Did Earl Blumenauer buy General Electric stock?

Common questions

Did Earl Blumenauer buy General Electric stock?

Yes. Earl Blumenauer disclosed 1 purchase and 1 sale of General Electric (GE) stock between Dec 26, 2017 and Jul 5, 2018, in STOCK Act reports. Added together, the disclosed purchases come to $1K-$15K and the disclosed sales to $1K-$15K.

How big were Earl Blumenauer's General Electric trades?

STOCK Act reports give a range for each trade, such as $1K-$15K, never an exact amount. Added together, the disclosed purchases come to $1K-$15K and the disclosed sales to $1K-$15K.

Did Earl Blumenauer make these General Electric trades personally?

Not always. The STOCK Act requires members to report trades by themselves, a spouse and dependent children. The owner column of each linked filing says whose trade it was.

Does Earl Blumenauer still own General Electric stock?

This page lists reported trades, not holdings. A purchase can have been sold since, and the filings shown do not say what is held today.

When did Earl Blumenauer report these trades?

The latest filing is dated Jul 12, 2018. The STOCK Act gives members of Congress 45 days to report a trade, so a filing can trail the trade by weeks. Every row shows both dates.

Where does this data come from?

From periodic transaction reports filed under the STOCK Act with the Clerk of the House. Every trade links to the original filing.