Goblin House
Goblin House
Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-05-02T00:31:28.411Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #74025)
Resolved official: Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (entity #11200)
Ingest result: 25 facts · 24 sources · 1 contradictions · 6 voting_records · 3 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": "Henry C. \"Hank\" Johnson",
"bioguide_id": "J000288"
},
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"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "Johnson's principal campaign committee raised $231,121.14 in total receipts during the 2025 calendar year (01/01/2025–12/31/2025), with $32,665.10 from individual contributions and $195,000.00 from other committee (PAC) contributions.",
"date_occurred": "2025-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00418293/"
},
{
"fact_text": "Over his career (2005–2024), Johnson raised $5,687,090 and spent $5,575,414. Top industries were Lawyers/Law Firms ($411,422), Industrial Unions ($313,571), Public Sector Unions ($298,013), Building Trade Unions ($290,050), and Transportation Unions ($288,504).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/hank-johnson/summary?cid=N00027848&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"fact_text": "Johnson's top career contributor is the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers at $100,571. No corporate PACs appear among his top donors, consistent with his longstanding progressive-labor funding profile.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/hank-johnson/summary?cid=N00027848&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"fact_text": "In his 2006 primary race to unseat Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Johnson collected at least $34,100 from pro-Israel donors in a single day, per The Hill. The Pro-Israel industry contributed $61,250 to Johnson that cycle — second only to Lawyers/Law Firms.",
"date_occurred": "2006-08-02",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/news/10651-mckinney-opponent-rakes-in-pro-israel-cash/"
},
{
"fact_text": "Johnson's 2012 net worth was reported at $8,000, making him one of the least wealthy members of Congress at the time.",
"date_occurred": "2012-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://dev.ballotpedia.org/Hank_Johnson"
}
],
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"donor_entity_name": "International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "Career (2005–2024): $100,571 total ($571 individual + $100,000 PAC) — single largest career contributor.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/hank-johnson/summary?cid=N00027848&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "American Assn for Justice",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "Career (2005–2024): $95,000 all PAC — second-largest career contributor.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/hank-johnson/summary?cid=N00027848&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "AFLAC Inc",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "Career (2005–2024): $85,000 all PAC. Based in Columbus, GA.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/hank-johnson/summary?cid=N00027848&cycle=CAREER"
}
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"silences": {
"no_data": true,
"reason": "No falsifiable silence identified; Johnson maintains a highly active public presence via press releases, floor statements, and social media on all major topics affecting GA‑04, including Middle East policy, labor, voting rights, and healthcare."
},
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"claims": [
{
"claim_text": "In his 2006 primary campaign against Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Johnson tapped heavily into the pro-Israel fundraising network, collecting at least $34,100 from pro-Israel PACs and individuals on a single day. Pro-Israel was his #2 contributing industry that cycle at $61,250.",
"claim_date": "2006-08-02",
"claim_type": "disclosure",
"source_url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/news/10651-mckinney-opponent-rakes-in-pro-israel-cash/"
},
{
"claim_text": "On April 20, 2024, Johnson voted against H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, stating: 'Sending more offensive weapons to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was an untenable position.' He was one of 37 Democrats to oppose the $26.4 billion military aid package. In 2025, Johnson went further, telling reporters 'the American people know genocide when they see it' regarding Israel's military campaign in Gaza.",
"claim_date": "2024-04-20",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center?page=10"
}
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"type": "position_evolution",
"severity": "medium",
"narrative": "Johnson's 2006 primary campaign was fueled by pro-Israel donors seeking to unseat one of Israel's sharpest congressional critics (McKinney). Nearly two decades later, Johnson himself became one of the House's most vocal critics of Israeli military policy, voting against Israel aid and accusing Israel of 'genocide' — a reversal of the very political alignment that helped launch his congressional career."
}
]
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"bill_id": "H.Con.Res.38",
"title": "War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2026-03-05",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202685",
"why_it_matters": "Johnson voted to rein in Trump's military operations in Iran. Only 2 of 217 Republicans supported the resolution, while 210 of 214 Democrats voted yea. His GA‑04 district (D+27) is heavily anti-war; the vote aligned with constituent sentiment.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
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"bill_id": "H.R.8034",
"title": "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26.4 billion in military and security assistance to Israel)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024152",
"why_it_matters": "Johnson was one of only 37 House Democrats to vote against the bill. His official statement said sending 'more offensive weapons to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was an untenable position.' The vote put him in the progressive minority of the Democratic caucus (166 Dems voted yea) and completed his transformation from a pro-Israel-backed candidate in 2006 to one of Israel's most vocal critics in Congress.",
"category": "party_defection"
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"bill_id": "H.R.8035",
"title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion in military and humanitarian aid)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151",
"why_it_matters": "Johnson joined all 210 voting Democrats in supporting Ukraine aid while 112 House Republicans opposed it. His vote reflected consistent internationalist and anti-Russian aggression positioning aligned with the Democratic mainstream and his district's progressive values.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R.3746",
"title": "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling agreement with SNAP work requirements and spending caps)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2023-05-31",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023243",
"why_it_matters": "Johnson voted with President Biden and Democratic leadership to avert a catastrophic default, despite the bill's new SNAP work requirements. His GA‑04 district has a 14.6% poverty rate and many food-insecure households. Forty-six progressive Democrats voted nay over social safety net concerns, creating tension between fiscal pragmatism and constituent welfare.",
"category": "cross_pressure"
},
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"bill_id": "H.R.29",
"title": "Laken Riley Act (requiring mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with certain crimes)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-01-07",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/20256",
"why_it_matters": "Johnson voted against the bill while 48 House Democrats joined all Republicans in support. Georgia Republicans specifically criticized him and three other Georgia Democrats for opposing a bill named for a Georgia murder victim. His district's 24.5% foreign-born population and 18.5% Hispanic share make immigration enforcement a high-salience constituent concern.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R.1",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump reconciliation package — extending 2017 tax cuts, restructuring Medicaid and SNAP)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-07-03",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190",
"why_it_matters": "Johnson denounced the bill as 'cruel and ugly,' stating it would cut healthcare access and 'funding for food to feed the needy.' His district has a 14.6% poverty rate, and the AFL-CIO scored this as a key vote for working families. The vote aligned Johnson with every House Democrat against the narrow GOP majority (218‑214).",
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}
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"district_summary": "Georgia's 4th Congressional District encompasses parts of DeKalb, Gwinnett, and Rockdale counties in the eastern metro Atlanta region. It is a majority-minority, heavily Democratic district (Cook PVI D+27) with a population of approximately 765,000. Black or African American residents form the largest group at 48.1% (368,000), followed by White (Non-Hispanic) at 20.0%, and Hispanic at 18.5%. The district is 24.5% foreign-born — among the highest in Georgia — with 31.6% of households speaking a non-English language at home. The median age is 36.1, median household income is $71,556, and the poverty rate is 14.6%. Homeownership is 53.6%, and 39.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Gwinnett County alone hosts the largest Korean-American community in Georgia (roughly one-third of Georgia's ~120,000–150,000 ethnic Koreans). Major economic anchors include health care, education, professional services, logistics, and retail.",
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"name": "Retail Trade (sector-wide)",
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"name": "Educational Services (sector-wide, including Georgia State University Perimeter College)",
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"name": "2024 Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 (Homestead Exemption and Property Tax Relief)",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "65%–35%",
"source_url": "https://sos.ga.gov/elections-division/election-results"
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