Cooper Bans Stock Trading, Calls for Lawmaker Transparency
Update: 2025-12-16
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Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, now a Senate candidate, advocates for banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, citing public distrust due to perceived prioritization of personal gain over public service. Despite a 2012 law preventing insider trading, many lawmakers still own stocks or investment funds, with few using blind trusts. Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna filed a petition to force a vote on a bill banning stock ownership by lawmakers, currently with 61 signatures. Cooper, who never owned or traded stocks as governor, pledges not to do so as a candidate or senator, emphasizing the need for trustworthiness in Washington.
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