Goblin House
Goblin House
Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-05-01T04:18:24.447Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #69124)
Resolved official: Emanuel Cleaver (entity #11219)
Ingest result: 28 facts · 27 sources · 5 voting_records · 10 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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"target_official": {
"name": "Emanuel Cleaver",
"bioguide_id": "C001061"
},
"donor_mapping": {
"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "From 2003–2024, Cleaver raised $11,436,474. His top industry was Insurance ($1,012,792), followed by Lawyers/Law Firms ($862,753), Real Estate ($823,233), Building Trade Unions ($529,275), and Securities & Investment ($521,527).",
"date_occurred": null,
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00026790&newMem=N"
},
{
"fact_text": "Cleaver's top career contributors include Hallmark Cards ($178,384), Husch Blackwell LLP ($136,045), National Assn of Realtors ($112,000), Laborers Union ($98,200), and International Assn of Fire Fighters ($97,736).",
"date_occurred": null,
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00026790&newMem=N"
},
{
"fact_text": "In the 2023–2024 cycle, Cleaver's top contributors included Blackstone Group ($26,400), America's Credit Unions ($11,000), AFLAC Inc ($10,000), American Bankers Assn ($10,000), and American Crystal Sugar ($10,000).",
"date_occurred": null,
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00026790&cycle=2004"
},
{
"fact_text": "Cleaver, a United Methodist pastor, formerly served as Mayor of Kansas City (1991–1999) and chaired the Congressional Black Caucus. He is the lead Democrat on the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee of Financial Services.",
"date_occurred": null,
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://cleaver.house.gov/about"
}
],
"connections": [
{
"donor_entity_name": "Hallmark Cards",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2003-2024 career: $178,384 ($123,384 individuals, $55,000 PAC) – top contributor; Hallmark is headquartered in Kansas City, MO",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00026790&newMem=N"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "National Assn of Realtors",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2003-2024 career: $112,000 ($9,000 individuals, $103,000 PAC)",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00026790&newMem=N"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "Blackstone Group",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2023-2024 cycle: $26,400 via Blackstone Group (individuals)",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00026790&cycle=2004"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "American Bankers Assn",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2023-2024 cycle: $10,000 via American Bankers Assn PAC",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00026790&cycle=2004"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "AFLAC Inc",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2023-2024 cycle: $10,000 via AFLAC Inc PAC",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00026790&cycle=2004"
}
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"silences": {
"no_data": true,
"reason": "No verified silence was identified with both a clear policy topic where weight was expected and primary-source evidence of active engagement on adjacent matters during the same window."
},
"contradictions": {
"no_data": true,
"reason": "No publicly documented contradictions with independent sourcing from different hostnames meeting the criteria were found."
},
"telling_votes": [
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation package cutting ~$880 billion from Medicaid and ~$270 billion from SNAP)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-07-03",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll190.xml",
"why_it_matters": "Cleaver voted against the OBBBA, which he called a 'massive redistribution of wealth from the poorest families to the richest 1%.' His district has 159,359 residents on Medicaid, 87,000 on SNAP, and a 14.2% poverty rate. The bill passed 218-214; Cleaver's vote defended constituent material interests against unified Republican pressure.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.Con.Res.14",
"title": "House Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution (reconciliation framework enabling cuts to mandatory spending programs)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-02-26",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/14",
"why_it_matters": "Cleaver voted against the budget blueprint that set the stage for Medicaid and SNAP cuts. He warned it would 'gut vital government services' affecting 159,359 constituents on Medicaid including 79,000 children. Only one Republican joined Democrats in opposition.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8035",
"title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion in Ukraine aid)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics/2024-04-20/missouri-and-illinois-house-delegations-split-on-aid-to-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan",
"why_it_matters": "Cleaver joined a bipartisan majority to pass Ukraine aid, breaking with isolationist pressures within both parties. His district has no concentrated defense industry, so the vote reflected foreign-policy conviction rather than constituent economic interest. The bill drew opposition from 112 Republicans.",
"category": "cross_pressure"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8034",
"title": "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26.4 billion Israel aid including $9 billion for humanitarian assistance)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.axios.com/2024/04/20/israel-aid-vote-house-democrats",
"why_it_matters": "Cleaver voted for Israel aid 'with some discomfort in my stomach,' citing the inclusion of $9 billion for humanitarian aid to Gaza and civilians globally. His vote aligned with AIPAC-endorsed donors but balanced constituent concerns about Palestinian civilians. AIPAC-affiliated individuals contributed to his 2024 campaign.",
"category": "cross_pressure"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 29 / S. 5",
"title": "Laken Riley Act (mandatory ICE detention for non-citizens charged with theft-related crimes before conviction)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-01-07",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/20256",
"why_it_matters": "Cleaver voted against mandatory ICE detention for non-citizens charged but not convicted of minor crimes, citing due-process concerns. He was among 159 House Democrats opposing the bill, while 48 Democrats joined Republicans to pass it 264-159. His district is 21.7% Black and 11.8% Hispanic.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 3684",
"title": "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ~$9 billion for Missouri)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2021-11-05",
"roll_call_url": "https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cleaver-votes-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal-including-more-9",
"why_it_matters": "Cleaver voted for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package bringing approximately $9 billion to Missouri for roads, bridges, water systems, and broadband—directly benefiting constituents in a district where only 58.4% own homes and infrastructure is aging. He attended the White House signing ceremony.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.J.Res. 26",
"title": "Disapproving the D.C. Council's Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (congressional override of D.C. home rule)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2023-02-09",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h101",
"why_it_matters": "Cleaver voted against the GOP-led resolution to overturn D.C.'s locally enacted criminal code reform, defending D.C. self-governance. 31 Democrats joined Republicans to pass the override. Cleaver's nay vote aligned with civil-rights and Black Caucus priorities for home rule over congressional interference.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "S. 365",
"title": "Budget Control Act of 2011 (debt ceiling deal with spending cuts)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2011-08-02",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.npr.org/2011/08/02/138931335/satan-sandwich-cleaver-weighs-in-on-debt-deal",
"why_it_matters": "Cleaver broke with Democratic leadership to vote against the 2011 debt ceiling deal, famously calling it a 'sugar-coated Satan sandwich' and a 'Satan sandwich on unleavened bread.' He opposed it for cutting programs for the poor and elderly without raising taxes on the wealthy. His vivid dissent became a national symbol of progressive frustration.",
"category": "party_defection"
}
],
"constituency_baseline": {
"baseline": {
"district_summary": "Missouri's 5th Congressional District encompasses most of Jackson County, including Kansas City and its southern suburbs (Raytown, Lee's Summit, Grandview). With a population of approximately 772,000, the district has a Cook PVI of D+25 and is the most Democratic district in Missouri. It is 61% White, 22% Black, and 11.8% Hispanic. The median household income of $67,634 is well below the national average. The homeownership rate is 58.4%. The economy is anchored by health care, the federal government, the Kansas City logistics hub, manufacturing (automotive, food processing), and financial/professional services. Major corporations headquartered in the district include Hallmark Cards, H&R Block, and Commerce Bancshares.",
"top_employers": [
{
"name": "Saint Luke's Health System",
"employees": 14000,
"source_url": "https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article291014835.html"
},
{
"name": "Hallmark Cards Inc.",
"employees": 20000,
"source_url": "https://ingrams.com/article/ingrams-100-top-private-sector-companies/"
},
{
"name": "HCA Midwest Health (Research Medical Center, etc.)",
"employees": 9000,
"source_url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/subscriber-only/2024/03/01/private-sector-employers-in-the-kansas-city-area.html"
},
{
"name": "Children's Mercy Kansas City",
"employees": 8000,
"source_url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/subscriber-only/2024/03/01/private-sector-employers-in-the-kansas-city-area.html"
},
{
"name": "Ford Motor Company (Kansas City Assembly Plant)",
"employees": 7200,
"source_url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2023/07/27/ford-kansas-city-assembly-plant-f-150-production.html"
}
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"naics": "62",
"share": 17.0,
"source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-5-mo"
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"share": 13.0,
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"recent_ballot_measures": [
{
"name": "Missouri Amendment 3: Recreational Marijuana Legalization",
"year": 2022,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "53% Yes - 47% No",
"source_url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Amendment_3,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2022)"
},
{
"name": "Missouri Amendment 1: Allow Legislature to Increase Minimum Funding for Police Force",
"year": 2022,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "63% Yes - 37% No",
"source_url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Amendment_1,_Allow_Legislature_to_Increase_Minimum_Funding_for_Police_Force_Amendment_(2022)"
},
{
"name": "Missouri Amendment 3: Abortion Rights",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "51.6% Yes - 48.4% No",
"source_url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Amendment_3,_Right_to_Reproductive_Freedom_Amendment_(2024)"
}
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"label": "median household income",
"value": "$67,634",
"source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-5-mo"
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"label": "poverty rate",
"value": "14.2%",
"source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-5-mo"
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{
"label": "bachelor's degree or higher",
"value": "34.4%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/emanuel-cleaver-C001061/district"
},
{
"label": "White alone (non-Hispanic)",
"value": "58.7%",
"source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-5-mo"
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{
"label": "Black or African American alone (non-Hispanic)",
"value": "21.7%",
"source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-5-mo"
},
{
"label": "Hispanic or Latino (any race)",
"value": "11.8%",
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"label": "homeownership rate",
"value": "58.4%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/emanuel-cleaver-C001061/district"
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{
"label": "Medicaid coverage (district residents)",
"value": "159,359 (including 79,000 children and 15,000 seniors)",
"source_url": "https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cleaver-votes-against-republican-budget-bill-would-gut"
}
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}