Congress Members Are Trading Stocks Like Pro Investors—And Crushing the Market

Funny story: While regular folks worry about market volatility, members of Congress are quietly printing money in the stock market. The S&P 500 gained 2.93% in January, but that’s amateur hour compared to what these guys are doing.

Here’s the tea: Back in 2022, Congress members outperformed the S&P 500 by 17.5%—which basically screams “insider information.” No wonder over 80% of Americans across the political spectrum want to ban Congress from trading stocks altogether.

The Heavy Hitters

Quiver Quantitative dug into the receipts, and the numbers are wild:

• Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ): 526 trades, $91M volume. The guy’s basically day-trading from Capitol Hill.
• Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): $37.75M in trades. Her tech portfolio is already printing money (Tempus AI +92% YTD)
• Markwayne Mullin (R-OK): Already dropped $1.16M in January alone across 10 individual stocks
• Tommy Tuberville (R-AL): 1,334 trades since 2021. This senator doesn’t play around.

Meanwhile, Rep. Brian Mast managed to keep it real with just $745 in trades all year.

What Are They Buying?

The playbook? Gottheimer’s loading up on Goldman Sachs, Apple, and Walmart—basically betting on deregulation under Trump and riding the financials rally. Pelosi’s going full tech mode with Nvidia and Amazon calls.

The kicker: These purchases align perfectly with sector trends and political decisions they’re about to influence. Rep. Rashida Tlaib literally called out members profiting from defense stocks while voting for war funding.

The vibe: If Congress can’t be trusted with their own money, how can we trust them with ours?