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Who in Congress Has Traded Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)?

The Verizon Communications Inc. line shows up 193 times in the congressional disclosure record between 2012 and 2026, filed by 58 members: 107 purchases against 86 sales. On balance the chamber has been net buyers, and the purchases sit up 21.3% against the latest close.

193Trades
107Buys
86Sells
58Members
$50.14Latest close 2026-10-26
+21.3%Congress buys vs latest close*

*Purchases only, weighted by the midpoint of each disclosed dollar band and marked to the latest close. Filings report a range, never a share count, so this follows the stock rather than anyone's position size.

55% buys45% sells

Recent buyers of VZ

Reported a VZ purchase in filings from the last 90 days, newest first. 2 members.

How it splits by party

Republicans
48 buys · 51 sells
31 members · 99 trades
Democrats
57 buys · 34 sells
26 members · 91 trades
Independents
2 buys · 1 sells
1 member · 3 trades

Whose VZ buys have done best

Members ranked by how their reported VZ purchases have moved since, over roughly the last three years, weighted by disclosed band midpoint and marked to the latest close.

1 Angus S King, Jr.
+26.8%
2 Tim Moore
+23.3%
3 Gary C Peters
+22.6%
4 Rohit Khanna
+21.8%
5 Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
+6.7%
6 Alan Armstrong
-0.3%
7 Gilbert Cisneros
-10.4%
DateMemberTypeAmountEst. priceLatest closeReturn
2016-12-07Lois FrankelSELL$1K–$15K$51.38$50.14 2026-09-04+2.4% exit
2016-12-01Susan M CollinsSELL$1K–$15K$49.87$50.14 2026-09-04-0.5% exit
2016-12-01Susan M CollinsSELL$1K–$15K$49.87$50.14 2026-09-04-0.5% exit
2016-11-14Alan S. LowenthalSELL$15K–$50K$46.18$50.14 2026-09-04-8.6% exit
2016-10-20Pete SessionsBUY$1K–$15K$49.14$50.14 2026-09-04+2.0%
2016-10-19James B. RenacciBUY$1K–$15K$50.38$50.14 2026-09-04-0.5%
2016-09-19E. Scott RigellSELL$15K–$50K$51.20$50.14 2026-09-04+2.1% exit
2016-09-07Lois FrankelSELL$1K–$15K$53.71$50.14 2026-09-04+6.7% exit
2016-06-15Alan S. LowenthalSELL$1K–$15K$52.84$50.14 2026-09-04+5.1% exit
2016-05-25Ed PerlmutterBUY$1K–$15K$49.85$50.14 2026-09-04+0.6%
2016-05-19Pete SessionsBUY$1K–$15K$49.63$50.14 2026-09-04+1.0%
2016-04-26E. Scott RigellBUY$1K–$15K$50.44$50.14 2026-09-04-0.6%
2016-03-28Kathy CastorSELL$15K–$50K$53.40$50.14 2026-09-04+6.1% exit
2016-03-08E. Scott RigellBUY$15K–$50K$52.46$50.14 2026-09-04-4.4%
2016-02-16Kurt SchraderBUY$1K–$15K$50.24$43.10 2026-10-26-14.2%
2016-02-02Pete SessionsBUY$1K–$15K$49.91$50.14 2026-09-04+0.5%
2016-01-26James B. RenacciBUY$1K–$15K$48.25$50.14 2026-09-04+3.9%
2016-01-06Sheldon WhitehouseBUY$1K–$15K$45.52$50.14 2026-09-04+10.2%
2016-01-06Sheldon WhitehouseBUY$1K–$15K$45.52$50.14 2026-09-04+10.2%
2016-01-05K. Michael ConawaySELL$1K–$15K$46.50$50.14 2026-09-04-7.8% exit
2015-12-30K. Michael ConawaySELL$1K–$15K$46.77$43.10 2026-10-26+7.8% exit
2015-11-20Alan S. LowenthalBUY$15K–$50K$45.39$43.10 2026-10-26-5.0%
2015-11-20K. Michael ConawaySELL$1K–$15K$45.39$43.10 2026-10-26+5.0% exit
2015-08-24Katherine M. ClarkBUY$1K–$15K$44.74$43.10 2026-10-26-3.7%
2015-08-04Sheldon WhitehouseBUY$1K–$15K$46.67$43.10 2026-10-26-7.7%
2015-08-04Sheldon WhitehouseBUY$1K–$15K$46.67$43.10 2026-10-26-7.7%
2015-07-11Fred UptonBUY$1K–$15K$47.00$43.10 2026-10-26-8.3%
2015-06-04Patrick J ToomeyBUY$1K–$15K$48.10$43.10 2026-10-26-10.4%
2015-01-14Lois FrankelSELL$1K–$15K$46.97$43.10 2026-10-26+8.2% exit
2015-01-05James B. RenacciBUY$1K–$15K$46.57$43.10 2026-10-26-7.5%
2014-09-18Sheldon WhitehouseBUY$1K–$15K$49.69$43.10 2026-10-26-13.3%
2014-01-21Robert C. "Bobby" ScottSELL$1K–$15K$47.70$43.10 2026-10-26+9.6% exit
2014-01-07Susan M CollinsSELL$1K–$15K$49.30$43.10 2026-10-26+12.6% exit
2014-01-07Susan M CollinsSELL$1K–$15K$49.30$43.10 2026-10-26+12.6% exit
2013-10-23SUSAN M COLLINSSELL$1K–$15K$50.82$43.10 2026-10-26+15.2% exit
2013-10-22SUSAN M COLLINSSELL$1K–$15K$51.14$43.10 2026-10-26+15.7% exit
2013-06-11SUSAN M COLLINSSELL$1K–$15K$50.18$43.10 2026-10-26+14.1% exit
2012-08-07JOHN HOEVENBUY$15K–$50K$44.47$43.10 2026-10-26-3.1%
2012-07-25THOMAS R CARPERBUY$1K–$15K$43.72$43.10 2026-10-26-1.4%
Kurt SchraderBUY$1K–$15K———
Kurt SchraderBUY$1K–$15K———
David P. RoeBUY$1K–$15K———
Pete SessionsBUY$1K–$15K———

Buys are marked to the latest close and treated as open. A sell tagged rt closes an earlier disclosed buy in the same name. exit shows how the stock moved after the member sold.

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Frequently asked — Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) congressional trades

Which lawmakers have traded Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)?

58 members of the U.S. House and Senate have disclosed Verizon Communications Inc. transactions under the STOCK Act — 107 purchases and 86 sales. The full member-by-member breakdown, with dates and dollar ranges, is in the table above.

Which lawmakers bought VZ recently?

2 members disclosed a VZ purchase in the last 90 days — most recently Gilbert Cisneros on 2026-09-18. See the "Lawmakers who bought VZ recently" section above for the dated list.

How have Congress's VZ trades performed?

Notional-weighted, lawmakers' disclosed VZ buys are up 21.3% versus the latest close of $50.14. Each trade's own return — and realized round-trips on matched sells — is in the Return column.

Is it legal for members of Congress to trade Verizon Communications Inc.?

Yes. Under the 2012 STOCK Act, members of Congress may buy and sell individual stocks but must publicly disclose each transaction within 45 days. Bargo surfaces those filings so you can see who traded VZ and how it performed.

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