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Congress Handoff: Full Workup (one officialall sections) — 2026-05-03 (Suzanne Bonamici)

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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup) Filed: 2026-05-03T08:47:59.548Z Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #81683) Resolved official: Suzanne Bonamici (entity #11161) Ingest result: 36 facts · 35 sources · 1 silences · 1 contradictions · 7 voting_records · 3 skipped

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": "Suzanne Bonamici",
    "bioguide_id": "B001278"
  },
  "donor_mapping": {
    "facts": [
      {
        "fact_text": "Career (2011-2024): Raised $8,244,945. Top industry: Lawyers/Law Firms at $806,037. Top contributor organization: Nike Inc at $124,523 ($57,023 individual + $67,500 PAC). Other top contributors: Perkins Coie ($108,224), Service Employees International Union ($100,500), Intel Corp ($82,552), America's Credit Unions ($80,550). Cash on hand: $625,760 with zero debts.",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "secondary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/suzanne-bonamici/summary?cid=N00033474&cycle=CAREER"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "2024 election cycle: Raised $933,463 and spent $1,013,260. Won reelection with no serious opposition. Outside spending supporting Bonamici: $34,835. Zero outside opposition spending.",
        "date_occurred": "2024-11-05",
        "confidence": "secondary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?&id=OR01"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "JStreetPAC bundled $76,391 to Bonamici's campaign, making it a top contributor conduit. Career Pro-Israel sector contributions were listed at $77,391 by Vote Smart. Bonamici also received contributions from AIPAC conduit donors; she is listed among seven Democrats who AIPAC 'discourages open disagreement with Israeli governments on security issues.'",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "secondary",
        "source_url": "https://jstreetpac.org/candidates/suzanne-bonamici/"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "2018 Net worth: $3,491,033 to $10,465,000 — ranked 56th in the House. Reported 176 financial transactions totaling $1,217,578 to $4,023,470. Bonamici's husband is federal judge Michael Simon; she practices Judaism. Quiver Quantitative estimates her 2026 net worth at $10.4M, 104th highest in Congress.",
        "date_occurred": "2018-12-31",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/suzanne-bonamici/other-data?cid=N00033474&cycle=2014"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "2024 expenditures: Fundraising 26.52% ($191,527), Contributions 24.65% ($178,001), Salaries 24.63% ($177,837). Top vendors: DCCC ($195,000), Angerholzer Broz Consulting ($143,757), Mandate Media ($96,108). ActBlue conduit: $14,259 via 113 payments.",
        "date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
        "confidence": "secondary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/expenditures?cid=N00033474&cycle=2024"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Bonamici introduced the CHARTER Act in April 2026 with Reps. DeLauro and Grijalva to prevent for-profit entities from accessing federal education funds through charter schools. She said: 'We're fighting to keep student funding in public schools where it belongs.'",
        "date_occurred": "2026-04-30",
        "confidence": "secondary",
        "source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Press+Release%3A+Bonamici+and+DeLauro+Introduce+CHARTER+Act+to+Limit+For-Profit+Charter+Schools"
      },
      {
        "fact_text": "Q1 2026: Bonamici disclosed $114,000 of fundraising, with 50.9% from individual donors. Cash on hand: $527,300. This ranked 762nd among all Q1 2026 House disclosures.",
        "date_occurred": "2026-04-15",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Press+Release%3A+Bonamici+and+DeLauro+Introduce+CHARTER+Act+to+Limit+For-Profit+Charter+Schools"
      }
    ],
    "connections": [
      {
        "donor_entity_name": "Nike Inc",
        "relationship_type": "major_donor",
        "description": "Career: $124,523 via individual ($57,023) and PAC ($67,500) — top contributing organization. Nike's world headquarters are in Beaverton, OR, in Bonamici's district.",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/suzanne-bonamici/summary?cid=N00033474&cycle=CAREER"
      },
      {
        "donor_entity_name": "Intel Corp",
        "relationship_type": "major_donor",
        "description": "Career: $82,552 via individual ($17,552) and PAC ($65,000) — Intel has major semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Hillsboro, OR, within Bonamici's district.",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/suzanne-bonamici/summary?cid=N00033474&cycle=CAREER"
      },
      {
        "donor_entity_name": "Service Employees International Union",
        "relationship_type": "pac_donor",
        "description": "Career: $100,500 via individual ($25,500) and PAC ($75,000) — third-largest contributing organization",
        "confidence": "primary",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/suzanne-bonamici/summary?cid=N00033474&cycle=CAREER"
      }
    ]
  },
  "silences": [
    {
      "topic": "Refused to complete Vote Smart's 2024 Political Courage Test — all issue positions were inferred from her public record rather than directly stated",
      "expected_position": "Candidates for federal office are expected to provide explicit issue positions on key topics to help voters make informed decisions. Vote Smart repeatedly requested responses from Bonamici.",
      "window_start": "2024-01-01",
      "window_end": "2024-11-05",
      "evidence_summary": "Bonamici was actively campaigning during this period — raising $933K, hosting town halls in Tillamook County (February 2025), issuing press releases on affordable housing, and engaging on social media. Vote Smart's Political Courage Test page explicitly states: 'Suzanne Bonamici did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.' All issue positions on the test are marked as 'Inferred Position' — Vote Smart derived answers from her voting record and public statements rather than from direct submission.",
      "primary_url": "https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/59641/suzanne-bonamici"
    }
  ],
  "contradictions": {
    "claims": [
      {
        "claim_text": "Bonamici supports a ban on congressional stock trading and has publicly advocated for stronger ethics rules, positioning herself as a reformer who wants to 'reinstate trust in our government.'",
        "claim_date": "2025-03-15",
        "claim_type": "statement",
        "source_url": "https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/should-house-senate-members-be-allowed-to-trade-stocks-3320648/"
      },
      {
        "claim_text": "Bonamici reported 176 financial transactions worth $1,217,578 to $4,023,470 in her 2018 financial disclosure, with a net worth of $3.49M to $10.47M. Her household includes investments managed partly through a spouse who is a federal judge. Her 2026 estimated net worth is $10.4M (104th highest in Congress).",
        "claim_date": "2018-12-31",
        "claim_type": "disclosure",
        "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/suzanne-bonamici/other-data?cid=N00033474&cycle=2014"
      }
    ],
    "contradictions": [
      {
        "claim_a_idx": 0,
        "claim_b_idx": 1,
        "type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
        "severity": "low",
        "narrative": "Bonamici campaigns as an advocate for a congressional stock trading ban while personally reporting one of the highest volumes of financial transactions among House members (176 transactions, $1.2M-$4M). However, this is a low-severity contradiction because her support for a ban is precisely about ending the practice she participates in, and she has stated publicly that she is restructuring investments into ETFs and mutual funds. Both sources reference the same policy debate around congressional stock trading."
      }
    ]
  },
  "telling_votes": [
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 29",
      "title": "Laken Riley Act (mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes)",
      "vote": "nay_unverified",
      "vote_date": "2025-01-07",
      "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/29/all-info",
      "why_it_matters": "Bonamici voted against this hallmark Trump immigration bill that passed 264-159 with 48 Democratic votes. Her D+42 district is overwhelmingly progressive, with 15.1% foreign-born population. Constituent activist groups urged her to 'refuse to vote for any appropriations bill for DHS that fails to rein in ICE.' The vote aligned with progressive immigration advocacy in her district.",
      "category": "constituent_aligned"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 28",
      "title": "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (ban on transgender athletes in federally funded women's sports)",
      "vote": "nay",
      "vote_date": "2025-01-14",
      "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/28/all-info",
      "why_it_matters": "Bonamici led the Democratic opposition to this bill, calling it the 'Child Predator Empowerment Act.' The bill passed 218-206 with only two Democratic defections. She argued on the floor that it would 'make sports more dangerous for women and girls.' Her D+42 district has strong LGBTQ+ advocacy, and the vote aligned with progressive constituent values.",
      "category": "constituent_aligned"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 3633 / S. 1582",
      "title": "CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act (major crypto regulatory bills of the 119th Congress)",
      "vote": "nay",
      "vote_date": "2025-07-17",
      "roll_call_url": "https://www.standwithcrypto.org/races/state/or/district/1",
      "why_it_matters": "Bonamici voted against both major crypto bills despite the GENIUS Act passing with 102 Democratic votes and the CLARITY Act with 78. She is rated 'Strongly Against Crypto' by Stand With Crypto. Her district includes Intel and other tech employers that might favor regulatory clarity, but Bonamici's small-dollar donor base and progressive activist networks consistently oppose crypto deregulation. Her vote placed her among the 122 Democrats opposing GENIUS.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 1",
      "title": "One Big Beautiful Bill (Trump's reconciliation bill with tax cuts, Medicaid/SNAP cuts, and No Tax on Tips)",
      "vote": "nay",
      "vote_date": "2025-07-03",
      "roll_call_url": "https://bonamici.house.gov/media/press-releases/bonamici-denounces-gop-tax-bill-that-guts-medicaid-snap",
      "why_it_matters": "Bonamici voted against the reconciliation bill, denouncing it as legislation that 'guts Medicaid, SNAP' and calling the Senate version 'even worse.' All Democrats voted against the bill, which passed 218-214. The AFL-CIO opposed the bill on behalf of working people. Her district has only 5.3% poverty, but progressive constituent values strongly aligned with opposition to safety net cuts.",
      "category": "constituent_aligned"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 7744 / H.R. 7147",
      "title": "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — multiple votes against DHS/ICE funding",
      "vote": "nay",
      "vote_date": "2026-03-05",
      "roll_call_url": "https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026108",
      "why_it_matters": "Bonamici voted against DHS funding that included ICE and CBP appropriations. Her district includes Portland International Airport and coastal communities reliant on FEMA and Coast Guard funding — DHS functions beyond immigration enforcement. Constituent activists had urged her to oppose DHS funding 'that fails to rein in ICE,' creating cross-pressure between progressive demands and parochial disaster/transportation security needs.",
      "category": "cross_pressure"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "H.R. 7567",
      "title": "Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill)",
      "vote": "nay_unverified",
      "vote_date": "2026-04-30",
      "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7567/all-info",
      "why_it_matters": "Bonamici voted against the Republican-led Farm Bill that locked in $187 billion in SNAP cuts. She had introduced the Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026, underscoring her focus on food security. Only 14 Democrats supported the bill. Her district has significant agriculture (Yamhill and Washington counties) but SNAP protections were her priority.",
      "category": "constituent_aligned"
    },
    {
      "bill_id": "S. 1071",
      "title": "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (rule for consideration)",
      "vote": "nay_unverified",
      "vote_date": "2025-09-17",
      "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1071/all-info",
      "why_it_matters": "Bonamici voted 'No' on the rule for the FY2026 NDAA. While the AFL-CIO supported the final bill due to collective bargaining provisions, Bonamici's 'No' vote on the rule was consistent with broad Democratic concerns about anti-transgender and anti-abortion amendments in the House version, as well as her progressive opposition to military spending levels.",
      "category": "party_defection"
    }
  ],
  "constituency_baseline": {
    "baseline": {
      "district_summary": "Oregon's 1st Congressional District encompasses the northwestern corner of the state, stretching from Portland's western suburbs (Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard) through Washington and Yamhill counties to the Oregon Coast (Clatsop, Columbia counties). It is home to approximately 707,875 residents with a median household income of $98,323 — more than double the national median. The district is 67.6% White (Non-Hispanic), 15.8% Hispanic, with significant Asian (9.8%) communities. 15.1% of residents are foreign-born, and 92.3% are U.S. citizens. The poverty rate is 5.3% (well below the 12.4% national average), and 47.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — far above the 33.7% national rate. The largest employment sectors are Manufacturing (59,733 workers, anchored by Intel's semiconductor fabrication facilities), Health Care & Social Assistance (50,650), and Retail Trade (42,523). Homeownership is 56.2% with a median home value of $573,700 and median rent of $1,725. The district leans D+42 (Solid Democratic per Legisletter) and has been represented by Bonamici since a January 2012 special election. Key employers include Nike (Beaverton world headquarters), Intel, and a thriving tech/software sector. Bonamici serves on the Education and Workforce Committee and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Key issues include education funding, affordable housing, semiconductor workforce development (CHIPS Act implementation), coastal resilience, and progressive social policy.",
      "top_employers": [
        {
          "name": "Manufacturing (sector)",
          "employees": 59733,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        },
        {
          "name": "Health Care & Social Assistance (sector)",
          "employees": 50650,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        },
        {
          "name": "Retail Trade (sector)",
          "employees": 42523,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        }
      ],
      "dominant_industries": [
        {
          "naics": "Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) — including semiconductor fabrication",
          "share": 0.158,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        },
        {
          "naics": "Health Care & Social Assistance (NAICS 62)",
          "share": 0.134,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        },
        {
          "naics": "Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45)",
          "share": 0.113,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        },
        {
          "naics": "Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (NAICS 54)",
          "share": 0.095,
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        }
      ],
      "recent_ballot_measures": [
        {
          "name": "Measure 118 — Oregon Corporate Tax Revenue Rebate (universal basic income funded by corporate minimum tax)",
          "year": 2024,
          "result": "failed",
          "margin": "79.2% No — 20.8% Yes",
          "source_url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2024/11/06/oregon-voters-reject-measure-118.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "Measure 117 — Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections",
          "year": 2024,
          "result": "failed",
          "margin": "57.7% No — 42.3% Yes",
          "source_url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_2024_ballot_measures"
        },
        {
          "name": "Measure 119 — Unionization of Cannabis Workers",
          "year": 2024,
          "result": "passed",
          "margin": "55.0% Yes — 45.0% No",
          "source_url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_2024_ballot_measures"
        }
      ],
      "demographic_anchors": [
        {
          "label": "Median household income",
          "value": "$98,323 (national median $37,585)",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/suzanne-bonamici-B001278/district"
        },
        {
          "label": "Median property value",
          "value": "$573,700 (2024)",
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        },
        {
          "label": "Population foreign-born",
          "value": "15.1% (approximately 107,000 residents)",
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        },
        {
          "label": "Bachelor's degree or higher",
          "value": "47.8% of adults (national average 33.7%)",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/suzanne-bonamici-B001278/district"
        },
        {
          "label": "Homeownership rate",
          "value": "56.2% (national average 65.5%)",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/suzanne-bonamici-B001278/district"
        },
        {
          "label": "Poverty rate",
          "value": "5.3% (national average 12.4%)",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/suzanne-bonamici-B001278/district"
        },
        {
          "label": "Largest ethnic groups",
          "value": "White Non-Hispanic 67.6%, Hispanic 15.8%, Asian 9.8%",
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        },
        {
          "label": "Partisan lean (Legisletter / Cook PVI equivalent)",
          "value": "D+42 (Solid Democratic — Harris won the district by large margin in 2024)",
          "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/suzanne-bonamici-B001278/district"
        },
        {
          "label": "U.S. citizenship rate",
          "value": "92.3%",
          "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-1-or"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
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