| Hey folks, I’ve been preparing the dataset for my congressional database and one particular politician was standing out the most. Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s (R-PA) recent stock activity is surpassing the +150 trades mark. That’s a lot of button-pushing for any investor, let alone someone in Congress. A few things jumped out at me: Trade Frenzy: Over 150 individual trades in just 31 days—that’s almost five trades a day, on average. All Over the Map: He’s not sticking to one corner of the market. Huge tech names (NVIDIA, Alphabet, Texas Instruments), pharma heavyweights (Pfizer, Eli Lilly), even energy players (ConocoPhillips, Occidental Petroleum). Mid-Sized Bets: Most of his buys and sells land in the $1K–$15K zone, but there are definitely some chunkier moves in the $15K–$50K range. Buy & Sell Balance: It’s not just one-way traffic—he’s selling almost as much as he’s buying. Sounds like active day trader instead of a “buy-and-forget” play. When lawmakers trade this much, it puts the spotlight on possible conflicts of interest. Are they making policy while secretly banking on the very industries they regulate? Current rules are supposed to keep things aboveboard, but clearly there’s room for debate on tightening up those ethics guidelines. If you want to keep tabs on what our elected officials are doing in the markets, check out Stocknear |