Ro Khanna
Democrat House (CA) Committee Conflict

Ro Khanna × AAPL

Apple Inc (Technology)

109
Disclosed Trades
$1.7M
Total Buys
9y
Stacking
The Conflict

Silicon Valley Rep × 109 Apple Trades

Ro Khanna represents California's 17th District, the heart of Silicon Valley, and sits on committees with direct jurisdiction over technology policy, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure. Apple Inc is one of the most consequential companies in that ecosystem, subject to federal oversight on privacy, antitrust, supply chain security, and defense procurement. Khanna has simultaneously been one of the most vocal congressional advocates for banning member stock trading while his family's trust has logged 109 disclosed trades in Apple alone, according to public disclosure data. The pairing of deep institutional knowledge of the technology sector with high-frequency trading in the sector's flagship company is structurally notable, regardless of the trust arrangement he has described publicly.

Apple Inc designs, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics, software, and services globally. It intersects government action through antitrust scrutiny, App Store regulation, national security supply chain reviews, defense contracts, and federal privacy legislation debates.

House Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation (Ranking Member)
Oversees DOD cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and digital modernization. Apple's hardware, software, and chip architecture are relevant to defense technology standards and supply chain security reviews.
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
Examines federal IT systems and cybersecurity policy. Apple's operating systems and device security standards are directly relevant to government technology procurement and federal data protection rules.
Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Reviews U.S.-China trade, supply chain, and technology competition. Apple's deep manufacturing reliance on China and its resulting geopolitical exposure fall squarely within this committee's mandate.

Trade-by-trade conflict scoring

Showing the 10 most recent of 109 disclosed trades. Each is scored against five rule-based signals.

Trade Date
May 19, 2025
Size
$15K
Conflict Score
6 Critical
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
no fire
Unusually Large
+1 pts
Member Cluster
+2 pts
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's cyber and technology committee roles give him direct oversight of policy areas directly affecting Apple's business.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 22 days after the trade, within both the 30-day internal flag threshold and the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $15,001 this buy is approximately 15 times the median trade size of $1,001 for this politician-ticker pair.
  • Member Cluster: Three members disclosed trades in Apple within a 14-day window, meeting the cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This May 19, 2025 buy of approximately $15,001 in Apple stands out on two dimensions: it is roughly 15 times the median trade size seen across this politician's 109 Apple disclosures, and it occurred within a 14-day window when at least three members of Congress disclosed Apple transactions, according to public disclosure data. The disclosure was filed on June 10, 22 days later, comfortably within both Kapitol's internal flag threshold and the statutory limit. Khanna's position as Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, and his seat on the China competition select committee, means he is regularly briefed on technology sector dynamics, supply chain security, and digital policy debates that materially touch Apple's business. The combination of outsized trade size and congressional clustering adds a layer of structural interest to an already notable portfolio position.

Trade Date
May 28, 2025
Size
$1K
Conflict Score
5 High
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
no fire
Unusually Large
no fire
Member Cluster
+2 pts
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's technology and cyber oversight roles are directly relevant to Apple's regulatory and policy environment.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 13 days after the trade, well within the 30-day internal flag threshold and the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001 this trade matches the median exactly, carrying no unusual size signal.
  • Member Cluster: Five members disclosed Apple trades within the same 14-day window, well above the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This May 28, 2025 buy at the minimum disclosed value of $1,001 is itself unremarkable in size, falling exactly at the median for this politician-ticker pair. What elevates it is the congressional clustering context: five members of Congress disclosed Apple trades within the same 14-day window, according to public disclosure data. This is the highest cluster count among the ten most recent trades in this dataset. The filing was prompt, at 13 days after the trade date. Taken in isolation this is a modest transaction, but it forms part of a broader pattern of 109 disclosed Apple trades. Khanna represents Silicon Valley and sits on three committees with oversight touching Apple's technology, supply chain, and national security footprint, making the ongoing frequency of activity in this specific name a structurally notable feature of his family's disclosed portfolio.

Trade Date
Jun 23, 2025
Size
$15K
Conflict Score
4 High
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
no fire
Unusually Large
+1 pts
Member Cluster
no fire
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's committee roles covering cybersecurity, defense technology, and U.S.-China competition overlap directly with Apple's regulatory exposure.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 16 days after the trade, within the 30-day internal flag threshold and the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: This $15,001 sell is approximately 15 times the median trade size of $1,001 for this politician-ticker pair.
  • Member Cluster: Only two members traded Apple within the 14-day window, below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This June 23, 2025 sell of approximately $15,001 in Apple is one of the larger transactions in the recent disclosed record, sitting roughly 15 times above the median trade size for this politician-ticker pair. The disclosure was filed on July 9, just 16 days after the trade date, well within any applicable threshold. No member clustering was detected in this window, with only two members disclosing Apple activity in the surrounding 14 days. However, committee overlap is meaningful: Khanna's subcommittee Ranking Member role on cyber and innovation policy, combined with his seat on the China competition select committee, places him in legislative settings where Apple's supply chain dependencies, App Store regulatory exposure, and defense technology relevance are active subjects of discussion. The sale at this size contributes to a high-volume pattern across 109 total disclosed Apple trades.

Trade Date
Jul 1, 2025
Size
$1K
Conflict Score
7 Critical
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
+2 pts
Unusually Large
no fire
Member Cluster
+2 pts
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's technology oversight and China competition committee roles touch Apple's core regulatory and geopolitical exposure areas.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 37 days after the trade, exceeding the 30-day internal flag threshold, though within the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001 this trade matches the median exactly and carries no unusual size signal.
  • Member Cluster: Three members disclosed Apple trades within the same 14-day window, meeting the cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This July 1, 2025 buy at $1,001 is modest in size but carries two flags. First, the disclosure was filed 37 days after the trade date, exceeding Kapitol's internal 30-day flag threshold, though it remains within the STOCK Act's 45-day statutory deadline and does not constitute a legal violation. Second, this transaction falls within a 14-day window where three members of Congress disclosed Apple trades, meeting the cluster signal threshold. Khanna's family trust has been active in Apple throughout this period, and this smaller position is part of a larger 109-trade pattern in the same ticker. His committee roles on defense cyber policy, government IT oversight, and U.S.-China strategic competition mean that Apple, as both a technology and geopolitical subject, sits squarely within his legislative orbit, making frequency and timing of disclosures a relevant dimension of this portfolio.

Trade Date
Jul 2, 2025
Size
$15K
Conflict Score
6 Critical
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
+2 pts
Unusually Large
+1 pts
Member Cluster
no fire
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's cyber, defense technology, and China competition committee roles directly intersect Apple's business and regulatory environment.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 36 days after the trade, past the 30-day internal flag threshold but within the 45-day statutory STOCK Act deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $15,001 this sell is roughly 15 times the median trade size of $1,001 for this politician-ticker pair.
  • Member Cluster: Only two members traded Apple within the 14-day window, below the cluster threshold of three.
Analyst note

This July 2, 2025 sell of approximately $15,001 in Apple carries two distinct signals. The trade is roughly 15 times the median size for this politician-ticker pair, placing it in the upper tier of disclosed Apple activity. The disclosure was filed 36 days after the trade, exceeding Kapitol's 30-day internal flag threshold, though it was submitted before the STOCK Act's 45-day statutory deadline and is not a legal violation. Notably, this trade occurred just one day after trade number 4876, a smaller $1,001 buy, suggesting active two-directional management of the Apple position in a very compressed timeframe. The pairing of a late-flagged disclosure with an outsized sell, in a company whose technology, China supply chain, and antitrust exposure are within Khanna's committee jurisdictions, makes this one of the more structurally notable transactions in the recent ten-trade window.

Trade Date
Jul 25, 2025
Size
$15K
Conflict Score
4 High
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
no fire
Unusually Large
+1 pts
Member Cluster
no fire
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's roles on cyber, IT oversight, and China competition committees are directly relevant to Apple's regulatory landscape.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 13 days after the trade, well within both the 30-day internal threshold and the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $15,001 this buy is approximately 15 times the median trade size of $1,001 for this politician-ticker pair.
  • Member Cluster: Only two members traded Apple within the 14-day window, below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This July 25, 2025 buy of approximately $15,001 in Apple is among the larger transactions in the recent disclosed record, at roughly 15 times the median trade size for this politician-ticker pair. The disclosure was prompt, filed just 13 days after the trade date. No clustering signal was detected in this window. This buy comes roughly three weeks after the July 1 to 2 window that saw both a smaller buy and an outsized sell, suggesting the family trust's Apple position has been actively managed across a compressed summer period. Khanna's committee assignments, including the Ranking Member role on the Armed Services subcommittee covering cyber and defense IT, position him with regular exposure to policy discussions relevant to Apple's technology and national security profile. In the context of 109 total Apple disclosures, this trade reflects a sustained and active engagement with the ticker.

Trade Date
Aug 4, 2025
Size
$1K
Conflict Score
5 High
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
+2 pts
Unusually Large
no fire
Member Cluster
no fire
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's oversight of defense cyber, government IT, and U.S.-China competition policy is directly relevant to Apple's operations.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 36 days after the trade, exceeding the 30-day internal flag threshold, though within the 45-day statutory STOCK Act deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001 this trade matches the median exactly and carries no unusual size signal.
  • Member Cluster: Only two members traded Apple in the surrounding 14-day window, below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This August 4, 2025 buy at $1,001 is minimal in size, matching the median for this politician-ticker pair exactly. The primary signal here is disclosure timing: the filing was made 36 days after the trade date, exceeding Kapitol's internal 30-day flag threshold. However, the disclosure remains within the STOCK Act's 45-day statutory deadline and does not represent a legal violation. No member clustering was detected in this window. This is the third trade in approximately five weeks that has triggered a late-flag on disclosure timing, a pattern worth noting across the 109 total Apple trades in the disclosed record. Khanna's position as Ranking Member on the subcommittee overseeing DOD cybersecurity and digital modernization, and his seat on the China competition select committee, sustain the structural relevance of Apple as a company within his legislative sphere, even for transactions modest in size.

Trade Date
Sep 19, 2025
Size
$1K
Conflict Score
5 High
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
no fire
Unusually Large
no fire
Member Cluster
+2 pts
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's technology, cybersecurity, and China competition committee roles are directly relevant to Apple's regulatory and policy exposure.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 14 days after the trade, well within the 30-day internal threshold and the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001 this trade matches the median exactly and carries no unusual size signal.
  • Member Cluster: Four members disclosed Apple trades within the 14-day window, exceeding the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This September 19, 2025 sell of $1,001 is minimal in size and was disclosed promptly, just 14 days after the trade date. The notable signal is the congressional cluster: four members of Congress disclosed Apple trades within the same 14-day window, according to public disclosure data. While each individual trade may have an independent explanation, the recurring pattern of multiple members transacting in the same large-cap technology name within short windows is a documented feature of the Apple disclosure record. This trade is one of 109 Apple disclosures attributed to Khanna's family trust in public filings. His committee positions, covering defense cybersecurity, government IT modernization, and strategic technology competition with China, place him in ongoing legislative contact with policy issues that directly affect Apple's operating environment, supply chain risk, and regulatory exposure.

Trade Date
Oct 17, 2025
Size
$15K
Conflict Score
6 Critical
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
no fire
Unusually Large
+1 pts
Member Cluster
+2 pts
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's cyber, defense technology, and China competition committee roles encompass Apple's most significant areas of government-facing exposure.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 20 days after the trade, within both the 30-day internal threshold and the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $15,001 this sell is approximately 15 times the median trade size of $1,001 for this politician-ticker pair.
  • Member Cluster: Five members disclosed Apple trades within the same 14-day window, well above the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This October 17, 2025 sell of approximately $15,001 in Apple carries two concurrent signals: it is roughly 15 times the median trade size for this politician-ticker pair, and five members of Congress disclosed Apple trades within the same 14-day window, the joint-highest cluster count among the ten most recent trades in this dataset. The disclosure was filed 20 days after the trade, within applicable thresholds. Taken together, the outsized size and high congressional clustering make this one of the more signal-dense transactions in the recent window. Khanna's Ranking Member role on the subcommittee overseeing DOD cyber and innovation, his seat on the Oversight subcommittee for government IT, and his membership on the China competition select committee each independently touch areas of Apple's business that are subject to active legislative attention. The trade adds to a 109-disclosure pattern in this single ticker.

Trade Date
Nov 7, 2025
Size
$15K
Conflict Score
8 Critical
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
+2 pts
Unusually Large
+1 pts
Member Cluster
+2 pts
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's three committee roles covering defense IT, government cybersecurity, and China competition directly intersect Apple's regulatory and policy exposure.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 31 days after the trade, exceeding the 30-day internal flag threshold, though within the 45-day STOCK Act statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $15,001 this sell is approximately 15 times the median trade size of $1,001 for this politician-ticker pair.
  • Member Cluster: Four members disclosed Apple trades within the same 14-day window, exceeding the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This November 7, 2025 sell of approximately $15,001 in Apple is the most signal-dense transaction among the ten most recent disclosures, with four concurrent signals firing: committee overlap, late disclosure, unusually large size, and member clustering. The filing was made 31 days after the trade date, just past Kapitol's 30-day internal flag threshold, though it remains within the STOCK Act's 45-day statutory deadline and does not constitute a legal violation. The trade size is roughly 15 times the median for this politician-ticker pair, and four members of Congress disclosed Apple activity within the same 14-day window. Khanna's role as Ranking Member on the Armed Services subcommittee overseeing defense cybersecurity and innovation, his seat on the Oversight subcommittee for government IT, and his membership on the China competition select committee each provide institutional context that makes Apple a company of direct legislative relevance to his work. Across 109 total Apple disclosures, this trade represents the highest-concentration signal point in the recent record.

Summary across these 10 trades

Between May 19, 2025 and Nov 7, 2025, Ro Khanna bought $33K and sold $61K of AAPL across 10 disclosed transactions. 40% (4 of 10) were filed past the 30-day STOCK Act window, and 60% (6 of 10) were unusually large relative to Ro Khanna's historical median trade size.

The other 99 trades (not yet individually analysed)

Across the remaining 99 disclosed AAPL trades between May 2, 2017 and Apr 15, 2025, Ro Khanna bought $606K and sold $990K of AAPL. 37% (37 of 99) were filed past the 30-day STOCK Act window, and 54% (53 of 99) sat above twice Ro Khanna's historical median trade size.

Late-filing and unusual-size flags are computed deterministically from the underlying disclosure columns. Per-trade narratives, committee overlap, and member-cluster scoring are restricted to the 10 most recent transactions above.

Scoring methodology

Every trade in the public dataset is scored against five rule-based signals. The score is auditable, not AI-guessed. AI is used only to write the analyst note, never to decide whether a signal fired.

  • Committee Overlap (+3): politician sat on a committee overseeing the company's sector at the time of the trade.
  • Pre-Vote Timing (+3 / +2): politician voted on legislation directly affecting the company within 30 (+3) or 60 (+2) days of the trade.
  • Late Disclosure (+2): filing arrived more than 30 days after the trade (STOCK Act allows 45).
  • Unusually Large (+1): position size sits above the politician's own historical baseline.
  • Member Cluster (+2): three or more members bought the same ticker within a 14-day window.

Score bands: Low (0-1), Medium (2-3), High (4-5), Critical (6+).

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