Goblin House
Goblin House
Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-21T23:32:45.132Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress
Resolved official: Tony Wied (entity #3312)
Ingest result: 24 facts · 25 sources · 2 silences · 1 contradictions · 4 voting_records · 5 skipped
Single super-prompt covering every per-official research area in one LLM call: donor mapping, silences, contradictions, telling votes, and constituency baseline. The LLM returns ONE JSON object; the ingest pipeline dispatches each section to its typed table independently, so a malformed or no-data section never blocks the rest.
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Constituents protested outside his office in March 2025, and over 100 attended a 'Cardboard Tony' town hall he was invited to but did not attend. During this period, Wied's office remained active on social media and in issuing press releases, demonstrating his capacity for public communication.", "primary_url": "https://dairylandpatriot.com/angry-constituents-vent-anger-at-de-pere-town-hall/" }, { "topic": "Specific Medicaid Cuts in Budget Resolution", "expected_position": "As a representative who stated 'I won't support a budget that guts Medicaid,' Wied would be expected to clearly explain his vote for a budget resolution that critics say mandates $790 billion in Medicaid cuts.", "window_start": "2025-04-10", "window_end": "2025-08-21", "evidence_summary": "Wied issued a press release stating he wouldn't support a budget that 'guts Medicaid' but then voted 'Yes' on the FY 2025 budget resolution. While his office was active in other press releases and social media, no detailed explanation was provided for the contradiction, leading to a constituent letter questioning his vote.", "primary_url": "https://www.postcrescent.com/story/opinion/letters/2025/08/21/letter-appleton-reader-questions-rep-tony-wied-statements-vote-medicaid-cuts/85625752007/" } ], "contradictions": { "claims": [ { "claim_text": "I want to be very clear: like President Trump, I won't support a budget that guts Medicaid, and that is not the goal of House Republicans.", "claim_date": "2025-04-10", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://wied.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-wied-statement-budget-blueprint" }, { "claim_text": "Wied voted 'Yes' on the FY 2025 Budget Resolution, which critics and analysis indicate would cut Medicaid by $790 billion.", "claim_date": "2025-04-10", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://scorecard.cwa-union.org/legislator/tony-wied" } ], "contradictions": [ { "claim_a_idx": 0, "claim_b_idx": 1, "type": "statement_vs_vote", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Wied publicly pledged not to support a budget that 'guts Medicaid,' yet his vote for the FY 2025 Budget Resolution advanced a plan that would cut federal Medicaid funding by hundreds of billions, directly contradicting his stated position." } ] }, "telling_votes": [ { "bill_id": "H.Con.Res. 64", "title": "FY 2025 Budget Resolution", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-04-10", "roll_call_url": "https://scorecard.cwa-union.org/legislator/tony-wied", "why_it_matters": "Wied voted for a budget framework that would cut Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars, contradicting his public promise to protect the program. This vote directly harms the many constituents in his district who rely on Medicaid for healthcare, particularly the elderly and low-income families.", "category": "against_constituent" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 7147", "title": "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026", "vote": "aye", "vote_date": "2026-03-27", "roll_call_url": "https://data.elpasotimes.com/roll-call/member/wied-tony/W000829/", "why_it_matters": "This vote advanced a DHS appropriations bill, aligning with his party leadership and security-focused donors, but includes funding for immigration enforcement that may not address the labor needs of his agricultural district.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 303", "title": "REFINER Act", "vote": "aye", "vote_date": "2025-11-20", "roll_call_url": "https://data.norwichbulletin.com/roll-call/member/wied-tony/W000829/", "why_it_matters": "Wied voted to pass the REFINER Act, which aligns with the interests of oil and gas industry donors and his 'Unleash American Energy' platform, despite his district's diverse economy including agriculture and tourism that could be impacted by environmental deregulation.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 304", "title": "Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act", "vote": "aye", "vote_date": "2025-11-20", "roll_call_url": "https://data.norwichbulletin.com/roll-call/member/wied-tony/W000829/", "why_it_matters": "This vote supports the expansion of liquefied natural gas exports, aligning with energy sector donors and Trump's 'Energy DOMINANCE' agenda. It benefits fossil fuel interests but may conflict with environmental concerns of some constituents.", "category": "donor_aligned" } ], "constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "Wisconsin's 8th congressional district encompasses northeastern Wisconsin, including the cities of Green Bay, Appleton, and parts of Door County. It is a predominantly white (84% White, non-Hispanic) and suburban-rural district with a median household income of $78,966 and a poverty rate of 8.27%. The economy is driven by manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and tourism. 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