Hickenlooper investments raise questions amid push to ban congressional stock trading

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 1,596

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago


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John Hickenlooper, the junior senator from Colorado, has left management of his stock portfolio to a third party to avoid conflicts of interest since he became mayor of Denver in 2003. But since being elected to the U.S. Senate, his investments have raised the kind of conflict-of-interest questions that are behind efforts to establish stronger investment rules for members of Congress.

In recent weeks, political opponents and groups that track congressional stock trades have …

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