Dan Benishek is a Republican physician who represented Michigan’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 6, 2015, to January 3, 2017. Born April 20, 1952, he previously served in Congress beginning in 2011 and represented a largely rural district covering northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Committee assignments during his tenure are not listed in the available data.
During his time in Congress, Benishek disclosed 239 trades with an estimated total trading volume of $4.2 million, placing him among the more active House traders of that period. His activity was heavily skewed toward purchases, with 189 buys compared to 50 sells. The most frequently traded stocks included an unnamed holding (50 trades), Procter & Gamble (PG, 6 trades), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 5 trades), Verizon (VZ, 5 trades), and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK, 5 trades). Sector exposure spanned Banking (4 trades), Technology (4), Services (2), Retail Trade (2), and Manufacturing (2), reflecting diversified activity across consumer, healthcare, telecom, and financial industries.
| Date | Asset | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-11 | Nuveen Build America Bond FundBOND | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-12-11 | J. Hancock Float Rate COTHE | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-12-11 | Nuveen Build America Bond Fund Portfolio Plus 2BOND | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-12-11 | Nuveen Build America Bond FundBOND | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-12-11 | Fidelity Advisor Lever Co. Stock AOTHE | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-12-10 | EMC | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-12-10 | Seligman Premium Tech Growth FundFUND | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-12-10 | J. Hancock Float Rate COTHE | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-09-06 | YUM | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-09-06 | HBC HoldingsFUND | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-09-06 | Power Share Water ResourcesOTHE | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-09-06 | CBST | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-09-06 | YUM | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-09-06 | HSBC | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-09-06 | PHO | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-09-06 | CBST | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-05-12 | GXG | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-03-12 | iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index FundETF | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-03-12 | EWH | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-01-06 | Seligman Premium Tech Growth FundFUND | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-01-06 | YUM | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-01-06 | HSBC | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-01-06 | PHO | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-01-06 | CBST | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-01-06 | COV | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-01-04 | Fidelity Advisor Funds - Emerging Markets IncFUND | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-01-04 | Fiduciary/Lever Co. Stock AOTHE | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-01-04 | Franklin Strategic Income Fund - AFUND | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-01-04 | Franklin High Income Fund - AFUND | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2010-01-04 | J. Hancock Float Rate COTHE | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2009-06-12 | GXG | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-06-12 | iShares Inc MSCI Singapore Index FDETF | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-06-12 | iShares Inc South Africa Index FundETF | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-06-12 | iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index FundETF | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-06-12 | Vanguard ST Corp BondBOND | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-06-12 | EWS | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-06-12 | EZA | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-06-12 | EWH | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2009-06-12 | Vanguard ST Corp BondBOND | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2007-12-11 | EVERETT FUNDS LONG SHORT COMMODITY SERIES 1AFUND | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2003-07-12 | Select Sector SPDR FDETF | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2003-02-12 | EWS | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2003-02-12 | XLE | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2003-02-12 | JNK | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2003-02-12 | Vanguard Intermediate Term Corp Bond ETFBOND | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2003-02-12 | Vanguard Long Term Corp BondBOND | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2003-02-12 | Vanguard ST Corp BondBOND | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-03-12 | J Hancock Life BalOTHE | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-03-12 | J Hancock Life BalOTHE | buy | $1K – $15K |