Goblin House
Goblin House
Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-05-01T22:07:18.432Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #69203)
Resolved official: Greg Stanton (entity #10993)
Ingest result: 39 facts · 40 sources · 2 silences · 2 contradictions · 5 voting_records · 8 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": "Greg Stanton",
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"donor_mapping": {
"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "Stanton raised $2,768,921 in the 2023-2024 election cycle with 66.07% from large individual contributions and 29.13% from PACs. Cash on hand: $1,015,730.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00041750"
},
{
"fact_text": "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte is Stanton's top 2023-2024 contributor at $58,750 ($48,750 individuals, $10,000 PAC). Through the campaign-expenditures vendor lens, AIPAC routed $139,304 via 147 payments to Stanton for Congress in 2024.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Stanton+for+Congress"
},
{
"fact_text": "Top industries contributing to Stanton's 2023-2024 campaign: Retired ($261,333), Lawyers/Law Firms ($196,672), Real Estate ($117,883), Securities & Investment ($116,645), Transportation Unions ($95,020).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00041750"
},
{
"fact_text": "Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) PAC endorsed Stanton for re-election in February 2026, recognizing his 'record of standing with Israel' and 'consistent support for a strong and mutually beneficial U.S.-Israel partnership.'",
"date_occurred": "2026-02-02",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.stantonforarizona.com/dmfiendorsement"
},
{
"fact_text": "Stanton's net worth is estimated at $2.01M as of February 2026, the 253rd highest in Congress. He has executed 188 total trades with a trade volume of $1.60M.",
"date_occurred": "2026-02-13",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Representative+Greg+Stanton+has+filed+a+new+financial+disclosure+-+here%E2%80%99s+what+we+see"
},
{
"fact_text": "Stanton's 2025-2026 campaign reported $319.3K of fundraising in Q4 2025 and $1.3M raised total for the 2026 midterm cycle.",
"date_occurred": "2026-01-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Representative+Greg+Stanton+has+filed+a+new+financial+disclosure+-+here%E2%80%99s+what+we+see"
},
{
"fact_text": "Intel Corp PAC contributed $9,500 to Stanton in the 2019-2020 cycle. Intel has a major manufacturing presence in Chandler, AZ, within Stanton's district.",
"date_occurred": "2020-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/intel-corp/C00125641/candidate-recipients/2020"
},
{
"fact_text": "ActBlue processed $1,233,633 for Stanton for Congress in the 2024 cycle via 6,023 individual contributions, making it the largest payment processor for his grassroots fundraising.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
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}
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"donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $139,304 via 147 payments routed through AIPAC to Stanton for Congress; also $58,750 in itemized contributions ($48,750 individuals, $10,000 PAC) per summary data. AIPAC is Stanton's #1 contributor, more than double the #2 donor Snell & Wilmer ($20,650).",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Stanton+for+Congress"
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"donor_entity_name": "Honeywell International",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via 3 payments. Honeywell has significant aerospace and defense operations in Arizona.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Stanton+for+Congress"
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"donor_entity_name": "Caterpillar Inc",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via 3 payments.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Stanton+for+Congress"
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"donor_entity_name": "Freeport-McMoRan",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via 3 payments. Freeport-McMoRan is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ and is one of Arizona's largest employers (10,800 AZ employees).",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Stanton+for+Congress"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "National Assn of Realtors",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via 3 payments.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Stanton+for+Congress"
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"donor_entity_name": "Laborers Union",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via 4 payments.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Stanton+for+Congress"
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{
"donor_entity_name": "Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via 2 payments.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Stanton+for+Congress"
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"donor_entity_name": "American Assn for Justice",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via 4 payments.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/campaign-expenditures/vendor?vendor=Stanton+for+Congress"
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"silences": [
{
"topic": "Mesa in-person town hall postponed on August 27, 2025 — switched to telephone-only format",
"expected_position": "After announcing three town halls (Ahwatukee, Mesa, and a telephone town hall) in August 2025, constituents expected all three events to proceed as open in-person forums. Stanton had set a precedent with his marathon March 2025 Tempe town hall that drew 350+ in person and nearly 1,000 online.",
"window_start": "2025-08-27",
"window_end": "2025-09-02",
"evidence_summary": "Stanton announced three town halls on August 19, 2025, including a Mesa in-person event on August 27. He abruptly returned to Washington 'to confront what he called a dangerous attack on public safety and free speech,' postponing the Mesa town hall and converting it to a 'Back to Session' telephone town hall on September 2. Stanton was active during this period: he held the Ahwatukee town hall (August 20), issued press releases on the PUBLIC SAFETY Act, and posted social media updates. The Mesa postponement meant constituents in the largest city of his district lost their in-person forum.",
"primary_url": "https://stanton.house.gov/2025/8/stanton-returns-to-washington-to-confront-trump-administrations-attack-on-public-safety-and-free-speech"
},
{
"topic": "Stanton did not join early Democratic calls for a ceasefire in Gaza (October-December 2023), instead framing his position around hostage release and Hamas destruction",
"expected_position": "As a Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee whose district includes significant Arab-American and Muslim communities in Tempe and Chandler, Stanton would be expected to address growing constituent demands for a ceasefire rather than focusing exclusively on Israel's right to self-defense.",
"window_start": "2023-10-07",
"window_end": "2024-02-28",
"evidence_summary": "Stanton gave a forceful November 2023 Foreign Affairs Committee statement declaring 'Hamas must be destroyed' and 'Congress must unequivocally support Israel in this fight.' He only joined a letter to Biden in March 2024 supporting a 'pause in the fighting' alongside hostage negotiations — notably not using the word 'ceasefire' that progressive activists demanded. The progressive challenger Kai Newkirk cited Stanton's Israel stance as a key reason for his 2026 primary challenge. Stanton did celebrate the October 2025 ceasefire agreement but never joined ceasefire calls during the heaviest period of civilian casualties.",
"primary_url": "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases?ID=6213BA27-E3BB-41D6-BA08-6DD9397118A3"
}
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"claims": [
{
"claim_text": "Stanton stated at a November 2023 House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing that 'there can be no safe harbor for Hamas, and Congress must unequivocally support Israel in this fight' and that 'Hamas does not care about the Palestinian people. They care about one thing: The complete destruction and elimination of Israel.'",
"claim_date": "2023-11-09",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases?ID=6213BA27-E3BB-41D6-BA08-6DD9397118A3"
},
{
"claim_text": "Stanton and 27 Democratic colleagues sent a letter to President Biden in March 2024 'supporting his Administration's efforts, along with Egypt and Qatar, to reach an agreement between Israel and Hamas to bring hostages home and provide a pause in the fighting in Gaza.'",
"claim_date": "2024-03-01",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases?ID=9E43F0D9-8D9B-4A3F-8882-8D0F7C1F4A2B"
},
{
"claim_text": "Stanton voted Yea on H.R. 7217, the standalone Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act providing $17.6 billion in military aid to Israel without conditions, on February 6, 2024. He was among only 46 House Democrats to vote Yea; 166 Democrats voted Nay. The bill failed 250-180 under suspension of rules.",
"claim_date": "2024-02-06",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://data.rrstar.com/roll-call/israel-security-supplemental-appropriations-act/2024-house-038/"
},
{
"claim_text": "Stanton introduced the PUBLIC SAFETY Act in January 2026 to redirect $75 billion in ICE funding to local law enforcement, stating 'I cannot vote to fund a paramilitary-style mass deportation operation that keeps getting it wrong and hurting so many Arizonans.'",
"claim_date": "2026-01-22",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://stanton.house.gov/2026/1/stanton-opposes-ice-funding-bill-without-increased-oversight-demands-accountability"
}
],
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"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "medium",
"narrative": "Stanton's November 2023 call for Congress to 'unequivocally support Israel' preceded his February 2024 vote for standalone Israel military aid (H.R. 7217) with only 46 Democrats (22%) while 166 voted nay. AIPAC is his #1 career donor ($139,304 in 2024 cycle). His vote aligned with his donor's priority and his hearing-room rhetoric, but placed him at odds with 78% of his party. Stanton's campaign spokesperson stated in a 2026 endorsement announcement that he 'pairs principle with results' on Israel — a framing that omits the donor dimension."
},
{
"claim_a_idx": 1,
"claim_b_idx": 0,
"type": "position_evolution",
"severity": "low",
"narrative": "In November 2023, Stanton called for unequivocal support for Israel's military campaign. By March 2024, he joined a letter supporting a 'pause in the fighting.' This marks a position evolution from unconditional support to supporting a temporary cessation alongside hostage negotiations — driven by shifting Democratic politics and constituent pressure, not a reversal on the same enforcement mechanism. Both sources are from Stanton's own official House website."
}
]
},
"telling_votes": [
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation — Medicaid/SNAP cuts, tax reform)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-07-03",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1",
"why_it_matters": "Stanton voted nay on a 218-214 party-line vote against what he called 'a gut punch to the people of Arizona.' The bill would slash AHCCCS (Arizona Medicaid) covering 2.1 million Arizonans, strip coverage from 365,984 Arizonans, cut SNAP benefits for 73,000+ in his state, and eliminate tens of thousands of clean energy manufacturing jobs. His district has 7.7% poverty and 55.9% homeownership. The vote aligned with constituent material interest — protecting healthcare and food assistance for working-class Arizonans.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 7217",
"title": "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (standalone $17.6B military aid to Israel)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2024-02-06",
"roll_call_url": "https://data.rrstar.com/roll-call/israel-security-supplemental-appropriations-act/2024-house-038/",
"why_it_matters": "Stanton voted yea on standalone Israel military aid with only 46 Democrats (22% of his party) while 166 Democrats voted nay and only 14 Republicans defected. AIPAC is Stanton's #1 career donor ($139,304 in the 2024 cycle alone — 7x more than his #2 vendor). The bill failed 250-180. Stanton's vote placed his donor's priority above the position of 78% of his Democratic colleagues. Stanton said later on his campaign site he 'has voted to pass legislation affirming Israel's right to protect itself at every turn.'",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8035",
"title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60B in military and economic aid to Ukraine)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8035",
"why_it_matters": "Stanton voted yea and waved a Ukrainian flag on the House floor — an unusually vivid act of public affirmation for a foreign policy vote. All 210 voting Democrats supported the bill; only 101 Republicans joined them. While not a party-defection, Stanton's flag-waving was a high-visibility statement in a swing district (D+7) where isolationist sentiment has traction. The vote contrasts with his donor-aligned Israel vote: here Stanton aligned with Democratic foreign policy consensus and humanitarian concern, with no directly traceable donor interest at stake.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 7744",
"title": "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (ICE funding expansion)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2026-03-04",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7744",
"why_it_matters": "Stanton voted nay on DHS funding, explicitly opposing ICE expansion without oversight. As a border-state Democrat, he faces cross-pressure: constituents demand border security (Arizona is a frontline state with 370 miles of border), yet he cited ICE's 'pattern of reckless enforcement' including detention of a Navajo Nation citizen with proof of U.S. citizenship. He introduced the PUBLIC SAFETY Act as an alternative, redirecting $75B from ICE to local police. The vote balanced immigration enforcement demands with civil liberties concerns — a defining cross-pressure for a border-district Democrat.",
"category": "cross_pressure"
},
{
"bill_id": "S. 1071 (FY2026 NDAA)",
"title": "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-12-10",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1071",
"why_it_matters": "Stanton voted nay on the rule for consideration of the FY2026 NDAA, despite previously celebrating the bill's passage for securing Arizona-specific provisions including three AH-64E Apache helicopters built by Boeing in Mesa (a major district employer), a 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted troops, and funding for Luke AFB. He opposed the rule due to partisan amendments but later celebrated the final passage (312-112). This vote illustrates the tension between supporting defense industry jobs in his district and opposing Republican procedural tactics — a reversal from committee-level support to floor opposition.",
"category": "reversal"
}
],
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"baseline": {
"district_summary": "Arizona's 4th Congressional District encompasses the East Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area, including the cities of Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, and Ahwatukee. With approximately 804,739 residents, the district is 61.2% White and 26.5% Hispanic, with a median age of 35.3 — younger than the national average of 38.5. Median household income is $82,587, well above the national median, with 7.7% poverty and 55.9% homeownership. 39.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The district is a hub for semiconductor manufacturing (Intel's Chandler campus, TSMC's north Phoenix fabs), aerospace and defense (Boeing's Mesa facility producing AH-64 Apache helicopters), healthcare (Banner Health, Dignity Health), and higher education (Arizona State University in Tempe). Cook PVI rates the district D+7 (Lean Seat), having shifted R+5 from the prior cycle. Stanton won re-election in 2024 with 52.7% and faces a progressive primary challenger (Kai Newkirk) and Republican opposition in 2026. Water sustainability — particularly Colorado River drought mitigation — is a defining district issue.",
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"name": "Raytheon (Missiles and Defense)",
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"name": "Arizona State University (Tempe)",
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"source_url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/economy/2024/08/01/largest-employers-arizona/"
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{
"name": "Boeing (Mesa AH-64 Apache helicopter production)",
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"source_url": "https://www.cience.com/defense-space-companies/arizona"
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"name": "Proposition 139: Arizona Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)",
"year": 2024,
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"source_url": "https://apps.npr.org/2024-election-results/arizona.html"
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"name": "Proposition 314: Arizona Immigration Enforcement Measure — making illegal border crossings a state crime (2024)",
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