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Mark R. Warner

D Democrat · Senator, Virginia
28
Moderate self-dealing
5/6 components have data
#57 of 193 scored

Mark Warner (D-VA) is among the wealthiest members of Congress, with a fortune estimated between roughly $90M and $382M that predates his Senate tenure, derived largely from co-founding Capital Cellular and early investment in Nextel and Columbia Capital in the 1980s-1990s. His financial disclosures show extensive securities activity — Quiver Quantitative tracks up to $97.9M in STOCK Act trades including multi-million-dollar 2017-2019 sales of Charter Communications, Exxon Mobil and Zayo — though his office states these assets have been managed by an independent trustee since before he became governor in 2002. Two specific transactions drew conflict-of-interest scrutiny: a 2019-2021 purchase of $115,000-$250,000 in Acumen Pharmaceuticals (an Alzheimer's biotech) while he co-chaired a congressional Alzheimer's task force, and January 2024 purchases of Virginia municipal bonds while championing infrastructure. Warner sits on the Banking, Finance, and Intelligence committees and receives substantial contributions from the securities/finance and tech/telecom industries he helps oversee, a correlation that is not evidence of quid pro quo. His Senate attendance is solid (about 3.2% missed votes over his career, near the chamber median), and no FEC findings of personal-use spending or family-lobbying ties were identified. A campaign treasurer was alleged in 2025 to have misappropriated funds, but that involved a staffer, not Warner's own use of campaign money.

Public record

In Congress since
2009
Committees
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (Vice Chairman)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Finance
Rules and Administration
Budget
Missed votes, 119th Congress
4.4% (40 of 915; median member 1.9%)
Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
$18M raised · 12% from PACs & committees · $16M cash on hand FEC ↗

The stock-trading ban

Senate cloture on H.R. 7008, Sep 30, 2026
No
Cosponsored a ban bill
None

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

5trades since Jan 2025
3buys
2sells
0filed past 45 days
$202K–$480Kdisclosed value range
TradedFiledOwnerAssetTypeAmount
Jul 7, 2026Aug 14, 2026MemberManassas VA GO Public Improvement Refunding BondsBuy$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Jul 2, 2026Aug 14, 2026MemberAlexandria VA GO Capital Improvement BondsBuy$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Jul 2, 2026Aug 14, 2026MemberVirginia Beach VA GO Public Improvement BondsBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Dec 24, 2025Jan 16, 2026MemberWest Deptford Energy Holdings, LLCSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Dec 10, 2025Jan 16, 2026MemberBetterCloudSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 8, 2024Nov 12, 2024MemberAlexandria VA Unltd TaxBuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Aug 29, 2024Sep 16, 2024MembereuNetworks Group LimitedSell$1,000,001 - $5,000,000filing ↗
Jul 31, 2024Aug 19, 2024MemberRICHMOND VA SER C UNLTD TAXBuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Jan 11, 2024Feb 16, 2024MemberVirginia ST Res AuthBuy$50,001 - $100,000filing ↗
Jan 10, 2024Feb 16, 2024MemberPetersburg VA Go BDSBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Jan 10, 2024Feb 16, 2024MemberVirginia Comwlth TransnBuy$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
Jan 8, 2024Feb 16, 2024MemberLos Angeles CNTY CA MetBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Jan 8, 2024Feb 16, 2024MemberMetropolitan ST Louis MOBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Jan 4, 2024Feb 16, 2024MemberVirginia Comwlth TransnBuy$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
Jan 3, 2024Feb 16, 2024MemberRichmond VA Pub Util Rev Ser ABuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Jan 3, 2024Feb 16, 2024MemberBexar CNTY TX Hosp Dist CTFS Oblig LTD TaxBuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Dec 27, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberMinneapolis & ST Paul MNBuy$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
Dec 19, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberVirginia Small BusinessBuy$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
Dec 18, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberFairfax CNTY VA SWR RevBuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Dec 15, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberVirginia ST Pub BLDGBuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Dec 13, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberUniv Of VA VA Univ Revenues Multi YR Cap Proj-Ser BBuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Dec 13, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberMassachusetts ST TransnBuy$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
Dec 13, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberFairfax CNTY VA SWR RevBuy$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
Dec 13, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberUniversity VA Univ RevsBuy$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
Dec 12, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberMemphis TN Gen Impt BDSBuy$250,001 - $500,000filing ↗
Dec 11, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberVirginia ST HSG Dev AuthBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Dec 11, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberAlexandria VA Go CapBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Dec 8, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberUniversity Texas Univ Revs Fing SYS BDSBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Dec 7, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberWest VA ST ST RD BDS BidBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Dec 6, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberMassachusetts ST Go BDSBuy$100,001 - $250,000filing ↗
Dec 5, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberPrince Georges CNTY MDBuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Dec 5, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberConnecticut ST Go BDSBuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Dec 4, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberFairfax CNTY VA SWR RevBuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗
Dec 4, 2023Jan 16, 2024MemberNorfolk VA Go Cap ImptBuy$500,001 - $1,000,000filing ↗

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
45
Disclosures track up to $97.9M in STOCK Act trades including multi-million sales of Charter, Exxon and Zayo; assets are managed by an independent trustee since before 2002, but specific trades (Acumen Pharma during his Alzheimer's task force role) raised documented conflict-of-interest concerns. Many trades sit in sectors his committees oversee (finance, telecom).
Warner's STOCK Act filings track up to $97.9M in trades, including a ~$5M Feb 2019 sale of Charter Communications, a ~$5M Oct 2017 sale of Exxon Mobil, and a ~$1M sale of Zayo Group.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗Warner purchased $115,000-$250,000 of Acumen Pharmaceuticals, an Alzheimer's biotech, between 2019 and 2021 while co-chairing a congressional Alzheimer's task force; his office said investments were managed by an independent trustee since before 2002.News reportingnewsweek.com ↗The STOCK Act requires disclosure of securities transactions over $1,000, including most trades by spouses and dependent children.Data aggregatormarketbeat.com ↗
Net-worth enrichment in office
15% weight
10
Warner is among the wealthiest senators (estimated $90M-$382M, ranked top-10 in Congress), but the overwhelming majority of his wealth predates office, built from co-founding Capital Cellular and early Nextel/Columbia Capital investments in the 1980s-1990s. Wealth predating office is not scored; no sourced evidence shows enrichment beyond market returns during tenure.
Warner's 2023 disclosure puts his wealth between roughly $90.1M and $382.2M, making him one of the wealthiest members of Congress and its wealthiest Democrat.Reference databaseen.wikipedia.org ↗Warner made his fortune before politics as a co-founder of Capital Cellular Corporation and early investor in Nextel (later bought by Sprint for $36B) and through Columbia Capital.News reportingcelebritynetworth.com ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
40
Correlation, not proof. Warner serves on the Banking, Finance, and Intelligence committees and is ranking member of the Securities, Insurance and Investment subcommittee; the securities/finance and tech/telecom industries are among his largest career donors, aligning with his oversight roles. No quid-pro-quo is asserted or established.
Warner sits on the Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, and is Vice Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, and is ranking member of the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment.Official recordwarner.senate.gov ↗OpenSecrets tracks Warner's industry contributions, with finance and telecom among significant donor bases that align with his committee assignments.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Campaign-fund personal useno data
15% weight
—
No sourced evidence found of Warner personally using campaign or leadership-PAC funds for personal-benefit categories. A 2025 matter involved an alleged misappropriation by a campaign treasurer (a staffer), not personal use by Warner, and the committee reported it to the FEC and conducted an audit.
Warner's PAC alerted the FEC that a campaign treasurer was suspected of misappropriating funds; the committee fired her, audited, and implemented corrective measures — a staff matter, not personal use by Warner.News reportingrollingstone.com ↗
Revolving door & family
15% weight
15
No evidence found of family members (wife Lisa Collis or daughters) lobbying or contracting tied to his office. One search reference noted a longtime banking lobbyist who passed through the revolving door taking a job in Warner's office (a common staff-pipeline pattern); details are thin and no improper benefit is established.
A search reference noted a longtime banking lobbyist with several revolving-door passes found a job with Sen. Warner; no family-lobbying ties to Lisa Collis were found.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
5
Warner's attendance is solid: he missed 197 of 6,118 roll-call votes (3.2%) from 2009 to June 2026, near the median for currently serving senators. No sourced pattern of missed votes coinciding with heavy fundraising or paid speeches was identified.
From January 2009 to June 2026, Warner missed 197 of 6,118 roll call votes (3.2%), on par with the 2.8% median for currently serving senators.Reference databasegovtrack.us ↗

Sources behind this score: 2 data aggregator · 3 news reporting · 4 reference database · 1 official record. Score = weighted average of the components that have data; the 1 without sourced evidence are excluded, never counted against the member. Methodology →

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