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Jerrold Nadler

D Democrat · Representative, New York 12th district
7
Low self-dealing
4/6 components have data
#183 of 193 scored

Jerrold Nadler, a long-serving House Democrat from New York (in Congress since 1992), presents one of the cleaner self-dealing profiles among veteran members. He reports no individual stock trading under the STOCK Act, and his net worth has remained consistently modest—estimated around $121,000 in 2018 and reportedly under $200,000 in recent filings—ranking him among the least wealthy members of Congress despite three-plus decades in office. His campaign funding draws heavily from the legal industry (his top sector) and PACs, which is a correlation-not-proof signal given his role as a senior Judiciary Committee member, but no public records establish personal enrichment, campaign-fund personal use, or family lobbying ties. His lifetime missed-vote rate (4.6%) is modestly above the median but is publicly attributed in part to medical and family health emergencies. Overall the documented record is consistent with low self-dealing.

Public record

In Congress since
1992
Committees
Transportation and Infrastructure
Judiciary
Missed votes, 119th Congress
10.4% (70 of 674; median member 1.9%)
Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
$258K raised · 27% from PACs & committees · $140K cash on hand FEC ↗

The stock-trading ban

H.R. 7008 passage, Jul 22, 2026
No
Cosponsored a ban bill
H.R. 5106

H.R. 7008 bans new stock purchases by members, spouses and dependents; it doesn't force sales of existing holdings. The Senate vote was on the version paired with the SAVE Act, which is why no Democrat voted yes. Full breakdown →

Disclosed stock trades

No periodic transaction reports on file since 2024. That's the norm: most members don't trade individual stocks, or hold them in blind trusts and diversified funds.

Amounts are the ranges members must report, not exact values. The STOCK Act requires a report within 45 days of a trade; "late" counts days past that deadline, measured to the filing date.

How the score breaks down

Stock self-tradinghousehold / spouse
25% weight
0
No individual stock trades disclosed for Nadler or spouse. Trade-tracking databases show zero STOCK Act periodic transaction reports; assets are limited to bank accounts and a state pension. Scored 0 per rubric (no individual-stock trading).
Quiver Quantitative shows zero recorded trades for Nadler (trade volume, total trades, last traded all blank).Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗2018 OpenSecrets profile shows assets concentrated in bank accounts (~$130K), no individual equities.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Net-worth enrichment in office
15% weight
0
Net worth has stayed modest across decades in office (~$121K in 2018; reportedly under $200K in recent reports), with significant past liabilities. No growth beyond salary; he ranks among the least wealthy members. No evidence of enrichment beyond congressional salary and a NY state pension.
OpenSecrets estimated 2018 net worth at $121,003; recent reports suggest still modest, under $200K.News reportingx.com ↗2024 disclosure shows income limited to a $23,413 NY state pension plus congressional salary.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
20
CORRELATION, NOT PROOF. Top contributing industry is Lawyers/Law Firms ($132,467 in 2023-24), concentrated alignment with his senior role on the House Judiciary Committee. PACs supply ~40% of funds. No documented quid-pro-quo; the concentration is typical of a Judiciary leader and represents alignment, not evidence of vote-buying.
For 2023-24, Nadler's top industry was Lawyers/Law Firms ($132,467); funding was 39.8% PAC contributions.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Campaign-fund personal useno data
15% weight
—
No public FEC enforcement actions, audits, or credible reports of personal use of campaign or leadership-PAC funds were found. Per rubric, absence of evidence is not penalized.
No personal-use violations or FEC enforcement actions found in available records; FEC candidate page shows routine filings.Official recordfec.gov ↗
Revolving door & familyno data
15% weight
—
No public records found tying family members to lobbying or federal contracts connected to his office, nor any documented notable staff-to-lobbyist pipeline. Per rubric, absence of evidence is not penalized.
LegiStorm and OpenSecrets lobbying/staff pages surface no documented family lobbying or contract ties to Nadler.Reference databaselegistorm.com ↗
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
12
Lifetime missed-vote rate of 4.6% (958 of 20,942 roll calls, 1993-2026) is above the ~2.1% median for current members, but GovTrack notes absences were partly due to a medical emergency and his wife's illness. No reports of paid speeches or fundraising-driven absenteeism. Modest score reflects the above-median rate, tempered by documented health causes.
GovTrack: Nadler missed 958 of 20,942 roll call votes (4.6%) Jan 1993-June 2026, vs. 2.1% median; some absences tied to medical/family emergencies.Reference databasegovtrack.us ↗

Sources behind this score: 1 data aggregator · 5 reference database · 1 news reporting · 1 official record. Score = weighted average of the components that have data; the 2 without sourced evidence are excluded, never counted against the member. Methodology →

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