Congress Monitor Build Handoff

Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup) Filed: 2026-04-27T06:42:28.431Z Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #56384) Resolved official: Claudia Tenney (entity #10950) Ingest result: 42 facts · 43 sources · 2 silences · 4 contradictions · 10 voting_records · 4 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": "Claudia Tenney", "bioguide_id": "T000478" }, "donor_mapping": { "facts": [ { "fact_text": "Claudia Tenney's campaign committee raised $13,642,637 across her career (2013-2024), with $402,867 cash on hand as of December 31, 2024.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00036351&cycle=CAREER" }, { "fact_text": "The Retired category was Tenney's top contributing industry at $2,001,496, all from individuals. Leadership PACs contributed $1,197,073. Securities and Investment contributed $1,091,021. Real Estate contributed $701,384.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00036351&cycle=CAREER" }, { "fact_text": "Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America was the single largest organizational contributor at $97,204 ($65,204 individual + $32,000 PAC). American Israel Public Affairs Committee contributed $68,400 ($48,400 individual + $20,000 PAC).", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00036351&cycle=CAREER" }, { "fact_text": "In the 2026 cycle, top PAC donors include Constellation Brands PAC ($50,000), UBS Americas PAC ($25,000), Ernst & Young PAC ($25,000), SpaceX PAC ($25,000), Zoetis PAC ($25,000), and Koch Industries PAC ($12,500).", "date_occurred": "2026-03-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/member/T000478" }, { "fact_text": "Majority Committee PAC contributed $55,000 and Value in Electing Women PAC contributed $55,000, both entirely from PAC funds.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00036351&cycle=CAREER" }, { "fact_text": "In Q3 2025, Tenney disclosed $288,900 in fundraising, with 50.4% from individual donors.", "date_occurred": "2025-10-15", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Fundraising+Update:+Representative+Claudia+Tenney+just+disclosed+$288.9K+of+new+fundraising" }, { "fact_text": "Tenney's joint fundraising committee, Claudia Tenney for Congress Victory Fund, raised $705,220 in the 2023-2024 cycle.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs//C00778134/summary/2024" } ], "connections": [ { "donor_entity_name": "AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2013-2024 cycle: $20,000 PAC + $48,400 individual = $68,400 via Claudia Tenney for Congress (C00570341)", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00036351&cycle=CAREER" }, { "donor_entity_name": "AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2026 cycle: $12,500 via Claudia Tenney for Congress", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/member/T000478" }, { "donor_entity_name": "KOCH INDUSTRIES INC. PAC (KOCHPAC)", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2026 cycle: $12,500 via Claudia Tenney for Congress", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/member/T000478" }, { "donor_entity_name": "SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2026 cycle: $25,000 via Claudia Tenney for Congress", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/member/T000478" } ] }, "silences": [ { "topic": "In-person town halls and direct constituent engagement", "expected_position": "As a five-term congresswoman representing NY-24, Tenney would be expected to hold regular in-person town halls where constituents across her 15-county district can ask unscripted questions about her votes, tariffs, and federal budget cuts.", "window_start": "2025-01-20", "window_end": "2026-04-22", "evidence_summary": "Tenney has refused repeated requests to hold in-person town halls. Constituents organized an 'empty chair' town hall in Sackets Harbor where over 350 people crammed into a ballroom to voice complaints to a chair meant for Tenney. She blamed 'paid protesters' as her excuse not to hold meetings. Her office claimed they were 'working on it' for months, then said Capitol Police had not given permission — a claim former Rep. John Katko's office could not verify. When constituents gathered peacefully outside her Canandaigua office, she had them removed by law enforcement. A constituent letter documented that Tenney's office stopped responding to inquiries about town halls after repeated promises.", "primary_url": "https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/03/25/empty-chair-town-hall-meeting-planned-sackets-harbor/" }, { "topic": "Impact of Trump tariffs on upstate New York farmers and manufacturers", "expected_position": "NY-24 has a significant agricultural and manufacturing base. As representative, Tenney would be expected to address how Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods affect the district's economy, including farmers who rely on Canadian potash and trade, and manufacturers facing retaliatory tariffs.", "window_start": "2025-02-01", "window_end": "2025-06-01", "evidence_summary": "At the Sackets Harbor empty chair town hall, constituents specifically raised concerns about rising electricity costs due to tariffs and the impact on Canadian tourism and trade, with one attendee noting 'we rely on tourists from Canada, and they are afraid to come here now.' Tenney attended a Farm Bill listening session but did not issue standalone press releases addressing tariff impacts on the district's agricultural or manufacturing sectors during this window.", "primary_url": "https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/03/25/empty-chair-town-hall-meeting-planned-sackets-harbor/" } ], "contradictions": { "claims": [ { "claim_text": "Tenney signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge stating: 'I, Claudia Tenney, pledge that as a member of Congress I will cosponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits Amendment of three (3) House terms, two (2) Senate terms and no longer limit.'", "claim_date": "2016-05-01", "claim_type": "platform", "source_url": "https://www.termlimits.com/guest-appearance-more-on-term-limits-rep-tenney/" }, { "claim_text": "On February 9, 2023, Tenney filed House Joint Resolution 32, which would create a six (6) term limit on members of the House — double the limit specified by her signed pledge. When called out, she claimed her pledge was to support 'any term limits bill that is considered.'", "claim_date": "2023-02-09", "claim_type": "platform", "source_url": "https://www.termlimits.com/guest-appearance-more-on-term-limits-rep-tenney/" }, { "claim_text": "Tenney stated in a 2020 interview: 'I mean, I never introduced a bill that wasn't bipartisan.'", "claim_date": "2020-07-27", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://dccc.org/fact-check-tenney-lies-record-bipartisanship-washington/" }, { "claim_text": "According to the DCCC, nearly half of Tenney's introduced bills during her first term were partisan, with no Democratic cosponsors. The DCCC called her statement 'unequivocally false.'", "claim_date": "2020-07-27", "claim_type": "disclosure", "source_url": "https://dccc.org/fact-check-tenney-lies-record-bipartisanship-washington/" }, { "claim_text": "Tenney voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, but stated: 'I firmly believe that every marriage entered into between two consenting adults deserves to be honored, respected, and protected. Same-sex marriages sanctioned by the state should be recognized by the government and duly protected.'", "claim_date": "2022-12-08", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-tenneys-statement-following-her-vote-respect-marriage-act" }, { "claim_text": "Tenney voted against H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, calling it a 'Green New Deal' and 'Trojan horse' enabling a 'socialist' reconciliation bill. She said: 'I support targeted investments in our infrastructure...Sadly, this bill is not that.'", "claim_date": "2021-11-05", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-claudia-tenney-opposes-green-new-deal-infrastructure-bill" }, { "claim_text": "Tenney subsequently touted projects funded by the infrastructure law she opposed. The DCCC noted she 'tried to deny a huge win for Central New Yorkers by voting NO on the wildly popular bipartisan infrastructure package' that delivered roads, bridges, and broadband funding to her district.", "claim_date": "2021-11-16", "claim_type": "disclosure", "source_url": "https://dccc.org/tenney-votes-to-block-huge-win-for-central-new-york-workers-and-families/" }, { "claim_text": "Tenney stated on December 8, 2020 in a tweet: 'Dead people also voted.' PolitiFact rated this statement as lacking evidence.", "claim_date": "2020-12-08", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://staging.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?speaker=claudia-tenney" }, { "claim_text": "Tenney stated on February 21, 2018 in a radio interview: 'So many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats.' PolitiFact rated this claim as false.", "claim_date": "2018-02-21", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://staging.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?speaker=claudia-tenney" } ], "contradictions": [ { "claim_a_idx": 0, "claim_b_idx": 1, "type": "reversal", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Tenney signed a pledge for a three-term limit in the House, then introduced legislation for six terms — double what she promised — and when confronted, falsely claimed her pledge was merely to support 'any term limits bill.' U.S. Term Limits called her 'arguably the most egregious offender yet.'" }, { "claim_a_idx": 2, "claim_b_idx": 3, "type": "statement_vs_disclosure", "severity": "medium", "narrative": "Tenney claimed she 'never introduced a bill that wasn't bipartisan,' but nearly half of her bills had no Democratic cosponsors, rendering her claim demonstrably false." }, { "claim_a_idx": 4, "claim_b_idx": 5, "type": "statement_vs_disclosure", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Tenney stated she believes same-sex marriages deserve to be honored and protected, yet voted against the Respect for Marriage Act — making her the only New York Republican House member to oppose it. She cited insufficient religious liberty protections, but 39 other Republicans found the bill's protections adequate." }, { "claim_a_idx": 6, "claim_b_idx": 7, "type": "statement_vs_disclosure", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Tenney voted against the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, denouncing it as a 'Green New Deal' and 'Trojan horse,' yet subsequently touted projects and funding made possible by the very law she opposed — a classic 'Voted No, Took the Dough' pattern." } ] }, "telling_votes": [ { "bill_id": "H.R. 8035", "title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2024-04-20", "roll_call_url": "https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-tenney-votes-against-further-ukraine-aid", "why_it_matters": "Voted against $60.84 billion in Ukraine military aid, joining 111 House Republicans. Said she 'cared deeply' about Ukraine but opposed 'throwing billions' without an 'exit strategy.' Earned an 'F' from Republicans for Ukraine. Lost support from Ukrainian-American constituents in Western New York.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 8404", "title": "Respect for Marriage Act", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2022-12-08", "roll_call_url": "https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-tenneys-statement-following-her-vote-respect-marriage-act", "why_it_matters": "Only New York Republican to vote against codifying same-sex and interracial marriage protections, while stating she believes such marriages 'deserve to be honored.' Her GOP colleague Elise Stefanik voted yes. The bill passed 258-169-1.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 3684", "title": "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2021-11-05", "roll_call_url": "https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-claudia-tenney-opposes-green-new-deal-infrastructure-bill", "why_it_matters": "Voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, calling it a 'Green New Deal' and 'Trojan horse' for socialist policies. The bill delivered critical road, bridge, and broadband funding for rural upstate New York communities in her district.", "category": "against_constituent" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 3746", "title": "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2023-05-31", "roll_call_url": "https://www.wwnytv.com/2023/06/01/tenney-stefanik-vote-yes-debt-ceiling-deal/", "why_it_matters": "Voted to suspend the debt ceiling and avoid default, joining 149 Republicans. Had previously voted against a 2021 debt limit increase as a 'blank check.' A pragmatic vote that avoided economic crisis but angered Freedom Caucus-aligned members of her base.", "category": "reversal" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)", "title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-07-03", "roll_call_url": "https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-tenney-celebrates-final-passage-one-big-beautiful-bill", "why_it_matters": "Voted for Trump's signature reconciliation bill (218-214). Cast what protesters called the 'deciding vote' and celebrated it as delivering an 'average $1,300 tax cut.' Healthcare unions held a die-in protest at her Canandaigua office over Medicaid cuts in the bill.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 26", "title": "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2023-01-12", "roll_call_url": "https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-tenney-votes-protect-life", "why_it_matters": "Voted for legislation imposing criminal penalties on healthcare practitioners in failed abortion cases. Tenney holds a 100% pro-life voting record and earned an A+ on the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America scorecard, which is also her top career donor.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 22 / SAVE Act", "title": "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-04-10", "roll_call_url": "https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-tenney-applauds-passage-save-act", "why_it_matters": "As Chair of the Election Integrity Caucus, voted to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Called Democratic opposition 'misogynist.' Critics note her district is 98.7% citizens, making non-citizen voting virtually nonexistent locally. Passed 220-208.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 29 / S. 5", "title": "Laken Riley Act", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-01-07", "roll_call_url": "https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/This-Week-With-Claudia--NY24.html", "why_it_matters": "Voted for legislation mandating ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of theft offenses. Cosponsored the bill. Bill passed 263-156 with 46 Democratic votes.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "2024 Electoral College Certification", "title": "Certification of the 2024 Presidential Election", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2025-01-06", "roll_call_url": "https://www.fltimes.com/news/congresswoman-claudia-tenney-votes-to-certify-trump-election/article_3015d65a-cc67-11ef-a916-fbcd9991a39b.html", "why_it_matters": "Certified Trump's 2024 election, calling it 'a great privilege.' In 2021, she said she 'would've been torn' on certifying Biden's election and 'may have objected' to Pennsylvania. Her 2020 race took three months to certify due to her own razor-thin 109-vote margin.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 1319", "title": "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2021-02-27", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/roll-call-votes/117th-congress/1st-session/h72", "why_it_matters": "Opposed $1.9 trillion COVID relief including $1,400 stimulus checks and expanded child tax credits. Her district has a 12.3% poverty rate and median income of $72,690. Benefits from this bill flowed directly to families and local governments in her district.", "category": "against_constituent" } ], "constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "New York's 24th Congressional District covers a vast swath of upstate New York stretching from the Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario shoreline through the Mohawk Valley and into the North Country. It includes all or parts of 15 counties: Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, and Lewis. Key communities include Watertown, Rome, Utica, Geneva, Canandaigua, Lockport, and Oswego. With a population of approximately 771,000, the district is 89.1% White (Non-Hispanic) with a median household income of $72,690. The Cook PVI is R+31, making it the most Republican district in New York. The economy is anchored by manufacturing (Wolfspeed semiconductor plant in Marcy), healthcare, higher education (SUNY institutions), agriculture (dairy, apples, wine), and military installations (Fort Drum). Homeownership is 74.5% with a median property value of $172,200. Only 25.9% hold a bachelor's degree, below the national average. 98.7% of residents are U.S. citizens. The district has an aging population (median age 42.4) and a poverty rate of 12.3%.", "top_employers": [ { "name": "Fort Drum (U.S. Army, Jefferson County)", "employees": 19000, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-24-ny" }, { "name": "Wolfspeed (semiconductor manufacturing, Marcy)", "employees": 1500, "source_url": "https://www.working-solutions.org/companies/wolfspeed" }, { "name": "Rome Health / Mohawk Valley Health System", "employees": 3500, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-24-ny" }, { "name": "SUNY Polytechnic Institute / SUNY institutions", "employees": 5000, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-24-ny" } ], "dominant_industries": [ { "naics": "62", "share": 0.145, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-24-ny" }, { "naics": "31-33", "share": 0.125, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-24-ny" }, { "naics": "44-45", "share": 0.120, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-24-ny" } ], "recent_ballot_measures": [ { "name": "New York Proposal 1 — Equal Rights Amendment (abortion, gender identity, sexual orientation protections)", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "majority yes (enshrined reproductive rights and anti-discrimination protections in NY Constitution)", "source_url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/new-york-ballot-measures" }, { "name": "New York Environmental Bond Act — Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs ($4.2 billion)", "year": 2022, "result": "passed", "margin": "67.6% yes to 32.4% no", "source_url": "https://www.elections.ny.gov/2022BallotProposals.html" } ], "demographic_anchors": [ { "label": "Median household income", "value": "$72,690", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-24-ny" }, { "label": "Population (2024)", "value": "771,272", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/claudia-tenney-T000478/district" }, { "label": "White alone, not Hispanic or Latino", "value": "89.1%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/claudia-tenney-T000478/district" }, { "label": "Homeownership rate", "value": "74.5%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/claudia-tenney-T000478/district" }, { "label": "Poverty rate", "value": "12.3%", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-24-ny" }, { "label": "Bachelor's degree or higher", "value": "25.9%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/claudia-tenney-T000478/district" } ] } } }