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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-26T06:36:59.315Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #51027)
Resolved official: Aaron Bean (entity #10971)
Ingest result: 39 facts · 39 sources · 1 silences · 2 contradictions · 9 voting_records · 6 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": "Aaron Bean",
"bioguide_id": "B001314"
},
"donor_mapping": {
"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "In the 2025–2026 election cycle (through 12/31/2025), Bean's principal campaign committee raised $1,256,090.52 total receipts, including $476,035.20 in individual contributions and $698,150.00 in other committee (PAC) contributions.",
"date_occurred": "2025-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00816983/"
},
{
"fact_text": "In the 2023–2024 election cycle, Bean's campaign committee raised $1,729,435 with 51.95% from PAC contributions ($898,500) and 41.19% from large individual contributions. Small donors (<$200) accounted for only 0.45%.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00051369"
},
{
"fact_text": "Bean's top contributing industry in 2023–2024 was Lobbyists ($97,750), followed by Retired ($96,229), Real Estate ($79,452), Leadership PACs ($79,000), and Health Professionals ($78,000).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00051369"
},
{
"fact_text": "By sector (2023–2024), Bean's top donor categories were Finance/Insurance/Real Estate ($304,265), Ideology/Single-Issue ($181,085), Health ($171,600), Lawyers & Lobbyists ($160,875), and Transportation ($123,852).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/races/sectors?cycle=2024&id=FL04&spec=N"
},
{
"fact_text": "In Q1 2026, Bean raised $240,000+, with $163,000 from PACs. Q1 PAC donors included AIPAC, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Duke Energy PAC, International Association of Firefighters, NextEra Energy PAC, GEO Group PAC, and multiple health insurer committees.",
"date_occurred": "2026-03-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/791126-bean-kirwan-cd4-fundraising/"
},
{
"fact_text": "Bean is a co-owner of 8 Flags Insurance Company and owns/operates Putt-Putt of Fernandina Beach, per his Florida Senate-era disclosures.",
"date_occurred": "2015-01-13",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://sjaxrotary.blogspot.com/2015/01/"
},
{
"fact_text": "On August 23, 2023, Campaign Legal Center filed an FEC complaint alleging Bean illegally transferred over $1.1 million from his state PAC (Florida Conservative Alliance) to a federal super PAC (Keep Florida Red PAC) that spent $963,000+ on independent expenditures for his 2022 congressional campaign.",
"date_occurred": "2023-08-23",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://campaignlegal.org/document/clc-alleges-florida-congressman-aaron-bean-violated-federal-soft-money-rules"
},
{
"fact_text": "As a Florida State Senator (2012–2022), Bean received $1,000 maximum donations from prison industry giants GEO Group and Geo Care LLC for his unopposed 2018 state senate campaign.",
"date_occurred": "2017-11-10",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/791126-bean-kirwan-cd4-fundraising/"
}
],
"connections": [
{
"donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Committee",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024: $20,374 ($10,374 individuals, $10,000 PAC); top career contributor; also donated in Q1 2026",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00051369"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "GEO Group Inc.",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2026: $X via GEO Group PAC; also donated $1,000 to Bean's state-level campaign in 2018",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/791126-bean-kirwan-cd4-fundraising/"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "Duke Energy Corporation",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2026: $X via Duke Energy PAC (Q1 2026 cycle)",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/791126-bean-kirwan-cd4-fundraising/"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "NextEra Energy, Inc.",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2026: $X via NextEra Energy PAC (Q1 2026 cycle)",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/791126-bean-kirwan-cd4-fundraising/"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "Alkermes plc",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024: $11,000 ($1,000 individuals, $10,000 PAC)",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00051369"
}
]
},
"silences": [
{
"topic": "In-person constituent town halls",
"expected_position": "As the elected representative for FL-04 since January 2023, Bean would be expected to hold periodic in-person town halls where constituents can ask unscripted questions, a longstanding congressional norm.",
"window_start": "2023-01-03",
"window_end": "2026-04-26",
"evidence_summary": "Bean has refused to hold any public in-person town halls. He dismissed calls for them by stating, 'Only people who have never supported me want me to do a town hall' and branded community-organized events as 'fake town halls' and 'Democrat attack rallies.' In early 2025, he recorded a video telling constituents, 'Don't believe any of the hype,' while his office claimed he holds 'real town halls that we do every month' — referring to invitation-only visits to schools and businesses, not public forums. During this window Bean remained highly active in press releases, official house.gov communications, and on-the-record statements on issues including the DOGE Caucus, tax policy, Homeland Security funding, veterans affairs, and NDAA votes.",
"primary_url": "https://fernandinaobserver.org/stories/real-townhalls-are-open-not-staged,55790"
}
],
"contradictions": {
"claims": [
{
"claim_text": "Bean accepted the 'Guardian of Seniors' Rights Award' from the 60 Plus American Association of Senior Citizens, which recognized his 'steadfast commitment to protecting the rights and well-being of senior citizens in Northeast Florida and across the nation.'",
"claim_date": "2025-07-09",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://bean.house.gov/media/press-releases/bean-recognized-championing-seniors-rights"
},
{
"claim_text": "Bean voted yea on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (final concurrence, July 3, 2025; also yea on initial passage May 22, 2025, 215-214). The AFL-CIO scored both votes as 'Wrong,' describing the bill as 'enacting devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs to provide tax-cuts to the rich.'",
"claim_date": "2025-07-03",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll190.xml"
},
{
"claim_text": "Former Fernandina Beach resident Laurie Rodriguez stated at a protest outside Bean's office: 'Mr. Bean has said at church services that he would protect Social Security.' Bean also serves on the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee.",
"claim_date": "2025-02-20",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://malednovich0.wixsite.com/mike-lednovich-blog/post/fernandina-seniors-protest-social-security-cuts-question-musk-s-influence-at-bean-s-office"
},
{
"claim_text": "Bean co-founded and co-chairs the House DOGE Caucus, which explicitly partners with Elon Musk to 'dismantle the out-of-control bureaucracy, cut wasteful programs, slash excess regulations, and restructure federal agencies.' Bean stated he is 'thrilled with President-elect Trump's appointment of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead DOGE.'",
"claim_date": "2024-11-19",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://bean.house.gov/doge-caucus"
}
],
"contradictions": [
{
"claim_a_idx": 0,
"claim_b_idx": 1,
"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Bean accepted a 'Guardian of Seniors' Rights' award while voting for H.R. 1, which the AFL-CIO and other watchdogs said enacted devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP — programs that millions of seniors rely on for healthcare and food security."
},
{
"claim_a_idx": 2,
"claim_b_idx": 3,
"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Bean personally promised constituents at church that he would 'protect Social Security,' yet he co-founded the DOGE Caucus explicitly partnering with Elon Musk — whose DOGE Service has been accused by protesters and advocacy groups of targeting Social Security for cuts."
}
]
},
"telling_votes": [
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Budget Reconciliation) — Final Concurrence",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-07-03",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll190.xml",
"why_it_matters": "Cast a party-line yea on the Trump-backed tax and budget bill that the AFL-CIO said enacted 'devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs to provide tax-cuts to the rich.' Bean serves on the Social Security Subcommittee and had promised to protect seniors' benefits.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Initial Passage",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-05-22",
"roll_call_url": "https://aflcio.org/scorecard/legislators/aaron-bean?order=date&sort=desc",
"why_it_matters": "Voted yea on initial passage (215-214). The narrow margin made every vote critical; the bill was projected to reduce Medicaid enrollment by millions.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 4",
"title": "Rescissions Act of 2025",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-07-18",
"roll_call_url": "https://aflcio.org/scorecard/votes/2025/house/hr-4-rescissions-act-2025-0",
"why_it_matters": "As DOGE Caucus co-chair, Bean celebrated $9 billion in spending cuts. The AFL-CIO opposed this bill, which eliminated all federal support for public broadcasting and gutted foreign assistance programs.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 3633",
"title": "Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-07-17",
"roll_call_url": "https://aflcio.org/scorecard/votes/2025/house/hr-3633-digital-asset-market-clarity-act-2025",
"why_it_matters": "Voted to enable crypto industry operations without comprehensive oversight, against AFL-CIO opposition citing 'endangerment of hard-earned retirement benefits.' Florida's 4th district has significant retiree population.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 2550",
"title": "Protecting America's Workforce Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-12-11",
"roll_call_url": "https://aflcio.org/scorecard/votes/2025/house/hr-2550-protecting-americas-workforce-act",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against restoring collective bargaining rights for over a million federal workers, despite representing a district with a large federal/military civilian workforce (NAS Jacksonville, approx. 22,000 personnel).",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 6703",
"title": "Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-12-17",
"roll_call_url": "https://aflcio.org/scorecard/votes/2025/house/hr-6703-lower-health-care-premiums-all-americans-act",
"why_it_matters": "Voted for a bill promoting substandard health coverage as a substitute for ACA tax credits, which the AFL-CIO said would have cut premium costs in half for 20 million Americans. FL-04 has a 10.1% uninsured rate.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 3746",
"title": "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2023-05-31",
"roll_call_url": "https://ccagwratings.org/legislator/2757",
"why_it_matters": "Voted for a bipartisan debt limit package that imposed spending caps and work requirements. Consistent with Republican leadership but imposed restrictions on federal programs that support lower-income residents in his district.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "HB1557",
"title": "Parental Rights in Education Act ('Don't Say Gay' — Florida Senate)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2022-03-08",
"roll_call_url": "https://ontheissues.org/FL/Aaron_Bean_Education.htm",
"why_it_matters": "As Florida State Senator, voted for the controversial bill restricting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, a party-line vote that put him with the conservative wing on a nationally divisive education issue.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.J.Res. 45",
"title": "Disapproval of Student Loan Forgiveness Rule",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2023-05-24",
"roll_call_url": "https://ccagwratings.org/legislator/2757",
"why_it_matters": "Voted to block student loan forgiveness, against the interests of younger constituents in his district where 27.1% hold bachelor's degrees (below national average) and economic mobility is tied to education access.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 3838",
"title": "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-09-11",
"roll_call_url": "https://bean.house.gov/media/press-releases/bean-supports-troops-securing-homeland",
"why_it_matters": "Supported the NDAA consistent with his district's large military presence (NAS Jacksonville, approx. 22,000 personnel). Aligned with district economic interests but the AFL-CIO opposed the rule version for failing to restore DoD civilian collective bargaining rights.",
"category": "party_defection"
}
],
"constituency_baseline": {
"baseline": {
"district_summary": "Florida's 4th Congressional District encompasses all of Nassau and Clay counties and the portion of Duval County (Jacksonville) west and north of the St. Johns River. With a Cook PVI of R+15, it is a safely Republican seat, though Democrats gained 6 points from recent baselines. The district is anchored by the Jacksonville metropolitan area's military, financial services, and healthcare sectors. The population is 54% White and 30.5% Black, with a median household income of $71,083 — above the national median but well below the Florida statewide average. The district has a 10.7% poverty rate, 10.1% uninsured rate, and 27.1% bachelor's degree attainment. Homeownership is 67.4% and the median home value is $285,600. The district includes major military installations including Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Cecil Field, along with a significant retiree population.",
"top_employers": [
{
"name": "Naval Air Station Jacksonville",
"employees": 25240,
"source_url": "https://archive.metrojacksonville.com/article/2014-may-jacksonvilles-largest-employers"
},
{
"name": "Duval County Public Schools",
"employees": 15000,
"source_url": "https://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-South/Jacksonville-Economy.html"
},
{
"name": "Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville",
"employees": 12000,
"source_url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/subscriber-only/2022/09/23/largest-companies-and-employers-on-first-coast.html"
},
{
"name": "Mayo Clinic Jacksonville",
"employees": 6000,
"source_url": "https://www.opencomp.com/salary/locations/jacksonville-fl"
},
{
"name": "Bank of America / Merrill Lynch",
"employees": 8000,
"source_url": "https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/36935588/major-employers-on-the-fi"
}
],
"dominant_industries": [
{
"naics": "52",
"share": 0.22,
"source_url": "https://www.nefrc.org/regional-information"
},
{
"naics": "62",
"share": 0.18,
"source_url": "https://www.nefrc.org/regional-information"
},
{
"naics": "92",
"share": 0.15,
"source_url": "https://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-South/Jacksonville-Economy.html"
}
],
"recent_ballot_measures": [
{
"name": "Amendment 4: Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)",
"year": 2024,
"result": "failed",
"margin": "57.2% Yes – 42.8% No (failed to reach 60% threshold)",
"source_url": "https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/floridas-abortion-marijuana-amendments-fail-in-2024-election-21707724"
}
],
"demographic_anchors": [
{
"label": "Median household income",
"value": "$71,083",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/aaron-bean-B001314/district"
},
{
"label": "Population (2023 ACS)",
"value": "797,286",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/aaron-bean-B001314/district"
},
{
"label": "Bachelor's degree or higher",
"value": "27.1%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/aaron-bean-B001314/district"
},
{
"label": "Poverty rate",
"value": "10.7%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/aaron-bean-B001314/district"
},
{
"label": "Homeownership rate",
"value": "67.4%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/aaron-bean-B001314/district"
},
{
"label": "Uninsured rate",
"value": "10.1%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/aaron-bean-B001314/district"
},
{
"label": "Black or African American",
"value": "30.5%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/aaron-bean-B001314/district"
},
{
"label": "Cook Partisan Voting Index",
"value": "R+15",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/aaron-bean-B001314/district"
}
]
}
}
}