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Worst Democratic stock traders in Congress

28 of 31 Democrats in Congress trailed the S&P 500 when their disclosed trades were copied from the day each filing went public. John W. Hickenlooper ranks last at -95.9%, against +88.8% for SPY.

As of 2026-10-15

Ranked Democrats in Congress
31
Trailed SPY
28 of 31
Median return over SPY, this list
-44.4%
Last
John W. Hickenlooper, -184.7% vs SPY
Backtests refreshed
2026-10-15
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Democrats in Congress who trailed SPY, worst first

Copy-bot return minus SPY

Scale: −184.71 to +184.71 pp · zero baseline

Copy-bot return minus SPY

  • John W. Hickenlooper (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-184.71 pp
  • 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
  • Richard Blumenthal (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-129.65 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

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 28 recorded values; the complete table remains available below.

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1John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO, Senate)-95.9%+88.8%-184.7%-0.42-97.9%31
2Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ, House)-62.7%+88.8%-151.5%0.28-91.5%879
3James R. Langevin (D-RI, House, former)-56.5%+88.8%-145.3%-0.20-76.4%66
4Richard Blumenthal (D-CT, Senate)-40.9%+88.8%-129.6%-0.06-63.1%23
5Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA, House)+23.7%+88.8%-65.1%0.29-31.0%29
6Steve Cohen (D-TN, House)+25.2%+88.8%-63.6%0.49-22.7%15
7Alan S. Lowenthal (D-CA, House, former)+28.7%+88.8%-60.1%0.37-26.9%45
8Marie Newman (D-IL, House, former)+30.7%+88.8%-58.1%0.33-57.0%12
9Rick Larsen (D-WA, House, since 2023-05-27)+34.5%+92.0%-57.5%0.34-16.5%46
10Ed Case (D-HI, House)+32.4%+88.8%-56.3%0.34-42.5%10
11Lois Frankel (D-FL, House)+33.1%+88.8%-55.7%0.43-21.3%150
12Gary C. Peters (D-MI, Senate)+38.7%+88.8%-50.1%0.51-22.7%18
13Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA, House)+41.4%+88.8%-47.4%0.45-29.0%954
14Zoe Lofgren (D-CA, House)+43.7%+88.8%-45.1%0.50-26.7%16
15Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY, House, since 2023-02-25)+59.6%+103.3%-43.7%0.54-23.6%348
16Lloyd Doggett (D-TX, House)+45.1%+88.8%-43.7%0.56-20.9%111
17Ro Khanna (D-CA, House)+46.4%+88.8%-42.4%0.52-28.9%12,854
18Cynthia Axne (D-IA, House, former)+48.8%+88.8%-40.0%0.57-18.1%25
19Jared Moskowitz (D-FL, House, since 2023-03-11)+73.2%+113.0%-39.7%0.87-14.3%286
20Debbie Dingell (D-MI, House)+53.2%+88.8%-35.6%0.64-21.6%10
21Earl Blumenauer (D-OR, House, former)+54.3%+88.8%-34.5%0.67-24.5%82
22Thomas R. Carper (D-DE, Senate, former)+55.9%+88.8%-32.8%0.69-23.7%181
23Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY, House)+57.7%+88.8%-31.1%0.45-49.0%104
24Kurt Schrader (D-OR, House, former)+65.5%+88.8%-23.3%0.72-24.4%77
25Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL, House, since 2023-05-13)+73.7%+96.5%-22.8%0.74-18.6%107
26Kathy E. Manning (D-NC, House, former)+71.0%+88.8%-17.8%0.70-34.5%397
27William R. Keating (D-MA, House)+71.1%+88.8%-17.7%0.72-23.7%30
28Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI, Senate)+76.5%+88.8%-12.3%0.80-27.5%22

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 Congress who trailed SPY, worst first

John W. Hickenlooper: source evidence dated 2026-10-15.

Rank
1
Member
John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO, Senate)
Copy-bot return
-95.9%
SPY, same window
+88.8%
Return over SPY
-184.7%
Sharpe
-0.42
Max drawdown
-97.9%
Purchases in window
31
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Did copying this member beat SPY over the same sessions?

Read the return over SPY, not the raw return. Each copy buys on the first trading session after a filing became public, and windows can differ between members.

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See John W. Hickenlooper'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 member of Congress trailed the market by the most?

    John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO, Senate) trailed it by the most. A copy of their 31 disclosed purchases from the 5-year window returned -95.9% while SPY returned +88.8% over the same window.

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

    3 of the 31 ranked Democrats in Congress 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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