Goblin House
Goblin House
Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-22T00:16:50.383Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress
Resolved official: Todd Young (entity #3158)
Ingest result: 25 facts · 25 sources · 1 silences · 2 contradictions · 5 voting_records · 4 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.
{ "target_official": { "name": "Todd Young", "bioguide_id": "Y000064" }, "donor_mapping": { "facts": [ { "fact_text": "Sen. Todd Young's career campaign fundraising (2009-2024) totals $32.7 million, with top industry contributions from Securities & Investment ($3.3M) and Retired ($3.1M).", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00030670&cycle=CAREER" }, { "fact_text": "Young's top career donor is Barnes & Thornburg at $203,259, with Eli Lilly & Co contributing $144,000 and Heritage Group contributing $133,550.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00030670&cycle=CAREER" }, { "fact_text": "In the 2024 cycle, Young received at least $291,755 from large institutional investors, including Capital Group Companies and KKR & Co.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.inkfreenews.com/2026/03/30/todd-young-other-senators-opposing-housing-bill-got-thousands-from-blackstone/" }, { "fact_text": "Young was endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which noted he voted with the Chamber 91% of the time.", "date_occurred": "2020-06-26", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.ipm.org/post/u-s-chamber-commerce-endorses-todd-young-senate" } ], "connections": [ { "donor_entity_name": "Barnes & Thornburg", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2009-2024: $203,259 via Friends of Todd Young", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00030670&cycle=CAREER" }, { "donor_entity_name": "Eli Lilly & Co", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2009-2024: $144,000 total ($107,500 individuals, $36,500 PAC) via Friends of Todd Young", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00030670&cycle=CAREER" }, { "donor_entity_name": "Heritage Group", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2009-2024: $133,550 via Friends of Todd Young", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00030670&cycle=CAREER" }, { "donor_entity_name": "KKR & Co", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2024: Significant contributor among $291,755 from institutional investors", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.inkfreenews.com/2026/03/30/todd-young-other-senators-opposing-housing-bill-got-thousands-from-blackstone/" } ] }, "silences": [ { "topic": "In-Person Town Halls and Direct Constituent Engagement", "expected_position": "As a U.S. Senator, Young is expected to hold open, in-person town halls to engage directly with constituents of all political views, especially given the controversy over his absence.", "window_start": "2017-02-24", "window_end": "2025-03-21", "evidence_summary": "Young has declined invitations to multiple town halls, including an 'Empty Chair' event in March 2025 attended by over 600 constituents. His office stated he meets with Hoosiers in 'a variety of formats' including virtual meetings, but he has a stated policy of not holding town hall meetings. During this period, Young was active on social media and issued press releases on other topics.", "primary_url": "https://indianacitizen.org/but-youre-not-here-hoosiers-voice-concerns-frustrations-at-empty-chair-town-hall-that-sen-todd-young-declined-to-attend/" } ], "contradictions": { "claims": [ { "claim_text": "I've been working diligently with my colleagues toward a bipartisan infrastructure bill to provide crucial funding for our crumbling roads and bridges.", "claim_date": "2021-08-08", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-to-oppose-infrastructure-bill/" }, { "claim_text": "Young voted to move forward with the bipartisan infrastructure bill on July 28, 2021, but later voted against its final passage on August 8, 2021.", "claim_date": "2021-07-28", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-votes-to-move-forward-with-infrastructure-bill/" }, { "claim_text": "Young voted to advance a war powers resolution that would require congressional authorization for military action in Venezuela on November 6, 2025.", "claim_date": "2025-11-06", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-statement-on-war-powers-resolution/" }, { "claim_text": "Young flipped his vote on the Venezuela war powers resolution on January 14, 2026, helping to defeat it after receiving 'assurances' from the administration.", "claim_date": "2026-01-14", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/15/repub/war-powers-resolution-fails-in-us-senate-after-2-republicans-flip-vance-breaks-tie/" } ], "contradictions": [ { "claim_a_idx": 0, "claim_b_idx": 1, "type": "statement_vs_vote", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Young initially voted to advance a bipartisan infrastructure bill, citing the need for investment in Indiana's roads and bridges, then reversed course and voted against final passage, citing fiscal concerns and Democratic priorities." }, { "claim_a_idx": 2, "claim_b_idx": 3, "type": "reversal", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Young initially defied Trump by voting to advance a war powers resolution, then flipped his vote days later after intense lobbying from Trump, delivering a key victory to the president." } ] }, "telling_votes": [ { "bill_id": "H.Con.Res. 14", "title": "FY 2025 Budget Resolution", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-04-10", "roll_call_url": "https://scorecard.cwa-union.org/scorecard/votes/88", "why_it_matters": "Young voted for a budget resolution that prioritized tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations at the expense of essential programs supporting working families, aligning with his top donor industries (Securities & Investment) rather than the needs of his constituents.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 8404", "title": "Respect for Marriage Act", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2022-11-29", "roll_call_url": "https://aflcio.org/scorecard/votes/2022/senate/respect-marriage-act", "why_it_matters": "Young was one of only 12 Republican senators to vote for the Respect for Marriage Act, defying his party and social conservative donors. This vote led to a censure from the Cass County Republican Party but aligned with a more moderate, business-friendly stance.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 3684", "title": "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2021-08-10", "roll_call_url": "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-to-oppose-infrastructure-bill/", "why_it_matters": "Young voted against final passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill despite initially supporting it and acknowledging Indiana's need for infrastructure investment. His reversal was seen as bowing to pressure from Trump and the right-wing base.", "category": "reversal" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 1319", "title": "American Rescue Plan Act", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2021-03-06", "roll_call_url": "https://scorecard.cwa-union.org/scorecard/votes/86", "why_it_matters": "Young voted against the American Rescue Plan, which provided $1,400 stimulus checks to most Americans, despite later expressing happiness that his neighbors received the checks. This vote aligned with his party's opposition to the bill but contradicted the immediate needs of his constituents during the pandemic.", "category": "against_constituent" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 5376", "title": "Inflation Reduction Act", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2022-08-07", "roll_call_url": "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-votes-against-reckless-tax-and-spend-bill-amidst-worst-inflation-in-forty-years/", "why_it_matters": "Young voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which included provisions to lower prescription drug costs and combat climate change. This vote aligned with his donors in the pharmaceutical and energy industries, but against the interests of constituents struggling with high healthcare costs.", "category": "donor_aligned" } ], "constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "Indiana is a Midwestern state with a population of approximately 6.8 million. It is 78.4% White (Non-Hispanic), 10.4% Black, and 7.1% Hispanic. The median household income is $66,000, slightly below the national median, and the poverty rate is 12.9%. The economy is driven by manufacturing, agriculture, and healthcare. 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