Complaint filed with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) concerning Congressman Landsman’s failure to comply with the STOCK Act 9.23.24

Landsman OCE complaint 9.23.24

The news media in Washington DC published reports about Members of Congress who were delinquent in reporting their stock transactions, as required by the STOCK  Act. Mr. Landsman was at the top of the list. He failed to comply with the STOCK Act for practically his entire first term, nearly 2 years and more than 80 stock trades.

I knew about the STOCK Act because Congress had also applied the law to certain members of the Executive Branch, including my position. The law is very clear about the disclosure requirements.

Rule 23(1) of the House of Representatives includes the following provision, “A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House.”

“Creditably” means in a manner deserving of praise or approval.

I submitted a complaint because I thought the facts showed egregious conduct by Mr. Landsman. In addition to not reflecting “creditably” on the House, he brought disprepute on himself and his Congressional District.

The Enquirer published an Op-Ed that I submitted about Mr. Landsman’s lack of compliance with the STOCK Act.

Opinion_ Landsman violates STOCK Act by not disclosing stock trades