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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-04-28T06:30:31.942Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #58865)
Resolved official: Yvette D. Clarke (entity #11142)
Ingest result: 1 silences · 24 sources · 24 facts · 2 contradictions · 5 voting_records
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.
{
"target_official": {
"name": "Yvette D. Clarke",
"bioguide_id": "C001067"
},
"donor_mapping": {
"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "Over the 2003-2024 cycle, Clarke raised $8,272,854 with health professionals as the top contributing industry ($598,230), followed by public sector unions ($359,826) and building trade unions ($332,950).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00026961&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"fact_text": "In the 2023-2024 cycle, Clarkeraised $1,034,313 with PAC contributions making up a significant share. Top PAC donors included the American Hospital Association ($10,000), Charter Communications ($10,000), and New York Life Insurance ($10,000).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/yvette-clarke/contributors?cid=N00026961&cycle=2024"
},
{
"fact_text": "Clarke voted against every major piece of pro-crypto legislation including FIT21 (HR 4763), the CLARITY Act (HR 3633), the GENIUS Act (S. 1582), HJ Res. 25, and HJ Res. 109 (SAB 121 resolution), and has received 0 statements from crypto-affiliated groups.",
"date_occurred": "2025-07-17",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians/person/yvette---clarke"
},
{
"fact_text": "Clarke's career top contributors include Service Employees International Union ($93,775), New York Life Insurance ($89,575), American Federation of Teachers ($83,000), Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union ($83,000), and AT&T Inc ($77,750).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00026961&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"fact_text": "Clarke serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Homeland Security Committee (Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection), and is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, and is co-chair of the Caribbean Caucus.",
"date_occurred": "2025-01-03",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://clarke.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses/"
},
{
"fact_text": "EMILY's List and the AFL-CIO are among Clarke's major endorsers. She has a 97% lifetime AFL-CIO score.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.aflcio.org/scorecard/legislators/yvette-d-clarke"
},
{
"fact_text": "Clarke sponsored or co-sponsored 15 earmarks totaling $17,317,500 in fiscal year 2010.",
"date_occurred": "2010-12-31",
"confidence": "primary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/yvette-clarke/earmarks?cid=N00026961"
}
],
"connections": [
{
"donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "2023-2024 cycle: $8,850 to campaign committee; 2021-2022 cycle: $22,100. Clarke also received significant Israel-aligned campaign pressure from AIPAC-linked groups.",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/yvette-clarke/contributors?cid=N00026961&cycle=2024"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "Service Employees International Union",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "Career: $93,775 total ($80,000 from PAC, $13,775 from individuals)",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00026961&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "AT&T Inc",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "Career: $77,750 ($77,000 from PAC, $750 from individuals)",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00026961&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "American Hospital Assn",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "2023-2024 cycle: $10,000 from PAC",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/yvette-clarke/contributors?cid=N00026961&cycle=2024"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "New York Life Insurance",
"relationship_type": "major_donor",
"description": "Career: $89,575 ($88,000 from PAC, $1,575 from individuals)",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00026961&cycle=CAREER"
},
{
"donor_entity_name": "American Federation of Teachers",
"relationship_type": "pac_donor",
"description": "Career: $83,000 from PAC",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00026961&cycle=CAREER"
}
]
},
"silences": [
{
"topic": "Ilhan Omar antisemitism controversy — February 2019",
"expected_position": "As the representative of one of the largest Jewish districts in the country (the district includes a substantial Orthodox Jewish community in Crown Heights and Midwood), Clarke was expected to publicly condemn Rep. Ilhan Omar's tweets using antisemitic tropes about Jewish money controlling Congress.",
"window_start": "2019-02-10",
"window_end": "2019-02-12",
"evidence_summary": "At least 23 members of Congress, including the entire Democratic House leadership, condemned Omar's statements by early afternoon on February 11, 2019. Clarke's office did not respond to repeated inquiries from community activists and a local news outlet before their 5:00 PM deadline. The article documents that her communications director was contacted and that she was actively communicating on other matters during this period.",
"primary_url": "https://crownheights.info/photo-galleries/632893/crown-heights-representative-yvette-clarke-silent-on-congressional-anti-semitism/"
}
],
"contradictions": {
"claims": [
{
"claim_text": "In January 2010, Clarke co-signed a letter to President Obama urging him to pressure Israel to lift the blockade on Gaza, calling it 'de facto collective punishment of the Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip.' She also co-signed a second letter supporting the U.N. Goldstone Report that accused Israel of war crimes.",
"claim_date": "2010-01-01",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://crownheights.info/yvette-clarke-takes-step-against-israel-again/"
},
{
"claim_text": "On February 2, 2010, after meeting with Jewish community leaders, Clarke issued an open letter disavowing both her earlier signatures, writing that the letters 'do not reflect my record with regards to Israel' and 'have a provocative and reactionary impact, as they do not provide a complete, and therefore accurate, picture of the situation.'",
"claim_date": "2010-02-02",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://forward.com/news/124915/congresswoman-rues-signing-gaza-letter/"
},
{
"claim_text": "In a January 2024 virtual meeting, Clarke stated: 'I need more people in my district just for redistricting purposes' in reference to migrants, adding that her Brooklyn diaspora 'can absorb a significant number of these migrants.'",
"claim_date": "2024-01-15",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-14930285/House-Dem-says-needs-migrants-area.html"
},
{
"claim_text": "Clarke's official platform and record include advocacy for immigrant rights, serving as co-chair of the Congressional Caribbean Caucus, and supporting DREAMers and comprehensive immigration reform as a 'vocal supporter' of pathways to citizenship.",
"claim_date": "2024-12-31",
"claim_type": "platform",
"source_url": "https://clarke.house.gov/issues/immigration/"
}
],
"contradictions": [
{
"claim_a_idx": 0,
"claim_b_idx": 1,
"type": "reversal",
"severity": "high",
"narrative": "Clarke signed a letter accusing Israel of 'collective punishment' and supporting the Goldstone Report, then within weeks completely disavowed both letters after meeting with Jewish community leaders, calling the letters 'provocative and reactionary.' This was a documented reversal of the same policy question—U.S. policy toward Israel's Gaza blockade—under direct constituent and donor pressure. The original letter and the retraction are from different hostnames (crownheights.info vs. forward.com)."
},
{
"claim_a_idx": 2,
"claim_b_idx": 3,
"type": "position_evolution",
"severity": "medium",
"narrative": "Clarke said she 'needs more people in my district just for redistricting purposes' regarding migrants, a utilitarian framing that contrasts with her public advocacy for immigrant rights based on dignity, justice, and family unity. The two sources are from different hostnames (dailymail.co.uk vs. clarke.house.gov)."
}
]
},
"telling_votes": [
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 3746",
"title": "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling deal)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2023-05-31",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3746",
"why_it_matters": "Clarke voted against the debt ceiling deal, joining 45 other Democrats while 165 supported it. She defected from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who supported the bill. Her own press release acknowledged that default would jeopardize Social Security for 81,000 district seniors, Medicaid for 390,000 people, and 7,300 jobs—the material interests of her low- to moderate-income constituency.",
"category": "against_constituent"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 23",
"title": "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-01-09",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/23",
"why_it_matters": "Clarke voted against imposing sanctions on the ICC for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials, breaking from 45 Democrats who voted yes (including every Democrat in AIPAC's top-tier donor list). Her district includes a substantial Orthodox Jewish community in Crown Heights, making the vote a clear cross-pressure between progressive foreign policy and pro-Israel constituent/donor expectations.",
"category": "cross_pressure"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 4763",
"title": "Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 crypto regulation)",
"vote": "nay_unverified",
"vote_date": "2024-05-22",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4763",
"why_it_matters": "Clarke voted against the crypto industry's top legislative priority, standing against 71 House Democrats who voted yes. With her top donors being labor unions and healthcare, not crypto, this vote aligned with her donor base and her overall 'strongly against crypto' record of 6 anti-crypto votes with 0 pro-crypto statements.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.J.Res. 109",
"title": "Disapproving SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121 crypto custody rule)",
"vote": "nay_unverified",
"vote_date": "2024-05-08",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/109",
"why_it_matters": "Clarke voted to preserve the SEC's crypto accounting rule, joining the Democratic majority. This reinforced her consistently anti-crypto voting record, opposing the industry across multiple bills. Her union-heavy donor base contrasts with crypto PACs that heavily backed other Democrats.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 8035",
"title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024",
"vote": "yea_unverified",
"vote_date": "2024-04-20",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8035",
"why_it_matters": "Clarke voted for $60.1 billion in Ukraine aid, voting with all Democrats and against 112 Republicans. This is a party-line vote rather than a telling cross-pressure event, but it signals foreign policy alignment consistent with her broader progressive internationalism.",
"category": "party_defection"
}
],
"constituency_baseline": {
"baseline": {
"district_summary": "New York's 9th Congressional District is located entirely within Brooklyn, covering neighborhoods including Crown Heights, Flatbush, Midwood, Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Park Slope. It is a majority-minority district (Black 41.3%, White 33.3%, Hispanic 11.2%) and overwhelmingly Democratic (Cook PVI D+49). The district is a renter-majority community with only 28.4% homeownership, a median household income of $75,855, and a 14.4% poverty rate. With a median age of 36.9 and nearly half of residents using public transit, the district's key concerns include affordable housing, economic inequality, immigration policy, and healthcare access. The district includes a substantial Orthodox Jewish community in Crown Heights, making Israel policy salient for a significant voting bloc.",
"top_employers": [
{
"name": "SUNY Downstate Medical Center",
"employees": 4000,
"source_url": "https://www.downstate.edu/about/fast-facts.html"
},
{
"name": "Maimonides Medical Center",
"employees": 3500,
"source_url": "https://www.myvisajobs.com/reports/employer-sponsor.aspx?cid=maimonides-medical-center"
},
{
"name": "New York City Department of Education",
"employees": 135000,
"source_url": "https://www.crainsnewyork.com/2025/largest-employers-new-york-city"
}
],
"dominant_industries": [
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"naics": "62",
"share": 0.157,
"source_url": "https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/04/health-care-most-common-job-congressional-district.html"
},
{
"naics": "61",
"share": 0.102,
"source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-9-ny"
},
{
"naics": "44-45",
"share": 0.098,
"source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-9-ny"
}
],
"recent_ballot_measures": [
{
"name": "New York Proposition 1 — Equal Rights Amendment (codify abortion rights, LGBTQ+ protections)",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "61.7% Yes, 38.3% No statewide",
"source_url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/new-york-ballot-measures"
}
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"label": "Median household income (2023 ACS)",
"value": "$75,855",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/yvette-clarke-C001101/district"
},
{
"label": "Population (2023 estimate)",
"value": "737,304",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/yvette-clarke-C001101/district"
},
{
"label": "Poverty rate",
"value": "14.4%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/yvette-clarke-C001101/district"
},
{
"label": "Homeownership rate",
"value": "28.4%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/yvette-clarke-C001101/district"
},
{
"label": "Black (Non-Hispanic) population share",
"value": "41.3%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/yvette-clarke-C001101/district"
},
{
"label": "Hispanic population share",
"value": "11.2%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/yvette-clarke-C001101/district"
},
{
"label": "Public transit commuters",
"value": "48.6%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/yvette-clarke-C001101/district"
}
]
}
}
}