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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup) Filed: 2026-04-27T04:46:54.493Z Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #56326) Resolved official: Bradley Scott Schneider (entity #11109) Ingest result: 40 facts · 39 sources · 3 contradictions · 10 voting_records · 2 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.

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  "target_official": {
    "name": "Bradley Scott Schneider",
    "bioguide_id": "S001190"
  },
  "donor_mapping": {
    "facts": [
      {
        "fact_text": "Brad Schneider's campaign committee raised $28,392,220 across his career (2011-2024), with $1,873,762 cash on hand as of December 31, 2024.",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/brad-schneider/summary?cid=N00033101&cycle=CAREER&type=I"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "The American Israel Public Affairs Committee was the single largest organizational contributor at $286,770 ($272,570 individual + $14,200 PAC) across Schneider's career, with the Pro-Israel industry contributing $1,336,589 total.",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/brad-schneider/summary?cid=N00033101&cycle=CAREER&type=I"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "The Securities & Investment industry contributed $2,212,664, with $350,250 from PACs. Schneider sits on the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over financial services taxation.",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/brad-schneider/summary?cid=N00033101&cycle=CAREER&type=I"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck PAC contributed $50,000 to Schneider in the 2026 cycle — the largest single recipient of that PAC's funding.",
        "date_occurred": "2026-03-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/contributor/C00390583/brownstein-hyatt-farber-schreck-pac"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "In Q4 2025, 59.0% of Schneider's fundraising came from individual donors, with $485.4K raised and $1.7M cash on hand.",
        "date_occurred": "2026-01-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Press+Release%3A+Rep.+Brad+Schneider+Issues+Statement+on+President+Trump%27s+State+of+the+Union+Address"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Quiver Quantitative estimates Schneider's net worth at $8.9M as of April 2025, ranking 91st in Congress. Wikipedia lists his net worth at $27.2M from management consulting and industrial engineering.",
        "date_occurred": "2025-04-15",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/fundraising-update-representative-bradley-scott-schneider-just-disclosed-5300k-new"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Discover Financial Services contributed $100,751 ($60,751 individual + $40,000 PAC) across Schneider's career.",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/brad-schneider/summary?cid=N00033101&cycle=CAREER&type=I"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Bridge the Gap PAC is Schneider's leadership PAC, raising funds to contribute to Democratic candidates.",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/bridge-the-gap-pac/C00655423/summary/2024"
      }
    ],
    "connections": [
      {
        "donor_entity_name": "AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE",
        "relationship_type": "pac_donor",
        "description": "2011-2024 cycle: $14,200 PAC + $272,570 individual = $286,770 via Schneider for Congress (C00495952)",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/brad-schneider/summary?cid=N00033101&cycle=CAREER&type=I"
      },
      {
        "donor_entity_name": "DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES",
        "relationship_type": "major_donor",
        "description": "2011-2024 cycle: $100,751 via Schneider for Congress ($60,751 individual + $40,000 PAC)",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/brad-schneider/summary?cid=N00033101&cycle=CAREER&type=I"
      }
    ]
  },
  "silences": {
    "no_data": true,
    "reason": "Unable to identify a specific topic where Brad Schneider 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": "Schneider co-leads the bipartisan SALT Deductibility Act to fully repeal the $10,000 SALT deduction cap, framing it as providing relief to 'working families' and 'middle-class families' who face 'unfair double taxation.'",
        "claim_date": "2025-01-23",
        "claim_type": "platform",
        "source_url": "https://schneider.house.gov/media/press-releases/schneider-co-leads-bipartisan-bill-fully-repeal-salt-cap"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "Both liberal and conservative tax policy groups (Tax Foundation; Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy) agree that repealing the SALT cap would be a windfall for high earners: 62% of benefits go to the richest 1%, 86% to the top 5%. ITEP concluded, 'There is no state where this is a primarily middle-class issue.' The Tax Policy Center found over 90% of filers claiming SALT earn above $200,000.",
        "claim_date": "2021-02-02",
        "claim_type": "disclosure",
        "source_url": "https://wirepoints.org/illinois-progressives-in-congress-pushing-for-huge-tax-cut-for-the-rich-wirepoints/"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "Schneider voted against the House GOP Israel aid bill (H.R. 6126) in November 2023, calling it 'terribly flawed, weak and dangerous' because it conditioned aid on defunding the IRS. The NRCC attacked him: 'Brad Schneider Votes Against Israel.'",
        "claim_date": "2023-11-02",
        "claim_type": "vote",
        "source_url": "https://schneider.house.gov/media/press-releases/schneider-statement-opposition-partisan-israel-supplemental"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "Schneider is the single largest recipient of Pro-Israel contributions in the House ($1,336,589 career). He co-chairs the Israel Allies Caucus and the Abraham Accords Caucus, authored the anti-BDS resolution (H.Res. 246, passed 398-17), and on February 3, 2024 stated 'I will vote yes for the clean supplemental appropriation' for Israel. He attended Netanyahu's address to Congress in July 2024 while other Jewish Democrats boycotted.",
        "claim_date": "2024-07-24",
        "claim_type": "statement",
        "source_url": "https://patch.com/illinois/wilmette/north-shore-members-congress-split-boycott-netanyahu-address"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "In his 2012 primary campaign, Schneider criticized the 'distorting, shadowy influence of super PACs' and said he would ask them to stay out of the race, pledging to try to keep super PACs out of the 10th District race.",
        "claim_date": "2012-02-12",
        "claim_type": "statement",
        "source_url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20120212/news/10th-district-candidates-bash-super-pacs-but-one-would-take-the-cash-anyway/"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "Two weeks later at a campaign forum, Schneider shifted his stance, saying he would accept help from super PACs if Republican incumbent Bob Dold did so: 'I'm not going to fight this fight with one hand behind my back.' He now operates his own leadership PAC, Bridge the Gap PAC.",
        "claim_date": "2012-02-27",
        "claim_type": "statement",
        "source_url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20120227/news/schneider-shifts-stance-on-super-pacs-says-hell-take-support-if-dold-does/"
      }
    ],
    "contradictions": [
      {
        "claim_a_idx": 0,
        "claim_b_idx": 1,
        "type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
        "severity": "high",
        "narrative": "Schneider frames SALT cap repeal as tax relief for 'working families' and 'middle-class families,' but nonpartisan tax analyses from both liberal and conservative groups show that 86% of the benefits of full repeal would go to the top 5% of earners, and over half to the top 1% — an extraordinarily regressive tax policy that critics call 'a tax cut for the rich' incompatible with Schneider's progressive self-branding."
      },
      {
        "claim_a_idx": 2,
        "claim_b_idx": 3,
        "type": "reversal",
        "severity": "medium",
        "narrative": "Schneider voted against the November 2023 GOP Israel aid bill, generating headlines that he 'voted against Israel' — yet he is the House's single largest recipient of Pro-Israel contributions, attended Netanyahu's address when other Jewish Democrats boycotted, co-chairs the Israel Allies and Abraham Accords Caucuses, and later voted for the clean supplemental Israel aid package in February 2024. His stated objection was procedural (conditioning aid on IRS defunding), but the 'no' vote created a lasting public record of opposition to an Israel funding package that conflicted with his otherwise staunchly pro-Israel reputation."
      },
      {
        "claim_a_idx": 4,
        "claim_b_idx": 5,
        "type": "reversal",
        "severity": "low",
        "narrative": "Schneider criticized super PACs as a 'distorting, shadowy influence' in February 2012, but reversed his position just two weeks later, citing electoral pragmatism: 'There are no moral victories in elections.' He now operates his own leadership PAC alongside the super PAC system he once denounced."
      }
    ]
  },
  "telling_votes": [
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 1319",
      "title": "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021",
      "vote": "yea",
      "vote_date": "2021-02-27",
      "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/roll-call-votes/117th-congress/1st-session/h72",
      "why_it_matters": "Supported $1.9 trillion COVID relief delivering $1,400 stimulus checks, expanded child tax credits, and aid to Illinois — critical for his suburban Chicago district.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 3684",
      "title": "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act",
      "vote": "yea",
      "vote_date": "2021-11-05",
      "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021369",
      "why_it_matters": "Voted for $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package funding roads, bridges, and broadband for Illinois and the Chicago metro area.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 8404",
      "title": "Respect for Marriage Act",
      "vote": "yea",
      "vote_date": "2022-12-08",
      "roll_call_url": "https://schneider.house.gov/media/press-releases/schneider-protects-marriage-equality-house-passes-respect-marriage-act",
      "why_it_matters": "Voted to codify federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages, stating it 'officially repeals the bigoted and unconstitutional DOMA.' Consistent with his long record supporting LGBTQ rights.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 3746",
      "title": "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023",
      "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": "Joined 165 Democrats and 149 Republicans to suspend the debt ceiling and avoid catastrophic default — a bipartisan compromise consistent with his reputation as one of the most bipartisan House Democrats.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 6126",
      "title": "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (House GOP standalone version)",
      "vote": "nay",
      "vote_date": "2023-11-02",
      "roll_call_url": "https://schneider.house.gov/media/press-releases/schneider-statement-opposition-partisan-israel-supplemental",
      "why_it_matters": "One of only a handful of Democrats to vote against standalone Israel aid, citing IRS defunding as a poison pill. The NRCC attacked him with 'Brad Schneider Votes Against Israel.' He later voted for the clean supplemental in February 2024 and April 2024 packages.",
      "category": "reversal"
    },
    {
      "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/roll-call-votes/118th-congress/2nd-session/h151",
      "why_it_matters": "As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, voted for $60.8 billion in Ukraine aid, stating 'if Putin wins in Europe, the aid we are providing Israel today is only a small fraction of what will be needed.'",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 29 / S. 5",
      "title": "Laken Riley Act",
      "vote": "not voting",
      "vote_date": "2025-01-07",
      "roll_call_url": "https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanBradSchneider/posts/i-missed-todays-vote-on-the-laken-riley-act-due-to-a-medical-emergency-a-hemorrh/1133346168168068/",
      "why_it_matters": "Missed the vote due to a hemorrhage in his eye requiring emergency medical attention, but stated he would have voted 'no,' arguing the bill 'threatens to make us LESS SAFE by impeding on the federal government's ability to prioritize detention.'",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "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/202527",
      "why_it_matters": "Voted against legislation imposing criminal penalties on healthcare practitioners in failed abortion cases — consistent with his SBA Pro-Life America scorecard showing he has 'consistently voted to prevent protections for the unborn.'",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "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/2025102",
      "why_it_matters": "Voted against requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, aligning with his record as a voting rights advocate and co-sponsor of H.R. 1 (For the People Act).",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 1 (119th) / One Big Beautiful Bill Act",
      "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. Held a town hall calling it the 'big bad bill,' fielding constituent concerns about cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and climate provisions. All House Democrats voted no; bill passed 218-214.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    }
  ],
  "constituency_baseline": {
    "baseline": {
      "district_summary": "Illinois's 10th Congressional District covers the northern suburbs of Chicago in Lake, Cook, and McHenry counties, including Highland Park, Waukegan, Deerfield, Northbrook, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, and Mundelein. The district is 99.7% urban with a population of approximately 753,708 and a median household income of $107,371 — nearly triple the national median. It is highly educated (47.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher) and diverse (61.8% White, 24.7% Hispanic, 8.0% Asian, 6.3% Black). With a Cook PVI of D+20, it is a safely Democratic district. The district is home to several Fortune 500 companies including AbbVie, Walgreens, Baxter Healthcare, Allstate Insurance, CDW, and Caterpillar. The district was the site of the 2022 Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting, which shaped Schneider's legislative focus on gun violence prevention.",
      "top_employers": [
        {
          "name": "AbbVie Inc. (North Chicago)",
          "employees": 50000,
          "source_url": "https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Illinois%27s_10th_congressional_district"
        },
        {
          "name": "Walgreens Boots Alliance (Deerfield)",
          "employees": 25300,
          "source_url": "https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Illinois%27s_10th_congressional_district"
        },
        {
          "name": "Baxter Healthcare (Deerfield)",
          "employees": 60000,
          "source_url": "https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Illinois%27s_10th_congressional_district"
        },
        {
          "name": "Allstate Insurance (Northbrook)",
          "employees": 45000,
          "source_url": "https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Illinois%27s_10th_congressional_district"
        }
      ],
      "dominant_industries": [
        {
          "naics": "62",
          "share": 0.16,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-10-il"
        },
        {
          "naics": "52",
          "share": 0.12,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-10-il"
        },
        {
          "naics": "44-45",
          "share": 0.12,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-10-il"
        }
      ],
      "recent_ballot_measures": [
        {
          "name": "Illinois Amendment 1 — Right to Collective Bargaining (Constitutional Amendment)",
          "year": 2022,
          "result": "passed",
          "margin": "58.7% yes to 41.3% no",
          "source_url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_2022_ballot_measures"
        },
        {
          "name": "Illinois Advisory Question — Additional 3% Tax on Income over $1 Million for Property Tax Relief (non-binding)",
          "year": 2024,
          "result": "passed",
          "margin": "majority yes",
          "source_url": "https://capitolnewsillinois.com/2024/10/10/voters-consider-ballot-questions-on-reproductive-health-tax-reform-election-interference/"
        },
        {
          "name": "Illinois Advisory Questions — IVF Insurance Coverage and Election Worker Protections (non-binding)",
          "year": 2024,
          "result": "passed",
          "margin": "majority yes on both",
          "source_url": "https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/06/illinois-advisory-questions/"
        }
      ],
      "demographic_anchors": [
        {
          "label": "Median household income",
          "value": "$107,371",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/brad-schneider-S001190/district"
        },
        {
          "label": "Population (2024 est.)",
          "value": "753,708",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/brad-schneider-S001190/district"
        },
        {
          "label": "Bachelor's degree or higher",
          "value": "47.0%",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/brad-schneider-S001190/district"
        },
        {
          "label": "Homeownership rate",
          "value": "75.0%",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/brad-schneider-S001190/district"
        },
        {
          "label": "Poverty rate",
          "value": "5.8%",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/brad-schneider-S001190/district"
        }
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}