Goblin House
Goblin House
Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-05-01T21:05:40.546Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #69160)
Resolved official: Gabe Amo (entity #10879)
Ingest result: 37 facts · 38 sources · 2 silences · 2 contradictions · 4 voting_records · 9 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": "Gabe Amo", "bioguide_id": "A000380" }, "donor_mapping": { "facts": [ { "fact_text": "Gabe Amo's 2023-2024 campaign committee raised $2,567,783 total, with top industry Lawyers/Law Firms contributing $169,349 and top contributor American Israel Public Affairs Cmte at $82,963.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00052615&cycle=2024" }, { "fact_text": "PAC contributions accounted for 26.27% ($675,563) of Amo's 2023-2024 fundraising; large individual contributions were 68.30% ($1,756,163).", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00052615&cycle=2024" }, { "fact_text": "Top industries contributing to Amo's campaign: Lawyers/Law Firms ($153,424 itemized), Lobbyists ($116,730), Securities & Investment ($112,634), Leadership PACs ($89,950), Democratic/Liberal ($64,415).", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/gabe-amo/industries?cid=N00052615&cycle=2024" }, { "fact_text": "In pre-general FEC filing for the 2023 special election, Amo reported $14,000 in donations from AIPAC PAC; total AIPAC-affiliated giving reached $82,963 for the 2023-2024 cycle per OpenSecrets.", "date_occurred": "2023-10-15", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/814/202310139597644814/202310139597644814.pdf" }, { "fact_text": "Amo's 2025-2026 campaign has raised $940,745.56 as of December 2025, including $362,550 in other committee (PAC) contributions.", "date_occurred": "2025-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4RI01265/?tab=other-spending" }, { "fact_text": "Lobbyists contributed $157,645 to Amo's 2023-2024 campaign; top individual lobbyist donors include Gerald T. Harrington ($7,600), Kenneth W. Robinson ($4,000), and Christopher P. Vitale ($3,500 plus $1,000 from family).", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/top-recipients-details?cycle=2024&id=N00052615" }, { "fact_text": "The Pro-Israel industry category contributed $41,363 to Amo's campaign ($27,863 individuals, $13,500 PACs); Building Trade Unions contributed $51,000; Public Sector Unions contributed $25,500.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/gabe-amo/industries?cid=N00052615&cycle=2024" } ], "connections": [ { "donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2023-2024: $82,963 total ($67,963 individual conduit + $15,000 PAC) to Gabe Amo for Congress; also $83,802 in independent expenditures supporting Amo via 79 payments from 2023-09-27 to 2024-10-16", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00052615&cycle=2024" }, { "donor_entity_name": "National Assn of Realtors", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2024 cycle: $15,000 in PAC contributions across 3 payments (2023-10-12 to 2024-10-11)", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Gabe+Amo+for+Congress" }, { "donor_entity_name": "International Assn of Fire Fighters", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2024 cycle: $12,000 in PAC contributions across 4 payments", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Gabe+Amo+for+Congress" }, { "donor_entity_name": "Laborers Union", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2024 cycle: $11,500 in PAC contributions across 4 payments (2023-09-22 to 2024-09-26)", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Gabe+Amo+for+Congress" }, { "donor_entity_name": "American Crystal Sugar", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 in PAC contributions across 2 payments (2024-06-17 and 2024-09-19)", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Gabe+Amo+for+Congress" }, { "donor_entity_name": "American Federation of State/Cnty/Munic Employees", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 in PAC contributions across 3 payments (2023-12-19 to 2024-06-21)", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Gabe+Amo+for+Congress" }, { "donor_entity_name": "American Dental Assn", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 in PAC contributions across 3 payments (2024-01-02 to 2024-11-05)", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Gabe+Amo+for+Congress" }, { "donor_entity_name": "American Assn for Justice", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 in PAC contributions across 3 payments (2023-10-31 to 2024-06-25)", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Gabe+Amo+for+Congress" } ] }, "silences": [ { "topic": "Immediate Gaza ceasefire call (October-December 2023)", "expected_position": "As a Democrat in a D+12 district where 80% of Democratic voters supported a ceasefire per Data for Progress polling, Amo would be expected to join calls for an immediate ceasefire early in the Israel-Gaza war.", "window_start": "2023-10-07", "window_end": "2023-12-31", "evidence_summary": "During this window, Amo was active on foreign affairs: he spoke in support of H.Res. 888 (Israel's right to exist) and H.Res. 793 (calling on Hamas to release hostages) on November 29, 2023; voted yea on H.Res. 894 (equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism) on December 5, 2023; and co-signed a letter urging funding to counter antisemitism on November 21, 2023. He issued no statement calling for a ceasefire during this period, drawing criticism from Jewish Voice for Peace-Rhode Island in December 2023.", "primary_url": "https://amo.house.gov/press-releases?page=36" }, { "topic": "Washington Bridge emergency closure — standalone public statement", "expected_position": "As the newly sworn-in congressman representing a district directly affected by the December 11, 2023 emergency closure of the Washington Bridge (a major I-195 artery), constituents would expect an immediate public-facing press release or press conference.", "window_start": "2023-12-11", "window_end": "2023-12-15", "evidence_summary": "Amo joined a delegation letter to DOT on December 12, 2023 and to SBA on December 13, 2023 — both internal government communications. His office issued no standalone public press release or held a press conference about the bridge closure's impact on constituents during this window, though he was active issuing a statement on the NDAA vote (December 14, 2023).", "primary_url": "https://amo.house.gov/press-releases?page=36" } ], "contradictions": { "claims": [ { "claim_text": "Amo voted against House Republicans' efforts to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, stating the bill 'falls short' of protecting Americans' most sensitive personal communications and that 'we can protect our national security without handing Trump's government a blank check.'", "claim_date": "2026-04-29", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-statement-on-house-vote-to-extend-the-foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act" }, { "claim_text": "Amo voted yea on final passage of H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, which reauthorized Title VII of FISA including Section 702 warrantless surveillance powers. The bill passed 273-147 (Roll Call 119).", "claim_date": "2024-04-12", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7888/all-info" }, { "claim_text": "Amo voted nay on H.R. 7217, the standalone Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, stating with Rep. Magaziner that Israel's right to self-defense must be paired with humanitarian aid to Gaza and support for Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific. The standalone bill failed 250-180.", "claim_date": "2024-02-06", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-magaziner-issue-joint-statement-on-hr-7217" }, { "claim_text": "Amo voted yea on the April 2024 foreign aid package that included the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, providing $26.38 billion in military and defense aid to Israel alongside Ukraine and Indo-Pacific aid and humanitarian assistance to Gaza.", "claim_date": "2024-04-20", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-votes-to-pass-crucial-long-overdue-bipartisan-support-for-democratic-allies" } ], "contradictions": [ { "claim_a_idx": 0, "claim_b_idx": 1, "type": "reversal", "severity": "medium", "narrative": "Amo voted to reauthorize FISA Section 702 warrantless surveillance in April 2024 (H.R. 7888, Roll Call 119), then opposed FISA reauthorization in April 2026, citing civil liberties concerns about 'handing Trump's government a blank check.' Both votes addressed the same statutory framework (FISA Title VII/Section 702 reauthorization). The change in presidential administration (Biden to Trump) is the apparent pivot point." }, { "claim_a_idx": 2, "claim_b_idx": 3, "type": "position_evolution", "severity": "medium", "narrative": "Amo voted against standalone Israel military aid in February 2024, citing the absence of humanitarian aid for Gaza and Ukraine funding. Two months later, he voted for the comprehensive foreign aid package that included substantially similar Israel military assistance plus the humanitarian and Ukraine components he had demanded. The policy outcome on Israel funding was the same; the legislative vehicle and packaging changed." } ] }, "telling_votes": [ { "bill_id": "H.R. 7217", "title": "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2024-02-06", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7217", "why_it_matters": "Amo's top career donor is the American Israel Public Affairs Cmte ($82,963). This standalone Israel aid bill was an AIPAC priority; Amo voted against it, citing the absence of humanitarian aid for Gaza and Ukraine funding. This represents a rare donor_defection where Amo broke with his largest financial backer on a priority bill. He later supported Israel aid packaged with humanitarian and Ukraine components.", "category": "donor_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.Res. 894", "title": "Strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world (equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism)", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2023-12-05", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023697", "why_it_matters": "Amo voted yea on a resolution declaring anti-Zionism a form of antisemitism, aligning with top donor AIPAC's policy agenda. Progressive Jewish constituents in his district, including the JVP-Rhode Island chapter, publicly opposed the resolution as a smear against anti-Zionist Jews. 92 Democrats voted 'present' rather than support the resolution; Amo was among the 95 Democrats who voted yea. The vote illustrates donor alignment at the expense of a vocal progressive constituency segment.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 7888", "title": "Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (FISA Section 702 reauthorization)", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2024-04-12", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7888/all-info", "why_it_matters": "Amo voted with the bipartisan majority (273-147) to reauthorize warrantless surveillance powers under FISA Section 702. Civil liberties advocates in his Democratic-leaning district opposed the bill; the national security and intelligence establishment supported it. Amo later reversed this position in April 2026, voting against reauthorization. The vote illustrates cross-pressure between civil-liberties-aligned constituents and national security institutional interests.", "category": "cross_pressure" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 7521", "title": "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok divestiture/ban)", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2024-03-13", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521", "why_it_matters": "Amo voted with the overwhelming bipartisan majority (352-65) to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a U.S. ban. This put him at odds with younger constituents who use the platform and with civil liberties groups concerned about free speech, while aligning with national security hawks. The vote is a clear cross-pressure marker between constituent demographics and security establishment consensus.", "category": "cross_pressure" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 5009", "title": "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2024-12-11", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5009", "why_it_matters": "Amo voted yea on the FY2024 NDAA (December 14, 2023, citing bipartisan provisions including pay raises and climate resilience investments) but nay on the FY2025 NDAA, citing a last-minute Republican-added provision restricting gender-affirming care for service members' families — which he called an 'extreme, partisan culture war provision.' This is a reversal on the same annual must-pass defense authorization bill driven by a specific social-policy rider.", "category": "reversal" } ], "constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District encompasses all of Bristol and Newport counties plus parts of Providence County including most of Providence. It is the least populous U.S. congressional district at approximately 555,745 residents (2024). The district is heavily Democratic (Cook PVI D+12), with a median household income of $82,508 — well above the national median. The population is 63.9% White, 18.6% Hispanic, 6.3% Black, and 5.7% two or more races. Key economic sectors include healthcare (Lifespan Health System, Care New England), defense manufacturing (General Dynamics Electric Boat in Quonset Point; Naval Station Newport), tourism and hospitality, higher education (Brown University, URI, RISD, Providence College), and financial services (Fidelity Investments, Citizens Bank). The district is 97% urban with significant economic inequality between Providence's wealthy East Side and lower-income neighborhoods. The district has a 546,488-population workforce with higher-than-average educational attainment (38.2% bachelor's degree or higher), a 6% unemployment rate, and an 8.2% poverty rate. Homeownership is 58.1%, below the national average of 65.5%.", "top_employers": [ { "name": "Lifespan Health System", "employees": 15000, "source_url": "https://www.providencejournal.com/story/business/2025/09/01/forbes-best-employers-rhode-island-2025/" }, { "name": "Care New England Health System", "employees": 7500, "source_url": "https://www.currentrealestatenews.com/2024/12/10-major-rhode-island-industries/" }, { "name": "CVS Health (corporate HQ and locations statewide)", "employees": 7000, "source_url": "https://www.currentrealestatenews.com/2024/12/10-major-rhode-island-industries/" }, { "name": "General Dynamics Electric Boat (Quonset Point facility)", "employees": 5000, "source_url": "https://www.providencejournal.com/story/business/2025/09/01/forbes-best-employers-rhode-island-2025/" }, { "name": "Brown University", "employees": 4800, "source_url": "https://www.providencejournal.com/story/business/2025/09/01/forbes-best-employers-rhode-island-2025/" } ], "dominant_industries": [ { "naics": "62", "share": 0.19, "source_url": "https://dlt.ri.gov/employment-wages-industry-qcew" }, { "naics": "52-53", "share": 0.24, "source_url": "https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464244/rhode-island-real-gdp-by-industry/" }, { "naics": "3366", "share": 0.08, "source_url": "https://www.cience.com/defense-space-companies/rhode-island" }, { "naics": "61", "share": 0.04, "source_url": "https://www.providencejournal.com/story/business/2025/09/01/forbes-best-employers-rhode-island-2025/" } ], "recent_ballot_measures": [ { "name": "Question 1: Constitutional Convention (2024)", "year": 2024, "result": "failed", "margin": "defeated by wide margin (opposed by Democrats and most unions)", "source_url": "https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/06/metro/2024-election-results-ri-election-ballot-questions/" }, { "name": "Question 2: Higher Education Facilities Bond ($160.5M for URI biomedical sciences and RIC cybersecurity)", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "approved by comfortable margin", "source_url": "https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/06/metro/2024-election-results-ri-election-ballot-questions/" }, { "name": "Question 3: Housing Acquisition, Development, and Infrastructure Bond ($120M for affordable housing and home ownership)", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "approved by comfortable margin", "source_url": "https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/06/metro/2024-election-results-ri-election-ballot-questions/" }, { "name": "Question 4: Environmental and Recreational Infrastructure Bond ($53M for green economy, Davisville port, municipal resiliency, and Newport Cliff Walk)", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "approved by comfortable margin", "source_url": "https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/06/metro/2024-election-results-ri-election-ballot-questions/" }, { "name": "Question 5: Cultural Arts and Economy Grant Program Bond ($10M for arts and culture including Tomaquag Museum, Newport Contemporary Ballet, Trinity Repertory Company)", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "approved by comfortable margin", "source_url": "https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/06/metro/2024-election-results-ri-election-ballot-questions/" } ], "demographic_anchors": [ { "label": "Median household income", "value": "$82,508 (national: $37,585)", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/gabe-amo-A000380/district" }, { "label": "Population (2024)", "value": "555,745 — lowest among all U.S. congressional districts", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island%27s_1st_congressional_district" }, { "label": "Homeownership rate", "value": "58.1% (national: 65.5%)", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/gabe-amo-A000380/district" }, { "label": "Bachelor's degree or higher", "value": "38.2% (national: 33.7%)", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/gabe-amo-A000380/district" }, { "label": "Poverty rate", "value": "8.2% (national: 12.4%)", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/gabe-amo-A000380/district" }, { "label": "Cook Partisan Voting Index", "value": "D+12", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island%27s_1st_congressional_district" }, { "label": "Racial/ethnic composition", "value": "63.9% White, 18.6% Hispanic, 6.3% Black, 5.7% Two or more races, 3.7% Asian", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island%27s_1st_congressional_district" } ] } } }