Goblin House
Goblin House
Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-05-02T08:24:54.292Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #74735)
Resolved official: Jon Husted (entity #10763)
Ingest result: 40 facts · 39 sources · 3 contradictions · 8 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.
{ "target_official": { "name": "Jon Husted", "bioguide_id": "H001104" }, "donor_mapping": { "facts": [ { "fact_text": "Husted raised $959.8K in Q2 2025, the 3rd highest of all Q2 Senate reports. As of July 2025, he held $2.6M cash on hand for his 2026 reelection campaign. Sherrod Brown dramatically outraised him in Q4 2025, with Brown holding $16.5M cash on hand by April 2026 versus Husted's smaller war chest.", "date_occurred": "2025-07-15", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.wvxu.org/2025-07-15/husted-sits-on-2-6m-in-still-clear-field-to-hold-onto-us-senate-seat" }, { "fact_text": "The Sentinel Action Fund, a conservative super PAC backed by crypto interests including the Solana Institute and Multicoin Capital, pledged $8 million to support Husted's 2026 Senate campaign in April 2026. Husted is a self-identified pro-crypto senator who supported the GENIUS Act.", "date_occurred": "2026-04-16", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.gate.com/news/sentinel-action-fund-backs-jon-husted-senate-ohio-8-million" }, { "fact_text": "The Senate Leadership Fund, the main Republican super PAC for Senate races, announced plans to spend $79 million on Husted's behalf — roughly one-quarter of its planned national spending across eight contested Senate races.", "date_occurred": "2026-04-19", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.startribune.com/republicans-plan-big-spending-to-keep-ohios-senate-seat-a-bribery-scandal-adds-to-their-challenges/601775077" }, { "fact_text": "Husted received $116,892 in campaign contributions from Les Wexner, the billionaire founder of Victoria's Secret and an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, between 2001 and 2025. The most recent contribution of $3,500 was made on July 3, 2025 — two months before Husted voted to block the release of Epstein files.", "date_occurred": "2025-09-10", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jon-husted-les-wexner-epstein/" }, { "fact_text": "Husted subsequently announced he would donate the Wexner contributions to charity, but his campaign communications director declined to specify how much would be donated or which charities would receive the funds.", "date_occurred": "2026-02-17", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://tiffinohio.net/posts/jon-husted-to-donate-wexner-cash-after-vote-blocking-epstein-file-release/" }, { "fact_text": "Husted has declined to support a congressional ban on stock trading while actively holding investments in companies where he had close government knowledge, including Intel Corp (where his wife held up to $15,000 in stock) and Heartland Bank (where he served on the board while lieutenant governor).", "date_occurred": "2026-02-02", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://tiffinohio.net/posts/jon-husted-opposes-stock-trading-ban-while-actively-trading-stocks-in-office/" }, { "fact_text": "While serving as Ohio's lieutenant governor in 2022, Husted joined the executive board of Heartland Bank — a financial institution regulated by the Ohio Department of Commerce, whose director was appointed by Gov. DeWine. When Heartland Bank merged into German American Bancorp, Husted's shares converted at 3.9-to-1 and the stock jumped 55%, giving him and his wife between $16,000-$65,000 in German American stock per his 2025 Senate financial disclosure.", "date_occurred": "2022-05-24", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/02/04/ohio-sen-jon-husteds-financial-wins-mirror-his-government-ties/" }, { "fact_text": "Quiver Quantitative estimates Husted's net worth at approximately $8,000 from publicly disclosed stock trades, though his financial disclosure reports more extensive holdings through his spouse and other investment vehicles. The discrepancy reflects limitations in automated net-worth aggregation for recently sworn senators.", "date_occurred": "2026-05-02", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Jon%20Husted-H001104/net-worth" }, { "fact_text": "Husted has served in elected office since 2000: Ohio House of Representatives (2000-2008), Ohio House Speaker (2005-2009), Ohio State Senate (2009-2011), Ohio Secretary of State (2011-2019), Ohio Lieutenant Governor (2019-2025), and was appointed to the U.S. Senate on January 17, 2025 to fill the seat vacated by Vice President J.D. Vance.", "date_occurred": "2025-01-17", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://spectrumnews1.com/news/2025/01/22/jon-husted-sworn-in-as-ohio-s-newest-senator" } ], "connections": [ { "donor_entity_name": "Sentinel Action Fund", "relationship_type": "major_super_pac_support", "description": "2026: $8 million pledged to support Husted's reelection. The PAC is backed by crypto interests including the Solana Institute and Multicoin Capital. Husted proudly supported the GENIUS Act, which created a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins.", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.gate.com/news/sentinel-action-fund-backs-jon-husted-senate-ohio-8-million" }, { "donor_entity_name": "Senate Leadership Fund", "relationship_type": "major_super_pac_support", "description": "2026: $79 million pledged to Ohio, roughly one-quarter of SLF's national spending across eight contested Senate races, reflecting the national GOP's concern about holding this seat.", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.startribune.com/republicans-plan-big-spending-to-keep-ohios-senate-seat-a-bribery-scandal-adds-to-their-challenges/601775077" }, { "donor_entity_name": "Leslie Wexner", "relationship_type": "major_career_donor_and_epstein_associate", "description": "2001-2025: $116,892 in campaign contributions through multiple committees. Wexner was named in FBI documents as a possible Epstein co-conspirator. Husted voted to block Epstein file release two months after receiving Wexner's most recent $3,500 contribution, then subsequently pledged to donate the funds.", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://tiffinohio.net/posts/jon-husted-to-donate-wexner-cash-after-vote-blocking-epstein-file-release/" } ] }, "silences": { "no_data": true, "reason": "No falsifiable silence with the required active-on-adjacent evidence URL could be identified within the specified parameters for this official." }, "contradictions": { "claims": [ { "claim_text": "When asked what role he played in the HB6 bailout legislation (the $1 billion FirstEnergy nuclear bailout at the center of Ohio's $60 million bribery scandal), Husted answered, 'None.' He has reiterated that stance many times since.", "claim_date": "2022", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://www.startribune.com/republicans-plan-big-spending-to-keep-ohios-senate-seat-a-bribery-scandal-adds-to-their-challenges/601775077" }, { "claim_text": "Husted's calendars, obtained via public records request, showed multiple meetings and phone calls with former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones, Ohio's former top utility regulator, and then-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder around the time the bailout bill was developed and passed. Evidence in court showed Jones and lobbyist Dowling discussing a push by Husted for additional subsidies in the legislation.", "claim_date": "2026-03-11", "claim_type": "disclosure", "source_url": "https://www.startribune.com/republicans-plan-big-spending-to-keep-ohios-senate-seat-a-bribery-scandal-adds-to-their-challenges/601775077" }, { "claim_text": "Husted stated on a Columbus radio show that Medicaid work requirements and cuts in the OBBBA were 'purposeful' and added: 'So I love fighting for those things. I love doing that kind of stuff.'", "claim_date": "2025-10", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://ohiodems.org/heartland-signal-ohio-sen-jon-husted-on-fighting-to-weaken-medicaid-i-love-doing-that-kind-of-stuff/" }, { "claim_text": "When asked about the growing affordability crisis facing Ohio families, Husted told Ohioans to 'earn more' money and criticized what he described as a 'broken' American work ethic.", "claim_date": "2026-01", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://tiffinohio.net/posts/jon-husted-opposes-stock-trading-ban-while-actively-trading-stocks-in-office/" }, { "claim_text": "Husted deleted a social media post in July 2025 showing him laughing with lobbyists while bragging that the OBBBA was a 'pro-family' bill for 'working class families,' after being asked about the message it sent. The post on X claimed the bill would cut taxes for Ohioans while omitting its projected $3.4 trillion deficit impact and Medicaid cuts.", "claim_date": "2025-07-16", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://www.mahoningmatters.com/news/local/article291336460.html" } ], "contradictions": [ { "claim_a_idx": 0, "claim_b_idx": 1, "type": "statement_vs_disclosure", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Husted repeatedly stated he had 'no role' in the HB6 bailout legislation at the center of Ohio's largest-ever corruption scandal, yet his own calendars obtained through public records revealed multiple meetings and calls with the three key players in the scheme — FirstEnergy's CEO, the state's top utility regulator, and the House Speaker who was convicted and sentenced to 20 years. Evidence presented at trial showed the CEO and lobbyist explicitly discussing Husted's push for additional subsidies in the bill." }, { "claim_a_idx": 2, "claim_b_idx": 3, "type": "statement_vs_disclosure", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Husted bragged about 'loving' to push Medicaid work requirements and cuts — which would strip coverage from approximately 490,000 Ohioans and threaten 11 rural Ohio hospitals with closure — while telling struggling Ohio families to simply 'earn more' money and criticizing their work ethic. Approximately 3 million Ohioans, over 25% of the state's population, receive health coverage through Medicaid." }, { "claim_a_idx": 4, "claim_b_idx": 2, "type": "same_source_inconsistency", "severity": "low", "narrative": "Husted posted on social media calling the OBBBA a 'pro-family bill for working class families,' then deleted the post after being questioned about a photo showing him laughing with lobbyists. Shortly thereafter, he told a radio audience he 'loves' fighting for Medicaid work requirements that would strip coverage from nearly half a million Ohioans. Both accounts are drawn from overlapping news reporting; editors may downgrade visibility." } ] }, "telling_votes": [ { "bill_id": "H.R. 1", "title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — Senate passage", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-07-01", "roll_call_url": "https://www.wtol.com/article/news/politics/where-your-lawmakers-stand-on-the-big-beautiful-bill/512-5c26a1a8-2e8a-4b36-8e3e-7a9c83b8d2f5", "why_it_matters": "Husted voted yea on what the Ohio Democratic Party and health policy analysts described as 'the largest Medicaid cut in U.S. history.' Joint Economic Committee analysis projected 490,000 Ohioans would lose health coverage under the bill, and 11 rural Ohio hospitals faced closure risk. Over 25% of Ohioans (~3 million people) receive health coverage through Medicaid. Husted described the cuts as 'purposeful' and said 'I love doing that kind of stuff' on WTVN 610 radio. The bill passed 51-50 with VP Vance casting the tie-breaker. Three Senate Republicans voted nay (Collins, Murkowski, McConnell). Husted's chief campaign challenger, Sherrod Brown, has made the OBBBA vote the centerpiece of his 2026 comeback bid.", "category": "against_constituent" }, { "bill_id": "S. 5", "title": "Laken Riley Act", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-01-20", "roll_call_url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-passes-crypto-bill-genius-act", "why_it_matters": "Husted voted yea on mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with nonviolent crimes — the first bill signed into law in Trump's second term and a centerpiece of the administration's immigration crackdown. The vote was his first major Senate vote and aligned him with the GOP hardline on immigration. He has since voted for a bill to restrict birthright citizenship and supported military intervention in Venezuela.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "S. 2154", "title": "GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins)", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-06-17", "roll_call_url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-passes-crypto-bill-genius-act", "why_it_matters": "Husted proudly supported the GENIUS Act, stating on StandWithCrypto.org: 'I'm fighting for legislation that's pro-innovation, pro-worker, and pro-consumer.' The Sentinel Action Fund — backed by Solana Institute and Multicoin Capital crypto interests — subsequently pledged $8 million to support his 2026 reelection. The vote created a direct alignment between his legislative record and crypto-industry super PAC spending.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "PN 12-1", "title": "Confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-01-24", "roll_call_url": "https://ohiodems.org/news/what-you-missed-this-weekend-husted-moreno-confirm-dod-nominee-with-history-of-sexual-assault-abuse-allegations/", "why_it_matters": "Husted voted to confirm Hegseth despite widespread allegations of sexual assault and financial mismanagement. Hegseth was confirmed 51-50 with VP Vance's tie-breaker. The Ohio Democratic Party attacked Husted for confirming a nominee 'with a long series of disturbing sexual assault allegations' and called him 'dangerously uninterested in doing his job' of Senate advice and consent.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "PN 11-3", "title": "Confirmation of Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-01-25", "roll_call_url": "https://www.localnewslive.com/news/senate-confirms-hegseth-and-noem/", "why_it_matters": "Husted voted to confirm Noem to head DHS — the department carrying out Trump's mass deportation agenda. Noem was confirmed 59-34 with seven Democratic votes. The vote is consistent with Husted's broader alignment with Trump's immigration enforcement policies.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "S.Amdt. 512", "title": "Motion to Table Schumer Amendment on Epstein Files Release", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-09-10", "roll_call_url": "https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00512.htm", "why_it_matters": "Husted voted to block the release of Epstein-related DOJ files just two months after receiving a $3,500 donation from Les Wexner, Epstein's longtime business associate and possible co-conspirator. Husted had received $116,892 from Wexner over his career. Following public backlash, he reversed course in November, allowing the files' release to proceed by unanimous consent and pledging to donate the Wexner funds to charity.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "S.Con.Res.", "title": "Vote Against Extending Enhanced ACA Tax Credits", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2025-09-19", "roll_call_url": "https://www.dscc.org/news/vote-alert-jon-husted-votes-again-to-spike-health-care-costs-for-ohio-families/", "why_it_matters": "Husted voted against permanently extending Affordable Care Act cost-lowering tax credits. Approximately 513,000 Ohioans benefited from the enhanced subsidies in 2025 according to the Health Policy Institute of Ohio. His opponent Sherrod Brown has made this vote central to his campaign messaging. Husted later said he supports 'some kind' of ACA subsidy extension.", "category": "against_constituent" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 9745", "title": "Government Funding Continuing Resolution — October 2025", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-10-01", "roll_call_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/15/how-did-bernie-moreno-and-jon-husted-vote-on-government-shutdown-see-senate-voting-tracker/82459563007/", "why_it_matters": "Husted voted yea on the failed stopgap funding bill to keep federal agencies open. The bill was rejected, triggering a 40-day government shutdown that delayed SNAP benefits and military pay. The vote reflects the governing-wing posture of the GOP but contributed to disruptions for the 1.45 million Ohioans relying on SNAP.", "category": "cross_pressure" } ], "constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "Ohio is a Midwestern state of approximately 11.9 million residents with an economy historically anchored in manufacturing, though healthcare now dominates employment. The state has a median household income of approximately $72,212 — below the national median — and a poverty rate of approximately 13.4%. Approximately 25% of Ohioans (roughly 3 million people) receive health coverage through Medicaid, and 1.45 million Ohioans rely on SNAP benefits each month. The uninsured rate dropped from 14% in 2010 to 7% in 2022 following Medicaid expansion. Major employers include Cleveland Clinic, Ohio State University, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Procter & Gamble, and Honda of America. Ohio has shifted increasingly Republican, voting for Trump by 8 points in 2016 and 2020 and 11 points in 2024. The state has a Cook PVI of R+6. Husted's seat was previously held by JD Vance (elected 2022) and Sherrod Brown (elected 2006, defeated 2024). Husted faces a competitive 2026 special election against former Senator Sherrod Brown.", "top_employers": [ { "name": "Cleveland Clinic", "employees": 56000, "source_url": "https://my.clevelandclinic.org/about/overview" }, { "name": "Ohio State University / Wexner Medical Center", "employees": 33000, "source_url": "https://www.osu.edu/about" }, { "name": "Wright-Patterson Air Force Base", "employees": 30000, "source_url": "https://www.wpafb.af.mil" } ], "dominant_industries": [ { "naics": "62", "share": 0.148, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/ohio" }, { "naics": "31-33", "share": 0.131, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/ohio" }, { "naics": "44-45", "share": 0.113, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/ohio" } ], "recent_ballot_measures": [ { "name": "Ohio Issue 1 — Protect Abortion Rights (November 2023)", "year": 2023, "result": "passed", "margin": "56.8% Yes — 43.2% No", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/" }, { "name": "Ohio Issue 2 — Legalize Recreational Marijuana (November 2023)", "year": 2023, "result": "passed", "margin": "57.0% Yes — 43.0% No", "source_url": "https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/" } ], "demographic_anchors": [ { "label": "Population (2025)", "value": "11,900,510", "source_url": "https://datacommons.org/place/geoId/39" }, { "label": "median household income", "value": "$72,212 (2024 ACS)", "source_url": "https://www.veritasx.us/demographics/ohio" }, { "label": "poverty rate", "value": "~13.4%", "source_url": "https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/poverty/state-data/ohio" }, { "label": "Medicaid coverage rate", "value": "~25% (approximately 3 million Ohioans)", "source_url": "https://www.communitysolutions.com/research/medicaid-data-for-ohio/" }, { "label": "SNAP enrollment", "value": "1.45 million Ohioans (May 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/see-average-ohio-snap-benefits-173059432.html" }, { "label": "uninsured rate", "value": "7% (2022, down from 14% in 2010)", "source_url": "https://www.healthpolicyohio.org/data-graphics/" }, { "label": "unemployment rate", "value": "4.9% (May 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/10/ohio-economic-profile.html" }, { "label": "ACA enhanced subsidy beneficiaries", "value": "~513,000 Ohioans (2025)", "source_url": "https://www.ideastream.org/2025/11/18/ohio-sen-husted-says-hes-for-somekind-of-aca-subsidy-extension" }, { "label": "GDP growth (Q1 2025)", "value": "-0.1%", "source_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/10/ohio-economic-profile.html" } ] } } }