One Lawmaker Made 74% of All Congressional Trades This Week

The busiest week on Capitol Hill for stock trading was not a team effort. One lawmaker, Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), filed 42 of the 57 trades reported between Oct. 2 and Oct. 9, 2026. That is 74% of all activity.

Salazar's 42 trades were spread across 27 different stocks. She sold 31 positions and bought 11. The Republican from Miami sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Budget Committee. Her filing included sales of tech and industrial names, plus purchases in financials and healthcare. She has been an active trader in past quarters, but this week's volume stands out even for her.

The remaining 15 trades came from five other lawmakers. Tony Wied (R-WI) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) each filed 4. Michael A. Rulli (R-OH) filed 3. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) filed 2.

Sells outpaced buys across the board

Of the 57 trades, 41 were sells and 16 were buys. That ratio, roughly 72% sells, continues a trend seen in recent months. Lawmakers have been net sellers of equities more often than not, and this week was no exception.

The sell-heavy pattern held for Salazar, who sold 74% of her own trades. It also held for Wied, who sold 3 of his 4. Doggett was the outlier: he bought 3 and sold 1. Rulli sold all 3. Gottheimer split evenly with 1 buy and 1 sell.

Top stocks: Corning leads, tech names cluster

Corning Incorporated (GLW) was the most-traded stock of the week, with 5 trades: 2 buys and 3 sells. Corning, the glass and ceramics maker, has been a steady holding for several members. The trades came from Salazar (4) and Doggett (1).

Three tech names tied at 3 trades each. Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) saw 2 buys and 1 sell. Okta, Inc. (OKTA) also had 2 buys and 1 sell. Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) matched that same 2-1 split. All three of those stocks were traded exclusively by Salazar.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) had 3 trades, all sells. Those came from Salazar as well.

Salazar's week in detail

Salazar's 42 trades covered a wide range of sectors. She sold shares in several large-cap technology companies, including Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia, according to the filing. She also sold positions in industrials like Caterpillar and defense names like Lockheed Martin.

On the buy side, she added to positions in JPMorgan Chase, Pfizer, and UnitedHealth Group. Her purchases skewed toward financials and healthcare, while her sales were concentrated in tech and industrials.

The filing did not include options or complex derivatives. All 42 were straightforward stock trades.

Other active members

Wied, a freshman Republican from Wisconsin, filed 4 trades: 3 sells and 1 buy. His sells included a stake in a regional bank and a consumer goods company. His buy was in an energy ETF. Wied sits on the House Agriculture Committee and the House Small Business Committee.

Doggett, a Democrat from Austin, filed 4 trades: 3 buys and 1 sell. His buys included Corning and two healthcare stocks. His sell was a partial reduction of a long-held position in a semiconductor firm. Doggett has been in Congress since 1995 and has a history of frequent trading, though he has also been a vocal proponent of stricter disclosure rules.

Rulli, a Republican from Ohio, filed 3 trades, all sells. He sold shares in a steel company, a logistics firm, and a utility. Rulli is a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

Gottheimer, a Democrat from New Jersey, filed 2 trades: 1 buy and 1 sell. The buy was in a cybersecurity firm. The sell was in a media company. Gottheimer co-chairs the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.

Context: STOCK Act and transparency

All 57 trades were reported under the STOCK Act, the 2012 law that requires members of Congress to disclose stock transactions within 45 days. The law was designed to prevent insider trading and to increase transparency. The filings reviewed this week covered trades made in late August and early September, before the Oct. 2-9 reporting window.

Transparency groups have pushed for faster disclosure and for a ban on individual stock trading by members. Several bills have been introduced in recent sessions, but none have passed. This week's data shows that active trading remains common, even as public scrutiny grows.

The full list of trades, including transaction dates, amounts, and specific prices, is available in the tables below. You can also browse the latest congressional trades for a running log of all disclosed activity.

Most active members this week

Most traded stocks

Largest trades of the week