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Posted by Christian Stafford on Dec. 13, 2021 Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) has sold $1.25 million to $2.5 million worth of stock in the five Big Tech companies. The six-day selling spree began Oct. 27 with a sale of as much as $500,000 worth of Facebook stock, according to a disclosure he filed with Congress last Friday. The sale of these assets comes three weeks after LegiStorm first reported that Hickenlooper held as much as $500,000 worth of stock in Facebook while questioning Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen in a committee hearing about how the company's bottom line could be affected by policy changes. In addition to his stock in Facebook, Hickenlooper sold between $250,001 and $500,000 worth of stock each in Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Google parent company Alphabet between Oct. 29 and Nov. 1, according to the disclosure. While Hickenlooper has fully divested his holdings in Amazon, Facebook and Alphabet, he still holds between $500,001 and $1 million worth of stock each in Apple and Microsoft. According to Hickenlooper's most recent annual financial disclosure filed in May, and taking into account recent transactions he's made, the total value of his assets ranges from $6.7 million to $19.5 million. The exact value of assets is not publicly known, as members of Congress are only required to disclose values within broad ranges. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:Hill Departures - Brandon Ashley, formerly Professional Staff Member to House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples of the United States
(now Chief Public Affairs Officer at the National Indian Gaming Commission) - Bethany A. Berntson, formerly Scheduling Director/Operations Director to Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)
(now Deputy Political Director for State Party Strategies at the Republican National Committee) - Avika Dua, formerly Digital Director to Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)
(now Digital Director at Office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul(D))
Hill Moves and Promotions - Riley Lopez, now Press Secretary/Speechwriter for Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
(formerly Press Assistant to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)) - Zach Mendelovici, now Legislative Director for Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO)
(formerly Legislative Assistant) - Alex Enlow, now Communications Director for Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
(formerly Deputy Communications Director to Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL)) - Abigail Chingos, now Staff Director for House Oversight and Reform Committee Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee
(formerly Senior Counsel)
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