Ro Khanna × AMZN
Amazon.com Inc (Consumer Discretionary)
Silicon Valley Rep × High-Frequency Amazon Trading
Ro Khanna represents Silicon Valley's 17th District and sits on committees with direct jurisdiction over cloud computing procurement, cybersecurity standards, and technology competition policy. Amazon Web Services is among the largest U.S. federal cloud contractors, subject to oversight by precisely the committees Khanna serves on. His family trust has disclosed 133 separate Amazon trades, a volume that far exceeds typical diversification activity and suggests a systematic, recurring position-building pattern. Each minimum-threshold purchase of $1,001 keeps individual trade sizes modest, but the aggregate frequency across this dataset raises structural questions about exposure to a company whose federal contracts, antitrust posture, and technology regulation sit squarely within Khanna's legislative portfolio.
Amazon.com Inc operates e-commerce, cloud computing (AWS), advertising, and logistics. AWS holds multi-billion-dollar U.S. federal cloud contracts and is subject to antitrust scrutiny, technology regulation, and congressional oversight of government IT procurement.
Trade-by-trade conflict scoring
Showing the 10 most recent of 133 disclosed trades. Each is scored against five rule-based signals.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: Khanna's Armed Services and Oversight subcommittees directly oversee federal cloud procurement, a core Amazon revenue source.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 22 days after the trade date, within the 30-day disclosure threshold.
- Unusually Large: Trade size of $1,001 matches the median for this politician-ticker pair, flagging no size anomaly.
- Member Cluster: Four members of Congress disclosed Amazon trades within the same 14-day window, exceeding the 3-member threshold.
This May 19, 2025 purchase of $1,001 in Amazon is the earlier of two buys Khanna's family trust made within roughly ten days, both filed on the same June 10 disclosure. The trade size sits at the minimum reportable threshold, consistent with a recurring systematic accumulation pattern seen across 133 total disclosed Amazon positions. The committee overlap signal is notable: as Ranking Member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, Khanna holds a senior oversight role over the DOD cloud contracts that AWS competes for. The member cluster signal adds context: three other members of Congress also disclosed Amazon trades within a 14-day window around this date, suggesting broader congressional activity in the stock at this time. Disclosure was filed within the statutory window. No single flag here is dispositive, but the combination of committee jurisdiction and peer clustering warrants attention within the larger 133-trade pattern.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: Khanna's subcommittee roles overseeing federal cloud and cybersecurity procurement overlap directly with Amazon's government business.
- 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 statutory disclosure window.
- Unusually Large: At $1,001, the trade size equals the median for this politician-ticker pair, showing no unusual scale.
- Member Cluster: Five members of Congress disclosed Amazon trades within the same 14-day window, surpassing the clustering threshold.
This May 28, 2025 buy of $1,001 was filed alongside the May 19 trade on a single June 10 disclosure, suggesting both were batched for reporting. The member cluster here is the strongest in this sample: five members of Congress transacted in Amazon within the same 14-day period, which public disclosure data identifies as notable coordinated activity in the stock. Khanna sits as Ranking Member on the Armed Services subcommittee that oversees DOD cloud and AI procurement, a portfolio in which Amazon Web Services is a principal vendor. While each individual trade is small, this disclosure is part of a 133-trade history in Amazon that shows continuous engagement with the stock. The pairing of a high-frequency accumulation pattern with a senior oversight role on technology procurement policy is the structural tension this page tracks. No size or lateness flag fires here.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: Khanna's committee roles on cloud, cybersecurity, and government IT oversight directly intersect Amazon's federal contracting exposure.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 33 days after the June 6 trade date, exceeding the 30-day disclosure threshold by three days.
- Unusually Large: Size of $1,001 equals the median for this pair, generating no size-based anomaly signal.
- Member Cluster: Four members of Congress disclosed Amazon trades within the same 14-day window, meeting the clustering threshold.
This June 6, 2025 buy of $1,001 carries two simultaneous flags: late disclosure and member clustering. The disclosure arrived on July 9, three days past the 30-day statutory window, a technical violation of STOCK Act reporting requirements. While the margin is narrow, it adds to the disclosure picture across 133 total Amazon trades. The member cluster signal indicates four members of Congress transacted in Amazon within a 14-day period around this date, suggesting the stock drew broad congressional attention at this time. Khanna's role as Ranking Member on the Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, combined with his seat on the Oversight Subcommittee covering government IT, means Amazon's regulatory and procurement environment falls within his direct legislative purview. The combination of a late filing, peer clustering, and established committee overlap makes this one of the higher-signal trades in the recent sample.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: Khanna's oversight of DOD cloud contracts and federal IT policy directly touches Amazon Web Services' government revenue.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 36 days after the August 4 trade, exceeding the 30-day threshold by six days.
- Unusually Large: Trade size of $1,001 is at the median for this politician-ticker pair, with no size anomaly detected.
- Member Cluster: Only two members disclosed Amazon trades in the surrounding 14-day window, below the three-member threshold.
This August 4, 2025 purchase of $1,001 was disclosed on September 9, six days past the STOCK Act's 30-day reporting window. This is the second late filing in this recent ten-trade sample (alongside trade 5835), and across 133 total Amazon disclosures any recurring lateness pattern is worth noting. No peer clustering is present here: only two members traded Amazon in the surrounding two-week window, suggesting this buy was not part of a broader congressional moment in the stock. The committee overlap signal continues to fire because Khanna's subcommittee jurisdiction over DOD cybersecurity and cloud procurement is persistent, not trade-specific. Amazon Web Services maintains active federal contracts subject to oversight by precisely the committees where Khanna holds senior positions. The trade itself is small, but the late disclosure in combination with committee overlap means this instance contributes to a structural tension running through the full 133-trade record.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: Amazon's federal cloud and cybersecurity contracts fall under the jurisdiction of Khanna's Armed Services and Oversight subcommittees.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 21 days after the trade, comfortably within the 30-day statutory disclosure requirement.
- Unusually Large: At $1,001, this trade size matches the established median for this politician-ticker pair.
- Member Cluster: Two members disclosed Amazon trades in the surrounding 14-day window, below the three-member clustering threshold.
This August 19, 2025 buy of $1,001 is a lower-signal trade in isolation: it was filed on time, carries no size anomaly, and did not coincide with notable peer activity in Amazon shares. The only signal that fires is committee overlap, which is structural rather than event-specific. Khanna's Ranking Member position on the Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation places him at the center of DOD cloud and AI procurement policy. Amazon Web Services is a primary vendor in that space and has sought and held significant defense-related cloud contracts. This trade is part of a steady accumulation pattern visible across the broader 133-trade record. While no individual flag beyond committee jurisdiction fires here, the persistence of small, regular Amazon purchases by Khanna's trust over an extended period is the broader pattern this data tracks.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: Khanna holds subcommittee roles overseeing federal cloud and IT procurement directly relevant to Amazon's government contracts.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 28 days after the trade, just within the 30-day statutory disclosure window.
- Unusually Large: Trade size of $1,001 equals the median for this politician-ticker pair, no size anomaly detected.
- Member Cluster: Only one member disclosed an Amazon trade in the surrounding 14-day window, well below the three-member threshold.
This September 5, 2025 sell of $1,001 is noteworthy as one of the few sale transactions in this ten-trade sample, which otherwise consists largely of buys. The filing arrived 28 days after the trade, close to the 30-day limit but technically within it. No peer clustering was detected, and only one congressional member disclosed an Amazon trade in the surrounding window. The sell follows a series of purchases in May, June, and August, which may reflect routine portfolio rebalancing within the trust. Committee overlap continues to fire persistently: Khanna's senior role on the Armed Services and Oversight subcommittees covering cloud, cybersecurity, and government technology ensures that Amazon's regulatory and procurement environment stays within his legislative purview regardless of trade direction. This transaction does not present acute signals in isolation, but it is one of 133 disclosed trades contributing to a long-term, high-frequency engagement pattern with the stock.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: Amazon's cloud and government IT footprint falls within Khanna's Armed Services and Oversight subcommittee jurisdictions.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 14 days after the September 19 trade, well within the 30-day reporting requirement.
- Unusually Large: The $1,001 trade size matches the median for this politician-ticker pair, producing no size anomaly.
- Member Cluster: Five members of Congress disclosed Amazon trades in the surrounding 14-day window, exceeding the clustering threshold.
This September 19, 2025 buy of $1,001 was filed promptly on October 3, fourteen days after the trade. The strongest signal here is member clustering: five members of Congress disclosed Amazon positions within the same two-week period, the joint-highest cluster count in this ten-trade sample alongside the May 28 trade. Broad congressional activity in a single stock over a short window can indicate a shared information environment or a common market catalyst. Khanna's trust resumed buying in Amazon just two weeks after the September 5 sell, suggesting active position management rather than passive holding. His committee roles, particularly as Ranking Member of the Armed Services cyber and technology subcommittee, give him sustained exposure to information about Amazon's federal contracting posture. Across 133 total disclosures, this pair of a September sell and a quick re-entry buy illustrates the active nature of the trust's engagement with this stock.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: Khanna's subcommittees on DOD cybersecurity and federal IT government procurement overlap with Amazon Web Services' core government business.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed just 8 days after the September 25 trade, among the fastest disclosures in this sample.
- Unusually Large: At $1,001, the trade size equals the median for this politician-ticker pair, with no size flag.
- Member Cluster: Four members of Congress disclosed Amazon trades within the same 14-day window, exceeding the three-member threshold.
This September 25, 2025 sell of $1,001 was disclosed with notable speed, filed on October 3 just eight days after the trade, the fastest disclosure in this ten-trade sample. The quick filing stands in contrast to two trades in this sample (trade 5835 and trade 3862) that were filed late. Four members of Congress traded Amazon in the surrounding two-week window, triggering the member cluster signal. This sell follows the September 19 buy and the September 5 sell, suggesting short-interval position adjustments rather than long-term directional conviction. The committee overlap signal fires persistently. Khanna's role as Ranking Member on the Armed Services subcommittee covering AI, cybersecurity, and DOD digital modernization means that legislative activity affecting Amazon's federal cloud business falls within his direct area of responsibility. Across 133 total disclosed Amazon trades, these September transactions illustrate a pattern of frequent, small, alternating buys and sells.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: Amazon's federal cloud contracts and technology regulation fall within Khanna's Armed Services and Oversight subcommittee oversight responsibilities.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 20 days after the October 17 trade, within the 30-day statutory disclosure requirement.
- Unusually Large: Size of $1,001 equals the median for this politician-ticker pair, triggering no size anomaly signal.
- Member Cluster: Three members of Congress disclosed Amazon trades in the surrounding 14-day window, meeting the clustering threshold exactly.
This October 17, 2025 buy of $1,001 marks a return to purchasing following the September sell activity. It was disclosed on November 6, within the statutory window. The member cluster signal fires at the threshold minimum: exactly three members traded Amazon in the surrounding two-week period. While this represents the weakest cluster reading in this sample, it still crosses the detection threshold. This trade is part of a broader buy-sell-buy pattern across September and October in Khanna's disclosed Amazon positions, consistent with frequent, small-scale trading activity rather than a one-directional investment thesis. The committee overlap signal, which fires on every trade in this sample, reflects the structural reality of Khanna's legislative role: as Ranking Member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, he holds a senior position overseeing the DOD technology procurement environment in which Amazon Web Services competes continuously.
Why each signal fired or did not
- Committee Overlap: Khanna's Armed Services and Oversight subcommittees oversee federal cloud and IT procurement central to Amazon's government revenue.
- Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
- Late Disclosure: Filed 18 days after the November 20 trade, within the 30-day reporting requirement.
- Unusually Large: Trade size of $1,001 matches the median for this politician-ticker pair, with no size anomaly.
- Member Cluster: Two members disclosed Amazon trades in the surrounding 14-day window, below the three-member clustering threshold.
This November 20, 2025 sell of $1,001 is the most recent trade in this sample and closes out a year of disclosed Amazon activity. Filed on December 8, 18 days after the trade, the disclosure is timely. No peer clustering is detected, and only two congressional members traded Amazon in the surrounding window, suggesting this sale did not coincide with a broader congressional moment in the stock. The only signal that fires is committee overlap, which is persistent across all ten trades in this sample due to Khanna's subcommittee roles. This sell, viewed alongside the prior October buy, continues the alternating buy-sell pattern observed throughout the year. Across 133 total disclosed Amazon trades, Khanna's trust has maintained one of the most active congressional positions in this stock. The structural tension throughout this dataset is the combination of sustained high-frequency trading in a company whose federal contracts and regulatory exposure are directly overseen by the committees on which Khanna serves.
Between May 19, 2025 and Nov 20, 2025, Ro Khanna bought $7K and sold $3K of AMZN across 10 disclosed transactions. 20% (2 of 10) were filed past the 30-day STOCK Act window, and 0% (0 of 10) were unusually large relative to Ro Khanna's historical median trade size.
Across the remaining 123 disclosed AMZN trades between Jun 12, 2017 and Apr 23, 2025, Ro Khanna bought $471K and sold $449K of AMZN. 37% (46 of 123) were filed past the 30-day STOCK Act window, and 31% (38 of 123) 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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