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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-27T08:34:51.654Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #56409)
Resolved official: David Scott (entity #11188)
Ingest result: 32 facts · 32 sources · 1 silences · 4 contradictions · 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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"fact_text": "David Scott's campaign committee raised $1,203,984 in the 2023-2024 election cycle, with 89.50% from PAC contributions ($1,086,300), 6.19% from large individual contributions, 4.12% from candidate self-financing, and only 0.17% ($2,158) from small individual donors.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/David-Scott/summary?cid=N00024871"
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{
"fact_text": "The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was Scott's top contributor at $37,500 ($27,500 individual + $10,000 PAC) and the largest payor to his campaign committee at $40,597 through 65 payments in the 2024 cycle.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/david-scott/contributors?cid=N00024871&cycle=2024"
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{
"fact_text": "Crop Production & Basic Processing was the top contributing industry at $116,000, followed by Commercial Banks at $110,450, Agricultural Services/Products at $107,000, Securities & Investment at $100,100, and Insurance at $75,000 — all overwhelmingly from PACs.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/David-Scott/summary?cid=N00024871"
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"fact_text": "By sector, Finance/Insurance/Real Estate led with $401,351, followed by Agribusiness at $340,500, Labor at $89,000, and Ideology/Single-Issue at $58,066 — reflecting Scott's dual committee assignments on Agriculture (Ranking Member) and Financial Services.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/races/sectors?cycle=2024&id=GA13&spec=N"
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{
"fact_text": "Top PAC contributors of $10,000 each included CME Group, Fifth Third Bancorp, AFLAC, Alabama Peanut Producers Assn, American Bankers Assn, American Crystal Sugar, AFSCME, Carpenters & Joiners Union, Coca-Cola, Dairy Farmers of America, Delta Air Lines, Ernst & Young, and Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/david-scott/contributors?cid=N00024871&cycle=2024"
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{
"fact_text": "Scott's net worth was disclosed at between $151,004 and $4,864,998 in 2018, ranking 119th in Congress. He reported three liabilities totaling $600,003 to $1,250,000.",
"date_occurred": "2018-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/other-data?cid=N00024871&cycle=2010"
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{
"fact_text": "Scott sponsored or co-sponsored 31 earmarks totaling $38,828,000 in fiscal year 2010, ranking 103rd out of 435 representatives.",
"date_occurred": "2010-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/other-data?cid=N00024871&cycle=2010"
},
{
"fact_text": "Brave PAC is Scott's leadership PAC, which contributed $10,000 back to his own campaign committee in the 2024 cycle.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/brave-pac/C00430579/summary/2024"
}
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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 + $27,500 individual = $37,500 via David Scott for Congress (C00369801); $40,597 in total payments for the cycle",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/david-scott/contributors?cid=N00024871&cycle=2024"
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"donor_entity_name": "AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via David Scott for Congress; $20,000 across multiple cycles per Congress Machine; Scott serves on House Financial Services",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://congressmachine.com/member/S001157"
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"donor_entity_name": "AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via David Scott for Congress; agribusiness PAC connected to sugar industry before Agriculture Committee",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/david-scott/contributors?cid=N00024871&cycle=2024"
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{
"donor_entity_name": "DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via David Scott for Congress; agricultural cooperative PAC",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/david-scott/contributors?cid=N00024871&cycle=2024"
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"donor_entity_name": "AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2024 cycle: $10,000 via David Scott for Congress; public sector union PAC",
"confidence": "primary",
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"silences": [
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"topic": "Publicly accessible in-person town halls in his district",
"expected_position": "As a congressman representing GA-13 since 2003 and the ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, Scott would be expected to hold regular, publicly accessible, in-person town hall meetings where constituents can ask unscripted questions.",
"window_start": "2020-01-01",
"window_end": "2026-04-21",
"evidence_summary": "Scott famously berated a constituent doctor at a 2009 town hall over healthcare questions, then largely retreated from in-person public forums. Searches reveal no recent open in-person town halls. Primary challengers cited his lack of accessibility as a concern, and Politico reported that he 'has seldom given interviews' in his final term, reading from scripts even in private meetings. Constituents reported difficulty engaging with him on issues like the 2024 election non-vote and his Agriculture Committee decisions.",
"primary_url": "https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/20/david-scott-reelection-questioned-democrats-00142290"
}
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"claim_text": "Scott supported and voted for two proposed constitutional amendments in 2004 and 2006 to ban same-sex marriage. His Wikipedia entry lists him as having supported these measures, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman.",
"claim_date": "2004-09-30",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)"
},
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"claim_text": "In May 2013, Scott's spokesman emailed ThinkProgress stating 'Congressman Scott fully supports marriage equality.' The Human Rights Campaign's profile lists this statement under his position on marriage equality. He later voted for the Respect for Marriage Act in December 2022, codifying federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages.",
"claim_date": "2013-05-15",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)"
},
{
"claim_text": "Scott was the ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, representing a majority-Black district centered in suburban Atlanta with a poverty rate of approximately 9%. His official biography highlighted his advocacy for nutrition assistance programs and working families.",
"claim_date": "2024-12-31",
"claim_type": "platform",
"source_url": "https://www.ajc.com/politics/david-scott-faces-setback-in-effort-to-remain-the-top-democrat-on-house-agriculture/C2Z25AKDEJAJVCNXAPZ6RI7RO4/"
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"claim_text": "OpenSecrets records show that only 0.17% of Scott's 2024 campaign funds ($2,158) came from small individual donors under $200, while 89.50% came from PACs. Agriculture and financial industry PACs — including American Crystal Sugar, the National Cotton Council, and Fifth Third Bancorp — provided the vast majority of his campaign funds, not small donors from his district.",
"claim_date": "2024-12-31",
"claim_type": "disclosure",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/David-Scott/summary?cid=N00024871"
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"claim_text": "Scott was ranked the 18th most bipartisan member of the House during the 114th Congress by the Lugar Center and the second most bipartisan from Georgia.",
"claim_date": "2016-12-31",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)"
},
{
"claim_text": "The Black Commentator named Scott 'the most non-representative Black person in the U.S. Congress' for voting with Republicans more than any other member of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a member of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition, joined the New Democrat Coalition, and was one of only five House Democrats to vote to continue selling arms to Saudi Arabia for its intervention in Yemen.",
"claim_date": "2018-12-13",
"claim_type": "disclosure",
"source_url": "https://blackcommentator.com"
},
{
"claim_text": "Scott was named one of the 25 'most corrupt' members of Congress in 2007 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), citing 'allegations of tax evasion and misuse of official resources for political campaign activity.'",
"claim_date": "2007-09-17",
"claim_type": "disclosure",
"source_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)"
},
{
"claim_text": "Challenger Dr. Jasmine Clark revealed through open records that Scott had not voted in six consecutive elections, including the 2024 presidential election. When CBS News Atlanta confirmed this, Scott's campaign office did not respond to requests for comment. The most recent election Scott had voted in was the May 2024 Georgia primary, which he voted absentee — it appears he did not vote for himself in his own 2024 general election.",
"claim_date": "2025-11-06",
"claim_type": "disclosure",
"source_url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/georgia-rep-david-scott-voting-record-consitutent-opinion-reelection/"
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"type": "reversal",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Scott voted for constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage in 2004 and 2006, then reversed his position by 2013 to 'fully support marriage equality' and voted for the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022. This represents a significant evolution — one he made earlier than many Southern Democrats — from cultural conservative to supporter of LGBTQ rights."
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"severity": "medium",
"narrative": "Scott represents a majority-Black district with a 9% poverty rate as a self-styled advocate for working families, yet his campaign funding profile — 89.5% from PACs, just 0.17% from small donors — suggests deep reliance on agribusiness and financial industry interests rather than grassroots district support."
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"narrative": "Scott's Lugar Center bipartisan ranking and Blue Dog membership positioned him as a centrist bridge-builder, but The Black Commentator's assessment that he voted with Republicans more than any other CBC member highlights that his bipartisanship often meant breaking with his own caucus's progressive priorities — most notably as one of only five House Democrats to support continued arms sales to Saudi Arabia for the Yemen war."
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"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Scott asked constituents for their votes every two years and served 12 terms, yet CREW named him one of the 'most corrupt' members of Congress and it was later revealed he did not vote in six consecutive elections — including the 2024 presidential election in which he himself was on the ballot — a profound disconnect between his role as a congressman and his personal exercise of the franchise he was elected to protect."
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"bill_id": "H.R. 1 (119th Congress) / One Big Beautiful Bill Act",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-07-03",
"roll_call_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)",
"why_it_matters": "Voted with every House Democrat against Trump's signature reconciliation bill which cut hundreds of billions from Medicaid and SNAP. Scott's district has roughly 9% poverty and 11.7% overall poverty rate, and he had previously been the top Democrat on the Agriculture Committee overseeing SNAP, making this a critical vote to protect nutrition programs his constituents relied on. Scott's death on April 21, 2026 — days before this workup — means this was among his final major votes.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
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"bill_id": "H.R. 29 / S. 5",
"title": "Laken Riley Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-01-07",
"roll_call_url": "https://data.visaliatimesdelta.com/roll-call/2025-house-002/",
"why_it_matters": "Voted with most House Democrats against mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of theft. His district is 50.5% Black, 14.9% Hispanic, and 17.9% foreign-born — demographics for which immigration enforcement carries acute concerns. Bill passed 263-156.",
"category": "party_defection"
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"bill_id": "H.R. 21",
"title": "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-01-23",
"roll_call_url": "https://data.visaliatimesdelta.com/roll-call/2025-house-027/",
"why_it_matters": "Voted with the overwhelming majority of House Democrats against criminal penalties on healthcare practitioners. Consistent with his pro-choice evolution and the position of his majority-Black, heavily Democratic district.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8404",
"title": "Respect for Marriage Act",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2022-12-08",
"roll_call_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)",
"why_it_matters": "Voted to codify federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages. Marked a complete reversal from his 2004 and 2006 support for constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage. The bill passed with all Democrats and 39 Republicans.",
"category": "reversal"
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{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8035",
"title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024",
"vote": "yea (likely)",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/roll-call-votes/118th-congress/2nd-session/h151",
"why_it_matters": "Scott supported the $60.8 billion Ukraine aid package as part of the unanimous Democratic caucus vote. No Democrat voted against it. Scott's voting pattern with Biden's stated position was 100% in the 117th Congress.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"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 hundreds of millions in state and local aid. His district's 9% poverty rate and reliance on federal programs made this a critical constituency vote.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
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"bill_id": "H.R. 3684",
"title": "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2021-11-05",
"roll_call_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)",
"why_it_matters": "Voted for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, funding roads, bridges, broadband, and transit — significant for a suburban Atlanta district where the average commute is 34.2 minutes and car dependency is 71.1%.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 3746",
"title": "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling Suspension)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2023-05-31",
"roll_call_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)",
"why_it_matters": "Joined 165 Democrats and 149 Republicans to suspend the debt ceiling and avoid catastrophic default. Despite SNAP work requirements in the bill, the bipartisan compromise was necessary to prevent economic crisis.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
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"bill_id": "H.R. 3590",
"title": "Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2010-03-21",
"roll_call_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)",
"why_it_matters": "Scott was a key vote for the ACA, which he defended in a heated town hall confrontation. He said he received death threats over his support. His district has a significant uninsured population and this vote became a defining moment of his career that he frequently cited.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
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"bill_id": "H.J.Res. 98 / Yemen War Powers Resolution",
"title": "Continued U.S. support for the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen",
"vote": "nay (against ending U.S. support)",
"vote_date": "2018-12-13",
"roll_call_url": "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)",
"why_it_matters": "One of only five House Democrats to vote AGAINST ending U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, the day after the Senate invoked the War Powers Resolution for the first time in 45 years. The Black Commentator cited this as emblematic of his conservatism relative to the Congressional Black Caucus. His opposition to the Iran deal and support for continued Saudi arms sales marked him as a hawkish Democrat on Middle East policy.",
"category": "party_defection"
}
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"baseline": {
"district_summary": "Georgia's 13th Congressional District covers the southern and western suburbs of Atlanta, including portions of Cobb, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, and Henry counties. It was created in 2002 and has been held by David Scott since its inception. With a population of approximately 794,711 and a Cook PVI of D+44, it is one of the safest Democratic seats in the nation. The district is majority-minority: 50.5% Black or African American, 25.2% White, 14.9% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. The median household income is $81,466 with a 9% poverty rate and 5.6% unemployment. Homeownership is 71.9% with a median home value of $314,700. The median age is 36.8 and 32.2% hold a bachelor's degree. Major economic drivers include Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (the world's busiest), logistics and distribution, healthcare, and service industries. The district has a 17.9% foreign-born population and average commute time of 34.2 minutes.",
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"name": "Georgia Amendment 1 — Local Option Homestead Property Tax Exemption",
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"name": "Georgia Amendment 2 — Creation of Georgia Tax Court",
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"name": "Georgia Referendum A — Increase Personal Property Tax Exemption",
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