Goblin House
Goblin House
Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-05-01T21:57:48.074Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #69201)
Resolved official: Grace Meng (entity #11156)
Ingest result: 39 facts · 41 sources · 1 connections · 2 silences · 2 contradictions · 4 voting_records · 7 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": "Grace Meng",
"bioguide_id": "M001188"
},
"donor_mapping": {
"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte is Meng's top career contributor at $500,598 ($491,898 from individuals, $8,700 from PACs), more than 6x her second-largest contributor New York Life Insurance at $72,149.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00034547&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"fact_text": "In the 2023-2024 election cycle, AIPAC contributed $85,250 to Meng's campaign — more than 11 times her second-largest contributor, the American Association for Justice at $7,500.",
"date_occurred": "2024-01-18",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://qns.com/2024/01/congresswoman-meng-backlash-gaza-ceasefire-stance/"
},
{
"fact_text": "Meng's 2025-2026 campaign raised $161.6K in Q2 2025 as disclosed to the FEC on July 15, 2025. Total fundraising for the cycle is $920K.",
"date_occurred": "2025-07-15",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Representative+Grace+Meng+has+filed+a+new+financial+disclosure+-+here%E2%80%99s+what+we+see"
},
{
"fact_text": "Meng's 2024 campaign committee reported $822,145 in full-disclosure contributions, with top vendors including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte ($440,000) and Frost Group ($166,695). ActBlue processed $18,805 in contributions.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/expenditures?cid=N00034547&cycle=2024"
},
{
"fact_text": "Quiver Quantitative estimates Representative Grace Meng's net worth at $2.6M as of August 11, 2025, the 206th highest in Congress. Meng has approximately $128.1K invested in publicly traded assets and has executed up to $1.4M in stock trades tracked via STOCK Act filings.",
"date_occurred": "2025-08-11",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Representative+Grace+Meng+has+filed+a+new+financial+disclosure+-+here%E2%80%99s+what+we+see"
},
{
"fact_text": "Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) PAC endorsed Meng in 2020 during her first primary challenge since 2012, calling her a pro-Israel Democrat.",
"date_occurred": "2020-04-24",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://demmajorityforisrael.org/jewish-insider-dmfi-announces-endorsement-of-new-york-congresswoman-facing-first-primary-challenge/"
},
{
"fact_text": "A former Meng legislative director left her office to take a position as assistant director for policy and government affairs at AIPAC, per LegiStorm.",
"date_occurred": "2015-10-27",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.legistorm.com/stormfeed/2015/10/27/former-meng-staffer-settles-into-aipac-lobbying-position.html"
},
{
"fact_text": "Meng's 2024 challenger Chuck Park accused her of being out of touch with affordability issues, citing donations from corporate PACs including insurance agents' lobby, Google, Allstate, and Delta Airlines.",
"date_occurred": "2025-11-17",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://queenseagle.com/all/2025/11/17/queens-government-worker-to-challenge-meng"
}
],
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"donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2011-2024 career: $500,598 total ($491,898 individuals, $8,700 PAC). 2023-2024 cycle alone: $85,250 — 11x more than second-largest contributor.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00034547&cycle=CAREER"
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"donor_entity_name": "New York Life Insurance",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2011-2024: $72,149 ($9,649 individuals, $62,500 PAC). Second-largest career donor.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00034547&cycle=CAREER"
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"donor_entity_name": "Goldman Sachs",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2011-2024: $65,200 ($44,200 individuals, $21,000 PAC).",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00034547&cycle=CAREER"
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"donor_entity_name": "American Federation of Teachers",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2011-2024: $65,000 all PAC.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00034547&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "National Assn of Realtors",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2011-2024: $52,500 ($500 individuals, $52,000 PAC).",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00034547&cycle=CAREER"
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"donor_entity_name": "American Federation of State/Cnty/Munic Employees",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2011-2024: $51,500 all PAC.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00034547&cycle=CAREER"
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{
"donor_entity_name": "Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2011-2024: $50,000 all PAC.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00034547&cycle=CAREER"
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"donor_entity_name": "International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2011-2024: $47,600 ($100 individuals, $47,500 PAC).",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00034547&cycle=CAREER"
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"silences": [
{
"topic": "Meng refused to call for Gaza ceasefire despite 80% constituent support during fall 2023 through January 2024, telling peace advocates 'we'll try harder to express sympathy'",
"expected_position": "As representative of a majority-minority district where constituents delivered a 1,000-signature petition and held weekly office vigils for a ceasefire, Meng would be expected to respond substantively to the humanitarian crisis rather than offering only sympathy.",
"window_start": "2023-10-07",
"window_end": "2024-01-18",
"evidence_summary": "Meng was active on Israel-Palestine issues during this period: she delivered remarks at a Kew Gardens vigil mourning October 7 victims (October 2023), met with hostage families (November 2023), co-sponsored H.Res. 793 calling on Hamas to release hostages, and signed a letter to Secretary Blinken opposing a 'one-sided ceasefire.' She held a virtual Zoom with the ceasefire coalition on January 12, 2024 only after months of refusing in-person meetings. Advocates reported feeling 'silenced and dismissed.' Meng's core policy position — refusal to endorse a ceasefire — remained unchanged, while her top donor AIPAC contributed $85,250.",
"primary_url": "https://qns.com/2024/01/congresswoman-meng-backlash-gaza-ceasefire-stance/"
},
{
"topic": "Meng has refused in-person town halls, holding only tightly controlled virtual meetings and telephone townhalls",
"expected_position": "As the elected representative of 733,304 Queens constituents since 2013, Meng would be expected to hold regular open, in-person town halls accessible to all voters, particularly given her district's diverse immigrant and working-class population.",
"window_start": "2023-01-01",
"window_end": "2026-05-01",
"evidence_summary": "Queens 6th District Ceasefire Coalition members reported that Meng 'turned down their requests for an in-person meeting' and only after persistent efforts spanning several months did they secure a virtual Zoom call in January 2024. Challenger Chuck Park described Meng in November 2025 as 'an absentee representative who has gone missing when New Yorkers need her most.' Meng has been highly active on other fronts during this period: she held a Medicaid Day of Action press conference (March 2025), conducted a Social Security listening session (May 2025), held a free fishing clinic (October 2025), and issued dozens of press releases on legislation and constituent services — proving active public communication through controlled formats rather than open public forums.",
"primary_url": "https://queenseagle.com/all/2025/11/17/queens-government-worker-to-challenge-meng"
}
],
"contradictions": {
"claims": [
{
"claim_text": "When asked whether AIPAC campaign contributions influenced her refusal to support a Gaza ceasefire, Meng replied: 'No, that is absolutely not the reason. Like many elected officials, my campaign accepts contributions from a wide range of people. Some of whom, yes, are affiliated with AIPAC and with pro-Israel causes.'",
"claim_date": "2024-01-18",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://qns.com/2024/01/congresswoman-meng-backlash-gaza-ceasefire-stance/"
},
{
"claim_text": "Meng stated her stance on Israel is 'in solidarity with the significant Jewish American population' in her district, framing it as constituent representation rather than donor influence.",
"claim_date": "2024-01-18",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://qns.com/2024/01/congresswoman-meng-backlash-gaza-ceasefire-stance/"
},
{
"claim_text": "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte is Meng's top career contributor at $500,598 — more than six times her second-largest donor — and gave $85,250 in the 2023-2024 cycle alone, over 11 times the next-largest contributor.",
"claim_date": "2024-12-31",
"claim_type": "disclosure",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00034547&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"claim_text": "Meng's constituents in the Queens 6th District Ceasefire Coalition gathered over 1,000 petition signatures and held weekly silent vigils at her Flushing office since November 2023, demanding she support a ceasefire. Organizers cited polling showing 80% of her constituents supported a ceasefire.",
"claim_date": "2024-01-18",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/queens-congresswoman-grace-meng-ignores-ceasefire-calls-but-local-coalition-refuses-to-quit/"
}
],
"contradictions": [
{
"claim_a_idx": 0,
"claim_b_idx": 2,
"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Meng denied AIPAC contributions influence her policy stance on Israel-Gaza, yet AIPAC is her top career donor by a factor of 6x ($500,598 vs. $72,149 for second place) and gave $85,250 in the 2023-2024 cycle — more than 11x the next-largest contributor. The scale of the funding disparity, combined with Meng's consistent pro-Israel positioning against the expressed will of 80% of her constituents, makes the denial of influence newsworthy. Both sources are independent: Meng's statement is from a QNS news article; the contribution data is from OpenSecrets."
},
{
"claim_a_idx": 1,
"claim_b_idx": 3,
"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "medium",
"narrative": "Meng frames her pro-Israel stance as representing her district's Jewish American population, yet constituents across faiths — including Jewish Voice for Peace members — organized against her position with a 1,000-signature petition and cited polling showing 80% district support for a ceasefire. Meng declined in-person meetings for months. Her framing of constituent interest selectively emphasizes one demographic while the documented organized opposition comes from a multi-faith coalition including Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Asian American constituents."
}
]
},
"telling_votes": [
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation — Medicaid/SNAP cuts, tax reform)",
"vote": "nay_unverified",
"vote_date": "2025-05-22",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1",
"why_it_matters": "Meng voted nay on the budget reconciliation package that included the largest Medicaid cuts in U.S. history — roughly $1 trillion over 10 years. Her district has 11% poverty and 43.4% homeownership, with many residents dependent on Medicaid and SNAP. Meng called the bill 'one of the worst betrayals to the middle class' and warned of devastating impacts on Queens. All 212 Democrats opposed the bill; no donor cross-pressure. The vote was constituent_aligned — protecting healthcare for thousands of Queens residents.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 29",
"title": "Laken Riley Act (mandatory immigration detention for theft-related offenses)",
"vote": "nay_unverified",
"vote_date": "2025-01-07",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29",
"why_it_matters": "Meng voted nay, joining 159 Democrats opposing mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants for low-level theft offenses. Her district is majority-minority with 41.2% Asian and 26.4% Hispanic populations, many of whom are immigrants or from immigrant families. Meng also introduced the ICE Badge Visibility Act (H.R. 4298) in July 2025 to increase transparency in immigration enforcement, signaling consistent constituent alignment on immigration issues. 48 Democrats defected to support the bill; Meng held the line.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 7217",
"title": "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (standalone Israel military aid)",
"vote": "yea_unverified",
"vote_date": "2024-02-06",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7217",
"why_it_matters": "Meng voted yea on the standalone Israel military aid bill, a priority for her top career donor AIPAC ($500,598 career). The bill failed 250-180 under suspension of rules (requiring 2/3 majority). Meng's statement acknowledged the bill was 'a political stunt' by Republicans yet voted for it anyway because it 'would send critical assistance to our democratic ally Israel.' Constituents in her district had already begun organizing for a Gaza ceasefire by this point. The vote aligns with AIPAC's policy agenda over vocal constituent opposition to unconditional military aid.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 7521",
"title": "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok divestiture/ban)",
"vote": "nay_unverified",
"vote_date": "2024-03-13",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521",
"why_it_matters": "Meng voted nay on the TikTok ban, one of only 7 NYC House Democrats and 50 Democrats total to oppose the bill. Her district is 41.2% Asian — the largest Asian-population-share district in the continental U.S. — and TikTok is disproportionately popular among Asian American users and content creators. The bill passed 352-65 with overwhelming bipartisan support. Meng's vote aligned with her district's demographic interests against strong bipartisan and national-security-establishment pressure.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
}
],
"constituency_baseline": {
"baseline": {
"district_summary": "New York's 6th Congressional District is located entirely within the borough of Queens, New York City, encompassing neighborhoods including Flushing, Forest Hills, Bayside, Fresh Meadows, Elmhurst, Rego Park, Kew Gardens, Glendale, and Maspeth. With approximately 733,304 residents, it is a majority-minority district: 41.2% Asian, 27.1% White, 26.4% Hispanic — the highest Asian-population-share district in the continental United States. Median household income is $80,301, above the national median but below many neighboring NYC suburbs. Homeownership is just 43.4%, well below the 65.5% national average, reflecting Queens' high-density rental housing stock. 41.8% of workers use public transit (among the highest in the nation), with a mean commute of 42.3 minutes. The poverty rate is 11%. Major industries include healthcare, aviation/transportation (JFK and LaGuardia airports), hospitality, retail, and professional services. Cook PVI rates the district D+23 (Solid Seat). Meng has held the seat since 2013, facing only two serious Democratic primary challenges in that time.",
"top_employers": [
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"name": "JFK International Airport",
"employees": 21000,
"source_url": "https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/economic-impact.html"
},
{
"name": "LaGuardia Airport",
"employees": 12000,
"source_url": "https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/economic-impact.html"
},
{
"name": "NewYork-Presbyterian Queens",
"employees": 7200,
"source_url": "https://www.hanys.org/economic-community-benefit/"
},
{
"name": "NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens",
"employees": 4600,
"source_url": "https://www.hanys.org/economic-community-benefit/"
},
{
"name": "Queens College (CUNY)",
"employees": 2800,
"source_url": "https://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/"
}
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"naics": "62",
"share": 0.25,
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"naics": "48-49",
"share": 0.12,
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"naics": "44-45",
"share": 0.11,
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"naics": "72",
"share": 0.10,
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
}
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"recent_ballot_measures": [
{
"name": "New York Proposition 1: Equal Rights Amendment (2024)",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "62% Yes to 38% No statewide",
"source_url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/nyregion/new-york-ballot-propositions-2024.html"
},
{
"name": "New York City Ballot Question 2: Department of Sanitation (2024)",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "approved by wide margin",
"source_url": "https://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/voter-guide/"
},
{
"name": "New York City Ballot Question 5: Capital Planning (2024)",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "approved by wide margin",
"source_url": "https://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/voter-guide/"
}
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"label": "Median household income",
"value": "$80,301 (national: $37,585)",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"label": "Population (2024 estimate)",
"value": "733,304",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"label": "Asian population share",
"value": "41.2% — highest of any continental U.S. district; majority-minority district",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"label": "Homeownership rate",
"value": "43.4% (national: 65.5%)",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"label": "Public transit usage for commuting",
"value": "41.8% — among the highest of any congressional district nationally",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"label": "Poverty rate",
"value": "11% (national: 12.4%)",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"label": "Unemployment rate",
"value": "6% (national: 3.5%) — elevated, reflecting post-pandemic NYC labor market",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"label": "Bachelor's degree or higher",
"value": "38.2% (national: 33.7%)",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"label": "Median rent",
"value": "$1,947/month (national: $1,163)",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
},
{
"label": "Cook Partisan Voting Index (2026 rating)",
"value": "D+23 — Solid Seat; R shift +4 from prior cycle",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/grace-meng-M001188/district"
}
]
}
}
}