The Bizarre Stock Trading Habits of This Rep Facing an Ethics Probe

Bill Clark/Roll CallIf you were looking for reasons why members of Congress trading stocks can be a bad look, Rep. Doug Lamborn’s curious, aggressive trading style is a case-study in questionable behavior.The Colorado congressman, who is under investigation for abusing his office, has for years exclusively bought and sold stock in one single company—a company that benefits from government contracts. And while his strategy is perfectly legal, it’s one that is risky for him, his re-election, and for Americans depending on the lawmaker’s decisions.A review by The Daily Beast of Lamborn’s financial disclosures revealed that, for almost a decade, he and his wife have invested and traded in just one firm: the California-based cloud-services company NetApp Inc.Read more at The Daily Beast.