Congress Monitor Build Handoff

Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup) Filed: 2026-04-26T09:33:31.906Z Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #51034) Resolved official: André Carson (entity #11184) Ingest result: 0 inserted, 28 skipped

Briefing Sent

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.

Result

{ "target_official": { "name": "André Carson", "bioguide_id": "C001072" },

"donor_mapping": { "facts": [ { "fact_text": "In the 2025–2026 election cycle (through March 31, 2026), André Carson raised $772,691 total receipts, with $410,050 (59%) from other committee (PAC) contributions and $284,606 from individual contributions.", "date_occurred": "2026-03-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8IN07184/" }, { "fact_text": "In the 2023–2024 election cycle, Carson raised $525,798 and spent $744,290, with $492,609 cash on hand as of June 30, 2024.", "date_occurred": "2024-06-30", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2024&id=IN07&spec=N" }, { "fact_text": "According to challenger George Hornedo's campaign, 73% of Carson's campaign funding comes from PACs, much from corporate PACs including AES Indiana, while only 7% comes from small-dollar donors under $200.", "date_occurred": "2025-10-01", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.georgehornedo.com/" }, { "fact_text": "André Carson's estimated net worth is $32,500 as of February 2026, ranking 474th in Congress, with approximately $0 invested in publicly traded assets.", "date_occurred": "2026-02-05", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Fundraising+Update:+Representative+André+Carson+just+disclosed+$156.4K+of+new+fundraising" }, { "fact_text": "Carson's Q4 2025 FEC filing (February 3, 2026) disclosed $156.4K in new fundraising, $137.2K in spending, and $646.3K cash on hand.", "date_occurred": "2026-02-03", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/861/202602039825908861/202602039825908861.pdf" }, { "fact_text": "Carson's leadership PAC, America Now, raised $43,700 in the 2023-2024 cycle.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/america-now/C00511196/summary/2024" }, { "fact_text": "United Auto Workers PAC contributed $5,000 to Andre Carson for Congress on March 13, 2024.", "date_occurred": "2024-03-13", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/vendor-recipient/andre-carson-for-congress" } ], "connections": [] },

"silences": { "no_data": true, "reason": "No documented instance was identified where Carson was expected to weigh in on a specific topic within a defined window, remained silent, yet was demonstrably active on adjacent topics with falsifiable primary-source evidence." },

"contradictions": { "no_data": true, "reason": "Carson's voting record (59% nay, 39% yea in the 119th Congress) and public statements are broadly consistent with his progressive platform. No directly sourced contradictions between his claims and votes, or between separate disclosures, were identified with primary-source-grade evidence on both sides." },

"telling_votes": [ { "bill_id": "H.R. 22", "title": "SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) — On Passage", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2025-04-10", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025102", "why_it_matters": "Voted against requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. Carson later published a detailed constituent newsletter explaining his opposition, citing disproportionate impact on Black, Latino, and married women voters. Only 4 House Democrats voted yea.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.Res. 771", "title": "Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2023-10-25", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/771", "why_it_matters": "Carson was the only Indiana House member (out of 9) to vote against the resolution, and one of only 10 nationwide. He called the resolution 'horribly one-sided' for failing to acknowledge Palestinian lives lost, while affirming condemnation of antisemitism.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 5587", "title": "HEATS Act — On Passage", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2026-04-23", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026137", "why_it_matters": "Voted against the Republican energy bill with 186 Democrats. Carson has co-sponsored the Energy Bills Relief Act, advocating for utility-cost relief for Hoosiers. His district has a 16.3% poverty rate, making energy affordability a direct constituent concern.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 6387", "title": "FIRE Act — On Passage", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2026-04-22", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026136", "why_it_matters": "Voted against a bill related to federal infrastructure and disaster management. Carson sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and has championed FEMA reform, making this a substantive committee-area vote.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 4758", "title": "Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — On Passage", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2026-02-25", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026119", "why_it_matters": "Voted against a GOP energy bill. Carson's district has a 54.3% homeownership rate (below 65.5% national average), and his opposition aligned with his broader energy-affordability advocacy for constituents.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 1689", "title": "Extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2026-04-16", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026125", "why_it_matters": "Carson signed a discharge petition to force this bill to the floor when Republican leadership refused to act. An estimated 50,000 Haitian immigrants live in Indiana. This was a rare bipartisan immigration vote.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.J.Res. 72", "title": "Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025 — On Passage", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2026-02-11", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026104", "why_it_matters": "Supported the resolution relating to presidential emergency powers. Carson is a cosponsor of legislation requiring congressional authorization for military action, reflecting his consistent position on war powers.", "category": "party_defection" } ],

"constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "Indiana's 7th Congressional District encompasses most of Marion County and Indianapolis, with a population of approximately 752,682. It is a majority-minority district (47.4% White, 32.4% Black, 15.3% Hispanic) and is rated D+40, making it the most Democratic-leaning district in Indiana. The district has a median household income of $64,147, a poverty rate of 16.3%, and a homeownership rate of 54.3% — all metrics that trail national averages. The median age is 34.2, skewing significantly younger than the national average of 38.5. The economy is driven by healthcare, retail trade, and manufacturing, anchored by major employers including Walmart, the U.S. government (including Department of Defense installations), and the State of Indiana. The district is deeply rooted in the Carson family political legacy — André Carson succeeded his grandmother Julia Carson following her death in 2007.", "top_employers": [ { "name": "Walmart Inc.", "employees": 41030, "source_url": "https://www.ibj.com/lists/largest-indiana-employers" }, { "name": "U.S. Government (incl. DoD, USPS)", "employees": 40300, "source_url": "https://www.ibj.com/lists/largest-indiana-employers" }, { "name": "State of Indiana", "employees": 31363, "source_url": "https://www.ibj.com/lists/largest-indiana-employers" } ], "dominant_industries": [ { "naics": "622 - Health Care & Social Assistance", "share": 0.146, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-7-in#economy" }, { "naics": "441 - Retail Trade", "share": 0.114, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-7-in#economy" }, { "naics": "311 - Manufacturing", "share": 0.110, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-7-in#economy" } ], "recent_ballot_measures": [ { "name": "Indiana Constitutional Amendment — Remove State Superintendent of Public Instruction from Gubernatorial Succession", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "Passed with no organized opposition", "source_url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/11/indiana-ballot-question-state-superintendent-of-instruction-2024-election-governor-succesion/75614653007/" } ], "demographic_anchors": [ { "label": "Median Household Income (2024)", "value": "$64,147", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-7-in#demographics" }, { "label": "Poverty Rate (2024)", "value": "16.3%", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-7-in#demographics" }, { "label": "Homeownership Rate", "value": "54.3%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/andr-carson-C001072/district" }, { "label": "Racial Composition", "value": "White 47.4%, Black 32.4%, Hispanic 15.3%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/andr-carson-C001072/district" }, { "label": "Median Age", "value": "34.2 years (national: 38.5)", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/andr-carson-C001072/district" }, { "label": "Population (2024 estimate)", "value": "752,682", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-7-in#demographics" } ] } } }