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John B. Larson

D Democrat · Representative, Connecticut 1st district
11
Low self-dealing
4/6 components have data
#159 of 193 scored

John B. Larson (D-CT01), in the House since 1999 and a senior Ways and Means member, presents a largely clean self-dealing record on public sourcing. He is a prominent advocate for banning congressional stock trading (helped pass the 2012 STOCK Act, cosponsored the ETHICS/Restore Trust acts, signed a 2026 discharge petition) and shows no evidence of active individual-stock STOCK Act transactions; his ~$2.3M net worth (241st in Congress) is modest for a 27-year tenure. He receives substantial PAC and finance/insurance contributions consistent with his committee jurisdiction, which is correlation rather than proof of influence. The most notable metric is attendance: his 4.3% lifetime missed-vote rate is roughly double the 2.1% peer median, partly tied to a February 2025 medical (complex partial seizure) episode and his age (77).

Public record

In Congress since
1999
Committees
Ways and Means
Missed votes, 119th Congress
2.8% (19 of 674; median member 1.9%)
Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
$2.7M raised · 45% from PACs & committees · $810K 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. 6731

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 documented individual-stock STOCK Act trades. Larson holds ~$634.5K in publicly traded assets per Quiver but no active personal/spouse stock transactions surface; he is a leading proponent of a congressional stock-trading ban (STOCK Act co-leader 2012; cosponsored ETHICS/Restore Trust acts; signed 2026 discharge petition).
Quiver estimates Larson worth ~$2.3M with ~$634.5K in publicly traded assets; no record of active individual-stock trading.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗Larson signed a bipartisan discharge petition to force a House vote on the End Congressional Stock Trading Act and cosponsored a stock-ownership ban.Official recordlarson.house.gov ↗
Net-worth enrichment in office
15% weight
0
Net worth ~$2.3M, ranked 241st in Congress, modest for a 27-year tenure. Larson was a co-owner of an East Hartford insurance agency before office (pre-office wealth not scored). No evidence of net-worth growth beyond salary plus market returns.
As of June 2026 Quiver estimates Larson's net worth at ~$2.3M, 241st highest in Congress; former insurance-agency co-owner.News reportingdistractify.com ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
25
Correlation, not proof. As a senior Ways and Means member overseeing Social Security and tax/finance policy, Larson draws significant PAC and finance-sector money (PACs ~half of early-2026 fundraising; donors include Apollo Global CEO Marc Rowan at the max). No documented quid pro quo or vote tied to specific donations.
PACs accounted for nearly half of Larson's Jan-Mar fundraising; Apollo Global CEO Marc Rowan and Apollo employees donated.News reportingprospect.org ↗Larson disclosed $449.1K of Q1 2026 fundraising; OpenSecrets tracks his industry/contributor profile.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Campaign-fund personal useno data
15% weight
—
No documented instances of campaign or leadership-PAC funds used for personal benefit, and no FEC enforcement actions or reporting surfaced.
FEC committee record for Larson for Congress shows no public personal-use enforcement findings.Official recordfec.gov ↗
Revolving door & familyno data
15% weight
—
No documented family lobbying, office-tied contracts, or notable staff-to-lobbyist pipeline tied to Larson surfaced in public records.
Public staff/biographical records for Larson show no documented family-lobbying or contract ties.Reference databaselegistorm.com ↗
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
30
Lifetime missed-vote rate of 4.3% (752 of 17,298 votes, 1999-2026) is about double the 2.1% peer median. Some absences relate to a February 2025 complex partial seizure episode and age (77); he remains an active fundraiser (~$449K Q1 2026). No evidence of paid speeches.
Larson missed 752 of 17,298 roll-call votes (4.3%) since 1999, worse than the 2.1% median of currently serving representatives.Reference databasegovtrack.us ↗Larson's brief February 2025 House-floor pause was determined to be a complex partial seizure; he missed two votes that evening.News reportingctmirror.org ↗

Sources behind this score: 1 data aggregator · 2 official record · 3 news reporting · 3 reference database. 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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