Ro Khanna
Democrat House (CA) Committee Conflict

Ro Khanna × VZ

Verizon Communications Inc (Communication Services)

88
Disclosed Trades
$622K
Total Buys
9y
Stacking
The Conflict

88 Disclosed Trades × Telecom Oversight Exposure

Verizon Communications is one of the two dominant U.S. wireless carriers, subject to FCC licensing, spectrum auctions, broadband policy, and national security reviews of telecommunications infrastructure. Khanna sits on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, and the Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, both of which touch telecommunications security, DOD network contracts, and federal IT modernization. Across 88 disclosed trades in VZ, the portfolio has oscillated between buys and sells at high frequency. Khanna has publicly stated the trades are executed by a trust managed by his wife without his direction, and he has co-sponsored legislation to ban congressional stock trading.

Verizon Communications provides wireless, broadband, and enterprise network services to consumers and government clients. It holds FCC spectrum licenses, competes for federal IT and defense communications contracts, and falls under congressional oversight on broadband access, 5G security, and network reliability policy.

House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
Has direct jurisdiction over DOD cybersecurity, defense IT systems, and digital modernization. Verizon holds federal network contracts and participates in defense-adjacent telecommunications infrastructure relevant to this subcommittee's scope.
House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
Oversees federal agency IT procurement and cybersecurity standards. Verizon is a major provider of government communications services, placing it within the practical scope of this subcommittee's reviews.
Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Examines telecom supply chain security and foreign technology risk. Verizon's 5G infrastructure choices and network security posture are directly relevant to this committee's mandate.

Trade-by-trade conflict scoring

Showing the 10 most recent of 88 disclosed trades. Each is scored against five rule-based signals.

Trade Date
Jan 22, 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 cyber and IT oversight roles on Armed Services and Oversight committees are directly relevant to Verizon's federal and defense telecom footprint.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 15 days after the trade, well within both the 30-day flag threshold and the 45-day STOCK Act deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $15,001 this buy is nearly 15 times the median trade size of $1,001 across this politician's VZ disclosures.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member disclosed a VZ trade in the surrounding 14-day window, below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This January 2025 buy of approximately $15,001 stands out sharply against the broader pattern in this portfolio. Across 88 disclosed trades in Verizon, the overwhelming majority are recorded at the $1,001 minimum reporting band. This single transaction is nearly 15 times the median size, making it the most structurally notable entry in the recent sample. The disclosure arrived 15 days after the trade date, which is timely and within all applicable thresholds. No cluster of other members traded VZ in the same window, so this does not appear to be coordinated activity. The size anomaly is the primary flag here. Khanna's committees covering defense-adjacent cyber and government IT policy create a structural overlap with Verizon's federal contracting exposure, though no specific legislative event is linked to this date. Khanna has stated publicly that a family trust manages these trades without his involvement.

Trade Date
Feb 19, 2025
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 cyber roles create standing regulatory and procurement overlap with Verizon's government-facing operations.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 15 days after the trade, comfortably within the 30-day flag threshold and the 45-day STOCK Act deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001 this sale matches the median trade size exactly, with a multiplier of 1x.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member traded VZ in the 14-day window surrounding this disclosure, below the cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This February 2025 sell of approximately $1,001 is a minimum-band transaction, consistent with the dominant pattern across the 88 disclosed VZ trades in this portfolio. The disclosure was filed 15 days after the trade, meeting all timing thresholds without triggering any flag. No other members traded the stock in the surrounding window. The trade itself carries low individual signal density: it is small, timely, and isolated. In isolation this transaction would draw little scrutiny. Context elevates it modestly: it occurs roughly four weeks after the anomalously large January buy in this same ticker, suggesting the portfolio cycled through a partial position over a short period. Khanna's committee assignments maintain a structural overlap with Verizon's regulatory and contracting environment, but no specific trigger event is identifiable for this date from available disclosure data.

Trade Date
Mar 6, 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 cyber and IT subcommittee roles on Armed Services and Oversight maintain continuous structural overlap with Verizon's federal and defense network exposure.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 35 days after the March 6 trade, exceeding the 30-day internal flag threshold, though within the 45-day STOCK Act deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001 this buy matches the median exactly, showing no size anomaly.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member traded VZ in the 14-day window around this trade, below the three-member threshold.
Analyst note

This March 2025 buy of approximately $1,001 is a minimum-band transaction that triggered the late disclosure flag. The trade was made on March 6 but not filed until April 10, a 35-day delay. That interval exceeds Kapitol.ai's 30-day internal flag threshold, though it remains within the STOCK Act's 45-day statutory filing window and does not constitute a legal violation. Across 88 disclosed trades, several disclosures in the recent sample cluster near or above the 30-day flag line, which is a pattern worth noting even when each individual instance stays within statutory limits. The trade itself is small and unsupported by any member cluster. Khanna's committee positions covering defense cyber and government IT policy keep Verizon within his regulatory orbit, as the carrier holds government network contracts and participates in federal broadband and 5G infrastructure discussions.

Trade Date
Jun 20, 2025
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: Verizon's federal contracting and broadband regulatory exposure intersects with Khanna's Armed Services cyber and Oversight IT committee responsibilities.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 19 days after the trade, within the 30-day internal flag threshold and the 45-day STOCK Act deadline.
  • Unusually Large: The $1,001 sale matches the portfolio median for this ticker, showing a multiplier of exactly 1x.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member disclosed a VZ trade in the 14-day surrounding window, below the cluster threshold of three.
Analyst note

This June 2025 sell of approximately $1,001 is a minimum-band transaction filed 19 days after the trade date. All disclosure timing and size signals are clean for this entry: the delay is well within both the internal 30-day flag threshold and the statutory 45-day window, and the trade size is at the portfolio median with no cluster of other members. In isolation, this is a low-signal transaction. Its main relevance is contextual: it is one of 88 disclosed trades in VZ, contributing to a pattern of frequent small-dollar cycling in this name that stretches across multiple years. Khanna's committee assignments on defense cyber and government IT oversight maintain a structural linkage to Verizon's regulatory environment. The portfolio is managed by a family trust, and Khanna has publicly advocated for a ban on congressional stock trading.

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 cyber and IT oversight roles on Armed Services and Oversight committees create ongoing regulatory overlap with Verizon's government network and broadband operations.
  • 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 internal flag threshold but remaining within the 45-day STOCK Act statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001 this buy is at the portfolio median, with no size anomaly relative to comparable trades.
  • Member Cluster: Two members traded VZ in the surrounding 14-day window, still below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This August 2025 buy of approximately $1,001 triggered the late disclosure flag, with the filing arriving 36 days after the trade date. This exceeds Kapitol.ai's 30-day internal threshold but falls within the STOCK Act's 45-day statutory window, so no legal violation is indicated. This is the second of three trades in the recent sample to exceed the 30-day flag line, alongside the March and November disclosures. That recurring pattern of disclosures approaching the upper end of the filing window is worth noting as a behavioral observation, even though none individually crosses the statutory deadline. Two members also traded VZ in the surrounding period, approaching but not reaching the cluster threshold. The trade itself is small and routine in size. Khanna's committee work on defense-adjacent cybersecurity and government IT policy keeps Verizon's federal operations within his institutional purview.

Trade Date
Sep 5, 2025
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: Verizon's 5G security profile and federal network contracting remain relevant to Khanna's Armed Services cyber and Oversight IT subcommittee responsibilities.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 28 days after the trade, just below the 30-day internal flag threshold and well within the STOCK Act deadline.
  • Unusually Large: The $1,001 buy matches the portfolio median for this ticker with a 1x multiplier and no size flag.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member disclosed a VZ trade in the 14-day window around this trade, below the threshold.
Analyst note

This September 2025 buy of approximately $1,001 was disclosed 28 days after the trade date, just clearing the 30-day internal flag threshold without triggering it. The trade is minimum-band in size and occurred in isolation from other members. All signals are clean for this entry individually. Placed in the wider context of 88 disclosed VZ trades, this is one of a series of small recurring buys and sells in this name, consistent with an actively managed portfolio position rather than a targeted one-time entry. The 28-day disclosure interval, while within all thresholds, continues a pattern in this sample where several filings arrive late in the permissible window. Khanna's committee roles in defense cyber and government IT oversight maintain a structural connection to Verizon's regulatory and contracting footprint, though no specific policy trigger is identified for this date.

Trade Date
Oct 7, 2025
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 IT subcommittee roles on both Armed Services and Oversight connect structurally to Verizon's government telecom and broadband regulatory exposure.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed exactly 30 days after the trade, meeting but not exceeding the internal 30-day flag threshold per supplied data.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001 this sell is at the median with a 1x multiplier and no size anomaly.
  • Member Cluster: Only one member traded VZ in the 14-day window around this trade, below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This October 2025 sell of approximately $1,001 was filed exactly 30 days after the trade date, placing it precisely at the boundary of Kapitol.ai's internal flag threshold without crossing it. Per supplied signal data, the late disclosure flag did not fire. The trade itself is minimum-band, isolated from other members, and carries no size anomaly. Viewed against the broader 88-trade record in VZ, this sell is part of an ongoing pattern of small-dollar buys and sells in Verizon, with the portfolio alternating direction multiple times within single calendar months. The October-November 2025 window alone shows four trades: two sells and two buys within roughly 34 days. That cadence suggests active portfolio management rather than event-driven positioning. Khanna's committee overlap with telecommunications regulatory and federal network policy remains a structural consideration across this entire trade history.

Trade Date
Oct 30, 2025
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: Verizon's federal IT and 5G security exposure intersects with Khanna's positions on the Armed Services cyber subcommittee and the Oversight IT panel.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed only 7 days after the trade, the fastest disclosure in this sample and well within all thresholds.
  • Unusually Large: The $1,001 buy matches the portfolio median exactly with no size anomaly or elevated multiplier.
  • Member Cluster: Two members traded VZ in the surrounding 14-day window, below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This October 30, 2025 buy of approximately $1,001 was disclosed just 7 days after the trade date, the quickest turnaround among the ten most recent entries in this sample. All signals are clean: the trade is minimum-band in size, filed well within all applicable thresholds, and no cluster of other members is present. The notably fast disclosure here contrasts with the pattern seen elsewhere in this sample, where several filings arrived 35 or 36 days after the trade date. This buy also falls within a dense four-trade window in October and November 2025, as the portfolio cycled through Verizon positions multiple times in quick succession. Two members also traded VZ in the surrounding period, approaching but not reaching the cluster threshold. Khanna's committee roles maintain a standing structural overlap with Verizon's regulatory environment across this entire trade record.

Trade Date
Nov 3, 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 defense cyber and government IT oversight roles create structural overlap with Verizon's federal contracting and broadband regulatory footprint.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 35 days after the November 3 trade, surpassing the 30-day internal flag threshold while remaining within the 45-day STOCK Act statutory deadline.
  • Unusually Large: At $1,001 this sell is at the median with a 1x multiplier, showing no size anomaly.
  • Member Cluster: Two members traded VZ in the 14-day surrounding window, just below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This November 3, 2025 sell of approximately $1,001 was filed 35 days after the trade date, triggering the late disclosure flag for the third time in the ten most recent trades. As with the March and August instances, the delay exceeds Kapitol.ai's 30-day internal flag threshold but does not reach the 45-day STOCK Act statutory deadline, so no legal violation is implicated. A recurring pattern of disclosures arriving in the 35-to-36-day range is nonetheless a behavioral signal worth tracking across the full 88-trade history. Two other members also traded VZ in the surrounding 14-day window, the highest cluster count in this sample, though still below the three-member threshold. The trade itself is minimum-band. The October-November 2025 cluster of four VZ trades in this portfolio, all at minimum size, appears consistent with systematic portfolio rebalancing rather than targeted positioning.

Trade Date
Nov 10, 2025
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: Verizon's federal network contracts and 5G security policy intersect with Khanna's Armed Services cyber subcommittee and Oversight IT panel positions.
  • Pre-Vote Timing: Vote calendar data not yet ingested for this dataset.
  • Late Disclosure: Filed 28 days after the trade, below the 30-day internal flag threshold and well within the 45-day STOCK Act deadline.
  • Unusually Large: The $1,001 buy is at the portfolio median with a 1x multiplier and no size flag.
  • Member Cluster: Two members traded VZ in the 14-day surrounding window, below the three-member cluster threshold.
Analyst note

This November 10, 2025 buy of approximately $1,001 was filed 28 days after the trade date, just within Kapitol.ai's 30-day flag threshold and well within the STOCK Act's statutory window. All signals are clean for this entry. It is the most recent trade in this sample and arrives one week after the November 3 sell, continuing the pattern of rapid directional cycling in Verizon across the October-November window. Two other members traded VZ in the surrounding period, consistent with the November 1108 entry, though the cluster threshold is not reached. Across 88 disclosed trades in this ticker, the portfolio has shown a sustained pattern of high-frequency small-dollar activity in Verizon, punctuated by at least one larger position in January 2025 and recurring disclosures that approach the upper end of the permissible filing window. Khanna's cyber and IT oversight roles maintain a standing structural connection to Verizon's federal and regulatory environment throughout this history.

Summary across these 10 trades

Between Jan 22, 2025 and Nov 10, 2025, Ro Khanna bought $20K and sold $4K of VZ across 10 disclosed transactions. 30% (3 of 10) were filed past the 30-day STOCK Act window, and 10% (1 of 10) were unusually large relative to Ro Khanna's historical median trade size.

The other 78 trades (not yet individually analysed)

Across the remaining 78 disclosed VZ trades between Jan 26, 2017 and Jan 17, 2025, Ro Khanna bought $284K and sold $314K of VZ. 31% (24 of 78) were filed past the 30-day STOCK Act window, and 26% (20 of 78) 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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