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Guides and analysis on politician stock trades, congressional disclosures, and how to track what members of Congress are buying and selling.

Did Vern Buchanan Beat the Stock Market?

Did Vern Buchanan beat the stock market? He has 121 disclosed trades on record, but we do not yet have a scored buys-vs-S&P 500 return figure for his page.

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Did Tom Suozzi Beat the Stock Market?

Did Tom Suozzi beat the stock market? Public filings show about 400% on disclosed buys vs about 147% for the S&P 500 since August 2017.

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Did Susan Collins Beat the Stock Market?

Did Susan Collins beat the stock market? Public filings show about 136% on disclosed buys vs about 205% for the S&P 500 since mid-2016.

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Did Dean Phillips Beat the Stock Market?

Did Dean Phillips beat the stock market? Public filings show about 213% on disclosed buys vs about 181% for the S&P 500 since January 2019.

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Did Don Beyer Beat the Stock Market?

Did Don Beyer beat the stock market? Public filings show about 155% on disclosed buys vs about 142% for the S&P 500 since November 2019.

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Did Dan Goldman Beat the Stock Market?

Did Dan Goldman beat the stock market? Public filings show about 47% on disclosed buys vs about 92% for the S&P 500 since January 2023.

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Did Ron Wyden Beat the Stock Market?

Did Ron Wyden beat the stock market? Public filings show about 468% on disclosed buys vs about 161% for the S&P 500 since April 2020.

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Did Byron Donalds Beat the Stock Market?

Did Byron Donalds beat the stock market? Public filings show about 18% on disclosed buys vs about 24% for the S&P 500 since October 2024.

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Did Mitch McConnell Beat the Stock Market?

Did Mitch McConnell beat the stock market? Public filings show about 96% on disclosed buys vs about 108% for the S&P 500 since September 2017.

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Did Sheldon Whitehouse Beat the Stock Market?

Did Sheldon Whitehouse beat the stock market? Public filings show about 384% on disclosed buys vs about 213% for the S&P 500 since mid-2016.

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Did David Rouzer Beat the Stock Market?

Did David Rouzer beat the stock market? Public filings show about 439% on disclosed buys vs about 149% for the S&P 500 since January 2019.

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Did Ro Khanna Beat the Stock Market?

Did Ro Khanna beat the stock market? Public filings show about 4.4% on disclosed buys vs about 9.6% for the S&P 500 since February 2026.

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Did Michael McCaul Beat the Stock Market?

Did Michael McCaul beat the stock market? Public filings show about 2.7% on disclosed buys vs about 9.4% for the S&P 500 since February 2026.

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Did Josh Gottheimer Beat the Stock Market?

Did Josh Gottheimer beat the stock market? Public filings show about 30% on disclosed buys vs about 75% for the S&P 500 since January 2017.

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Did Tommy Tuberville Beat the Stock Market?

Did Tommy Tuberville beat the stock market? Public filings show about 43% on disclosed buys vs about 87% for the S&P 500 since January 2021.

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Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Beat the Stock Market?

Did Marjorie Taylor Greene beat the stock market? Public filings show about 72% on disclosed buys vs about 44% for the S&P 500 since January 2021.

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Did Dan Crenshaw Beat the Stock Market?

Did Dan Crenshaw beat the stock market? Public filings show about 111% on disclosed buys vs about 127% for the S&P 500 since March 2020.

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Did Nancy Pelosi Beat the Stock Market?

Did Nancy Pelosi beat the stock market? Public filings show about 195% on disclosed buys vs about 94% for the S&P 500 since mid-2016.

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Tom Suozzi Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Tom Suozzi insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys beat the S&P 500 by a lot (~400% vs ~147%), while trade timing sits near a coin flip.

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Susan Collins Insider Trading Claims: What Her Stock Trades Show

Susan Collins insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys trailed the S&P 500 (~136% vs ~205%), and trade timing scores below a coin flip.

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Dean Phillips Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Dean Phillips insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys beat the S&P 500 modestly (~213% vs ~181%), while trade timing sits near a coin flip.

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Don Beyer Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Don Beyer insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys beat the S&P 500 slightly, and trade timing scores above a coin flip with high confidence.

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Dan Goldman Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Dan Goldman insider trading claims vs public filings—one of Congress's busiest traders, but disclosed buys trailed the S&P 500. Timing near a coin flip.

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Ron Wyden Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Ron Wyden insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys beat the S&P 500 by a lot (~468% vs ~161%), while trade timing sits near a coin flip.

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Vern Buchanan Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Vern Buchanan insider trading claims vs public STOCK Act filings—121 disclosed trades on record, but return and timing scores are not available yet. What we can see.

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Byron Donalds Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Byron Donalds insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys trailed the S&P 500 slightly; timing near a coin flip, with weak buy dates and stronger sells.

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Mitch McConnell Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Mitch McConnell insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys trailed the S&P 500 slightly; timing near a coin flip, with heavy Wells Fargo activity.

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Sheldon Whitehouse Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Sheldon Whitehouse insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys beat the S&P 500 by a lot, but trade timing sits at a coin flip. Here's the data.

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David Rouzer Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

David Rouzer insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys show huge paper gains vs the S&P 500, but on only 3 purchases. Timing scores below luck.

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Ro Khanna Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Ro Khanna insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys trailed the S&P 500 in a recent window. Here's what STOCK Act data shows so far.

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Michael McCaul Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Michael McCaul insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys returned about 3% vs about 9% for the S&P 500 in a short recent window. Here's what we see so far.

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Josh Gottheimer Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Josh Gottheimer insider trading claims vs public filings—Congress's busiest trader, but disclosed buys trailed the S&P 500. Timing near a coin flip.

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Did Donald Trump Beat the Stock Market?

Did Donald Trump beat the stock market? Public filings since Jan 2025 show about 8.5% on disclosed buys vs about 9.5% for the S&P 500—slightly behind, not a full portfolio.

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Donald Trump Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Donald Trump insider trading claims vs public filings—buys trailed the S&P 500 slightly, while sell timing looks a bit better than chance. Here's what the data shows.

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Tommy Tuberville Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Tommy Tuberville insider trading claims vs public filings—one of Congress's busiest traders, but disclosed buys trailed the S&P 500. Timing near a coin flip.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Insider Trading Claims: What Her Stock Trades Show

Marjorie Taylor Greene insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys beat the S&P 500, but trade timing scores below a coin flip. Here's the data.

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Dan Crenshaw Insider Trading Claims: What His Stock Trades Show

Dan Crenshaw insider trading claims vs public filings—disclosed buys gained about 111% but trailed the S&P 500; trade timing sits at a coin flip. Here's the data.

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Did Nancy Pelosi Have Insider Information? What Her Stock Trades Show

Did Nancy Pelosi have insider information? Disclosed buys beat the S&P 500 by a lot—but her trade timing looks near a coin flip. Here's what the filings show.

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Do Politicians Time the Market? Congress Timing Rankings

Do politicians time the market? 247 members scored vs random luck on the same stock—50% is average. Congress timing rankings from STOCK Act data.

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Congressional Stock Trading: How Politicians' Trades Perform

Congressional stock trading returns vary—33 of the top 50 ranked members beat matched S&P 500 buys on disclosed purchases, from public STOCK Act filings.

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Congress Insider Trading: What Public Disclosures Show

Congress insider trading headlines abound—but STOCK Act filings show disclosed trades, delays, and timing scores, not proof of illegal insider trading.

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Most Traded Stocks by Congress

Most traded stocks by congress in 90 days—MSFT leads with 25 disclosed trades across 8 politicians. Total buy and sell volume from STOCK Act filings.

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Most Active Congress Stock Traders

Most active congress stock traders by disclosed trade count—Josh Gottheimer leads with 3,465 filings. Frequency, not returns, from STOCK Act data.

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STOCK Act Violations List: Late Stock Trade Disclosures

STOCK Act violations list from public filings—3,002 stock trades disclosed more than 45 days late. Who misses the deadline and how far past 45 days they filed.

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Late Congress Stock Disclosures: Who Reported Late?

Late congress stock disclosures—3,002 trades filed more than 45 days after the transaction date. See who reported late and by how many days in STOCK Act data.

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Most Unusual Congress Stock Trades Right Now

Most unusual congress stock trades—disclosed purchases far above each politician's 24-month median buy size. See outlier ratios from public STOCK Act filings.

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Largest Congress Stock Trades This Month

Largest congress stock trades from public filings—disclosed purchases far above each politician's 24-month median buy size, with estimated dollar ranges.

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What Stocks Is Congress Selling Right Now?

What stocks is Congress selling right now? 12 tickers with at least three disclosed sellers in 90 days—Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple and more from STOCK Act filings.

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What Stocks Is Congress Buying Right Now?

What stocks is Congress buying right now? 14 tickers with at least three disclosed buyers in 90 days—MSFT, Visa, AT&T, Apple and more from STOCK Act data.

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Politicians Beating the Market: Latest Rankings

Politicians beating the market — latest rankings of members whose disclosed stock buys outperformed matched S&P 500 purchases. Updated from STOCK Act data.

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Best Congress Stock Traders Ranked

Best congress stock traders ranked by disclosed purchase returns over 10 years. See who leads House and Senate stock performance in our latest data.

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Congress Stock Trading Performance: Who Beats the S&P 500?

Congress stock trading performance vs the S&P 500: see which members beat matched index buys on disclosed purchases in our 10-year return data.

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Do Members of Congress Beat the Market?

Do members of Congress beat the market? See how House and Senate stock disclosures stack up vs matched S&P 500 buys in our latest 10-year rankings.

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Do Politicians Beat the Stock Market?

Do politicians beat the stock market? We rank disclosed congressional stock purchases vs matched S&P 500 buys—and show how many members outperform today.

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