Goblin House
Goblin House
Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-05-02T00:51:03.792Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #74120)
Resolved official: Jack Bergman (entity #11099)
Ingest result: 25 facts · 25 sources · 1 silences · 1 contradictions · 6 voting_records · 2 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": "Jack Bergman", "bioguide_id": "B001301" }, "donor_mapping": { "facts": [ { "fact_text": "Bergman's campaign committee raised $1,006,220.69 in total receipts during the 2025 calendar year, with $285,095.57 from individual contributions and $396,425.00 from other committee (PAC) contributions.", "date_occurred": "2025-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00614214/?cycle=2026" }, { "fact_text": "In 2024, Bergman received a $289,100 contribution from California couple Elliott Broidy and Robin Rosensweig — one of the largest individual donations to a Michigan congressional candidate that year. Broidy pleaded guilty in 2020 to a federal charge related to foreign lobbying, was pardoned by President Trump, and Bergman previously supported that pardon in a letter to the White House.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/ipr-news/2026-03-04/californian-couple-gives-six-digit-check-to-northern-michigan-congressman-jack-bergman" }, { "fact_text": "Bergman's top campaign committee donors for the 2025-2026 cycle included RTX Corporation PAC ($15,000), Boeing Company PAC ($12,000), General Atomics PAC ($15,000), and the Bergman Victory Committee joint fundraising effort, which raised $593,220.", "date_occurred": "2025-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/member/B001301" }, { "fact_text": "In the 2023-2024 cycle, Bergman raised $1,828,501 and spent $233,094 per vote, according to local media analysis. The Nutritional & Dietary Supplements industry contributed $32,800, making him the second-largest House recipient from that sector.", "date_occurred": "2024-05-14", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.miningjournal.net/opinion/2024/05/follow-the-numbers/" }, { "fact_text": "Bergman owns 200 shares of AirBoss of America Corp (TSX:BOS), acquired August 20, 2025, valued at approximately $970. Quiver Quantitative estimates his net worth at approximately $1.0 million as of January 2026.", "date_occurred": "2025-08-20", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.gurufocus.com/insider/3621/jack-robert-bergman" } ], "connections": [ { "donor_entity_name": "RTX Corp", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2025-2026 cycle: $15,000 PAC contribution. Defense contractor and major Air Force/Navy supplier; Bergman serves on House Armed Services Committee.", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/member/B001301" }, { "donor_entity_name": "Boeing Co", "relationship_type": "donor", "description": "2025-2026 cycle: $12,000 PAC contribution. Among Bergman's top PAC donors.", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/member/B001301" } ] }, "silences": [ { "topic": "In-person public town hall meetings with constituents", "expected_position": "As the elected representative for Michigan's 1st District since 2017, Bergman would be expected to hold periodic public town halls to hear directly from constituents, as is standard practice for Members of Congress.", "window_start": "2018-01-01", "window_end": "2026-04-01", "evidence_summary": "Bergman has not held a public town hall in his district since 2017, according to multiple local news organizations and constituent groups. EUP Solidarity reported 'the last time Bergman hosted a town hall in any portion of his district was also in 2017.' During this period, Bergman was active in Washington and appeared at paid fundraisers and private meetings. Constituent groups have organized at least four town halls without him since January 2025, in some cases addressing an empty chair.", "primary_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/23/eup-solidarity-plans-town-hall-meeting-in-sault-without-u-s-rep-jack-bergman/83208241007/" } ], "contradictions": { "claims": [ { "claim_text": "In February 2024, during a visit to Alpena, Bergman publicly stated he supported U.S. aid to Ukraine: 'I support any country, especially Ukraine, that is being attacked by Russia…I support fundings.' He said preventing Putin from overtaking Ukraine 'makes it less likely he ups his ambitions to invade Poland.'", "claim_date": "2024-02-20", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/local-news/2024/02/congressman-jack-bergman-coming-to-alpena/" }, { "claim_text": "On April 20, 2024, Bergman voted against H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provided $60.8 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. He was one of 112 House Republicans who opposed the bill.", "claim_date": "2024-04-20", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151" } ], "contradictions": [ { "claim_a_idx": 0, "claim_b_idx": 1, "type": "statement_vs_vote", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Bergman told his constituents and the local press in February 2024 that he supported funding for Ukraine, but only two months later voted against the $60.8 billion Ukraine aid package. The Alpena News subsequently editorialized: 'After saying publicly in this very newspaper that he supported U.S. aid to Ukraine, when it was crunch time, Congressman Jack Bergman answered Vladimir Putin's command and voted against it.'" } ] }, "telling_votes": [ { "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": "nay", "vote_date": "2026-03-05", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll085.xml", "why_it_matters": "Bergman voted with 217 Republicans against the resolution, which failed 212-219. His top campaign donors include defense contractors RTX ($15,000) and Boeing ($12,000) that supply weapons used in Middle East operations. Only 2 Republicans supported the resolution to constrain Trump's Iran operations. Bergman also voted to pass H.Res. 1099, a resolution affirming Iran 'remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism,' the same day.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R.8035", "title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (providing $60.8 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine)", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2024-04-20", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151", "why_it_matters": "Bergman voted against the Ukraine aid package while 101 Republicans supported it, placing him in the isolationist wing of the GOP. His vote contradicted his February 2024 statement to The Alpena News that he supported Ukraine funding. Local editorial boards sharply criticized the vote, noting the district includes families of Ukrainian ancestry.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R.8034", "title": "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (providing $26.4 billion in military and security assistance to Israel)", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2024-04-20", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024152", "why_it_matters": "Bergman voted with the overwhelming 366-58 majority for Israel aid. His pro-Israel stance aligns with his donor Elliott Broidy, a major GOP fundraiser known for philanthropic work combating antisemitism, who gave $289,100. The bill's defense contractor beneficiaries (RTX, Boeing) are Bergman donors. Bergman visited Israel for meetings 'eight or nine years ago,' per his own account, and has consistently supported Israel aid.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R.1", "title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (extending 2017 tax cuts, restructuring Medicaid and SNAP, border security, energy provisions)", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-07-03", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll086.xml", "why_it_matters": "Bergman claimed the bill would 'strengthen Medicaid' and 'cut costs for families' for his constituents. However, independent analyses projected the bill would enact 'devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs,' per the AFL-CIO. His district has a 7.7% poverty rate and a median age of 47.4, with 17% of residents aged 70+. Protesters at his events condemned the cuts. The bill passed 218-214.", "category": "against_constituent" }, { "bill_id": "H.R.29", "title": "Laken Riley Act (requiring mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with certain crimes)", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-01-07", "roll_call_url": "https://data.usatoday.com/roll-call/laken-riley-act/2025-house-023/", "why_it_matters": "Bergman co-sponsored related legislation (the VOICE Act) and issued a press release celebrating the bill's passage, calling it 'the 119th Congress' first step to help ensure these crimes committed by illegals never happen again.' He voted with all 217 Republicans. His district is 89.9% White with only 2.4% Hispanic population and 0.6% public transit usage — immigration enforcement carries low direct constituency cost while reinforcing his border-security brand.", "category": "constituent_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R.3746", "title": "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling suspension with SNAP work requirements and discretionary spending caps)", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2023-05-31", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023243", "why_it_matters": "Bergman called the deal 'more conservative wins than any debt ceiling measure presented since I've come to Congress' and a 'good deal for conservatives.' He joined 217 Republicans supporting the bill while 71 Republicans voted against it as insufficiently conservative. The bill's SNAP work requirements and spending caps, however, affected his district's low-income and elderly populations.", "category": "cross_pressure" } ], "constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "Michigan's 1st Congressional District is the second-largest district east of the Mississippi River by area, encompassing the entire Upper Peninsula and 20 counties of Northern Michigan's Lower Peninsula. It is overwhelmingly White (89.9%), rural, and car-dependent (75.2% drive alone to work). The median age is 47.4 — a full 9 years older than the national average — with 17% of residents aged 70 or older. Median household income is $64,546 with a poverty rate of 7.7%. Homeownership is exceptionally high at 80.9%, and 28.3% hold a bachelor's degree. The district is a Republican stronghold (Cook PVI R+22). Key industries include tourism, timber, mining, manufacturing, and health care. The district hosts military installations and a large veteran population. Bergman has held the seat since 2017 and was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2024.", "top_employers": [ { "name": "Health Care & Social Assistance (sector-wide, including UP Health System and Munson Healthcare)", "employees": 46246, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-mi" }, { "name": "Retail Trade (sector-wide)", "employees": 34772, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-mi" }, { "name": "Manufacturing (sector-wide)", "employees": 29943, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-mi" } ], "dominant_industries": [ { "naics": "62", "share": 0.175, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-mi" }, { "naics": "44-45", "share": 0.132, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-mi" }, { "naics": "31-33", "share": 0.113, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-mi" } ], "recent_ballot_measures": [ { "name": "2024 Michigan Proposal 1 (Modify legislative term limits and require financial disclosure)", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "66%–34%", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/election-results" } ], "demographic_anchors": [ { "label": "Median household income", "value": "$64,546", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/jack-bergman-B001301/district" }, { "label": "Poverty rate", "value": "7.7%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/jack-bergman-B001301/district" }, { "label": "Homeownership rate", "value": "80.9%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/jack-bergman-B001301/district" }, { "label": "Median age", "value": "47.4 years", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/jack-bergman-B001301/district" } ] } } }