The trading activity of members of Congress continues to be closely monitored by retail investors, especially when the stocks bought could land deals from committees the members serve on.
Congresswoman’s Trades Get Flagged
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) recently disclosed new trades made in June, as reported by the Benzinga Government Trades page.
Among the trades disclosed were the following:
- June 4: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP) stock
- June 4: Bought $15,000 to $50,000 in BEP stock
- June 3: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in BEP stock
- June 3: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in BEP stock
- June 2: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in BEP stock
- June 2: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in BEP stock
In total, the congresswoman bought BEP stock six times over a three-day stretch with a total purchase of $20,000 to $125,000.
The congresswoman also previously bought BEP stock back in May.
The Nancy Pelosi tracker account on social media flagged the purchase as unusual and a “notable political trade alert.”
“The company recently announced it’s exploring a merger, which would open the stock up to millions of new investors. For context, Brookfield Renewable is one of the largest clean energy companies in the world and headquartered in Bermuda. Salazar chairs the committee that oversees U.S. policy in Latin America,” PelosiTracker tweeted.
The account also flagged Salazar buying stock in Voyager Technologies Inc (NYSE:VOYG), a defense and space company.
“Voyager builds defense systems and sells them to governments around the world. What makes it interesting is Salazar sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. That Committee oversees the State Department, which approves every international arms deal a defense company like Voyager wants to make.”
Salazar’s Trading History
Benzinga recently flagged that Salazar didn’t make any stock transactions in 2025, but was back buying shares in 2026. The congresswoman, who is worth $2.4 million, has made over 100 trades totaling $8 million since 2022, according to data from Quiver Quantitative.
In 2024, Salazar made more than $2 million in trades, mostly buys. In 2023, the congresswoman made over $3 million in trades, mostly buys.
Salazar’s committee assignments could create conflicts of interest for several of the stock purchases, including Boeing and GE Aerospace, two stocks that could benefit from increased war activities and an increased defense budget.
Salazar also bought several banking stocks, such as Citigroup and Goldman Sachs. These purchases could be a conflict of interest with her assignment on the Financial Services Committee.
Benzinga will continue to monitor the trading activity of members of Congress for questionable trades.
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