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Worst Democratic stock traders in the House

23 of 26 Democrats in the House trailed the S&P 500 when their disclosed trades were copied from the day each filing went public. Josh Gottheimer ranks last at -62.7%, against +88.8% for SPY.

As of 2026-10-15

Ranked Democrats in the House
26
Trailed SPY
23 of 26
Median return over SPY, this list
-43.7%
Last
Josh Gottheimer, -151.5% vs SPY
Backtests refreshed
2026-10-15
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Democrats in the House who trailed SPY, worst first

Copy-bot return minus SPY

Scale: −151.52 to +151.52 pp · zero baseline

Copy-bot return minus SPY

  • Josh Gottheimer (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-151.52 pp
  • James R. Langevin (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-145.33 pp
  • Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-65.07 pp
  • Steve Cohen (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-63.56 pp
  • Alan S. Lowenthal (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-60.07 pp
  • Marie Newman (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-58.09 pp
  • Rick Larsen (2023-05-27 to 2026-10-15)-57.45 pp
  • Ed Case (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-56.34 pp
  • Lois Frankel (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-55.68 pp
  • Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-47.36 pp

Signed percentage-point difference over each member’s own recorded window. These are simulated copy portfolios, not the member’s actual account returns. Different windows are not a matched-period experiment. Showing the first 10 of 23 recorded values; the complete table remains available below.

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1Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ, House)-62.7%+88.8%-151.5%0.28-91.5%879
2James R. Langevin (D-RI, House, former)-56.5%+88.8%-145.3%-0.20-76.4%66
3Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA, House)+23.7%+88.8%-65.1%0.29-31.0%29
4Steve Cohen (D-TN, House)+25.2%+88.8%-63.6%0.49-22.7%15
5Alan S. Lowenthal (D-CA, House, former)+28.7%+88.8%-60.1%0.37-26.9%45
6Marie Newman (D-IL, House, former)+30.7%+88.8%-58.1%0.33-57.0%12
7Rick Larsen (D-WA, House, since 2023-05-27)+34.5%+92.0%-57.5%0.34-16.5%46
8Ed Case (D-HI, House)+32.4%+88.8%-56.3%0.34-42.5%10
9Lois Frankel (D-FL, House)+33.1%+88.8%-55.7%0.43-21.3%150
10Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA, House)+41.4%+88.8%-47.4%0.45-29.0%954
11Zoe Lofgren (D-CA, House)+43.7%+88.8%-45.1%0.50-26.7%16
12Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY, House, since 2023-02-25)+59.6%+103.3%-43.7%0.54-23.6%348
13Lloyd Doggett (D-TX, House)+45.1%+88.8%-43.7%0.56-20.9%111
14Ro Khanna (D-CA, House)+46.4%+88.8%-42.4%0.52-28.9%12,854
15Cynthia Axne (D-IA, House, former)+48.8%+88.8%-40.0%0.57-18.1%25
16Jared Moskowitz (D-FL, House, since 2023-03-11)+73.2%+113.0%-39.7%0.87-14.3%286
17Debbie Dingell (D-MI, House)+53.2%+88.8%-35.6%0.64-21.6%10
18Earl Blumenauer (D-OR, House, former)+54.3%+88.8%-34.5%0.67-24.5%82
19Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY, House)+57.7%+88.8%-31.1%0.45-49.0%104
20Kurt Schrader (D-OR, House, former)+65.5%+88.8%-23.3%0.72-24.4%77
21Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL, House, since 2023-05-13)+73.7%+96.5%-22.8%0.74-18.6%107
22Kathy E. Manning (D-NC, House, former)+71.0%+88.8%-17.8%0.70-34.5%397
23William R. Keating (D-MA, House)+71.1%+88.8%-17.7%0.72-23.7%30

Returns run from 2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15 unless another start or end date is shown. Purchases count disclosed purchases with a ticker that became public inside the backtest window. Members need at least 10 of them and 3 years of filings to be ranked. "Former" marks members no longer in office.

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Democrats in the House who trailed SPY, worst first

Josh Gottheimer: source evidence dated 2026-10-15.

Rank
1
Member
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ, House)
Copy-bot return
-62.7%
SPY, same window
+88.8%
Return over SPY
-151.5%
Sharpe
0.28
Max drawdown
-91.5%
Purchases in window
879
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Did copying this member beat SPY over the same sessions?

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See Josh Gottheimer's trades and copy bot

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How this ranking works

Each member is measured by a simulated $100,000 portfolio that buys each disclosed stock purchase and at-the-money calls on the underlyings of disclosed option purchases, on the first trading session after the filing became public. The portfolio rebalances when a new stock or option disclosure from the member becomes public and once each trading week, and it pays fees. The benchmark buys SPY with the same dollars on the same days.

The public filing date is the signal clock. A trade counts from the first day a reader could see the filing, so the delay between a trade and its disclosure is part of the result.

Questions

  1. Which Democrat House member trailed the market by the most?

    Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ, House) trailed it by the most. A copy of their 879 disclosed purchases from the 5-year window returned -62.7% while SPY returned +88.8% over the same window.

  2. How many Democrats in the House beat the S&P 500?

    3 of the 26 ranked Democrats in the House did. A member is ranked once they have at least 10 disclosed purchases and 3 years of filings.

  3. Are these the members' actual returns?

    They are the returns of a simulated $100,000 portfolio that buys each disclosed stock purchase and at-the-money calls on the underlyings of disclosed option purchases, on the first trading session after the filing became public, with weekly maintenance and fees. Disclosures report amount ranges and can arrive up to 45 days after the trade, so this measures what a follower could have earned.

  4. How often is this ranking updated?

    Each member's backtest refreshes as new periodic transaction reports are filed. The backtests on this page were last refreshed on Oct 15, 2026.

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