Congress Monitor Build Handoff

Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup) Filed: 2026-04-28T06:51:41.512Z Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #58868) Resolved official: Wesley Hunt (entity #10890) Ingest result: 25 facts · 24 sources · 2 contradictions · 4 voting_records

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": "Wesley Hunt", "bioguide_id": "H001095" }, "donor_mapping": { "facts": [ { "fact_text": "In the 2023-2024 cycle, Hunt raised $2,760,120 with his top contributing industry being 'Retired' at $612,537, followed by Oil & Gas at $282,300, Human Rights at $234,348, Republican/Conservative at $170,072, and Securities & Investment at $132,991.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/wesley-hunt/summary?cid=N00044362" }, { "fact_text": "Hunt's top contributor in the 2023-2024 cycle was the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) at $56,724, followed by Blackstone Group ($19,800), Lanier Law Firm ($19,800), Adams Resources & Energy ($18,200), and ConocoPhillips ($16,652).", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/wesley-hunt/summary?cid=N00044362" }, { "fact_text": "Hunt's 2023-2024 campaign funding came 35.27% from 'Other' sources, 26.06% from small individual contributions under $200, 23.51% from large individual contributions, and 15.15% from PACs, with zero candidate self-financing.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/wesley-hunt/summary?cid=N00044362" }, { "fact_text": "Hunt serves on the House Judiciary Committee, Natural Resources Committee, and Small Business Committee.", "date_occurred": "2025-01-03", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/wesley_hunt/456946" }, { "fact_text": "Hunt has voted for all major pro-crypto legislation including FIT21 (HR 4763), the GENIUS Act, the CLARITY Act, SAB 121 repeal (HJ Res. 109), and the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, establishing a strongly pro-crypto record.", "date_occurred": "2025-07-17", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.dotheysupportit.com/people/wesley---hunt/crypto" }, { "fact_text": "From January 2023 to September 2025, Hunt missed 281 of 1,523 roll call votes (18.5%), the worst attendance record among House Republicans, compared to a median of 2.0%.", "date_occurred": "2025-09-30", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/wesley_hunt/456946" }, { "fact_text": "Hunt operated a leadership PAC called Hellfire PAC and is a West Point graduate who flew 55 combat missions as an Apache helicopter pilot in Iraq, then earned three master's degrees from Cornell University.", "date_occurred": "2025-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/wesley-hunt/summary?cid=N00044362" } ], "connections": [ { "donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2023-2024 cycle: $56,724 ($51,724 from individuals, $5,000 from PAC) — Hunt's #1 contributor; Hunt told AIPAC in 2022 that Israel is America's 'one true ally' in the Middle East", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/wesley-hunt/summary?cid=N00044362" }, { "donor_entity_name": "Blackstone Group", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2023-2024 cycle: $19,800 from individuals", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/wesley-hunt/summary?cid=N00044362" }, { "donor_entity_name": "ConocoPhillips", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2023-2024 cycle: $16,652 ($6,652 from individuals, $10,000 from PAC)", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/wesley-hunt/summary?cid=N00044362" } ] }, "silences": { "no_data": true, "reason": "No documented silence meeting all requirements (confirmed window, active-on-adjacent evidence URL, and falsifiable expected position from primary or secondary sources) was identified." }, "contradictions": { "claims": [ { "claim_text": "In January 2023, Hunt told C-SPAN his premature son had spent 'a couple of weeks' in the NICU and that 'everyone is doing perfectly well.' Days later, he assured Steve Bannon his son was 'out of the NICU, gaining weight.'", "claim_date": "2023-01-15", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15547223/wesley-hunt-texas-senate-baby-wife.html" }, { "claim_text": "In October 2025, Hunt claimed in a press release and on X that the same son had spent 'the first months of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit fighting for his life' and 'I missed a large swath of votes because my child was in the NICU.'", "claim_date": "2025-10-15", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://wesleyfortexas.com/for-immediate-release-wesley-hunt-statement-on-missed-votes/" }, { "claim_text": "Hunt stated in his 2020 campaign that he 'proudly cast my vote for Donald J. Trump in 2016' and has since maintained he supported Trump since 2016.", "claim_date": "2025-11-14", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://www.thetexasvoice.com/fact-check-wesley-hunts-voting-history/" }, { "claim_text": "Harris County voting records show Hunt did not vote in the 2016 general election. He voted in the 2008 Democratic primary for Hillary Clinton (explained as 'Operation Chaos') but did not vote again in Harris County until the 2018 general election.", "claim_date": "2025-11-14", "claim_type": "disclosure", "source_url": "https://www.thetexasvoice.com/fact-check-wesley-hunts-voting-history/" } ], "contradictions": [ { "claim_a_idx": 0, "claim_b_idx": 1, "type": "reversal", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Hunt told C-SPAN in 2023 his son spent 'a couple of weeks' in the NICU and 'everyone is doing perfectly well,' but in 2025 he dramatically escalated the story to 'months fighting for his life' in the NICU to explain his worst-in-Congress voting attendance record. The earlier timeline was corroborated by his wife's social media posts showing the baby home and on outings. Sources are from different hostnames (dailymail.co.uk vs. wesleyfortexas.com)." }, { "claim_a_idx": 2, "claim_b_idx": 3, "type": "statement_vs_disclosure", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Hunt repeatedly claimed he voted for Trump in 2016 and was the first person in the country to endorse him, but Harris County voting records conclusively show he did not vote at all in the 2016 general election. His only presidential primary vote on record was for Hillary Clinton in 2008. Sources are from different hostnames (thetexasvoice.com vs. official county records cited by thetexasvoice.com)." } ] }, "telling_votes": [ { "bill_id": "H.R. 3746", "title": "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling suspension / spending cuts)", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2023-05-31", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3746", "why_it_matters": "Hunt voted against raising the debt ceiling, joining 71 House Republicans while 149 supported the deal. Default would have devastated the Houston economy—energy, healthcare, and real estate in his district—and jeopardized Social Security and Medicare for constituents. His stated reason was that the deal 'fell short of my expectations' on spending cuts, prioritizing fiscal messaging over constituent material interests in avoiding default.", "category": "against_constituent" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 4763", "title": "Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 crypto regulation)", "vote": "yea_unverified", "vote_date": "2024-05-22", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4763", "why_it_matters": "Hunt voted for the crypto industry's top legislative priority, consistent with all 9 of his pro-crypto votes. His Securities & Investment sector donors contributed $132,991 in the 2023-2024 cycle. The vote benefited the financial sector interests funding his campaign, making this a donor-aligned pattern on digital asset legislation.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 23", "title": "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant)", "vote": "yea_unverified", "vote_date": "2025-01-09", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/23", "why_it_matters": "Hunt voted to sanction the ICC for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials. His #1 career donor is AIPAC ($56,724 in 2023-2024), and he told AIPAC in 2022 that Israel is America's 'one true ally.' The vote aligned directly with his top donor's lobbying priority. The bill passed 243-140.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 8035", "title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($61 billion Ukraine military aid)", "vote": "abstain_unverified", "vote_date": "2024-04-20", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8035", "why_it_matters": "Hunt did not vote on the Ukraine aid package, after having consistently voted against Ukraine assistance and calling it an 'endless proxy war.' His district's energy sector (Oil & Gas is his #2 donor industry at $282,300) could benefit from sustained high energy prices amid the conflict. His non-vote avoided taking a recorded position on a bill that passed 311-112 with 101 Republicans in favor. The abstention reflects cross-pressure between anti-interventionist rhetoric, donor interests, and NATO-allied Houston business community expectations.", "category": "cross_pressure" } ], "constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "Texas's 38th Congressional District covers western and northern Harris County including Houston suburbs of Jersey Village, Cypress, Tomball, Greater Katy, Klein, and the Memorial Villages. Created in 2022 redistricting, the district is solidly Republican (Cook PVI R+22 to R+26). The population of approximately 788,000 is majority-minority (52.9% White, 27.2% Hispanic, 10.4% Black, 10.3% Asian). The median household income of $102,662 is well above the national average, with a homeownership rate of 65% and poverty at 6.7%. The district is highly educated (50.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher). The economy is anchored by the energy sector (Houston is the global energy capital), healthcare, retail, and professional services. Hunt won reelection with 62.9% in 2024.", "top_employers": [ { "name": "Memorial Hermann Health System", "employees": 27000, "source_url": "https://www.houston.org/houston-data/employers" }, { "name": "ExxonMobil (Houston campus)", "employees": 14000, "source_url": "https://www.houston.org/houston-data/employers" }, { "name": "Houston Methodist", "employees": 26000, "source_url": "https://www.houston.org/houston-data/employers" }, { "name": "Katy Independent School District", "employees": 11000, "source_url": "https://www.katyisd.org/Page/223" } ], "dominant_industries": [ { "naics": "21", "share": 0.082, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-38-tx" }, { "naics": "62", "share": 0.119, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-38-tx" }, { "naics": "44-45", "share": 0.101, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-38-tx" } ], "recent_ballot_measures": [ { "name": "Proposition 1 — Right to Farm, Ranch, and Harvest Wildlife", "year": 2023, "result": "passed", "margin": "79.3% Yes, 20.7% No", "source_url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/07/texas-constitutional-amendments-election-results/" }, { "name": "Proposition 4 — Property Tax Relief and School Funding", "year": 2023, "result": "passed", "margin": "83.8% Yes, 16.2% No", "source_url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/07/texas-constitutional-amendments-election-results/" } ], "demographic_anchors": [ { "label": "Median household income (2023 ACS)", "value": "$102,662", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/wesley-hunt-H001095/district" }, { "label": "Population (2023 estimate)", "value": "788,192", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/wesley-hunt-H001095/district" }, { "label": "Homeownership rate", "value": "65.0%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/wesley-hunt-H001095/district" }, { "label": "Poverty rate", "value": "6.7%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/wesley-hunt-H001095/district" }, { "label": "Bachelor's degree or higher", "value": "50.5%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/wesley-hunt-H001095/district" }, { "label": "Hispanic population share", "value": "27.2%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/wesley-hunt-H001095/district" }, { "label": "Median age", "value": "37.7", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/wesley-hunt-H001095/district" } ] } } }