Congress Monitor Build Handoff

Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup) Filed: 2026-04-22T00:35:20.003Z Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress Resolved official: Timothy M. Kennedy (entity #3315) Ingest result: 19 facts · 19 sources · 1 silences · 1 contradictions · 2 voting_records · 1 skipped

Briefing Sent

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.

Result

{ "target_official": { "name": "Timothy M. Kennedy", "bioguide_id": "K000402" }, "donor_mapping": { "facts": [ { "fact_text": "Rep. Kennedy raised $1.7 million in his 2024 special election campaign and had over $2.1 million cash on hand by early 2026. His 2023-2024 total raised was $2.23 million.", "date_occurred": "2026-03-29", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?id=NY26&cycle=A" }, { "fact_text": "Kennedy's top individual contributions in 2024 came 87.1% from within New York state, but only 35.9% from within his own district. Labor unions contributed significantly, including $97,000 from public-sector unions.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/races/geography?cycle=2024&id=NY26&spec=N" }, { "fact_text": "Kennedy's 2025-2026 cycle fundraising included $402,400 in Q4 2025, with 77.7% from individual donors. He reported $1.0 million cash on hand.", "date_occurred": "2026-02-02", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Fundraising+Update:+Representative+Timothy+M.+Kennedy+just+disclosed+$402.4K+of+new+fundraising" } ], "connections": [ { "donor_entity_name": "Laborers Union", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2023-2024: $10,000 via Timothy Kennedy for Congress", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/vendor-profiles?cycle=2024&cmte=C00856526" } ] }, "silences": [ { "topic": "Renouncing pro-life views and campaign finance", "expected_position": "As a state senator who shifted from pro-life to pro-choice, Kennedy should address accusations that the change was motivated by campaign cash.", "window_start": "2014-02-20", "window_end": "2014-02-20", "evidence_summary": "Kennedy stated his views 'evolved' but did not directly address allegations from New Yorkers for Life and others that he changed his position to gain financial support from pro-choice PACs like EMILY's List.", "primary_url": "https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ny-democratic-state-senator-accused-of-renouncing-pro-life-views-for-campai/" } ], "contradictions": { "claims": [ { "claim_text": "I believe at the end of the day that a woman has to be able to make a decision upon her health, her life and her family that is in her best interests and their best interests.", "claim_date": "2014-02-20", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ny-democratic-state-senator-accused-of-renouncing-pro-life-views-for-campai/" }, { "claim_text": "Kennedy previously held pro-life views and was endorsed by pro-life groups.", "claim_date": "2014-02-20", "claim_type": "platform", "source_url": "https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ny-democratic-state-senator-accused-of-renouncing-pro-life-views-for-campai/" } ], "contradictions": [ { "claim_a_idx": 0, "claim_b_idx": 1, "type": "reversal", "severity": "medium", "narrative": "Kennedy publicly reversed his stance on abortion rights, attributing it to 'evolved' views, but critics allege the shift was financially motivated to attract pro-choice PAC money." } ] }, "telling_votes": [ { "bill_id": "H.R. 6703", "title": "Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2025-12-18", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll349.xml", "why_it_matters": "Kennedy voted against a Republican bill to expand association health plans, which Democrats argue would undermine ACA protections and shift costs to workers.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 3492", "title": "Protect Children's Innocence Act", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2025-12-18", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll351.xml", "why_it_matters": "Kennedy voted against a bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors, aligning with his progressive base and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.", "category": "party_defection" } ], "constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "New York's 26th congressional district covers parts of Erie and Niagara counties, including Buffalo and Niagara Falls. It has a population of about 772,895, a median household income of $65,395, and an unemployment rate of 5.5%. The district is predominantly White (67.4%) with a significant Black population (16.2%). It leans heavily Democratic with a PVI of D+30.", "top_employers": [ { "name": "Kaleida Health", "employees": 10000, "source_url": "https://www.kaleidahealth.org/about/" }, { "name": "M&T Bank", "employees": 17000, "source_url": "https://www.mtb.com/about-us" }, { "name": "University at Buffalo", "employees": 7000, "source_url": "https://www.buffalo.edu/about_ub/ub_at_a_glance.html" } ], "dominant_industries": [ { "naics": "622110 - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals", "share": 0.18, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/buffalo-ny" }, { "naics": "522110 - Commercial Banking", "share": 0.12, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/buffalo-ny" }, { "naics": "611310 - Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools", "share": 0.1, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/buffalo-ny" } ], "recent_ballot_measures": [ { "name": "New York Proposal 1 (2024) - Equal Rights Amendment", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "62% Yes - 38% No", "source_url": "https://www.elections.ny.gov/2024GeneralElectionResults.html" } ], "demographic_anchors": [ { "label": "Median Household Income", "value": "$65,395", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/tim-kennedy-K000402/district" }, { "label": "Population", "value": "772,895", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/tim-kennedy-K000402/district" }, { "label": "Poverty Rate", "value": "12%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/tim-kennedy-K000402/district" }, { "label": "Racial/Ethnic Composition", "value": "67.4% White, 16.2% Black, 10.5% Hispanic", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/tim-kennedy-K000402/district" } ] } } }