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John W. Hickenlooper

D Democrat · Senator, Colorado
29
Moderate self-dealing
4/6 components have data
#53 of 193 scored

Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) holds a large, actively traded portfolio (parsed STOCK Act filings show up to ~$22.9M in transactions) that his office characterizes as a "blind trust," though it has not been certified as a qualified blind trust by the Senate Ethics Committee. He drew scrutiny in 2026 for late STOCK Act disclosures (a wife's Liberty Broadband sale, a dependent child's Palantir sale) and for a $150K-$350K Uber purchase while serving on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which has jurisdiction over rideshare. He says he does not direct trades, and he co-sponsors the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act. His missed-vote rate (2.0%) is better than the Senate median, and the most documented campaign/ethics issues are older (a 2020 super-PAC coordination complaint and a $2,750 Colorado gift-ban fine from his governorship). No evidence of family lobbying or personal use of campaign funds was found.

Public record

In Congress since
2021
Committees
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Energy and Natural Resources
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Missed votes, 119th Congress
1.1% (10 of 915; median member 1.9%)
Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
$8.1M raised · 11% from PACs & committees · $2.1M cash on hand FEC ↗

The stock-trading ban

Senate cloture on H.R. 7008, Sep 30, 2026
No
Cosponsored a ban bill
S. 1879

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

24trades since Jan 2025
8buys
16sells
3filed past 45 days
$2.7M–$5.8Mdisclosed value range

Most-traded: LBRDK ×6 · FWONK ×6 · PLTR ×2 · SIRI ×2 · LOW ×1 · TJX ×1 · ETN ×1 · UBER ×1

TradedFiledOwnerAssetTypeAmount
Jun 3, 2025May 5, 2026 late 291dChildPLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. - Class A Common StockSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
May 19, 2025May 5, 2026 late 306dSpouseLBRDK Liberty Broadband Corporation - Class C Common StockSell$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Apr 16, 2025May 5, 2026 late 339dChildPLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. - Class A Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Feb 5, 2026Mar 4, 2026SpouseSIRI SiriusXM Holdings Inc. - Common StockPartial sell$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Jan 14, 2026Feb 6, 2026MemberLOW Lowe's Companies, Inc. Common StockPartial sell$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Jan 14, 2026Feb 6, 2026MemberTJX TJX Companies, Inc. (The) Common StockPartial sell$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Jan 14, 2026Feb 6, 2026MemberETN Eaton Corporation, PLC Ordinary SharesBuy$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Jan 14, 2026Feb 6, 2026MemberUBER Uber Technologies, Inc. Common StockBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Dec 10, 2025Jan 6, 2026SpouseFWONK Liberty Media Formula One Sr CPartial sell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Dec 10, 2025Jan 6, 2026SpouseFWONK Liberty Media Formula One Sr CPartial sell$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Sep 2, 2025Oct 6, 2025MemberINTU Intuit Inc. - Common StockBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Sep 2, 2025Oct 6, 2025MemberPEP PepsiCo, Inc. - Common StockSell$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Sep 2, 2025Oct 6, 2025MemberPANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Common StockBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Jun 12, 2025Jul 7, 2025SpouseCMG Chipotle Mexican GrillPartial sell$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
May 19, 2025Jun 13, 2025SpouseLBRDK Liberty Broadband Corporation - Class C Common StoBuy$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
May 9, 2025May 26, 2025SpouseLBRDK Liberty Broadband Corporation - Class C Common StoSell$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
May 9, 2025May 26, 2025SpouseLBRDK Liberty Broadband Corporation - Class C Common StoBuy$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
May 9, 2025May 26, 2025SpouseLBRDK Liberty Broadband Corporation - Class C Common StoSell$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
May 9, 2025May 26, 2025SpouseLBRDK Liberty Broadband Corporation - Class C Common StoBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
May 9, 2025May 26, 2025SpouseFWONK Liberty Media Formula One Sr CPartial sell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
May 9, 2025May 26, 2025SpouseFWONK Liberty Media Formula One Sr CSell$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
May 9, 2025May 26, 2025SpouseFWONK Liberty Media Formula One Sr CBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Apr 25, 2025May 26, 2025SpouseSIRI SiriusXM Holdings Inc. - Common StockPartial sell$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Jan 9, 2024May 15, 2025 late 447dMemberSDZNY - Sandoz Group AGSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Mar 18, 2025Apr 21, 2025SpouseFWONK Liberty Media Formula One Sr CPartial sell$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Sep 12, 2024Oct 15, 2024SpouseCMG Chipotle Mexican GrillPartial sell$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Sep 9, 2024Oct 15, 2024SpouseLSXMK SIRI Liberty Media Corporation - Series C Liberty Siriu (Exchanged) Sirius XM HoldingExchange$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Sep 6, 2024Oct 15, 2024SpouseLSXMK Liberty Media Corporation - Series C Liberty SiriuPartial sell$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Aug 30, 2024Sep 19, 2024SpouseBATRK Liberty Media Corporation - Series C Liberty BraveSell$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Aug 28, 2024Sep 19, 2024SpouseBATRK Liberty Media Corporation - Series C Liberty BraveSell$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
Aug 28, 2024Sep 19, 2024SpouseBATRK Liberty Media Corporation - Series C Liberty BraveBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Jul 25, 2024Sep 5, 2024SpouseLINE Lineage, Inc. - Common StockBuy$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Jun 3, 2024Jun 10, 2024SpouseFWONK Liberty Media Formula One Sr CSell$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Jun 3, 2024Jun 10, 2024SpouseFWONK Liberty Media Formula One Sr CBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
May 20, 2024Jun 10, 2024SpouseFWONK Liberty Media Formula One Sr CSell$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
May 20, 2024Jun 10, 2024SpouseFWONK Liberty Media Formula One Sr CBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Mar 12, 2024Apr 11, 2024SpouseLSXMK Liberty Media Corporation - Series C Liberty SiriuPartial sell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Mar 12, 2024Apr 11, 2024SpouseFWONK - Formula One GroupPartial sell$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Dec 13, 2023Jan 11, 2024SpouseCMG Chipotle Mexican GrillPartial sell$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗

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
58
Large active portfolio (up to ~$22.9M in parsed trades); 2026 STOCK Act late-disclosure violations (wife's $500K-$1M Liberty Broadband sale ~1yr late; dependent child's Palantir sale). $150K-$350K Uber buy (Jan 2026) while on Commerce/Transportation Committee with rideshare jurisdiction = direct committee-sector overlap. Trust described as 'blind' but NOT certified qualified by Senate Ethics. He says he doesn't direct trades; no proven market-beating timing.
Late STOCK Act disclosures on family Liberty Broadband and Palantir sales; trust not certified as qualified blind trustNews reportingnotus.org ↗$150K-$350K Uber purchase Jan 2026 while sitting on Commerce/Transportation Committee with rideshare jurisdictionNews reportingnotus.org ↗
Net-worth enrichment in officeno data
15% weight
—
Hickenlooper entered office already wealthy (~$7.8M+ in 2019 from Wynkoop Brewing sale, geology career). Estimated net worth ~$29-30M in 2026, but disclosures use broad ranges and most growth is plausibly market appreciation on a large pre-existing portfolio. No sourced evidence isolates enrichment beyond salary+market attributable to office. Pre-office wealth not scored.
Worth at least $7.8M before entering Senate (2019)News reportingcoloradosun.com ↗Estimated net worth ~$29.8M as of March 2026 per QuiverData aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
18
CORRELATION, NOT PROOF. Oil/gas giving was minor in his 2020 Senate run (~$63K of $13M raised; industry outside top 20), and bulk of money came from retired/individual donors, weakening any sector-concentration narrative. He supported fracking as governor but later backed 100% renewables by 2050. No strong sourced pattern of concentrated industry money aligned to specific votes/bills was found.
Took ~$63K from oil/gas of $13M raised in 2020; industry not in top 20News reportingcoloradosun.com ↗Campaign finance summary and top industriesReference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Campaign-fund personal use
15% weight
12
No evidence of campaign/leadership-PAC funds spent on personal benefit. Documented issues are different in kind: a 2020 FEC complaint alleging illegal super-PAC ad coordination, and a $2,750 Colorado Independent Ethics Commission fine (gift-ban: private-jet/Italy trips) tied to his GOVERNORSHIP, not Senate campaign funds. Score reflects a finalized state ethics fine for accepting prohibited benefits, but not personal use of campaign cash.
Colorado ethics commission found violation and fined Hickenlooper $2,750 over gifts (private jet, Italy trip)News reportingcpr.org ↗FEC complaint alleging illegal coordination with Senate Majority PACNews reportingfoxnews.com ↗
Revolving door & familyno data
15% weight
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No sourced evidence found of family members lobbying, family contracts tied to his office, or a documented staff-to-lobbyist pipeline. Per rules, absence of data is not penalized.
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
3
Strong attendance: missed 49 of 2,469 roll-call votes (2.0%) Jan 2021-Jun 2026, better than the Senate median (~2.8%). No sourced evidence of excessive paid speeches or fundraising-driven absenteeism. Clean record scores low.
Missed 49 of 2,469 votes (2.0%), better than medianReference databasegovtrack.us ↗

Sources behind this score: 6 news reporting · 1 data aggregator · 2 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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