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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-27T08:35:18.582Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #56410)
Resolved official: David Schweikert (entity #11006)
Ingest result: 34 facts · 35 sources · 2 silences · 3 contradictions · 3 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 Schweikert",
"bioguide_id": "S001183"
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"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "Schweikert raised $4,177,659 in the 2023–2024 election cycle. Large individual contributions accounted for 39.05% ($1,631,555), PAC contributions for 37.53% ($1,568,135), other for 20.49%, and small individual contributions (<$200) for just 2.92% ($121,838). Candidate self-financing was 0%.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00006460"
},
{
"fact_text": "Schweikert's top contributor in 2023–2024 was Club for Growth at $83,295 (all individuals), followed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at $75,751 ($65,751 individuals + $10,000 PAC), CVS Health at $16,600, and Stenson Tamaddon at $26,900. Top industries were Retired ($383,900), Securities & Investment ($380,782), and Leadership PACs ($352,750).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00006460"
},
{
"fact_text": "Schweikert was fined $125,000 by the Federal Election Commission in 2022 for misreporting spending and diverting campaign funds for personal use. His former chief of staff also agreed to pay a $7,500 fine. The FEC report concluded some misfilings were intended to conceal impermissible or embarrassing disbursements from public view.",
"date_occurred": "2022-02-14",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://apnews.com/article/elections-arizona-campaigns-phoenix-campaign-spending-6808e45146ac1e6565012f1f5dea5671"
},
{
"fact_text": "In 2020, Schweikert was formally reprimanded by the U.S. House of Representatives, fined $50,000, and admitted to 11 ethics violations including misuse of official funds, misreporting loans and donations, and pressuring staff to do campaign work. He was the first member of Congress reprimanded in 8 years.",
"date_occurred": "2020-07-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.ctpublic.org/politics/2020-07-31/house-unites-to-reprimand-gop-lawmaker-tied-to-11-ethics-violations"
},
{
"fact_text": "Schweikert operates the leadership PAC 'Defending America's Values Everywhere' (DAVE PAC), which raised $140,661 in the 2023–2024 cycle. His campaign carried $168,177 in debt with just $49,823 cash on hand as of December 2024.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00006460"
},
{
"fact_text": "Schweikert entered the 2026 Arizona governor's race on September 30, 2025, abandoning what would have been another competitive reelection bid. He is running against Trump-endorsed Rep. Andy Biggs in the Republican primary.",
"date_occurred": "2025-09-30",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5843582-arizona-republican-to-run-for-governor-vacating-house-seat/"
}
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"donor_entity_name": "Club for Growth",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2023–2024: $83,295 via individuals plus $32,359 via Club for Growth Action. Top career contributor. Schweikert was a founding member of the Freedom Caucus and is a fiscal conservative who aligns with the Club's anti-tax ideology.",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00006460"
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"donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Committee",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2023–2024: $75,751 ($65,751 individuals + $10,000 PAC). Second-largest contributor to Schweikert's campaign.",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00006460"
},
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"donor_entity_name": "CVS Health",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2023–2024: $16,600 ($6,600 individuals + $10,000 PAC). CVS Health is a major health insurance and pharmacy company with significant business before the Ways and Means Committee on which Schweikert sits.",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00006460"
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"topic": "Consistent refusal to hold in-person town halls over a multi-year period, relying on telephone town halls with screened questions while constituents and protesters demanded open public forums",
"expected_position": "As the representative for 804,578 Arizonans in a competitive R+4 district, Schweikert would be expected to hold regular, open, in-person town halls accessible to all constituents, particularly during periods of major legislative activity like the 2025 budget reconciliation process.",
"window_start": "2020-01-28",
"window_end": "2025-05-21",
"evidence_summary": "In 2020, Political Emails reported Schweikert 'hasn't held a real' town hall and was 'phoning it in' with screened questions. In February 2025, the DCCC stated Schweikert 'has refused to hold an in-person town hall for Arizonans.' On March 21, 2025, protesters delivered a 400-signature petition to his Scottsdale office demanding an in-person town hall; Schweikert did not appear. On May 21, 2025, more than 400 Scottsdale-area residents attended a constituent-organized town hall about Trump administration policies; Schweikert 'was invited to attend the town hall, but declined.' A local expert panel noted he 'declined our invitation with some strong words against town halls.' Schweikert remained active on social media and in media interviews throughout this period but consistently refused public in-person engagement.",
"primary_url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2025/03/20/protesters-deliver-petition-calling-congressman-to-hold-public-meeting/82550092007/"
},
{
"topic": "Silence on contradiction between his 'deficit hawk' identity and votes for multi-trillion-dollar tax cuts that balloon the national debt",
"expected_position": "As a self-described 'deficit hawk' who rode the 2010 Tea Party wave to Congress and has given countless floor speeches on the risk of deficits and the national debt, Schweikert would be expected to explain why he voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that the CBO projected would add trillions to the deficit.",
"window_start": "2025-05-23",
"window_end": "2025-09-22",
"evidence_summary": "Schweikert admitted to NBC News that the CBO score showing the Trump tax law would add trillions to the deficit 'absolutely gives me heartburn.' He was a key negotiator of the bill and helped write it. Despite his 'heartburn,' he stated he would have voted yes (though he missed the vote after falling asleep during the 36-hour markup). The DCCC, Honest Arizona, and multiple news outlets have labeled him a 'fake deficit hawk.' He did not directly address the contradiction beyond acknowledging the heartburn.",
"primary_url": "https://dccc.org/fake-deficit-hawk-david-schweikert-facing-blowback-for-spending-trillions-on-tax-cuts-for-billionaires/"
}
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"claim_text": "Schweikert campaigned as a 'deficit hawk,' warning in a March 2025 House floor speech that the 'looming fiscal crisis of the United States is not an ideological matter but is instead a matter of inevitability.' He gave countless floor speeches with charts and graphs on the risk of deficits and national debt.",
"claim_date": "2025-03-17",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://schweikert.house.gov/media/press-releases/schweikert-proposes-data-scientists-as-solution-for-reckless-government-spending"
},
{
"claim_text": "The CBO projected the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Schweikert helped negotiate and would have voted for would add roughly $4 trillion to the deficit over a decade. Schweikert told NBC News the CBO score 'absolutely gives me heartburn.'",
"claim_date": "2025-05-23",
"claim_type": "disclosure",
"source_url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-came-congress-fight-deficit-face-attacks-raising-trump-rcna227533"
},
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"claim_text": "Schweikert voted against the PACT Act twice (March 2022 and July 2022), which expanded VA health care for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxic substances.",
"claim_date": "2022-07-13",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022309"
},
{
"claim_text": "After voting against the PACT Act, Schweikert urged Arizona veterans through his constituent newsletter and social media to take advantage of the very benefits he voted against, without disclosing his votes to constituents.",
"claim_date": "2023-08-10",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/rep-david-schweikert-urges-veterans-154204411.html"
},
{
"claim_text": "Schweikert voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 5, 2021, joining 200 House Republicans in opposing the bill.",
"claim_date": "2021-11-05",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://dccc.org/rep-david-schweikert-votes-to-block-huge-win-for-arizona-workers-and-families/"
},
{
"claim_text": "Schweikert was later identified by President Biden and media reports as among the Republican lawmakers who touted infrastructure projects in their districts that were funded by the very bipartisan infrastructure law they voted against.",
"claim_date": "2023-11-15",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://www.honestarizona.org/news/after-two-years-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-paying-dividends-in-arizona"
}
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"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Schweikert built his political identity as a deficit hawk, giving countless floor speeches warning about the national debt, yet he helped negotiate and would have voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that the CBO projected would add trillions to the deficit. NBC News called him out for 'facing blowback,' and the DCCC labeled him a 'fake deficit hawk.'"
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"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Schweikert voted against the PACT Act twice, then urged veterans to enroll in its benefits through his official newsletter and social media without mentioning his votes against the bill. Business Insider and Yahoo News both catalogued this as a 'particularly egregious example of scummy two-faced behavior.'"
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"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Schweikert voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law, then was identified as among the Republican lawmakers who touted and took credit for infrastructure projects funded by the very legislation they opposed. President Biden specifically called out this category of behavior."
}
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"bill_id": "H.R. 1 (119th Congress)",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act — $4.5 trillion reconciliation package with $880 billion in Medicaid cuts, SNAP work requirements, permanent extension of 2017 tax cuts, and energy provisions. Schweikert helped negotiate the bill but missed the final vote after falling asleep during the 36-hour markup. He stated he would have voted yes.",
"vote": "not voting (stated would have voted yea)",
"vote_date": "2025-05-22",
"roll_call_url": "https://ktar.com/arizona-news/david-schweikert-fell-asleep-bill/5709325/",
"why_it_matters": "Passed 215-214. As chair of the Joint Economic Committee and a Ways and Means member, Schweikert was a key negotiator. His stated yes vote directly contradicted his long-standing deficit-hawk identity, as the CBO projected the bill would add trillions to the deficit. He called it 'embarrassing' that he slept through the vote.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
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"bill_id": "H.R. 1628",
"title": "American Health Care Act of 2017 — Partial ACA repeal; CBO projected 23 million more uninsured; permitted states to waive essential health benefits including pre-existing condition protections",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2017-05-04",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.dailykos.com/story/2018/10/5/1809228/-Crazy-Stupid-Republican-of-the-Day-David-Schweikert-2018-Update",
"why_it_matters": "Passed 217-213. Schweikert co-authored a risk-sharing amendment and supported the bill. More than 100 demonstrators held a 'die-in' outside his Scottsdale office. His district had gained thousands of insured through ACA provisions, and 5.4% of constituents live in poverty.",
"category": "against_constituent"
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"bill_id": "H.R. 1 (115th Congress)",
"title": "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 — $1.9 trillion deficit increase; corporate tax rate cut from 35% to 21%; capped the SALT deduction at $10,000",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2017-12-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1",
"why_it_matters": "Supported the signature Trump tax bill. The DCCC noted Schweikert voted to 'juice the deficit by $1 trillion while benefiting the wealthy and well-connected.' His district has a median household income of $99,999 — the SALT cap directly affects many of his constituents.",
"category": "donor_aligned"
},
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"bill_id": "H.R. 3967",
"title": "Honoring Our PACT Act — Expanded VA healthcare and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2022-07-13",
"roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022309",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against the PACT Act twice (March 2022 and July 2022) — then later urged veterans to take advantage of its benefits through his constituent newsletter and social media without mentioning his votes. Arizona has a large veteran population who directly benefited.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
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"bill_id": "H.R. 5376",
"title": "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 — Medicare drug price negotiation, $35/month insulin cap for Medicare, clean energy tax credits, ACA premium subsidy extension",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2022-08-12",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and capping insulin costs. His district skews older (median age 43.7, 15% of residents over 70), meaning a large share of constituents rely on Medicare and would benefit from lower prescription drug costs.",
"category": "against_constituent"
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"bill_id": "H.R. 3684",
"title": "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — $1.2 trillion for roads, bridges, broadband, water systems, and transit",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2021-11-05",
"roll_call_url": "https://dccc.org/rep-david-schweikert-votes-to-block-huge-win-for-arizona-workers-and-families/",
"why_it_matters": "Rejected the bipartisan infrastructure law. He was later identified as among the Republicans who touted projects made possible by the bill they voted against. His district is car-dependent (63.1% drive alone, 23.3-minute commute) and would benefit from infrastructure investment.",
"category": "reversal"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8404",
"title": "Respect for Marriage Act — Federal protection for same-sex and interracial marriages; codifies marriage equality",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2022-12-08",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071922_same_sex_marriage/all-arizona-republicans-vote-against-bipartisan-bill-protecting-right-same-sex-marriage/",
"why_it_matters": "All four Arizona House Republicans voted no, even as 39 GOP members supported the bill. Human Rights Campaign gave Schweikert a 0 out of 100 score. The vote contradicted the socially moderate views of his increasingly purple suburban district.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
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"bill_id": "Electoral College Certification (2021)",
"title": "Certification of 2020 presidential election results — Voted to certify Arizona's results but objected to Pennsylvania's electoral votes",
"vote": "split: certified AZ, objected to PA",
"vote_date": "2021-01-06",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/david-schweikert-says-fact-tree-determined-his-votes-on-2020-election-results-11527883/",
"why_it_matters": "Voted to affirm Arizona's results but objected to Pennsylvania's hours after the Capitol attack. The Phoenix New Times called these 'seemingly contradictory decisions.' He claimed to rely on a 'three, four-inch binder of the fact tree' from 'constitutional attorneys.' The DCCC labeled him an 'election denier' and the Arizona Republic reported he 'hid out' during the Arizona certification vote.",
"category": "party_defection"
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"bill_id": "H.Res. 24",
"title": "Impeachment of Donald Trump — Incitement of insurrection following the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2021-01-13",
"roll_call_url": "https://accountability.gop/profile/rep-david-schweikert/",
"why_it_matters": "Voted against Trump's second impeachment. He also voted against creating the January 6 Commission and against holding Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. The Arizona Republic editorial board said he 'weaseled out of a series of principles' and enabled the attack.",
"category": "party_defection"
},
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"bill_id": "H.Con.Res. 14 (119th Congress)",
"title": "FY 2025 House Budget Resolution — Framework directing $880 billion in spending cuts from Energy and Commerce, largely targeting Medicaid and SNAP",
"vote": "yea",
"vote_date": "2025-02-26",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2025/03/20/protesters-deliver-petition-calling-congressman-to-hold-public-meeting/82550092007/",
"why_it_matters": "Passed 217-215. Schweikert voted for the resolution that set the stage for deep Medicaid cuts, even as Arizona's Medicaid enrollment is one of the highest in the nation. The AFL-CIO and AFSCME held Schweikert accountable for this vote in summer 2025.",
"category": "against_constituent"
}
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"district_summary": "Arizona's 1st Congressional District covers northeastern Maricopa County, including Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, and parts of northern Phoenix. The district is home to approximately 804,578 residents and is an affluent, educated suburban district with a median household income of $99,999 — significantly above the national median. The district is 71.9% White (Non-Hispanic) and 17.3% Hispanic, with a median age of 43.7 (older than the national average). Only 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and 52.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher — far exceeding the national average. Homeownership is 65.1% with a median property value of $642,100. The district leans Republican but is considered competitive (R+4 Cook PVI). Schweikert has represented the district since 2023 (after redistricting renumbered AZ-06 to AZ-01), having first been elected in 2010. In September 2025, he announced he would not seek reelection to the House, instead running for Arizona governor in 2026.",
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"name": "Arizona Proposition 139 (2024) — Right to Abortion Initiative: establish a fundamental right to abortion under the Arizona Constitution",
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"name": "Arizona Proposition 314 (2024) — Immigration Enforcement Act: make illegal entry a state crime and increase penalties for fentanyl sales",
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"label": "Bachelor's Degree or Higher",
"value": "52.5% (vs. 33.7% nationally); 20.9% hold a post-graduate degree",
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"value": "R+4 (competitive); Schweikert won 2024 with 51.1% of the vote",
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