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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-27T04:47:22.271Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #56328)
Resolved official: Brandon Gill (entity #10847)
Ingest result: 38 facts · 39 sources · 2 silences · 2 contradictions · 7 voting_records · 5 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": "Brandon Gill",
"bioguide_id": "G000603"
},
"donor_mapping": {
"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "Brandon Gill raised $1,760,365 for his 2024 campaign, with $505,000 (28.68%) coming from candidate self-financing, $631,404 (35.87%) from large individual contributions, $268,752 (15.26%) from PAC contributions, and $268,376 (15.24%) from small individual contributions under $200.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00054402"
},
{
"fact_text": "Club for Growth PAC invested over $500,000 in independent expenditures supporting Gill in the Republican primary. Club for Growth PAC members contributed $53,441 directly to the Gill campaign.",
"date_occurred": "2024-03-05",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.clubforgrowth.org/club-for-growth-pac-congratulates-brandon-gill-on-tx-26-victory/"
},
{
"fact_text": "Right Texas PAC, a single-candidate Carey committee, spent $421,762 in independent expenditures supporting Brandon Gill.",
"date_occurred": "2024-11-05",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/C00857631/independent-expenditures/2024"
},
{
"fact_text": "The Greenberg Traurig P.A. PAC contributed $1,000 to Brandon Gill for Texas on September 3, 2024.",
"date_occurred": "2024-09-03",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00266585/1821801/sb/ALL"
},
{
"fact_text": "D'Souza Media contributed $13,200 to Brandon Gill's campaign. Brandon Gill is the son-in-law of conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00054402"
},
{
"fact_text": "House Freedom Fund was Gill's top contributor at $44,175 ($39,175 individual + $5,000 PAC).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00054402"
},
{
"fact_text": "Other top contributors in the 2024 cycle: Delta Air Lines ($19,826), Vess Oil Corp ($14,435), Ashford Inc ($13,200).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00054402"
},
{
"fact_text": "Defend Freedom PAC contributed $3,300 to Brandon Gill for Texas on January 26, 2024.",
"date_occurred": "2024-01-26",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/vendor-recipient-profiles/brandon-gill-for-texas"
},
{
"fact_text": "In the 2026 cycle, Gill has raised $2,129,611 from individuals and $259,800 from PACs, with notable PAC contributors including AIPAC ($52,000), Home Depot PAC ($40,000), National Association of Realtors PAC ($35,000), SpaceX PAC ($35,000), Dell Technologies PAC ($20,000), Atmos Energy PAC ($20,000), and BEEF-PAC ($17,500).",
"date_occurred": "2026-04-26",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/member/G000603"
}
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"donor_entity_name": "Club for Growth",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2024: $53,441 direct contributions via Club for Growth PAC plus $500,069 in independent expenditures via Club for Growth Action super PAC supporting Gill's primary campaign. Endorsed Gill on February 5, 2024.",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.clubforgrowth.org/club-for-growth-pac-congratulates-brandon-gill-on-tx-26-victory/"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "Right Texas PAC",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2024: $421,762 in independent expenditures via single-candidate Carey committee formed exclusively to support Brandon Gill.",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/C00857631/independent-expenditures/2024"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "House Freedom Fund",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024: $44,175 total ($39,175 individual contributions + $5,000 PAC). Also $9,479 in independent expenditures via House Freedom Fund.",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00054402"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "Greenberg Traurig",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024: $1,000 via Greenberg Traurig P.A. PAC on September 3, 2024.",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00266585/1821801/sb/ALL"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Committee",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2026 cycle: $52,000 via AIPAC PAC.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/member/G000603"
}
]
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"silences": [
{
"topic": "STOCK Act late Bitcoin trade disclosure",
"expected_position": "As a sitting congressman who advocates for law and order and government transparency, Gill would be expected to publicly address his failure to timely disclose up to $500,000 in Bitcoin purchases within the 45-day STOCK Act window.",
"window_start": "2025-06-02",
"window_end": "2025-06-09",
"evidence_summary": "Gill was active on social media and in congressional hearings during this window — on June 2 he disclosed the late trades; on June 3-4 multiple news outlets reported the violation. The Houston Chronicle (Chron) reported reaching out to Gill's office for comment but receiving no response by publication time. Decrypt also reported his office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Gill continued posting on social media about other topics while remaining silent on the STOCK Act violation.",
"primary_url": "https://www.chron.com/politics/article/texas-brandon-gill-bitcoin-20358812.php"
},
{
"topic": "Closed-door town halls with limited public notice",
"expected_position": "As a freshman representative who campaigned on being accountable to constituents, Gill would be expected to provide open, publicly advertised town halls accessible to all constituents, not invitation-only events.",
"window_start": "2025-07-30",
"window_end": "2025-08-04",
"evidence_summary": "Gill held five town halls on July 30, 2025 in Lewisville, Little Elm, Gainesville, Decatur, and Bartonville. A constituent letter published in the Cross Timbers Gazette reported that most constituents never received invitations, the events were held mid-day on a Wednesday, there was no advance notice on social media, the official website, or via local press, and the only trace of advance notice came from conservative groups and HOA Facebook pages. Gill subsequently posted on social media praising the events as successful constituent engagement but did not address the lack of public notice.",
"primary_url": "https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2025/08/03/letters-transparency-in-town-halls-simpler-election-day-voting/"
}
],
"contradictions": {
"claims": [
{
"claim_text": "Gill voted for and championed the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' which he described as delivering 'the largest tax cut for working-class families in American history' and 'historic tax cuts for working-class families.'",
"claim_date": "2025-07-03",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://gill.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gill-votes-pass-president-trumps-big-beautiful-bill"
},
{
"claim_text": "The FY 2025 Budget Resolution, which Gill voted Yes on as a House Budget Committee member, was scored by the CWA union scorecard as prioritizing '$4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations' at the expense of essential programs supporting working families.",
"claim_date": "2025-02-26",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://scorecard.cwa-union.org/legislation/475"
},
{
"claim_text": "Gill introduced the STOCK Act — the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 is the law he violated by failing to disclose up to $500,000 in Bitcoin purchases within the required 45-day window. He has positioned himself as a champion of government transparency and accountability.",
"claim_date": "2025-03-03",
"claim_type": "platform",
"source_url": "https://www.ainvest.com/news/rep-brandon-gill-faces-criticism-late-bitcoin-disclosure-2506/"
},
{
"claim_text": "Gill purchased between $100,001 and $250,000 in Bitcoin on both January 29 and February 27, 2025 but only disclosed the transactions on June 2, 2025, well past the 45-day STOCK Act deadline.",
"claim_date": "2025-06-02",
"claim_type": "disclosure",
"source_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-congressional-ally-discloses-latest-002813382.html"
}
],
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"claim_a_idx": 0,
"claim_b_idx": 1,
"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "medium",
"narrative": "Gill publicly characterized the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as delivering 'the largest tax cut for working-class families in American history,' but independent budget analyses and union scorecards indicate the associated FY 2025 Budget Resolution prioritized $4.5 trillion in tax cuts weighted toward the wealthy and corporations while reducing safety-net spending."
},
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"claim_a_idx": 2,
"claim_b_idx": 3,
"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "As a member of Congress subject to the STOCK Act, Gill failed to disclose up to $500,000 in Bitcoin trades within the federal 45-day deadline — reporting purchases made in January and February 2025 only on June 2, 2025 — undermining his positioning as a transparency advocate and raising conflict-of-interest concerns given his simultaneous advocacy for pro-crypto legislation as a Budget Committee member."
}
]
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"bill_id": "H.Con.Res. 14",
"title": "FY 2025 Budget Resolution — Establishes framework for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and at least $1.5 trillion in spending reductions",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-02-26",
"roll_call_url": "https://gill.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gill-votes-yes-house-budget-resolution-passage",
"why_it_matters": "As a member of the House Budget Committee, Gill's yes vote advanced the reconciliation framework that enabled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The resolution was criticized for prioritizing tax cuts benefiting higher-income earners over social safety-net programs relied upon by lower-income constituents in a district where the poverty rate is 4.1%.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Border security, mass deportation funding, tax cuts, and defunding Planned Parenthood of Medicaid dollars for one year",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-07-03",
"roll_call_url": "https://gill.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gill-votes-pass-president-trumps-big-beautiful-bill",
"why_it_matters": "Passed 218-214 on a near party-line vote. Gill campaigned as an 'America First' candidate and this was the signature legislative vehicle for Trump's agenda. The bill permanently extends the 2017 tax cuts, which independent analyses show disproportionately benefit upper-income households.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 5140",
"title": "DC Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act — Lowers age for transfer of juveniles to adult felony court from 16 to 14 for certain violent crimes in Washington, D.C.",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-09-16",
"roll_call_url": "https://gill.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gill-bill-passes-house-prosecutes-young-criminals-felons",
"why_it_matters": "Passed 225-203. Gill's own bill. While framed as a public safety measure for D.C., the legislation overrides local D.C. governance and could be seen as federal overreach into local criminal justice policy — a position that contrasts with conservative federalism principles.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 273",
"title": "REMAIN in Mexico Act — Codifies Trump's Migrant Protection Protocols requiring asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while U.S. immigration cases are processed",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-01-09",
"roll_call_url": "https://gill.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-brandon-gills-first-bill-codifies-trumps-border-policy",
"why_it_matters": "Gill's first introduced bill in the 119th Congress. Received bipartisan cosponsorship from over 100 members. The bill codifies a policy that has been criticized by humanitarian organizations for placing asylum seekers in dangerous conditions in Mexican border towns.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.Res. / Rescissions Package (CPB defunding)",
"title": "Rescissions package removing approximately $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, defunding NPR and PBS",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-06-13",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2025/06/13/congressman-gill-votes-yes-to-pull-funding-for-npr-and-pbs/",
"why_it_matters": "Passed 214-212. Gill was a vocal advocate for defunding NPR and PBS, calling them 'political propaganda machines.' This vote directly affects media plurality and public broadcasting access in his district.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.J.Res. 142",
"title": "Disapproval of D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 — Blocks D.C. Council's tax legislation",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2026-02-04",
"roll_call_url": "https://gill.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gill-bill-passes-house-ensuring-tax-relief-for-dc-residents",
"why_it_matters": "Passed 215-210. Gill sponsored this resolution to override locally enacted D.C. tax legislation. While framed as ensuring tax relief, the resolution undermines D.C. home rule and local democratic governance — a position that contrasts with conservative federalism principles that Gill's party traditionally supports.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 5750",
"title": "EQUALS Act of 2025 — Extends probationary periods for new federal civil service employees and adjusts service time requirements for performance-based discipline",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-12-01",
"roll_call_url": "https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/12/3-federal-workforce-bills-to-watch-in-house-oversight-committee-markup/",
"why_it_matters": "Gill co-sponsored this bill which makes it easier to remove federal employees. The bill aligns with Club for Growth's goal of reducing the federal workforce. TX-26 is not a major federal employment hub, so the impact on his constituents is limited, but the bill advances major donor interests.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
}
],
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"district_summary": "Texas's 26th Congressional District encompasses the northern suburbs of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, centered on Denton County and stretching to the Oklahoma border, including Cooke and Wise Counties and a sliver of Tarrant County. The district has a population of approximately 830,000 and is overwhelmingly Republican (R+27 per Cook PVI). It has not elected a Democrat since its first election in 1982. The district is well-educated (47.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher) and affluent, with a median household income of $116,898 — well above both the Texas ($78,476) and national ($78,538) medians. The population is 60.1% White (non-Hispanic), 19.7% Hispanic, 10.6% Asian, and 9.1% Black or African American. The district is anchored by the cities of Denton, Flower Mound, Lewisville, and Southlake, and is home to two major public universities (University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University).",
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"name": "Texas Proposition 4 (2023) — $18 billion property tax relief for homeowners",
"year": 2023,
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"margin": "83% Yes — 17% No",
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"name": "Texas Proposition 13 (2023) — Raise mandatory retirement age for state judges from 75 to 79",
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