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Who Are the Most Active Stock Market Traders in Senate?
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Members of the Senate continue to disclose their latest stock market trades daily. This blog post looks at the biggest stock market traders in the Senate by volume traded in the past 3 years.
Senator Thomas Carper (D - Delaware) sits on important committees, including Finance and Homeland Security & Government Affairs. In the past 3 years, Senator Carper made 552 trades worth millions of dollars. He most often trades in the Financials, Tech, and Industrial sectors.
Senator Tommy Tuberville (R - Alabama) is a member of four committees, including Armed Services and Veteran’s Affairs. He made 545 trades in the past 3 years, similar to Senator Carper, although involving bigger sizes. Senator Tuberville’s most traded sectors are IT, Materials, and Consumer Discretionary.
Senator David Perdue (R - Georgia) reported 491 trades until 2021, when he lost elections to Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. While he traded bigger volumes than Senators Carper and Tuberville, Mr. Perdue often traded sectors like Energy, Communication Services, and Consumer Discretionary.
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D - Connecticut) sits on five Senate committees, including Armed Services; Commerce, Science and Transportation; and Judiciary. Mr. Blumenthal made 326 trades involving tens of millions of dollars. Communication Services, Financials, and Industrials are the most traded sectors by Senator Blumenthal.
John Boozman (R - Arkansas) sits on four Senate committees, including Veteran’s Affairs, and Environment and Public Works. Mr. Boozman, who usually trades smaller sizes, reported 314 trades in the past 3 years, mostly in sectors like InformationTechnology, Industrials, and Communication Services.
