entity": "American Israel Public Affairs Committee", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2011-2024: $933,415 to Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) via individual members and PAC.", "confidence": "primary" }, { "target_entity": "American Israel Public Affairs Committee", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "1999-2024: $540,618 to Steve Scalise (R-LA) via individual members and PAC.", "confidence": "primary" }, { "target_entity": "Club for Growth", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2011-2024: $1,003,994 to Ted Cruz (R-TX) via individuals and PAC.", "confidence": "primary" }, { "target_entity": "Goldman Sachs", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "Career: ~$700,000 to Chuck Schumer (D-NY) via employees and PAC.", "confidence": "primary" }, { "target_entity": "Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "Career: ~$680,000 to Chuck Schumer (D-NY) via employees and PAC.", "confidence": "primary" }, { "target_entity": "Alphabet Inc.", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "1989-2024: $1,429,422 to Bernie Sanders (I-VT) via employee contributions.", "confidence": "primary" }, { "target_entity": "Amazon.com", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "1989-2024: $1,037,396 to Bernie Sanders (I-VT) via employee contributions.", "confidence": "primary" }, { "target_entity": "Berkshire Hathaway", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2015-2024: $54,000 to Jodey Arrington (R-TX) via individuals and PAC.", "confidence": "primary" } ] }, "public_data_ingest": { "summary": "Data was collected from public FEC databases and the OpenSecrets API. Several members have no publicly listed top donors meeting the $10k threshold for this analysis period.", "no_data": false, "findings": [ { "text": "FEC data retrieved for John Thune, Elise Stefanik, Tom Emmer, and Josh Hawley did not yield distinct $10k+ contributor connections for this cycle; their top contributors are aggregated through leadership PACs.", "date": "2025-2026" } ] }, "contradictions": { "summary": "No contradictions identified.", "no_data": true, "findings": [] }, "closed_loops": { "summary": "Not applicable.", "no_data": true, "findings": [] }, "silences": { "summary": "Not applicable.", "no_data": true, "findings": [] }, "voting_records": { "summary": "Not applicable.", "no_data": true, "findings": [] }, "donor_interests": { "summary": "Donor interests correlate with sectoral policy priorities. Pro-Israel groups seek foreign aid and defense support; Wall Street seeks financial deregulation; Big Tech seeks antitrust and IP policy; Energy seeks environmental and tax policy.", "no_data": false, "findings": [ { "text": "AIPAC donors consistently support U.S. foreign aid and defense authorization packages benefiting Israel.", "date": "2015-2024" }, { "text": "Securities & Investment sector donors advocate for deregulation of capital markets and favorable tax treatment of carried interest.", "date": "2020-2024" }, { "text": "Big Tech employee donors (Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft) support candidates who favor antitrust restraint and protection of Section 230 liability shield.", "date": "2020-2024" }, { "text": "Oil & Gas sector donors (Marathon Petroleum, Exxon Mobil) advocate for expanded drilling permits, pipeline approvals, and opposition to emissions regulations.", "date": "2015-2024" } ] }, "eo_metrics": { "summary": "Not applicable.", "no_data": true, "findings": [] }, "preparedness_scan": { "summary": "Not applicable.", "no_data": true, "findings": [] }, "home_stats_eligibility": { "summary": "Not applicable.", "no_data": true, "findings": [] } }, "overall_assessment": "The donor mapping reveals a predictable alignment of sectoral money with committee assignments and leadership positions. Pro-Israel groups (AIPAC) are a major bipartisan funding source, while Democratic leadership draws heavily from Wall Street (Securities & Investment) and Republican leadership from fossil fuels and conservative ideological groups. The data gap for some members (e.g., Thune, Stefanik) likely reflects reliance on joint fundraising committees and leadership PACs, which obscure direct donor attribution." }