Rep. Michael Patrick Guest discloses trade(s) in ABNB, CVX, ELF, XOM
Michael Patrick Guest (MS03) disclosed 5 transactions, traded Dec 16 – Jul 2: 0 purchases and 3 sales.
| Traded | Ticker | Company | Action | Amount | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2 | XOM | ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation | Exchange | $1,001 - $15,000 | Spouse |
| Jul 2 | XOM | ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation | Exchange | $1,001 - $15,000 | Spouse |
| Dec 16 | ABNB | Airbnb, Inc. | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Spouse |
| Dec 16 | CVX | Chevron Corporation | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Spouse |
| Dec 16 | ELF | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Spouse |
ORIGINAL FILING ↗ALL FILINGS BY MICHAEL PATRICK GUEST →CONGRESS TRADES DASHBOARD →
Amounts are the ranges members report. Rows are read automatically from the filing; a trade split across a page break can be missed, so the original filing is the full record.
What This Means
A U.S. House member has filed required disclosures covering purchases or sales in four publicly traded companies spanning travel, energy, and consumer goods sectors. Congressional stock trading disclosures are routine filings under the STOCK Act and related transparency rules. The trades themselves carry no inherent market signal unless part of a broader pattern, but such filings are tracked by governance-focused investors monitoring potential conflicts of interest or information asymmetries.
Sources (1)
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- Hon. Michael Patrick GuestSep 28, 2026View the original filing at the House Clerk ↗
How This Could Play Out
First assessed Sep 28
Resolved
LIKELYThis disclosure, combined with Guest's statement that the trades were executed at a loss and made without his direct involvement through a family trust, would likely be treated as a routine compliance correction with minimal market relevance—the event itself carries no signal about legislative intent or sector-specific positioning.
Status quo
POSSIBLEIf no further scrutiny or ethics investigation materializes, the filing remains a data point in the public record but generates no sustained attention; markets would plausibly ignore a single congressman's trust-level transactions in diversified holdings with no apparent pattern or timing signal.
Worsens
UNLIKELYShould the House Ethics Committee or media investigation uncover evidence of coordination between the trades and legislative activity in energy or consumer sectors, or reveal a pattern of similar late disclosures, it could amplify broader concerns about congressional trading oversight—though the current filing's framing as a compliance error and loss-making sales makes this scenario less probable.
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