Lawmakers on Capitol Hill had a busy 2021 not just crafting legislation but also in terms of personal financial transactions, with members of Congress buying and selling an estimated $355 million worth of stocks. U.S. representatives and senators or their immediate family members bought around $180 million and sold around $175 million worth of company shares in 2021, according to stock transaction disclosure data provided by Capitol Trades and analyzed by MarketWatch. All top ten spots in terms of total amount transacted—so the sum total of both purchases and sales—were by House representatives, with the first senator on the list in 12th place. The most active politician by overall dollar value—so the sum total of both purchases and sales—was Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), whose disclosures show around $35 million in stock sales and $31 million in stock buys, for a total of some $66 million transacted. McCaul was followed by Rep. …
US Lawmakers Bought and Sold Over $350 Million Worth of Stocks in 2021
February 1, 2022
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