The Spill
Rep. David J. Taylor (R-Ohio) reported eight stock trades, all dated Oct. 15, 2026, in a trade report (PTR) the House Clerk posted Oct. 29. Five were buys and three were sales, every one in the $1,001 to $15,000 range, and the report landed 14 days after the trades, inside the 45-day STOCK Act deadline.
Lag Clock
That is 14 of the 45 days the STOCK Act gives a House member to report a trade. The Clerk records dates, not clock times.
Since the trade: T closed at $23.50 on Oct. 15 and $21.41 on Oct. 30, down 8.9%. V closed at $399.75 on Oct. 15 and $416.30 on Oct. 30, up 4.1%. The report gives no closes for the other four names. (Daily closes; not a live price.)
Signal Check
Five purchases and three sales in one report, all on the same day; a Congress report carries no marker for a pre-set trading plan (10b5-1), so nothing here says whether any of these trades was scheduled in advance.
What the filing shows
The report has eight rows, all dated Oct. 15, 2026, all in the $1,001 to $15,000 bracket: five buys and three sales. Every row is in Taylor's own name; there are no spouse, dependent-child or joint-account rows.
A trade report records trades, not holdings, so there is no position line to quote. The sales are two rows of Marathon Petroleum and one of Visa. The buys are AT&T, Lam Research, RPM and two rows of Prologis.
The Other Side
The easy read is a portfolio shuffle: out of Marathon Petroleum and Visa, into AT&T, Lam Research, Prologis and RPM. The form gives every one of the eight rows the same range, $1,001 to $15,000, which is its smallest bracket. A sale in that bracket can be a whole position or a sliver of one, and the report doesn't say which.
The two Marathon Petroleum sale rows and the two Prologis buy rows carry the same date and the same range, and the form doesn't say whether they are two lots or two accounts. With five buys and three sales all in one bracket, there isn't a dollar figure to net one side against the other.
What it can't tell you
- Why Taylor traded. The form does not say why. It has no field for a reason.
- How many shares, or at what price. A trade report gives dollar ranges only. Share counts and prices are not on it.
- What he still holds. The report lists trades, not the stake left behind in any of the six companies.
What to watch
Taylor's next trade report on the Clerk's site. Further Marathon Petroleum or Visa rows would show whether the Oct. 15 sales were the last of those positions; more Prologis rows would show whether the two buys were a start.
Any amended version of report #20035727, which would replace the ranges or dates shown here.
Original sources
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