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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-26T21:55:37.509Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #51055)
Resolved official: Becca Balint (entity #10896)
Ingest result: 34 facts · 33 sources · 2 contradictions · 10 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.
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"target_official": {
"name": "Becca Balint",
"bioguide_id": "B001318"
},
"donor_mapping": {
"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "Becca Balint's campaign committee raised $1,372,633 in the 2023-2024 election cycle, with 58.14% from large individual contributions, 26.39% from PACs, and 15.46% from small donors.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00049900"
},
{
"fact_text": "The Retired category was the top contributing industry at $139,199, all from individuals.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00049900"
},
{
"fact_text": "The Democratic/Liberal industry contributed $131,984, with $113,484 from individuals and $18,500 from PACs.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00049900"
},
{
"fact_text": "JStreetPAC contributed $14,150 to Balint's campaign ($13,150 individual + $1,000 PAC).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00049900"
},
{
"fact_text": "Balint's leadership PAC, Courage PAC, accepted $13,500 in the first half of 2025 including $5,000 from Nike's federal PAC, $2,500 from Universal Music Group's PAC, and $1,000 from Google's federal PAC.",
"date_occurred": "2025-07-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://vtdigger.org/2025/08/18/becca-balint-tells-supporters-she-doesnt-take-corporate-pac-money-records-show-its-not-that-simple/"
},
{
"fact_text": "During the 2024 election cycle, Courage PAC also accepted corporate PAC donations from SpaceX, Amazon, Paramount, Sony, and Toyota.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://vtdigger.org/2025/08/18/becca-balint-tells-supporters-she-doesnt-take-corporate-pac-money-records-show-its-not-that-simple/"
}
],
"connections": [
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"donor_entity_name": "JSTREETPAC",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $14,150 via Becca Balint for Vermont (C00797175); $13,150 individual + $1,000 PAC",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00049900"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,010 via Becca Balint for Vermont (C00797175); $10 from individuals + $10,000 PAC",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00049900"
}
]
},
"silences": {
"no_data": true,
"reason": "Unable to identify a specific topic where Becca Balint was conspicuously silent while demonstrably active on adjacent issues within a defined window, supported by primary-source evidence of that adjacent activity."
},
"contradictions": {
"claims": [
{
"claim_text": "Balint told campaign donors in June 2025: 'I don't take corporate PAC money' and 'unlike other politicians, Becca doesn't take money from big corporate donors with a hidden agenda — she relies on support from people like you who pitch in $10 or $5 at a time.'",
"claim_date": "2025-06-12",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://vtdigger.org/2025/08/18/becca-balint-tells-supporters-she-doesnt-take-corporate-pac-money-records-show-its-not-that-simple/"
},
{
"claim_text": "Courage PAC, a leadership PAC affiliated with Balint, reported on July 31, 2025 accepting $5,000 from Nike's federal PAC, $2,500 from Universal Music Group's PAC, $1,000 from Google's federal PAC, and during the 2024 cycle accepted PAC donations from SpaceX, Amazon, Paramount, Sony, and Toyota.",
"claim_date": "2025-07-31",
"claim_type": "disclosure",
"source_url": "https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00836304/1909496/"
},
{
"claim_text": "Balint apologized for her remarks at a Newport town hall, saying 'It has been and always will be about protecting immigrants and fighting for dignity and fair wages for every single person in this country.'",
"claim_date": "2025-06-05",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://vtdigger.org/2025/06/05/sloppy-and-insensitive-language-rep-becca-balint-walks-back-migrant-labor-comment-after-online-backlash/"
},
{
"claim_text": "At a constituent town hall in Newport, VT on May 28, 2025, Balint said: 'If we don't have avenues for people to come here legally to work or to build a home here … we're not going to have anybody around to wipe our asses because we don't have enough people.'",
"claim_date": "2025-05-28",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14781765/Democrat-savaged-saying-Trump-allow-migrants-no-one-wipe-es.html"
}
],
"contradictions": [
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"claim_a_idx": 0,
"claim_b_idx": 1,
"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "medium",
"narrative": "Balint pledged to donors she does not take corporate PAC money, yet her affiliated leadership PAC Courage PAC accepted thousands from corporate PACs tied to Nike, Google, Universal Music Group, Amazon, SpaceX, Sony, and Toyota — raising questions about the completeness of her pledge."
},
{
"claim_a_idx": 2,
"claim_b_idx": 3,
"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "low",
"narrative": "Balint apologized for her explicit town hall characterization of immigrant labor, calling it a 'mistake' and 'sloppy and insensitive language,' after publicly defending immigrant dignity — an unforced error acknowledged by her own admission."
}
]
},
"telling_votes": [
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 29",
"title": "Laken Riley Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-01-07",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202515",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against legislation mandating ICE detention for undocumented immigrants merely accused of theft offenses, aligning with her progressive stance on immigration despite bipartisan support for the bill. Voted with 158 other Democrats against the bill.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8035",
"title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8035/actions",
"why_it_matters": "Voted for $60.8 billion in military aid to Ukraine, citing the need to 'beat back Putin's advances' and support democracy, a key progressive internationalist vote.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8034",
"title": "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8034/actions",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against $26 billion in military aid to Israel, becoming the first Jewish member of the House to call for a cease-fire. Stated that sending offensive weapons to Netanyahu 'condones the utter destruction of Gaza.'",
"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://www.congress.gov/roll-call-votes/118th-congress/1st-session/h283",
"why_it_matters": "Reluctant 'yes' vote to raise the debt ceiling after leaning 'no,' calling it a choice between 'bad choices' to avoid catastrophic default — a vote that angered some progressive supporters.",
"category": "reversal"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 22",
"title": "SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-04-10",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025136",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, calling it a 'perverse' bill that could disenfranchise nearly 70 million American women, aligning with Vermont's Secretary of State who called the bill 'outrageous.'",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-07-03",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190",
"why_it_matters": "Opposed Trump's signature tax and spending bill, citing devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and defunding of Planned Parenthood — a vote aligned with progressive donor base.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 3486",
"title": "Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-09-10",
"roll_call_url": "https://balint.house.gov/voterecord/#main",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against a bill criminalizing illegal border crossings, consistent with her advocacy for comprehensive immigration reform and pathways to citizenship.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 7463",
"title": "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Government Funding)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2024-03-22",
"roll_call_url": "https://balint.house.gov/media/press-releases?page=1",
"why_it_matters": "Voted to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown, citing the need to 'deliver the best results for Vermonters and the American people.'",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 7160",
"title": "SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2024-02-01",
"roll_call_url": "https://data.usatoday.com/roll-call/member/balint-becca/B001318/",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against adjusting SALT deduction marriage penalty, which disproportionately impacts high-tax states like Vermont — drawing criticism from some constituents for not supporting tax relief for married couples.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 21",
"title": "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-01-23",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202521",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against legislation to mandate medical care for infants born alive after failed abortions, consistent with her strong pro-choice stance and work to enshrine reproductive rights in Vermont's constitution.",
"category": "party_defection"
}
],
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"baseline": {
"district_summary": "Vermont's at-large congressional district encompasses the entire state of Vermont. It is the second-least populous state in the U.S. with approximately 648,493 residents (2023 est.). The state is predominantly White (95.2%), with a median household income of approximately $82,730 (2024). The state has a Cook PVI of D+13 and leans Democratic in federal elections. Major economic sectors include healthcare, education, tourism, and manufacturing (particularly semiconductors and specialty foods). Vermont has a strong progressive tradition, with particular focus on environmental conservation, sustainable agriculture, and social welfare.",
"top_employers": [
{
"name": "University of Vermont Health Network",
"employees": 8000,
"source_url": "https://www.theladders.com/company/uvm-medical-center"
},
{
"name": "GlobalFoundries (semiconductors)",
"employees": 2500,
"source_url": "https://www.zippia.com/company/best-largest-companies-vermont/"
},
{
"name": "State of Vermont Government",
"employees": 7500,
"source_url": "https://www.zippia.com/company/best-largest-companies-vermont/"
}
],
"dominant_industries": [
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"naics": "62",
"share": 0.16,
"source_url": "https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2024/econ/industry.html"
},
{
"naics": "44-45",
"share": 0.13,
"source_url": "https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2024/econ/industry.html"
},
{
"naics": "72",
"share": 0.11,
"source_url": "https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2024/econ/industry.html"
}
],
"recent_ballot_measures": [
{
"name": "Proposal 5 (Reproductive Freedom Amendment)",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "75.5% yes to 24.5% no",
"source_url": "https://statecourtreport.org/2024/10/voters-amend-state-constitutions-to-enshrine-new-rights/"
},
{
"name": "Proposal 4 (Equal Rights Amendment — race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation)",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "majority yes",
"source_url": "https://www.wamc.org/2024-05-06/vermont-house-judiciary-committee-holds-public-hearing-on-constitutional-amendment-to-expand-equal-rights-protections"
},
{
"name": "Vermont Proposition 2 (Prohibit slavery and indentured servitude in all circumstances)",
"year": 2022,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "89.1% yes to 10.9% no",
"source_url": "https://www.wamc.org/2022-11-08/vermont-voters-approve-constitutional-amendment-to-prohibit-slavery-in-all-circumstances"
}
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"demographic_anchors": [
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"label": "Median household income (2024)",
"value": "$82,730",
"source_url": "https://usafacts.org/articles/what-is-the-median-household-income-in-vermont/"
},
{
"label": "Population (2023 est.)",
"value": "648,493",
"source_url": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/VT/PST045224"
},
{
"label": "White alone, not Hispanic or Latino",
"value": "92.6%",
"source_url": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/VT/PST045224"
},
{
"label": "Homeownership rate",
"value": "72.5%",
"source_url": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/VT/PST045224"
}
]
}
}
}