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Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup)
Filed: 2026-05-03T09:10:43.568Z
Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #81776)
Resolved official: Teresa Leger Fernandez (entity #11026)
Ingest result: 38 facts · 37 sources · 1 contradictions · 6 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.
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"target_official": {
"name": "Teresa Leger Fernandez",
"bioguide_id": "L000273"
},
"donor_mapping": {
"facts": [
{
"fact_text": "In the 2023-2024 cycle, Leger Fernandez raised $2,105,098. Top contributor was McGinn, Montoya et al at $20,580. Top industry was Retired at $379,403. 69.63% came from large individual contributions, 16.36% from PACs, and 12.10% from small donors under $200. No self-financing.",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00044559"
},
{
"fact_text": "JStreetPAC contributed $19,350 to Leger Fernandez's 2024 campaign, making it her second-largest identifiable contributor. JStreetPAC is the progressive counterpart to AIPAC, supporting both Israeli security and Palestinian rights. JStreet hosted a February 2024 virtual fundraising event for the entire New Mexico Democratic delegation including Leger Fernandez.",
"date_occurred": "2024-02-16",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://jstreetpac.org/event/jstreetpac-event-in-support-of-the-new-mexico-delegation/"
},
{
"fact_text": "Other top 2024 donors included Five & Dime General Stores ($16,218), Accel Partners ($13,200), and Martinez, Hart et al ($13,000). Top industries: Retired ($379,403), Casinos/Gambling ($196,646), Lawyers/Law Firms ($129,850), and Securities & Investment ($83,242).",
"date_occurred": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/person/summary?cid=N00044559"
},
{
"fact_text": "Leger Fernandez's 2020 Democratic primary campaign was boosted by over $300,000 in 'dark money' spending from two mysterious groups — Avacy Initiatives and Perise Practical — that did not disclose their donors. This drew sharp criticism from Democratic primary opponents John Blair and Marco Serna, who called on her to denounce the spending and demand ads be taken down.",
"date_occurred": "2020-05-21",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://nmindepth.com/2020/spending-in-new-mexico-primary-highlights-dark-money-at-work/"
},
{
"fact_text": "Leger Fernandez was endorsed by End Citizens United in 2020, pledging to 'reject corporate PAC money' and fight for campaign finance reform, even as dark-money groups spent heavily on her behalf. She responded to criticism by stating she 'issued statements denouncing dark money' and that 'my work has been about addressing campaign finance reform.'",
"date_occurred": "2020-05-21",
"confidence": "secondary",
"source_url": "https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/candidates-criticize-dark-money-spending-on-behalf-of-leger-fernandez/article_7d0eb8a8-9b9f-11ea-9472-17f2cb7f259d.html"
},
{
"fact_text": "Quiver Quantitative estimates Leger Fernandez's net worth at $2.1 million as of August 2025, ranking 249th highest in Congress. She has approximately $358,700 invested in publicly traded assets.",
"date_occurred": "2025-08-29",
"confidence": "inferential",
"source_url": "https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Representative+Teresa+Leger+Fernandez+has+filed+a+new+financial+disclosure+-+here%E2%80%99s+what+we+see"
}
],
"connections": []
},
"silences": {
"no_data": true,
"reason": "Leger Fernandez was consistently and vocally outspoken on Israel-Gaza throughout the conflict — she called for a humanitarian pause on October 27, 2023, a negotiated ceasefire on November 19 and renewed it on December 12, boycotted Netanyahu's July 2024 congressional address, and issued multiple press statements. Her press release archive shows continuous activity across her full policy portfolio. No falsifiable policy silence with active-on-adjacent evidence could be identified."
},
"contradictions": {
"claims": [
{
"claim_text": "Leger Fernandez has made campaign finance reform a centerpiece of her political identity. End Citizens United endorsed her in 2020, citing her pledge to 'reject corporate PAC money.' She told a candidate forum, 'I have issued statements...that say I denounce dark money...and that indeed my work has been recognized, has always been about addressing campaign finance reform.'",
"claim_date": "2020-05-21",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/candidates-criticize-dark-money-spending-on-behalf-of-leger-fernandez/article_7d0eb8a8-9b9f-11ea-9472-17f2cb7f259d.html"
},
{
"claim_text": "During her 2020 Democratic primary, two dark-money groups — Avacy Initiatives and Perise Practical — poured a combined $300,000 into TV and online advertising supporting Leger Fernandez. The groups disclosed no donors. Additional dark money from groups connected to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's chief of staff David Krone also benefited her campaign. Rival candidates John Blair and Marco Serna demanded she denounce the spending and call for ads to be taken down; she refused to do so.",
"claim_date": "2020-05-21",
"claim_type": "disclosure",
"source_url": "https://nmindepth.com/2020/spending-in-new-mexico-primary-highlights-dark-money-at-work/"
},
{
"claim_text": "Leger Fernandez condemned the Republican 'Betrayed for Billionaires Bill' (H.R. 1) as a tax giveaway to billionaires, stating 'This so-called budget is not just morally bankrupt—it's downright cruel.'",
"claim_date": "2025-05-22",
"claim_type": "statement",
"source_url": "https://fernandez.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=460"
},
{
"claim_text": "Leger Fernandez voted for the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022), which included $80 billion in new IRS funding, a 15% corporate minimum tax, and significant climate spending — key priorities for progressive Democrats. She has also consistently supported Democratic budgets that increase spending on social programs.",
"claim_date": "2022-08-12",
"claim_type": "vote",
"source_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376"
}
],
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"claim_a_idx": 0,
"claim_b_idx": 1,
"type": "statement_vs_disclosure",
"severity": "medium",
"narrative": "Leger Fernandez publicly built her campaign brand around rejecting dark money and supporting campaign finance reform, yet her own 2020 primary campaign was buoyed by over $300,000 in undisclosed dark-money spending. She denounced the ads rhetorically but did not call for their removal, and ultimately benefited from the spending that helped defeat frontrunner Valerie Plame."
}
]
},
"telling_votes": [
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"bill_id": "H.R. 1",
"title": "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation, adding ~$3 trillion to national debt, cutting approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid and $187 billion from SNAP)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-07-03",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1",
"why_it_matters": "Leger Fernandez voted NO and called it the 'Betrayed for Billionaires Bill.' Her NM-03 district has a 15.5% poverty rate — well above the national average of 12.4% — and thousands of constituents rely on Medicaid and SNAP, which the bill slashed. She stated the cuts would 'close many of our rural hospitals' and 'throw families off their health care.' The bill passed narrowly, 218-214, with all Democrats and 2 Republicans opposed.",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.Con.Res. 14",
"title": "FY2025 Budget Resolution (House Republican budget calling for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and trillions in spending reductions)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2025-05-22",
"roll_call_url": "https://fernandez.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=460",
"why_it_matters": "Leger Fernandez not only voted NO but stayed in the Capitol for nearly 30 continuous hours of Democratic resistance, calling it the 'Bad Billionaire's Budget.' Her district has a 6.2% unemployment rate — nearly double the national rate — and heavy reliance on federal nutrition and health programs. She exposed a tanning-salon tax break she called a 'subsidy for Donald Trump's spray tan.'",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "S. 1383 / H.R. 22",
"title": "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2026-02-11",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22",
"why_it_matters": "As Democratic Women's Caucus Chair, Leger Fernandez led opposition to what she called 'blatant voter suppression.' Her district is majority-minority (45% White, 43% Hispanic, significant Native American population) — precisely the communities most affected by documentary proof requirements. She stated the bill 'strips power from voters' and makes it 'harder for Native Americans and rural residents to vote.'",
"category": "constituent_aligned"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 2670 / S. 1071",
"title": "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (with last-minute GOP ban on transgender medical care for service members' children)",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2024-12-11",
"roll_call_url": "https://fernandez.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=362",
"why_it_matters": "Leger Fernandez voted against the NDAA despite supporting its quality-of-life provisions and pay raises for junior enlisted members. She said Republicans 'politicized the historically bipartisan bill' with a last-minute provision denying military parents the right to seek transgender health care for their children. The bill passed 281-140, but her vote specifically crossed the defense-sector interests of New Mexico's military installations (Kirtland AFB, Los Alamos) in favor of LGBTQ+ rights.",
"category": "cross_pressure"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 7567",
"title": "Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill with SNAP cuts and pesticide-industry protections)",
"vote": "nay_unverified",
"vote_date": "2026-04-30",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7567",
"why_it_matters": "Leger Fernandez opposed the GOP Farm Bill, celebrating on social media that her caucus had 'stripped pesticide liability protections' from the bill. Her district has a 15.5% poverty rate, and thousands of families depend on SNAP. She represents a heavily agricultural district where farming communities are divided between pesticide-industry employer interests and water-quality/health concerns.",
"category": "cross_pressure"
},
{
"bill_id": "H.R. 1023",
"title": "To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund",
"vote": "nay",
"vote_date": "2024-03-22",
"roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1023",
"why_it_matters": "Leger Fernandez voted to protect the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund from GOP repeal. Her district includes the oil-and-gas-rich San Juan Basin (Farmington area), creating tension between environmental goals and fossil-fuel employment. Oil & Gas is a significant industry in NM-03. Her vote prioritized climate action over a major local employer sector. The AFL-CIO did not score this vote.",
"category": "cross_pressure"
}
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"baseline": {
"district_summary": "New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District spans the northern half of the state, from Santa Fe to Farmington, encompassing the majority of the state's Native American lands including large portions of the Navajo Nation and multiple Pueblo reservations. It is a majority-minority district: 45% White, 43% Hispanic, with a significant Native American population. The district has a median household income of $62,557 — above the national median of $37,585 but masking deep rural poverty. The poverty rate is 15.5% and unemployment is 6.2%, well above national averages. Only 28.1% hold a bachelor's degree. The economy is anchored by government, oil and gas (San Juan Basin), tourism (Santa Fe), agriculture, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The district is safely Democratic (D+13) and has been represented by Teresa Leger Fernandez since 2021. She won reelection in 2024 with over 56% of the vote.",
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"name": "Los Alamos National Laboratory",
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"name": "Santa Fe Public Schools",
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{
"name": "San Juan Regional Medical Center (Farmington)",
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{
"name": "State of New Mexico (Santa Fe capital complex)",
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"naics": "62 - Health Care and Social Assistance",
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"naics": "72 - Accommodation and Food Services",
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"naics": "21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction",
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"name": "New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1 (2024) — Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "83% yes – 17% no",
"source_url": "https://www.sos.nm.gov/voting-and-elections/election-results/"
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{
"name": "New Mexico Bond Question A (2024) — $18.3 Million for Senior Citizen Facility Improvements",
"year": 2024,
"result": "passed",
"margin": "63% yes – 37% no",
"source_url": "https://www.sos.nm.gov/voting-and-elections/election-results/"
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"label": "Median household income (2024)",
"value": "$62,557",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/teresa-leger-fernandez-L000273/district"
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"label": "Poverty rate",
"value": "15.5%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/teresa-leger-fernandez-L000273/district"
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{
"label": "Unemployment rate",
"value": "6.2%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/teresa-leger-fernandez-L000273/district"
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{
"label": "Population White (Non-Hispanic)",
"value": "45%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/teresa-leger-fernandez-L000273/district"
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"label": "Population Hispanic",
"value": "43%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/teresa-leger-fernandez-L000273/district"
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"label": "Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)",
"value": "28.1%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/teresa-leger-fernandez-L000273/district"
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"label": "Homeownership rate",
"value": "71.6%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/teresa-leger-fernandez-L000273/district"
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"label": "Median home value",
"value": "$232,100",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/teresa-leger-fernandez-L000273/district"
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{
"label": "Drive alone to work",
"value": "76%",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/teresa-leger-fernandez-L000273/district"
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"label": "Mean commute time",
"value": "22.7 minutes",
"source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/teresa-leger-fernandez-L000273/district"
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