Congress Monitor Build Handoff

Area: Full Workup (one official, all sections) (eo_full_workup) Filed: 2026-05-03T16:59:55.700Z Source: External LLM via /handoff/congress (attempt #82325) Resolved official: Kathy Castor (entity #11175) Ingest result: 29 facts · 28 sources · 8 voting_records · 5 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": "Kathy Castor", "bioguide_id": "C001066" }, "donor_mapping": { "facts": [ { "fact_text": "Health Professionals is Castor's top contributing industry at $132,366 for the 2023-2024 cycle, followed by Lawyers/Law Firms ($80,125), Retired ($69,790), Telecom Services ($58,000), and Lobbyists ($53,230).", "date_occurred": "2023-2024", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/kathy-castor/summary?cid=N00027514" }, { "fact_text": "PAC contributions represent 55.08% of Castor's campaign fundraising in the 2023-2024 cycle ($640,313), with large individual contributions at 36.96% ($429,731) and small individual contributions ($200 or less) at just 6.88% ($80,042).", "date_occurred": "2023-2024", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00027514&cycle=2024" }, { "fact_text": "Castor sponsored or co-sponsored 22 earmarks totaling $47,154,000 in fiscal year 2010, ranking 70th out of 435 representatives.", "date_occurred": "2010-09-30", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/other-data?cid=N00027514&cycle=2014" }, { "fact_text": "Athena PAC, Castor's leadership PAC, contributed 97.47% to Democrats and 0% to Republicans in recent cycles.", "date_occurred": "2023-2024", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/athena-pac/C00526301/summary/2024" }, { "fact_text": "Castor was the only Democratic member of the Florida delegation to vote against the TARP bailout in 2008, a position she has consistently highlighted in subsequent campaigns to demonstrate independence from Wall Street.", "date_occurred": "2008-09-29", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2010/mar/25/kathy-castor/castor-says-she-was-only-florida-democrat-vote-agai/" } ], "connections": [ { "donor_entity_name": "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte", "relationship_type": "major_donor", "description": "2023-2024: $23,960 via individual ($13,960) and PAC ($10,000) contributions", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/kathy-castor/summary?cid=N00027514" }, { "donor_entity_name": "Comcast Corp", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2023-2024: $15,500 via individual ($5,500) and PAC ($10,000) contributions", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/kathy-castor/summary?cid=N00027514" }, { "donor_entity_name": "Service Employees International Union", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2023-2024: $15,000 via individual ($5,000) and PAC ($10,000) contributions", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/kathy-castor/summary?cid=N00027514" }, { "donor_entity_name": "National Assn of Broadcasters", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2023-2024: $13,000 via individual ($3,000) and PAC ($10,000) contributions", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/kathy-castor/summary?cid=N00027514" }, { "donor_entity_name": "AFLAC Inc", "relationship_type": "pac_donor", "description": "2023-2024: $10,000 via PAC contributions", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/kathy-castor/summary?cid=N00027514" } ] }, "silences": { "no_data": true, "reason": "No verified instances found where Castor was demonstrably silent on a topic she was expected to address, with contemporaneous evidence of activity on adjacent topics and resolvable source URLs meeting platform standards." }, "contradictions": { "no_data": true, "reason": "No direct contradictions meeting the two-independent-source or same-source-inconsistency thresholds were identified. Castor's voting record is notably consistent with her stated positions on climate, healthcare, Cuba engagement, and financial reform." }, "telling_votes": [ { "bill_id": "H.R. 3997", "title": "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (TARP bailout)", "vote": "nay_unverified", "vote_date": "2008-09-29", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3997", "why_it_matters": "Castor was the only Democrat in Florida's 25-member House delegation to vote against the $700 billion Wall Street bailout. The Democratic majority voted 140-95 in favor. Castor explained the bailout did not address root causes of the crisis or provide enough accountability.", "category": "party_defection" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 5323", "title": "Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2021-09-23", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5323", "why_it_matters": "Castor voted with the overwhelming bipartisan majority (420-9) for $1 billion in Iron Dome funding. Her vote aligned with AIPAC, her top 2023-2024 contributor ($23,960), but crossed progressive activists in her district who disrupted her April 2025 town hall over Gaza.", "category": "donor_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 8043", "title": "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2024-04-20", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8034", "why_it_matters": "Castor voted for the $95 billion aid package including $26.38 billion for Israel security. She broke from the progressive faction of Democrats who opposed the bill over civilian casualties in Gaza, aligning with AIPAC donor pressure while facing constituent backlash from the 28% Hispanic district with significant pro-Palestinian activist presence.", "category": "cross_pressure" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 1628", "title": "American Health Care Act of 2017 (ACA repeal)", "vote": "nay", "vote_date": "2017-05-04", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1628", "why_it_matters": "Castor voted with all Democrats against the GOP ACA repeal. Her district has 11.1% uninsured rate and Health Care & Social Assistance is the largest employment sector. This aligned with constituent interest and her top industry donors (Health Professionals: $132,366). The bill passed 217-213 with no Democratic support.", "category": "constituent_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 9", "title": "Climate Action Now Act of 2019", "vote": "yea_unverified", "vote_date": "2019-05-02", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/9", "why_it_matters": "Castor was the lead sponsor of this bill directing the U.S. to remain in the Paris Climate Agreement. Her district - a coastal community vulnerable to hurricanes and sea-level rise - has direct material stake. The bill passed 231-190 on near-party-line vote, exemplifying her role as the House's climate leader.", "category": "constituent_aligned" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 5376", "title": "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2022-08-12", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376", "why_it_matters": "As Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Castor championed this largest-ever federal climate investment. Her district (median home value $381,200; 56.6% homeownership rate) benefits from energy cost reductions, but the 28% Hispanic working-class constituents face mixed impacts from the green transition.", "category": "cross_pressure" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 3746", "title": "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling Deal)", "vote": "yea", "vote_date": "2023-05-31", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3746", "why_it_matters": "Castor voted yes on the bipartisan budget agreement to raise the debt ceiling, joining 165 Democrats and 149 Republicans (314-117 overall). Her vote averted default and protected funding for veterans' medical care, but accepted spending restraints that progressive critics argued could limit future social spending.", "category": "cross_pressure" }, { "bill_id": "H.R. 8812", "title": "Water Resources Development Act of 2024", "vote": "yea_unverified", "vote_date": "2024-07-22", "roll_call_url": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8812", "why_it_matters": "Castor championed the bill, which included her legislation supporting resiliency projects and beach restoration for the Tampa Bay area. The vote passed 359-13, with her district's coastal economy directly benefiting from authorized Corps of Engineers projects addressing hurricane and flood protection.", "category": "constituent_aligned" } ], "constituency_baseline": { "baseline": { "district_summary": "Florida's 14th Congressional District encompasses Tampa and parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties on the Gulf Coast. Its approximately 787,000 residents are 51.8% White, 28% Hispanic, and 16.9% Black, with a median household income of $75,688 and a poverty rate of 13.1%. The district is solidly Democratic (D+16 lean), with 42% Democratic, 28% Republican, and 30% NPA/third-party registration. The median age is 39.5, with 41.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Healthcare, professional services, and education dominate employment, with a significant tourism/hospitality sector. The homeownership rate is 56.6% and median rent is $1,696. The district is highly vulnerable to climate impacts including hurricanes, sea-level rise, and flooding.", "top_employers": [ { "name": "Tampa General Hospital", "employees": 8000, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-14-fl" }, { "name": "Hillsborough County Public Schools", "employees": 24000, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-14-fl" }, { "name": "University of South Florida", "employees": 16000, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-14-fl" } ], "dominant_industries": [ { "naics": "622", "share": 0.14, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-14-fl" }, { "naics": "541", "share": 0.12, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-14-fl" }, { "naics": "611", "share": 0.09, "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-14-fl" } ], "recent_ballot_measures": [ { "name": "Amendment 4: Abortion Rights Restoration", "year": 2024, "result": "failed", "margin": "57% yes (fell short of required 60% supermajority)", "source_url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_2024_ballot_measures" }, { "name": "Amendment 3: Recreational Marijuana Legalization", "year": 2024, "result": "failed", "margin": "56% yes (fell short of required 60% supermajority)", "source_url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_2024_ballot_measures" }, { "name": "Amendment 2: Right to Hunt and Fish", "year": 2024, "result": "passed", "margin": "67.3% yes", "source_url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_2024_ballot_measures" } ], "demographic_anchors": [ { "label": "Median household income", "value": "$75,688", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-14-fl" }, { "label": "Population", "value": "786,912", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-14-fl" }, { "label": "Poverty rate", "value": "13.1%", "source_url": "https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-14-fl" }, { "label": "Homeownership rate", "value": "56.6%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/kathy-castor-C001066/district" }, { "label": "Hispanic population share", "value": "28%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/kathy-castor-C001066/district" }, { "label": "Bachelor's degree or higher", "value": "41.5%", "source_url": "https://legisletter.org/legislator/kathy-castor-C001066/district" } ] } } }