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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-27T08:20:05.468Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #56405)
Resolved official: David Kustoff (entity #11094)
Ingest result: 34 facts · 34 sources · 1 silences · 3 contradictions · 4 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": "David Kustoff",
"bioguide_id": "K000392"
},
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"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "David Kustoff's campaign committee raised $2,410,699 in the 2023-2024 election cycle, with 46.31% from PAC contributions ($1,116,370) and only 0.44% from small individual donors ($10,759).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00025445"
},
{
"fact_text": "The American Israel Public Affairs Committee was Kustoff's top organizational contributor at $44,600 ($34,600 individual + $10,000 PAC), and the largest payor to his campaign committee at $76,460 through 58 payments in the 2024 cycle. Pro-Israel industry contributions totaled $100,778 ($80,778 individual + $20,000 PAC).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00025445"
},
{
"fact_text": "Securities & Investment was the top contributing industry at $202,466 ($137,766 individual + $64,700 PAC), followed by Insurance at $177,500 ($15,000 individual + $162,500 PAC), and Real Estate at $110,950 ($35,950 individual + $75,000 PAC).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00025445"
},
{
"fact_text": "Blackstone Group contributed $41,600, Apollo Global Management $26,400, First Horizon Corp $23,200, and the Republican Jewish Coalition $22,350 — all among Kustoff's top contributors for the cycle.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00025445"
},
{
"fact_text": "Kustoff serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax-writing committee. He authored the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act and co-sponsored the RPM Access Act and Winter Canola Study Act.",
"date_occurred": "2025-07-03",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://kustoff.house.gov/media/press-releases/kustoff-celebrates-final-passage-one-big-beautiful-bill"
},
{
"fact_text": "Quiver Quantitative estimated Kustoff's net worth at $6.9M as of May 2025 and $8.4M by August 2025, ranking approximately 108th-118th in Congress. He holds approximately $1.8M-$2.6M invested in publicly traded assets.",
"date_occurred": "2025-08-20",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/net-worth-update-representative-david-kustoff-made-estimated-1403k-stock-market-last-month"
},
{
"fact_text": "Delivering American Values in DC is Kustoff's leadership PAC, contributing 100% to Republican candidates.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/delivering-american-values-in-dc/C00671644/summary/2024"
},
{
"fact_text": "Kustoff is one of only two Jewish Republican members of the House of Representatives and has been a vocal supporter of Israel throughout his career.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/David_F._Kustoff"
}
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"donor_entity_name": "AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 PAC + $34,600 individual = $44,600 via Kustoff for Congress (C00610360); $76,460 in total payments over the cycle",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00025445"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "BLACKSTONE GROUP",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $41,600 via Kustoff for Congress (all individual); second-largest career contributor",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00025445"
},
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"donor_entity_name": "FIRST HORIZON CORP",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $23,200 via Kustoff for Congress ($13,200 individual + $10,000 PAC); Memphis-based bank",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00025445"
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"donor_entity_name": "APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $26,400 via Kustoff for Congress (all individual); private equity firm",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00025445"
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"silences": [
{
"topic": "In-person constituent town halls",
"expected_position": "As a five-term congressman representing 767,898 constituents in a district with a 10.2% poverty rate and significant rural hospital access issues, Kustoff would be expected to hold regular, publicly accessible, in-person town halls where voters can ask unscripted questions about his votes and policy positions.",
"window_start": "2020-03-01",
"window_end": "2026-04-27",
"evidence_summary": "Kustoff has not held a public, in-person town hall in approximately five years. During this period, he has been actively issuing press releases, appearing on Fox Business and Newsmax, and meeting with business owners and public leaders. When constituents gathered to protest his OBBB vote in May 2025, organizers said 'David Kustoff has not held a public town hall in about five years' and that he 'only meets with business owners and public leaders.' A March 2025 town hall event featuring Kustoff was cancelled, with organizers citing 'safety concerns.' His spokesperson said he 'welcomes all questions, comments, and concerns from his constituents' and that constituents can contact his office. A Change.org petition from constituents demands he hold a 'free, public town hall meeting.'",
"primary_url": "https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/28/memphis-residents-protest-kustoff-trump-bill/83896475007/"
}
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"claim_text": "Kustoff voted against the American Rescue Plan Act, joining every Republican in opposing the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package.",
"claim_date": "2021-02-27",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://www.congress.gov/roll-call-votes/117th-congress/1st-session/h72"
},
{
"claim_text": "Kustoff voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, celebrating it as delivering 'the largest spending reduction in history' and making permanent key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Congressional Budget Office projected the OBBB would add trillions to the national deficit.",
"claim_date": "2025-07-03",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://kustoff.house.gov/media/press-releases/kustoff-celebrates-final-passage-one-big-beautiful-bill"
},
{
"claim_text": "Kustoff voted against certifying Pennsylvania's electoral votes on January 6-7, 2021, and signed the Texas v. Pennsylvania amicus brief seeking to overturn the 2020 election results.",
"claim_date": "2021-01-07",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/David_F._Kustoff"
},
{
"claim_text": "Kustoff voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, one of 169 House Republicans to oppose codifying federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages. He also voted against the Equality Act.",
"claim_date": "2022-12-08",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/David_F._Kustoff"
},
{
"claim_text": "Kustoff voted in favor of H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, providing $60.8 billion in military aid to Ukraine. Republicans for Ukraine gave him a 'B' grade.",
"claim_date": "2024-04-20",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://gopforukraine.com/legislator/david-kustoff/"
},
{
"claim_text": "Kustoff made anti-Ukraine statements, saying: 'We're all for Ukraine, we support their effort against the Russians... But the message that I get from constituents across west Tennessee... is we need to stop the spending.' Republicans for Ukraine also flagged Kustoff for making 'an anti-Ukraine statement or statements.'",
"claim_date": "2023-02-15",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://gopforukraine.com/legislator/david-kustoff/"
},
{
"claim_text": "Kustoff campaigned on fiscal conservatism and fighting to 'cut taxes and regulations' to defend 'West Tennessee values.'",
"claim_date": "2024-11-05",
"claim_type": "platform",
"source_url": "https://poliscore.us/legislator/K000392"
},
{
"claim_text": "Kustoff voted for the American Health Care Act of 2017 to repeal the Affordable Care Act, telling constituents at a town hall that 'our current health care system is failing Tennesseans.' A woman angrily confronted him about that vote.",
"claim_date": "2017-05-04",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/David_F._Kustoff"
}
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"type": "reversal",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Kustoff opposed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan as fiscally irresponsible, yet voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill — which the CBO projected would add far more to the deficit — while calling it 'the largest spending reduction in history.' The contradiction between condemning deficit spending under a Democratic president and embracing it under a Republican president reveals a political rather than principled fiscal conservatism."
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"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "medium",
"narrative": "Kustoff voted for every major Ukraine aid package including the $60.8 billion supplemental, yet simultaneously made anti-Ukraine statements calling to 'stop the spending' — a dual-track approach that allowed him to support Ukraine militarily while signaling fiscal restraint to his conservative base."
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"type": "platform_vs_vote",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Kustoff campaigns on fiscal conservatism and cutting spending, but voted for the OBBB which added trillions to the national debt while touting it as 'the largest spending reduction in history' — a statement contradicted by the CBO's own projections."
}
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"bill_id": "H.R. 1 (119th Congress)",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-07-03",
"roll_call_url": "https://kustoff.house.gov/media/press-releases/kustoff-celebrates-final-passage-one-big-beautiful-bill",
"why_it_matters": "As a Ways and Means Committee member, played a key role in crafting the tax portion of Trump's signature reconciliation bill. Called it 'historic legislation' that delivers 'tax relief' to working Americans. The bill passed 218-214, cutting hundreds of billions from Medicaid and SNAP. Constituents protested outside his Memphis office, chanting 'I feel betrayed' that he would cut programs in a district with a 10.2% poverty rate.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
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"bill_id": "H.R. 8035",
"title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://gopforukraine.com/legislator/david-kustoff/",
"why_it_matters": "Voted for $60.8 billion in Ukraine military aid, earning a 'B' grade from Republicans for Ukraine. Voted for every major Ukraine aid package from lend-lease forward. One of 101 House Republicans to support the 2024 supplemental. Also voted to protect Ukraine funding against multiple GOP amendments seeking to strip $300 million in aid.",
"category": "party_defection"
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"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 — benefits that would have aided families in a district with a 10.2% poverty rate and median household income of $69,163.",
"category": "against_constituent"
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"bill_id": "H.R. 3684",
"title": "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2021-11-05",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021369",
"why_it_matters": "One of 200 House Republicans to oppose the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package that funded roads, bridges, broadband, and energy infrastructure across West Tennessee.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
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"bill_id": "H.R. 8404",
"title": "Respect for Marriage Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2022-12-08",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/David_F._Kustoff",
"why_it_matters": "One of 169 House Republicans to vote against codifying federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages. Only 39 Republicans supported the landmark civil rights bill.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
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"bill_id": "H.Res. 24 / Electoral College Certification (Pennsylvania)",
"title": "Objection to counting Pennsylvania's electoral votes",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2021-01-07",
"roll_call_url": "https://vinnews.com/2021/01/07/jewish-republican-reps-lee-zeldin-and-david-kustoff-object-to-electoral-votes-after-condemning-capitol-rioting/",
"why_it_matters": "Voted to sustain the objection to Pennsylvania's certified electoral votes hours after the January 6 Capitol attack, joining 138 House Republicans. He was one of two Jewish Republicans in the House who objected, and had also signed the Texas v. Pennsylvania amicus brief seeking to overturn the election. His longtime friend and former law partner, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, publicly disagreed with the vote.",
"category": "against_constituent"
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"bill_id": "H.R. 29 / S. 5",
"title": "Laken Riley Act",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-01-07",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/actions",
"why_it_matters": "Voted for legislation mandating ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of theft. The bill passed 263-156 with 48 Democratic votes. In Kustoff's district, 98.1% of residents are U.S. citizens and only 3.74% are foreign-born.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
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"bill_id": "H.R. 21",
"title": "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-01-23",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202527",
"why_it_matters": "Voted for legislation imposing criminal penalties on healthcare practitioners after failed abortions. PoliScore notes Kustoff co-sponsors sweeping abortion and personhood bills that major medical groups warn would put women's health at risk. He celebrated the Dobbs decision and has a 100% pro-life voting record.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 22",
"title": "SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-04-10",
"roll_call_url": "https://poliscore.us/legislator/K000392",
"why_it_matters": "Supported requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. PoliScore notes Kustoff 'backed bills that make voting harder even though fraud is already extremely rare' and that he 'supported attempts to overturn the 2020 election.'",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.Res. 24 (117th, Second Impeachment)",
"title": "Second Impeachment of President Donald Trump",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2021-01-13",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/15/memphis-mayor-jim-strickland-david-kustoff-disagree-electoral-vote/4173343001/",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against impeaching Trump for inciting the January 6 Capitol insurrection, despite having condemned the violence. A Shelby County Democratic leader described the vote as 'a costly political error.' All Tennessee House Republicans opposed impeachment.",
"category": "party_defection"
}
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"district_summary": "Tennessee's 8th Congressional District covers the bulk of West Tennessee, stretching from the Mississippi River to the eastern Memphis suburbs. The district includes all or parts of Shelby, Madison, Gibson, Dyer, Weakley, Henry, Carroll, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy, and surrounding counties. Major cities include Jackson, Dyersburg, Union City, Paris, Collierville, Germantown, Bartlett, and the eastern fourth of Memphis. With a population of approximately 767,898 and a Cook PVI of R+48, it is one of the safest Republican seats in the nation. The district has a median household income of $69,163 and a poverty rate of 10.2%. It is 73.5% White and 17.1% Black. Only 29.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree, below the national average. Homeownership is 72.8% with a median home value of $233,800. The economy is anchored by agriculture, manufacturing (including a Hitachi Energy transformer plant), distribution and logistics (FedEx headquarters in Memphis), healthcare, and retail. The district includes rural hospital access challenges and significant agricultural interests.",
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"name": "Hitachi Energy (Alamo — Crockett County)",
"employees": 350,
"source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Press+Release:+Congressman+David+Kustoff+Comments+on+Hitachi+Energy's+$106+Million+Investment+in+Alamo,+Tennessee"
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"name": "Baptist Memorial Health Care (Memphis area)",
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"name": "Amendment 1 — Right-to-Work Constitutional Amendment (2022)",
"year": 2022,
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"name": "Amendment 3 — Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution (2022)",
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"name": "Amendment 4 — Remove Religious Minister Disqualification (2022)",
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