Rep. Rick Larsen discloses trade(s) in DRI, ESS, META, MDLZ, VRSK
Rick Larsen (WA02) disclosed 6 transactions, traded Jan 7: 3 purchases and 3 sales.
| Traded | Ticker | Company | Action | Amount | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 | DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Self |
| Jan 7 | ESS | Part of monthly portfolio rebalancing that account manager conducts Essex Property Trust, Inc. | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Self |
| Jan 7 | META | Part of monthly portfolio rebalancing that account manager conducts Meta Platforms, Inc. | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Self |
| Jan 7 | MDLZ | Part of monthly portfolio rebalancing that account manager conducts Mondelez International, Inc. | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Self |
| Jan 7 | VRSK | Part of monthly portfolio rebalancing that account manager conducts Verisk Analytics, Inc. | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | Self |
| Jan 7 | WM | Waste Management, Inc. | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Self |
ORIGINAL FILING ↗ALL FILINGS BY RICK LARSEN →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 a financial disclosure covering stock transactions in five companies spanning food manufacturing, energy storage, social media, consumer goods, and financial software. Congressional stock trading disclosures are public record and tracked by markets observers as a potential signal of insider positioning, though disclosure timing lags actual trades and does not indicate the direction or rationale of the transactions.
Sources (1)
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- Hon. Rick LarsenSep 29, 2026View the original filing at the House Clerk ↗
How This Could Play Out
First assessed Sep 29
Resolved
UNLIKELYA routine disclosure filing becoming newsworthy would require subsequent reporting that connects these trades to a specific legislative action or committee position—absent that, the filing remains a compliance artifact with no material market signal.
Status quo
LIKELYThese trades remain routine portfolio rebalancing activity within a managed IRA account, consistent with the disclosed rationale, and generate no follow-up scrutiny or legislative narrative that would move sentiment in the underlying securities.
Worsens
POSSIBLEIf subsequent reporting or analysis identifies a pattern of trades across multiple members in the same securities around the same date, or if the timing coincides with non-public legislative developments, it could trigger renewed scrutiny of congressional trading practices and pressure toward stricter disclosure or trading restrictions.
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