In September, Rep. Julie Johnson promised to divest her voluminous personal stock holdings to “avoid any potential conflicts of interest” with her work in Congress.
But the Texas Democrat, whose personal financial habits became a major campaign issue ahead of her failed reelection bid in May during a Democratic primary runoff, didn’t publicly reveal dozens of stock transactions she made in late 2025 until this week, according to a new congressional financial filing reviewed by NOTUS.
Disclosure of these trades — 76 in all — came months after a 45-day disclosure deadline mandated by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, or STOCK Act.
Taken together, the value of Johnson’s newly disclosed trades is valued between $76,076 and $1.14 million. (Lawmakers are only required to disclose the value of their trades in broad ranges.)
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The congresswoman’s trades were “transfers between accounts to complete the final divestment of those stocks in 2025,” Johnson spokesperson Chelsea Roe told NOTUS.
“The final sales were reported within the required time frame, but not all of the transfers. The periodic transaction report filed yesterday makes those corrections,” Roe said.
Roe did not respond to questions about whether Johnson has been in contact with the House Ethics Committee, which administers the STOCK Act, or whether she paid a late-filing fine, which begins at $200 for first-time offenders.
Among the stocks Johnson reported buying or selling through brokerage firms in late 2025 are Boeing and Honeywell, which hold contracts with the Department of Homeland Security.
Johnson is the vice ranking member on the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Other stocks Johnson bought or sold between October and December include shares of Alaska Air Group, Fifth Third Bancorp, International Paper Company, Kroger Company, Molson Coors Beverage Company and The Cigna Group.
Johnson’s hundreds of stock trades — particularly trades immediately before and after President Donald Trump’s April 2, 2025, “Liberation Day” tariff binge — provided her Democratic rival, former Rep. Colin Allred, with significant electioneering ammunition during their primary this year. One of Allred’s campaign ads, citing Texas Tribune reporting, accused Johnson of profiting from companies that did business with the Trump administration.
Allred defeated Johnson by 8 percentage points to advance to the general election for Texas’ 33rd Congressional District, which is situated in and around Dallas.
Johnson, whose term expires in January, joins an ever-growing cast of lawmakers who’ve violated the STOCK Act’s disclosure provisions in recent months.
In the House, STOCK Act violators include Reps. Linda Sánchez (D-California), Julia Letlow (R-Louisiana), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Lisa McClain (R-Michigan), Pat Ryan (D-New York), Sheri Biggs (R-South Carolina), Donald Norcross (D-New Jersey), Tim Walberg (R-Michigan), Rich McCormick (R-Georgia), Ritchie Torres (D-New York), Troy Nehls (R-Texas), Dan Meuser (R-Pennsylvania), Jonathan Jackson (D-Illinois), George Whitesides (D-California), Val Hoyle (D-Oregon), Austin Scott (R-Georgia), Shri Thanedar (D-Michigan), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida), Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington), Kelly Morrison (D-Minnesota), Christian Menefee (D-Texas), Daniel Webster (R-Florida), Ed Case (D-Hawaii), Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), Laurel Lee (R-Florida) and Scott Franklin (R-Florida). Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Oklahoma) was also late, although his office denies it.
In the Senate, Sens. Alan Armstrong (R-Oklahoma), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) and John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) have violated the STOCK Act.
In July, the House passed the Republican-backed Stop Insider Trading Act, which would bar members of Congress from buying new stocks but would allow them to keep what they already own. The bill faces dim prospects in the Senate.
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