Roughly $271,000 in Microsoft stock changed hands in Rep. Ro Khanna’s household over a five-week stretch, according to new financial disclosures, with a burst of buying and selling clustered around mid-March.
The transactions involved shares of MSFT, the Redmond-based technology giant currently trading at $395.55, near the lower end of its 52-week range of $344.79 to $555.45. The activity occurred between Feb. 24 and March 30 and included trades by both the California Democrat and his spouse.
The most significant moves came on March 16, when the congressman disclosed two purchases valued at $50,000 to $100,000 each. On the same day, both Khanna and his spouse reported multiple smaller buys and sells ranging from $1,000 to $15,000, suggesting active repositioning rather than a single directional bet.
A concentrated burst of trades
- Feb. 24: Buy, $1K–$15K (Khanna)
- March 10: Buy, $1K–$15K (Spouse)
- March 16: Two buys of $50K–$100K each (Khanna)
- March 16: Multiple buys and sells of $1K–$15K (Khanna and spouse)
- March 23: Sell, $15K–$50K (Spouse)
- March 30: Sell, $1K–$15K (Khanna)
In total, the filings reflect 14 separate Microsoft transactions in just over a month. At least $100,000 to $200,000 of that came from the two large March 16 purchases alone, based on disclosure ranges.
Microsoft is one of the most widely held stocks on Capitol Hill; 167 lawmakers have reported trading it. Khanna himself has disclosed 17,672 career trades, making him one of the more active members of Congress in terms of transaction volume.
Policy footprint overlaps with Big Tech
The trades are notable given Khanna’s committee portfolio. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and sits on panels covering cybersecurity, information technology, innovation, and strategic competition with China.
Microsoft is a major federal contractor with deep ties to defense, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence — all areas that fall squarely within Khanna’s legislative purview. The company’s Azure cloud platform supports Pentagon workloads, and Microsoft has positioned itself as a central player in the AI race, including government-facing applications.
The flurry of activity came during a volatile stretch for large-cap technology stocks, as investors recalibrated expectations around AI spending, enterprise demand, and regulatory pressures. Microsoft shares have pulled back significantly from their 52-week high of $555.45.
Under the STOCK Act, members of Congress are required to disclose stock trades within 45 days. Khanna’s filings were submitted in accordance with those rules and are part of the latest congressional trades available to the public.
What stands out is not a single outsized wager but the cadence: multiple small round-trip trades layered around two six-figure-range purchases, followed by incremental sales. Whether the March 16 buys represent a longer-term position or a tactical entry remains to be seen in future disclosures.
For now, the filings show that even as Congress debates technology competition with China and federal investment in AI infrastructure, one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile lawmakers remains an active participant in the market for its most influential company.