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Congress Handoff: Full Workup (one officialall sections) — 2026-04-27 (Brian Jack)

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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup) Filed: 2026-04-27T05:14:00.403Z Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #56355) Resolved official: Brian Jack (entity #10868) Ingest result: 39 facts · 39 sources · 1 silences · 2 contradictions · 9 voting_records · 3 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

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  "target_official": {
    "name": "Brian Jack",
    "bioguide_id": "J000311"
  },
  "donor_mapping": {
    "facts": [
      {
        "fact_text": "Brian Jack's campaign committee raised $2,274,704 in the 2023-2024 election cycle, with 49.04% from large individual contributions, 27.66% from PAC contributions, and only 4.96% from small individual donors ($112,740).",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00055118&cycle=2024"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was the single largest organizational contributor at $94,752 ($79,752 individual + $15,000 PAC). Jack is a former AIPAC employee who worked as a political analyst liaising with congressional candidates before joining the Trump campaign.",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00055118&cycle=2024"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Leadership PACs were the top contributing industry at $407,700 ($3,300 individual + $404,400 PAC), and Pro-Israel contributions ranked second at $165,314 ($143,314 individual + $21,000 PAC).",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00055118&cycle=2024"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Lobbyists contributed $129,915, Securities & Investment $115,287, Oil & Gas $44,282, and BGR Group was the second-largest individual contributor at $33,634.",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00055118&cycle=2024"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "In Q2 2025, Jack disclosed $300,800 in fundraising with $452,000 cash on hand. 40.7% came from individual donors.",
        "date_occurred": "2025-07-14",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Fundraising+Update:+Representative+Brian+Jack+just+disclosed+%24300.8K+of+new+fundraising"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Quiver Quantitative estimates Jack's net worth at $1.1M as of August 27, 2025, ranking 323rd in Congress. Disclosed assets include up to $500,000 each in Kedron Public Affairs LLC and Red Compass LLC.",
        "date_occurred": "2025-08-27",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Representative+Brian+Jack+has+filed+a+new+financial+disclosure+-+here%E2%80%99s+what+we+see"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Former Trump White House financial disclosure (2018) showed Jack's AIPAC 401(k) valued at $1,001–$15,000 and income from BTJ Strategies LLC of $168,473.",
        "date_occurred": "2018-03-07",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://projects.propublica.org/trump-town/staffers/brian-jack"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Jack's campaign received $3,300 from the Frost family in 2024, part of a $1.4M political contribution network later linked to a $140M Ponzi scheme by First Liberty Building & Loan. Jack's office stated he would return the two donations to the court-appointed receiver.",
        "date_occurred": "2025-07-16",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://dev.thecitizen.com/2025/07/16/ponzi-scheme-first-liberty-and-frost-family-campaign-donations-rep-jack-giving-back-to-victims/"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Jack served as White House Political Director from 2019 to 2021 under President Trump and was a senior advisor on Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. He was Trump's 'principal liaison between Congressional Republicans and President Trump' after the administration.",
        "date_occurred": "2025-01-03",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-representative-brian-jack-sworn-119th-congress"
      }
    ],
    "connections": [
      {
        "donor_entity_name": "AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE",
        "relationship_type": "pac_donor",
        "description": "2024 cycle: $15,000 PAC + $79,752 individual = $94,752 via Brian Jack for Congress (C00872473); Jack is a former AIPAC employee",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00055118&cycle=2024"
      },
      {
        "donor_entity_name": "TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE",
        "relationship_type": "pac_donor",
        "description": "2026 cycle: $2,000 via Brian Jack for Congress (C00872473)",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://beautifydata.com/us-campaign-donations/2025-2026/candidate-contributions-received-from-pacs/jack-brian-rep-ga-house"
      },
      {
        "donor_entity_name": "SOUTHEAST COTTON COMMITTEE (SECC) SOUTHERN COTTONGROWERS INC/SE COTTON GINNERS ASSN",
        "relationship_type": "pac_donor",
        "description": "2026 cycle: $1,000 via Brian Jack for Congress (C00872473)",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://beautifydata.com/us-campaign-donations/2025-2026/candidate-contributions-received-from-pacs/jack-brian-rep-ga-house"
      }
    ]
  },
  "silences": [
    {
      "topic": "Constituent access through in-person town halls",
      "expected_position": "As a freshman congressman who campaigned on a populist message of serving 'the incredible people of Georgia's 3rd Congressional District,' Jack would be expected to hold regular in-person town halls where constituents across his 15 largely rural counties can ask unscripted questions about federal budget cuts, deportations, and local economic concerns.",
      "window_start": "2025-01-03",
      "window_end": "2026-04-01",
      "evidence_summary": "During this period, Jack was highly active issuing press releases on his legislative victories (Laken Riley Act, HJ Res 20 water heater regulation repeal, OBBB passage), appearing at Republican party conventions, and leading committee work on the Rules Committee and DOGE Subcommittee. However, his first-year recap mentioned no in-person town halls. When a bipartisan group of residents from Carroll and Coweta counties sought to voice concerns over budget cuts and deportations, they met only with Jack's district director in his Newnan office — not with Jack himself. One constituent commented that 'being a voter in his district does not' guarantee a response.",
      "primary_url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/residents-meet-with-rep-jacks-district-director-to-voice-concerns-over-budget-deportations/article_7cc056ac-37fb-11f0-a4c3-8fda6fe3acfd.html"
    }
  ],
  "contradictions": {
    "claims": [
      {
        "claim_text": "During his 2024 campaign, Jack criticized the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), calling it a 'Green New Deal' and blaming it alongside 'handing out benefits to illegal aliens' for grocery price hikes. He argued such Democratic spending policies hurt working families.",
        "claim_date": "2024-09-10",
        "claim_type": "statement",
        "source_url": "https://www.times-georgian.com/news/local/jack-outlines-gop-priorities-for-local-crowd/article_83be6e1d-f4c1-5322-ab7f-82b5eded539e.html"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "Jack voted for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the Congressional Budget Office projected would add $2.4 trillion to the national deficit over 10 years. Jack celebrated the bill as delivering 'the largest Tax Cut in American history.'",
        "claim_date": "2025-07-03",
        "claim_type": "vote",
        "source_url": "https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-brian-jack-and-house-republicans-pass-president-trumps-signature"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "On the House floor, Jack championed the 2025 Republican budget resolution as 'a win for blue-collar workers' and called on all members to support it 'in defense of blue-collar American workers.'",
        "claim_date": "2025-02-25",
        "claim_type": "statement",
        "source_url": "https://www.inkl.com/news/democrat-confronts-republican-promoting-budget-resolution-as-defense-of-blue-collar-workers-read-the-room"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "The GOP budget resolution that Jack championed slashed approximately $2 trillion from federal programs including Medicaid, food assistance (SNAP), and student loans, while delivering $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. The CBO projected the resulting OBBB would strip health coverage from millions. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) responded directly to Jack on the floor: 'This guy's talking about tankless water heaters. I mean, read the room.'",
        "claim_date": "2025-02-25",
        "claim_type": "vote",
        "source_url": "https://www.inkl.com/news/democrat-confronts-republican-promoting-budget-resolution-as-defense-of-blue-collar-workers-read-the-room"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "Jack was subpoenaed by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. As Trump's White House Political Director, Jack reportedly reached out to several members of Congress on behalf of Trump to ask them to speak at the Ellipse rally on January 6, 2021, preceding the Capitol breach.",
        "claim_date": "2021-12-10",
        "claim_type": "disclosure",
        "source_url": "https://january6th-benniethompson.house.gov/press-releases/select-committee-subpoenas-individuals-involved-planning-january-5th-and-january-6th"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "Jack's official House biography describes him as a leader who will 'ensure that the legislation going to the floor aligns with the principles that I campaigned on.' He touted his position on the House Rules Committee as giving his district a 'unique advantage.'",
        "claim_date": "2025-01-15",
        "claim_type": "statement",
        "source_url": "https://www.wrbl.com/news/politics/freshman-congressman-talks-about-house-committee-assignments/"
      }
    ],
    "contradictions": [
      {
        "claim_a_idx": 0,
        "claim_b_idx": 1,
        "type": "reversal",
        "severity": "high",
        "narrative": "Jack campaigned in 2024 by attacking the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as budget-busting 'Green New Deal' spending that drove up prices for working families, yet voted in 2025 for the OBBB — which the CBO projected would add $2.4 trillion to deficits, vastly exceeding the IIJA's fiscal impact while still raising prices through tariffs and delivering most benefits to corporations and high-income earners."
      },
      {
        "claim_a_idx": 2,
        "claim_b_idx": 3,
        "type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
        "severity": "medium",
        "narrative": "Jack defended the Republican budget resolution on the House floor as a defense of 'blue-collar American workers,' yet the resolution cut $2 trillion from Medicaid, SNAP, and student loans — programs on which many blue-collar families in his district rely — while prioritizing $4.5 trillion in tax breaks heavily weighted toward corporations and the wealthy. His floor speech was immediately rebutted by the Democratic ranking member who noted the disconnect between Jack's rhetoric and the bill's substance."
      }
    ]
  },
  "telling_votes": [
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 29",
      "title": "Laken Riley Act",
      "vote": "yea",
      "vote_date": "2025-01-07",
      "roll_call_url": "https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-brian-jack-commends-house-passage-laken-riley-act",
      "why_it_matters": "First bill Jack co-sponsored in Congress; requires ICE to detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft offenses. Passed 263-156 with 46 Democrats joining all Republicans. Jack called it a 'surreal' moment when Trump signed it, linking the bill to the murder of a Georgia college student in his old district.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 1",
      "title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act",
      "vote": "yea",
      "vote_date": "2025-07-03",
      "roll_call_url": "https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-brian-jack-and-house-republicans-pass-president-trumps-signature",
      "why_it_matters": "Supported Trump's signature reconciliation bill (218-214) that CBO projected would add $2.4 trillion to deficits. Jack celebrated it as 'the largest Tax Cut in American history.' Only two Republicans voted against; all 214 Democrats opposed.",
      "category": "donor_aligned"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 22",
      "title": "SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)",
      "vote": "yea",
      "vote_date": "2025-04-10",
      "roll_call_url": "https://www.mainepublic.org/the-common-ground/2025-03-12/the-house-has-passed-the-trump-backed-save-act-here-are-8-things-to-know",
      "why_it_matters": "Voted to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Jack had praised the bill on the campaign trail in September 2024. Critics argue the bill disenfranchises eligible voters who lack ready access to citizenship documents. Passed 220-208.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 21",
      "title": "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act",
      "vote": "yea",
      "vote_date": "2025-01-23",
      "roll_call_url": "https://data.oklahoman.com/roll-call/2025-house-027/",
      "why_it_matters": "Voted for legislation imposing criminal penalties on health practitioners who fail to provide care after failed abortions. During his campaign, Jack nodded to a constituent who said Democrats 'do not have a problem with child sacrifice' regarding abortion. Passed 217-211.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 33",
      "title": "Protecting American Energy Production Act",
      "vote": "yea",
      "vote_date": "2025-01-15",
      "roll_call_url": "https://conservativebrief.com/house-passes-bill-blocking-future-presidents-banning-oil-drilling-without-congress-approval-2897/",
      "why_it_matters": "One of Jack's earliest votes prohibiting presidents from declaring moratoria on hydraulic fracturing without congressional approval. Consistent with his campaign pledge to 'end this war on hydrocarbons.' Passed 226-188.",
      "category": "donor_aligned"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 30",
      "title": "Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act",
      "vote": "yea",
      "vote_date": "2025-01-16",
      "roll_call_url": "https://open.pluralpolicy.com/person/brian-jack-48sslFjdI1RDq0Vb5Rn6Ie/",
      "why_it_matters": "Second vote cast by the freshman congressman. Supported legislation amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to make domestic violence and sex offenses committed by undocumented immigrants deportable. Passed 274-145.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.J. Res. 20",
      "title": "Resolution to Repeal Biden-Era Tankless Water Heater Efficiency Regulation",
      "vote": "yea",
      "vote_date": "2025-02-27",
      "roll_call_url": "https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-brian-jack-passes-critical-legislation-saving-hundreds-manufacturing",
      "why_it_matters": "Jack led the bipartisan majority to pass this resolution, his first major legislative initiative affecting his district — protecting approximately 300 manufacturing jobs at Rinnai America Corporation in Spalding County. Passed 221-198 with 11 Democratic votes. Welcomed Energy Secretary Chris Wright to celebrate the repeal.",
      "category": "against_constituent"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 473",
      "title": "SHOW UP Act (Stopping Home Office Work's Unproductive Problems)",
      "vote": "sponsor",
      "vote_date": "2025-01-16",
      "roll_call_url": "https://open.pluralpolicy.com/person/brian-jack-48sslFjdI1RDq0Vb5Rn6Ie/",
      "why_it_matters": "First bill Jack introduced in Congress, aimed at restoring in-person work at federal agencies to pre-pandemic levels. Aligned with Trump administration's return-to-office mandate and the DOGE subcommittee mission on which Jack serves.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 4624",
      "title": "Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act",
      "vote": "sponsor",
      "vote_date": "2026-03-24",
      "roll_call_url": "https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-brian-jacks-bipartisan-muhammad-ali-american-boxing-revival-act",
      "why_it_matters": "Jack's signature bipartisan bill, the first boxing legislation to pass the House in 26 years (by voice vote). Endorsed by Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali's widow Lonnie Ali. Critics argue the bill shifts power toward big promoters and foreign money at the expense of boxer protections.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    }
  ],
  "constituency_baseline": {
    "baseline": {
      "district_summary": "Georgia's 3rd Congressional District covers west-central Georgia, including the southern suburbs of Atlanta and the wealthier portions of Columbus and its northern suburbs. Encompassing all or part of 15 counties (Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Spalding, Troup, Upson), the district is approximately 60.5% urban and 39.5% rural. It has a population of 785,402 with a median household income of $78,956 — well above the national median. The district is 64.8% White, 23.5% Black, and 6.8% Hispanic. With a Cook PVI of R+15 to R+33, it is a safely Republican seat. The median age is 39.2 and 29.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree. Major economic sectors include manufacturing (48,000 jobs), healthcare (42,405 jobs), retail trade (37,833 jobs), and logistics. Key employers include Rinnai America (tankless water heaters, Griffin), Southwire (cable manufacturing, Carrollton), Kia Motors Manufacturing (West Point), and several NASA Artemis program suppliers.",
      "top_employers": [
        {
          "name": "Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (West Point)",
          "employees": 2700,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ga"
        },
        {
          "name": "Rinnai America Corporation (Griffin, Spalding County)",
          "employees": 300,
          "source_url": "https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-brian-jack-passes-critical-legislation-saving-hundreds-manufacturing"
        },
        {
          "name": "Southwire Company (Carrollton)",
          "employees": 8500,
          "source_url": "https://www.southwire.com/who-we-are/about-us"
        }
      ],
      "dominant_industries": [
        {
          "naics": "31-33",
          "share": 0.175,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ga"
        },
        {
          "naics": "62",
          "share": 0.155,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ga"
        },
        {
          "naics": "44-45",
          "share": 0.138,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ga"
        }
      ],
      "recent_ballot_measures": [
        {
          "name": "Georgia Referendum — Property Tax Assessment Cap (limiting home value assessment increases to inflation rate)",
          "year": 2024,
          "result": "passed",
          "margin": "statewide majority yes",
          "source_url": "https://apnews.com/article/georgia-property-tax-constitutional-amendment-24514714fb1e40c1a2b83188f31de7c6"
        },
        {
          "name": "Georgia Amendment 1 — Local Option Homestead Property Tax Exemption",
          "year": 2024,
          "result": "passed",
          "margin": "62.9% yes to 37.1% no",
          "source_url": "https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/elections/georgia-ballot-statewide-measures-election-results/85-b673ea7c-3be7-4a35-a961-da94e2976102"
        },
        {
          "name": "Georgia Amendment 2 — Creation of Georgia Tax Court",
          "year": 2024,
          "result": "passed",
          "margin": "51.7% yes to 48.3% no",
          "source_url": "https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/elections/georgia-ballot-statewide-measures-election-results/85-b673ea7c-3be7-4a35-a961-da94e2976102"
        }
      ],
      "demographic_anchors": [
        {
          "label": "Median household income",
          "value": "$78,956",
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ga"
        },
        {
          "label": "Population",
          "value": "785,402",
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ga"
        },
        {
          "label": "White alone, not Hispanic or Latino",
          "value": "64.8%",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/brian-jack-J000311/district"
        },
        {
          "label": "Homeownership rate",
          "value": "72.7%",
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ga"
        },
        {
          "label": "Poverty rate",
          "value": "9.0%",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/brian-jack-J000311/district"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
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