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Brian Baird, who represented southwest Washington in Congress from 1999-2011, isn’t buying the excuses. Neither should the American people.

Disclosure shows the former house speaker bought call options on Nov. 22.

Republican Rep. John Curtis of Utah, who is weighing a Senate bid to replace Mitt Romney in 2024, has a long history of lucrative stock trading.

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, responded to accusations that he sold tens of thousands of dollars worth of Boeing stock in the weeks before Congress released a critical report on the aerospace company.  

The trades were viewed in a colored light, primarily because Whitehouse is a member of the Senate Committee on Environment.

And the Republican candidate might be a January 6 rioter.

Former Rep. Tom Suozzi, a more moderate Democrat, previously launched an unsuccessful bid for governor in 2022.

Mark Rice, a candidate for the 8th Congressional District, has publicly criticized what he sees as insider trading among members of Congress. He has voiced his support for legislation aimed at prohibiting elected representatives from stock trading, a practice that has sparked concerns about potential conflicts of interest.

Democratic Senator Tina Smith bought shares in a Georgia-based medical device maker on 2 days this month and the stock has spiked since then.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville bought 3 tranches of put options to sell Tesla shares at $190 a day ahead of Q3 results that set in motion a stock slump.