Ro Khanna
Democrat House (CA) Committee Conflict

Ro Khanna × T

AT&T Inc (Telecommunication)

105
Disclosed Trades
$630K
Total Buys
8y
Stacking
The Conflict

105 AT&T Trades × Tech and Telecom Oversight

AT&T is one of the most heavily regulated companies in the United States, subject to FCC oversight, national security review, and federal procurement rules that intersect directly with the jurisdiction of Khanna's committee assignments. His role as Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation gives him direct purview over Department of Defense information technology and digital modernization, areas where AT&T holds substantial federal contracts. Across 105 disclosed trades in AT&T, the family portfolio maintained persistent, high-frequency exposure to the stock while Khanna simultaneously served on committees with oversight touching telecom infrastructure, cybersecurity standards, and federal network contracts. The sheer volume of trades across multiple years makes this one of the more structurally notable single-ticker patterns in his disclosed record.

AT&T Inc. is a major U.S. telecommunications and media company providing wireless, broadband, and enterprise network services. It holds significant federal government contracts and is subject to FCC regulation, national security review, and congressional oversight of telecom infrastructure policy.

House Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation (Ranking Member)
Oversees DOD cybersecurity, defense information technology procurement, and digital modernization. AT&T is a federal network services provider with contracts touching DOD infrastructure, placing it within the direct policy scope of this subcommittee.
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
Oversees federal agency IT systems, government cybersecurity standards, and technology modernization. AT&T's role as a federal network contractor and broadband provider brings it within the scope of this subcommittee's investigations and hearings.
Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Examines telecom supply chain security, including the role of major U.S. carriers in national security. AT&T's infrastructure and network equipment sourcing decisions fall within the committee's trade and technology competition mandate.

Trade-by-trade conflict scoring

Showing the 10 most recent of 105 disclosed trades. Each is scored against five rule-based signals.

Trade Date
Jun 29, 2023
Size
$1K
Conflict Score
3 Medium
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
no fire
Unusually Large
no fire
Member Cluster
no fire
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's cyber and IT oversight committees have direct jurisdiction over federal telecom contracts where AT&T is an active contractor.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 12 days after the trade, well within both the 30-day internal flag threshold and the 45-day STOCK Act deadline.
  • Unusually Large: Trade size of $1,001 matches the median for this politician-ticker pair, registering at 1x the typical size.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member disclosed an AT&T trade in the surrounding 14-day window, below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This June 2023 buy of AT&T at the minimum disclosed threshold of $1,001 carries no size or clustering flag and was filed promptly at 12 days. It is consistent with the high-frequency, small-denomination pattern that characterizes the broader 105-trade record in this ticker. The committee overlap signal fires given Khanna's positions on the Armed Services cyber subcommittee and the Oversight IT subcommittee, both of which have policy and procurement reach into AT&T's federal business. In isolation, a single minimum-size trade filed well within disclosure deadlines would attract little scrutiny. Its significance is contextual: it forms part of a sustained, multi-year pattern of recurring AT&T exposure maintained in the family trust while Khanna holds committee assignments with direct jurisdiction over telecom and federal IT contracting.

Trade Date
Jul 28, 2023
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 cyber and IT oversight roles on Armed Services and Oversight committees touch AT&T's federal contracting and network infrastructure business.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 10 days after the trade, comfortably within the 30-day internal threshold and the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001, the trade is at the median level for this pairing, showing no size elevation.
  • Member Cluster: Three members of Congress disclosed AT&T trades within the same 14-day window, meeting the cluster detection threshold.
Analyst note

This July 2023 buy of AT&T at $1,001 is notable for the member cluster signal, which fires because three members of Congress disclosed AT&T trades within the same 14-day window. Member clustering does not indicate coordination, but it does flag that multiple legislators with potential legislative or oversight exposure to the company were active in the same stock at the same time. The trade itself was filed promptly at 10 days and is minimum-sized. Committee overlap remains a structural feature: as Ranking Member on the cyber subcommittee of Armed Services and a member of the Oversight IT subcommittee, Khanna occupies oversight roles that intersect with AT&T's federal contracting profile. Viewed across the 105-trade record, July 2023 represents a continuation of consistent monthly or near-monthly AT&T activity in the family portfolio.

Trade Date
Aug 29, 2023
Size
$1K
Conflict Score
3 Medium
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
no fire
Unusually Large
no fire
Member Cluster
no fire
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's Armed Services and Oversight IT subcommittee roles provide policy reach into AT&T's federal network and cybersecurity contracts.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 8 days after the trade, the fastest disclosure in this 10-trade sample, well within all thresholds.
  • Unusually Large: Size of $1,001 is at the median for this politician-ticker pair, no elevation detected.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member disclosed an AT&T trade in the 14-day surrounding window, below the three-member threshold.
Analyst note

The August 2023 buy of AT&T at $1,001 was disclosed in just 8 days, the fastest turnaround in this 10-trade snapshot. No size, clustering, or late disclosure flags fire. The only active signal is committee overlap, which is a structural condition rather than a trade-specific event: Khanna holds subcommittee assignments on cybersecurity and federal IT on both the Armed Services Committee and the Oversight Committee, both of which have regulatory and procurement reach into AT&T. This trade continues the pattern of near-monthly minimum-size AT&T purchases visible in the 2023 portion of the 105-trade record. Taken individually, it is a low-signal event. As part of a sustained, high-volume pattern in a federally regulated company within the congressman's oversight perimeter, it contributes to the structural picture of persistent exposure.

Trade Date
Sep 6, 2023
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 cybersecurity and IT oversight roles on Armed Services and Oversight committees encompass AT&T's federal network contracting activities.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed exactly 30 days after the trade, which meets the internal flag threshold but remains within the 45-day STOCK Act statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: Trade size of $1,001 is at the median for this pairing, showing no unusual size elevation.
  • Member Cluster: Three members of Congress disclosed AT&T trades within the same 14-day window, reaching the cluster detection threshold.
Analyst note

This September 2023 sell of AT&T at $1,001 generates two signals: a member cluster and a disclosure timing note. The filing came exactly 30 days after the trade, which meets the internal flagging threshold but does not breach the 45-day STOCK Act statutory deadline. The member cluster signal indicates that three legislators were active in AT&T during the surrounding two-week period. This is only the second sell transaction in this 10-trade sample, set against a backdrop of consistent buying throughout mid-2023. The committee overlap signal fires as a standing structural condition given Khanna's cyber and IT subcommittee roles. The combination of borderline disclosure timing, a concurrent member cluster, and the congressman's regulatory proximity to the telecom sector gives this trade a modestly elevated signal profile relative to the plain buy entries in the same period.

Trade Date
Oct 2, 2023
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 Armed Services cyber subcommittee and Oversight IT subcommittee roles intersect directly with AT&T's federal contracting and network infrastructure.
  • 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 still within the 45-day STOCK Act statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001, the trade matches the median for this politician-ticker pair with no size signal.
  • Member Cluster: Two members disclosed AT&T trades in the surrounding 14-day window, one short of the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

The October 2023 buy of AT&T at $1,001 is the only trade in this sample that triggers a late disclosure flag alongside the standing committee overlap signal. The filing came 37 days after the October 2 trade date, which exceeds the 30-day internal threshold Kapitol.ai uses to flag tardy disclosures. It does not exceed the 45-day STOCK Act statutory deadline and therefore does not constitute a legal violation. Still, the delay is notable given that two other AT&T trades in the same October-November batch (trades 19290 and 20251) were filed on the same November 8 date, suggesting a batch-filing approach was used rather than timely individual disclosure. Khanna's committee roles on cybersecurity and federal IT provide a structural basis for ongoing scrutiny of AT&T trades, and the late-filing pattern across 105 total disclosures is worth monitoring as a disclosure discipline question.

Trade Date
Oct 10, 2023
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 cyber and IT subcommittee roles on Armed Services and Oversight directly touch AT&T's DOD and federal government contracting portfolio.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 29 days after the trade, just inside the 30-day internal flag threshold and well within the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $15,001, this trade is approximately 15 times the median size of $1,001 for this politician-ticker pair, a significant size elevation.
  • Member Cluster: Two members disclosed AT&T trades in the 14-day surrounding window, below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This October 10, 2023 buy stands out as the most structurally significant trade in the 2023 portion of this sample. At $15,001, it is approximately 15 times the median size of the surrounding AT&T trades in the portfolio, triggering the unusually large signal. It was filed on November 8, alongside trade 19447 (October 2 buy) and approximately contemporaneous with trade 20251 (September sell), suggesting batch reporting. The size jump is notable in context: the surrounding trades in this 10-entry window are uniformly at the $1,001 minimum, making the $15,001 position a clear deviation from the established pattern. Committee overlap is a standing signal given Khanna's cyber and IT oversight roles on Armed Services and Oversight. The combination of an elevated trade size and a 29-day disclosure window (near the internal threshold) gives this entry the highest signal density of any 2023 trade in this sample.

Trade Date
Oct 11, 2024
Size
$1K
Conflict Score
3 Medium
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
no fire
Unusually Large
no fire
Member Cluster
no fire
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's Armed Services cyber subcommittee and Oversight IT roles continue to provide oversight reach into AT&T's federal contracts and infrastructure.
  • 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 internal threshold and well within the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001, the trade is at the median for this politician-ticker pair with no size elevation.
  • Member Cluster: Two members disclosed AT&T trades in the surrounding 14-day window, one below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This October 2024 buy of AT&T at $1,001 shifts the sample into the 2024 activity period, more than a year after the preceding trades in this set. The 28-day disclosure delay, while not flagged, places it close to the 30-day internal threshold and continues the pattern of near-threshold filing times observed in the 2023 trades. The trade is minimum-sized and draws no cluster or size signals. The committee overlap signal is a structural constant: by late 2024, Khanna remained on the Armed Services cyber subcommittee and the Oversight IT subcommittee, maintaining direct jurisdictional exposure to AT&T's federal business. In the broader context of 105 disclosed trades across multiple years, this entry is routine in isolation but consistent with a pattern of sustained, active portfolio management in AT&T that persists across different congressional sessions and market environments.

Trade Date
Oct 14, 2024
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 cybersecurity and IT oversight roles on Armed Services and Oversight committees maintain structural overlap with AT&T's federal contracting activities.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 25 days after the trade, within the 30-day internal flag threshold and within the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $15,001, this sell is approximately 15 times the median size, a significant elevation relative to the typical $1,001 minimum trade.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member disclosed an AT&T trade in the surrounding 14-day window, well below the cluster threshold.
Analyst note

Filed on November 8, 2024, this October 14 sell of AT&T at $15,001 mirrors the size profile of the October 2023 large buy (trade 19290), suggesting a recurring pattern of elevated-size position adjustments amid otherwise minimum-scale trading activity. The unusually large signal fires at approximately 15 times the median size for this pair. Notably, this is a sell rather than a buy, indicating the family trust was reducing AT&T exposure at this elevated size while continuing to maintain smaller-denomination purchases around the same period (see trades 12785 and 12028). The disclosure came 25 days after the trade, within all thresholds. Committee overlap remains a standing signal given Khanna's cyber and IT subcommittee responsibilities. The pairing of a large-size sell with concurrent small-size buys in the same ticker within weeks suggests active, layered position management in AT&T during the fall 2024 period.

Trade Date
Nov 12, 2024
Size
$1K
Conflict Score
3 Medium
Committee Overlap
+3 pts
Pre-Vote Timing
no fire
Late Disclosure
no fire
Unusually Large
no fire
Member Cluster
no fire
Why each signal fired or did not
  • Committee Overlap: Khanna's IT and cybersecurity oversight roles on Armed Services and Oversight subcommittees continue to intersect with AT&T's federal network and contracting operations.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 23 days after the trade, within both the 30-day internal threshold and the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001, the trade is at the median for this pairing with no size elevation detected.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member disclosed an AT&T trade in the 14-day surrounding window, well below the cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This November 12, 2024 buy of AT&T at $1,001 was filed on December 5, a 23-day turnaround that is within all disclosure thresholds. No size, clustering, or late disclosure flags fire. The committee overlap signal remains active as a structural condition. This trade is notable in context: it occurs less than a month after the $15,001 sell on October 14 (trade 12676) and just three days before the $15,001 buy on November 15 (trade 11882). The sequencing of a large sell followed by a small buy followed by another large buy, all within roughly five weeks, reflects the layered, active position management style that characterizes the full 105-trade record in AT&T. While each individual minimum-size trade carries low signal density, the trading cadence across this window points to a more dynamic management approach than a passive buy-and-hold strategy would produce.

Trade Date
Nov 15, 2024
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 Armed Services cyber subcommittee ranking membership and Oversight IT subcommittee role directly overlap with AT&T's defense and federal IT contracting footprint.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 20 days after the trade, comfortably within the 30-day internal flag threshold and the 45-day statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $15,001, this buy is roughly 15 times the median trade size of $1,001 for this politician-ticker pair, flagging as a size outlier.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member disclosed an AT&T trade in the surrounding 14-day window, below the three-member threshold.
Analyst note

This November 15, 2024 buy at $15,001 is the most recent large-size trade in this sample and fires both the unusually large and committee overlap signals. It was disclosed on December 5, a 20-day turnaround that is the cleanest filing delay among the three large-size trades in this window. The $15,001 buy arrives just three days after the $1,001 buy on November 12 and approximately five weeks after the $15,001 sell on October 14, completing a short-cycle large-sell, small-buy, large-buy sequence in AT&T that stands out within the otherwise minimum-denomination pattern. As Ranking Member on the Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, Khanna oversees DOD cybersecurity and digital modernization programs where AT&T holds active federal contracts. Across 105 disclosed trades in this ticker, the recurrence of $15,001-sized trades at decision points in the position, combined with standing committee jurisdiction, represents the most substantive element of the structural case for scrutiny.

Summary across these 10 trades

Between Jun 29, 2023 and Nov 15, 2024, Ro Khanna bought $36K and sold $16K of T across 10 disclosed transactions. 10% (1 of 10) were filed past the 30-day STOCK Act window, and 30% (3 of 10) were unusually large relative to Ro Khanna's historical median trade size.

The other 95 trades (not yet individually analysed)

Across the remaining 95 disclosed T trades between May 2, 2017 and Jun 26, 2023, Ro Khanna bought $366K and sold $212K of T. 34% (32 of 95) were filed past the 30-day STOCK Act window, and 28% (27 of 95) 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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