Congress Monitor Build Handoff

Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup) Filed: 2026-05-03T07:53:30.483Z Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #81611) Resolved official: Steve Womack (entity #11171) Ingest result: 39 facts · 38 sources · 2 contradictions · 5 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": "Steve Womack", "bioguide_id": "W000809" },

"donor_mapping": { "facts": [ { "fact_text": "In the 2009-2024 career cycle, Womack raised $10,008,981. Top contributor was Walmart Inc at $324,260 ($249,260 individuals / $75,000 PAC), followed by Stephens Inc ($138,700), Tyson Foods ($136,354), and American Israel Public Affairs Cmte ($130,947). Top industry: Retail Sales ($675,985).", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/steve-womack/summary?cid=N00031857&cycle=CAREER" }, { "fact_text": "In the 2023-2024 cycle, Womack's top contributor was American Israel Public Affairs Cmte at $98,047 ($83,047 from individuals, $15,000 from PAC), making pro-Israel advocacy his top industry at $102,847. 49.82% of his $2,464,039 raised came from PAC contributions.", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00031857&cycle=2024" }, { "fact_text": "In 2024, Womack's top PAC donors included Walmart Inc ($10,000), Tyson Foods ($10,000), Entergy Corp ($10,000), Boeing Co ($10,000), Comcast Corp ($10,000), Lockheed Martin ($10,000), L3Harris Technologies ($10,000), Honeywell International ($10,000), National Assn of Realtors ($10,000), and National Turkey Federation ($20,000).", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/steve-womack/contributors?cid=N00031857&cycle=2024" }, { "fact_text": "Womack's top 2024 contributing industries were Securities & Investment ($157,130), Lobbyists ($127,000), Retired ($111,498), Real Estate ($102,857), and Pro-Israel ($102,847).", "date_occurred": "2024-12-31", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00031857&cycle=2024" }, { "fact_text": "In his 2026 cycle, Womack raised $329,400 in Q1 2025 alone, with 53.9% from individual donors. By April 2026, he had disclosed $326,900 in new fundraising for Q1 2026.", "date_occurred": "2026-04-13", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Fundraising+Update:+Representative+Steve+Womack+just+disclosed+$326.9K+of+new+fundraising" }, { "fact_text": "Womack purchased two tranches of U.S. Treasury bills in 2023: one on June 22, 2023 (CUSIP 912796ZN2) and another on September 27, 2023 (CUSIP 912796CR8), each in the $15,001–$50,000 range, per STOCK Act filings. Quiver Quantitative estimates his net worth at approximately $365,000.", "date_occurred": "2024-08-12", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/stephanie-bice-invests-in-us-treasury-bills-93CH-3562343" }, { "fact_text": "In the 2026 cycle through Q1, Womack's top PAC donors included Ernst & Young PAC ($30,000), NCTAPAC ($18,000), and American Bankers Association PAC ($15,000). 70.4% of his total came from PACs.", "date_occurred": "2025-04-14", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00703843/?cycle=2026" } ], "connections": [] },

"silences": { "no_data": true, "reason": "Womack was consistently vocal across his policy portfolio. He actively issued press releases, participated in interviews, and cosponsored resolutions on Israel, the budget, defense, and other major topics throughout the review period. No falsifiable policy silence with active-on-adjacent evidence could be identified." },

"contradictions": { "claims": [ { "claim_text": "As House Budget Committee Chairman in 2018, Womack proposed a budget resolution calling for $1.5 trillion in Medicaid cuts, $537 billion in Medicare cuts, and $4 billion in Social Security cuts over a decade, arguing for a 'balanced budget by fiscal 2027.' He has repeatedly campaigned as a fiscal conservative focused on deficit reduction and reining in 'runaway entitlement programs.'", "claim_date": "2018-06-20", "claim_type": "platform", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/20/arkansas-congressman-releases-budget-proposal-he-s/" }, { "claim_text": "On July 3, 2025, Womack voted to advance the final version of H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), which the Congressional Budget Office projected would add more than $4 trillion to the national debt over a decade. Womack stated he was 'proud to vote for this bill that delivers on the clear direction Americans gave us in November.'", "claim_date": "2025-07-03", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://womack.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=410305" }, { "claim_text": "On January 6, 2021, Womack published an op-ed declaring Congress's role is limited to 'counting the votes of the certified electors' and that 'the consequences of staging a certain losing battle on this issue jeopardizes our Republic and the foundational system that has served America since its beginning.' He stated he would 'not oppose the counting of certified electoral votes.'", "claim_date": "2021-01-06", "claim_type": "statement", "source_url": "https://womack.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=404291" }, { "claim_text": "On May 19, 2021, Womack was one of only 35 House Republicans to vote for H.R. 3233 establishing an independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol, defying GOP leadership. He stated 'the American people deserve to know the truth behind the events of January 6th.'", "claim_date": "2021-05-19", "claim_type": "vote", "source_url": "https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/may/19/hill-womack-vote-jan-6-commission-crawford-westerm/" } ], "contradictions": [ { "claim_a_idx": 0, "claim_b_idx": 1, "type": "platform_vs_vote", "severity": "high", "narrative": "Womack built his career on fiscal conservatism and entitlement-reform advocacy, proposing trillions in Medicaid/Medicare cuts as Budget Committee chair. He then voted for H.R. 1, which the CBO scored as adding over $4 trillion to the national debt, prioritizing permanent tax cuts over deficit reduction. The bill passed by a single vote, 218-214." }, { "claim_a_idx": 2, "claim_b_idx": 3, "type": "position_evolution", "severity": "medium", "narrative": "Womack wrote an op-ed rejecting attempts to overturn the 2020 election, stating Congress's role is 'to COUNT the votes.' He then became one of only 35 Republicans to support the independent January 6 commission — a principled but politically costly extension of his earlier stance that set him apart from the vast majority of his conference." } ] },

"telling_votes": [ { "bill_id": "H.R. 8035", "title": "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion in Ukraine aid)", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2024-04-20", "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151", "why_it_matters": "Womack voted for Ukraine aid, crossing the majority of his party: 101 Republicans voted yea while 112 voted nay. Republicans for Ukraine gave him an 'A' rating. He spoke on the House floor urging colleagues to vote YES, stating 'America is safer when our allies and partners are safe.' This vote defied the ascendant isolationist wing of the GOP.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 3233", "title": "National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2021-05-19", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3233", "why_it_matters": "Womack was one of only 35 House Republicans to support the bipartisan Jan. 6 commission, defying Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who both urged opposition. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported he and Rep. French Hill were the only Arkansas GOP members to vote yes. He stated 'the insurrection was a black eye on America.'", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 1", "title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation, cutting an estimated $1 trillion from Medicaid and $187 billion from SNAP over a decade)", "vote": "yea_unverified", "vote_date": "2025-07-03", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1", "why_it_matters": "Womack voted for a bill that added over $4 trillion to the national debt while cutting Medicaid and SNAP — programs heavily used in his district. AR-03 has a 12.2% poverty rate and 17.2% Hispanic population, many of whom rely on these safety-net programs. The vote crossed his long-professed fiscal conservatism and the material interests of his lower-income constituents. The bill passed narrowly, 218-214.", "category": "cross_pressure" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 3684", "title": "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ($1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package)", "vote": "nay_unverified", "vote_date": "2021-11-05", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684", "why_it_matters": "Womack voted against the infrastructure bill despite Arkansas standing to receive approximately $4 billion for roads, bridges, broadband, and water systems. His car-dependent district (76.3% drive alone) would have directly benefited. The Arkansas Democratic Party noted he 'voted against funding for Arkansas.' Only 13 House Republicans voted yea.", "category": "against_constituent" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 3746", "title": "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling suspension)", "vote": "yea_unverified", "vote_date": "2023-05-31", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3746", "why_it_matters": "Womack voted for the bipartisan debt ceiling deal, calling it essential to 'meet the financial obligations of the government.' He later criticized the 'temper tantrums from the fringe group of my party.' While 149 Republicans voted yea, Womack's support placed him at odds with the House Freedom Caucus that sought to block the compromise, and his role as a senior Appropriations Committee member made the vote particularly consequential.", "category": "party_defection" } ],

"constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "Arkansas's 3rd Congressional District covers nine counties in northwest and north central Arkansas, anchored by Bentonville (Walmart global headquarters), Fayetteville (University of Arkansas), Springdale (Tyson Foods HQ), Rogers, and Fort Smith. It is the wealthiest congressional district in Arkansas with a median household income of $74,552 — roughly double the state median. The district is heavily Republican (Cook PVI R+34) and represented by Steve Womack since 2011. The economy centers on retail/corporate (Walmart, Tyson, J.B. Hunt), higher education, healthcare, and manufacturing. The population is 64.4% White, 17.2% Hispanic, with a 12.2% poverty rate and 32.1% holding a bachelor's degree. The district is car-dependent with 76.3% driving alone. Womack won reelection in 2024 with 63.8% of the vote.", "top_employers": [ { "name": "Walmart Inc (headquarters, Bentonville)", "employees": 15000, "source_url": "https://www.nwarealestate.com/nwa-info/jobs-in-nwa" }, { "name": "Tyson Foods Inc (headquarters, Springdale)", "employees": 4000, "source_url": "https://www.nwarealestate.com/nwa-info/jobs-in-nwa" }, { "name": "J.B. Hunt Transport Services (headquarters, Lowell)", "employees": 5000, "source_url": "https://www.nwarealestate.com/nwa-info/jobs-in-nwa" }, { "name": "University of Arkansas (Fayetteville)", "employees": 5000, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" }, { "name": "Mercy Health / Washington Regional Medical System", "employees": 4000, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" } ], "dominant_industries": [ { "naics": "44-45 - Retail Trade", "share": 0.158, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" }, { "naics": "31-33 - Manufacturing", "share": 0.128, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" }, { "naics": "62 - Health Care and Social Assistance", "share": 0.122, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" }, { "naics": "61 - Educational Services", "share": 0.086, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" }, { "naics": "72 - Accommodation and Food Services", "share": 0.073, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" } ], "recent_ballot_measures": [ { "name": "Arkansas Issue 1 (2024) — Lottery Proceeds for Vocational-Technical Schools", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "88% yes – 12% no", "source_url": "https://www.kait8.com/2024/09/30/vote-2024-ballot-measures-general-election-arkansas/" }, { "name": "Arkansas Issue 2 (2024) — Revoke Pope County Casino License, Require Countywide Approval for New Casinos", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "55.8% yes – 44.2% no", "source_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/08/arkansas-issue-2-casino-passes-election-results/76132652007/" } ], "demographic_anchors": [ { "label": "Median household income (2024)", "value": "$74,552", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/steve-womack-W000809/district" }, { "label": "Poverty rate (2024)", "value": "12.2%", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" }, { "label": "Population White (Non-Hispanic)", "value": "61.9%", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" }, { "label": "Population Hispanic", "value": "17.2%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/steve-womack-W000809/district" }, { "label": "Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)", "value": "32.1%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/steve-womack-W000809/district" }, { "label": "Homeownership rate", "value": "63.5%", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" }, { "label": "Median home value (2024)", "value": "$268,400", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" }, { "label": "2024 general election result (Womack vs. Draper)", "value": "Womack 63.8% – Draper 31.8% – Wilson 4.4%", "source_url": "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-house-arkansas-3.html" }, { "label": "Foreign-born population", "value": "10.4%", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" }, { "label": "Non-English primary language — Spanish households", "value": "84,393 (11.5%)", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-3-ar" } ] } } }