Scott Franklin
RRepublicanHouseFL-18Current memberTerm Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesVice Chair
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: EnvironmentChair
- House Committee on Appropriations: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
- House Committee on Appropriations: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Current-Congress assignments from the official roster; leadership seats are outlined.
Filing statistics
Official dates; averages are derived
Filed on time
87%
41 of 305 trades late · slowest 623 days
Avg filing frequency
Every 74 days
29 filings
Since last filing
50 days
Sep 17, 2026
Transactions
312
147 buys · 162 sells · 33 in review
Whale profile Estimated
Whale score
60/ 100
Percentile blend among members with a trade in the last 12 months: 50% disclosed volume, 30% largest trade, 20% trade count.
- 12-month volume
- $187K
- 15 trades · midpoints
- Largest trade
- $25,000,001 - $50,000,000
- Median midpoint $8K
- All-time volume
- $133.2M
- 306 trades
- Late filings
- 41
- Filed after the STOCK Act deadline
- Hindsight 15% moves
- 5.8% · 14 of 306
- Stock moved 15%+ the trade's way within 30 trading days
- Avg 30-day forward return
- +1.6%
- Sign-adjusted: buys +, sells −
Volumes are range midpoints; forward returns use public closing prices after the disclosed trade date, so they are hindsight: they describe what the stock did, not what anyone could have known. Late filings are counted from official dates only. How this is calculated
Unusual activity Estimated
- 50Insider overlapPublic Feb 26, 2026 · traded Feb 10, 2026
Rep. Scott Franklin sold HSY 14 days before its President sold $396K
Details
- Politician
- Scott Franklin
- Ticker
- HSY
- Asset
- The Hershey Company Common Stock (HSY)
- Tx type
- sell
- Traded
- Feb 10, 2026
- Filed
- Feb 23, 2026
- Amount low
- $50,001
- Amount high
- $100K
- Range midpoint (estimate)
- $75,001
- Disclosed range
- $50,001 - $100,000
- Reporting lag days
- 13
- Owner type
- self
- Is whale
- No
- Insider trade
- {"insider":{"slug":"rohit-grover","name":"Rohit Grover","title":"President, International","short_title":"President"},"company":"HERSHEY CO","ticker":"HSY","tx_kind":"open_market_sale","tx_date":"2026-02-24","shares":1750,"price":226.07,"value":395622.5,"is_10b5_1":true,"filing_date":"2026-02-26"}
- Days between
- -14
- Opposite side
- No
- Public from
- Feb 26, 2026
- Method version
- 2026-11-03
- 50Insider overlapPublic Feb 26, 2026 · traded Feb 10, 2026
Rep. Scott Franklin's spouse sold HSY 14 days before its President sold $396K
Details
- Politician
- Scott Franklin
- Ticker
- HSY
- Asset
- The Hershey Company Common Stock (HSY)
- Tx type
- sell
- Traded
- Feb 10, 2026
- Filed
- Feb 23, 2026
- Amount low
- $1,001
- Amount high
- $15,000
- Range midpoint (estimate)
- $8,001
- Disclosed range
- $1,001 - $15,000
- Reporting lag days
- 13
- Owner type
- spouse
- Is whale
- No
- Insider trade
- {"insider":{"slug":"rohit-grover","name":"Rohit Grover","title":"President, International","short_title":"President"},"company":"HERSHEY CO","ticker":"HSY","tx_kind":"open_market_sale","tx_date":"2026-02-24","shares":1750,"price":226.07,"value":395622.5,"is_10b5_1":true,"filing_date":"2026-02-26"}
- Days between
- -14
- Opposite side
- No
- Public from
- Feb 26, 2026
- Method version
- 2026-11-03
- 50Insider overlapPublic Feb 26, 2026 · traded Feb 10, 2026
Rep. Scott Franklin sold HSY 14 days before its President sold $396K
Details
- Politician
- Scott Franklin
- Ticker
- HSY
- Asset
- The Hershey Company Common Stock (HSY)
- Tx type
- sell
- Traded
- Feb 10, 2026
- Filed
- Feb 23, 2026
- Amount low
- $1,001
- Amount high
- $15,000
- Range midpoint (estimate)
- $8,001
- Disclosed range
- $1,001 - $15,000
- Reporting lag days
- 13
- Owner type
- self
- Is whale
- No
- Insider trade
- {"insider":{"slug":"rohit-grover","name":"Rohit Grover","title":"President, International","short_title":"President"},"company":"HERSHEY CO","ticker":"HSY","tx_kind":"open_market_sale","tx_date":"2026-02-24","shares":1750,"price":226.07,"value":395622.5,"is_10b5_1":true,"filing_date":"2026-02-26"}
- Days between
- -14
- Opposite side
- No
- Public from
- Feb 26, 2026
- Method version
- 2026-11-03
- 42Hindsight movePublic Sep 16, 2025 · traded Aug 4, 2025
NVO rose 17% in the 30 trading days after Rep. Scott Franklin's spouse's buy (hindsight)
Details
- Politician
- Scott Franklin
- Ticker
- NVO
- Asset
- Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock (NVO)
- Tx type
- buy
- Traded
- Aug 4, 2025
- Filed
- Aug 14, 2025
- Amount low
- $1,001
- Amount high
- $15,000
- Range midpoint (estimate)
- $8,001
- Disclosed range
- $1,001 - $15,000
- Reporting lag days
- 10
- Owner type
- spouse
- Is whale
- No
- Entry date
- Aug 4, 2025
- Entry close
- 48.81
- Exit date
- Sep 16, 2025
- Exit close
- 57.20
- Forward return
- +17.2%
- Sign adjusted return
- +17.2%
- N trading days
- 30
- Hindsight
- Yes
- Measured from
- trade date
- Public from
- Sep 16, 2025
- Method version
- 2026-11-03
- 42Hindsight movePublic Sep 16, 2025 · traded Aug 4, 2025
NVO rose 17% in the 30 trading days after Rep. Scott Franklin's buy (hindsight)
Details
- Politician
- Scott Franklin
- Ticker
- NVO
- Asset
- Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock (NVO)
- Tx type
- buy
- Traded
- Aug 4, 2025
- Filed
- Aug 14, 2025
- Amount low
- $1,001
- Amount high
- $15,000
- Range midpoint (estimate)
- $8,001
- Disclosed range
- $1,001 - $15,000
- Reporting lag days
- 10
- Owner type
- self
- Is whale
- No
- Entry date
- Aug 4, 2025
- Entry close
- 48.81
- Exit date
- Sep 16, 2025
- Exit close
- 57.20
- Forward return
- +17.2%
- Sign adjusted return
- +17.2%
- N trading days
- 30
- Hindsight
- Yes
- Measured from
- trade date
- Public from
- Sep 16, 2025
- Method version
- 2026-11-03
- 42Hindsight movePublic Sep 16, 2025 · traded Aug 4, 2025
NVO rose 17% in the 30 trading days after Rep. Scott Franklin's buy (hindsight)
Details
- Politician
- Scott Franklin
- Ticker
- NVO
- Asset
- Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock (NVO)
- Tx type
- buy
- Traded
- Aug 4, 2025
- Filed
- Aug 14, 2025
- Amount low
- $1,001
- Amount high
- $15,000
- Range midpoint (estimate)
- $8,001
- Disclosed range
- $1,001 - $15,000
- Reporting lag days
- 10
- Owner type
- self
- Is whale
- No
- Entry date
- Aug 4, 2025
- Entry close
- 48.81
- Exit date
- Sep 16, 2025
- Exit close
- 57.20
- Forward return
- +17.2%
- Sign adjusted return
- +17.2%
- N trading days
- 30
- Hindsight
- Yes
- Measured from
- trade date
- Public from
- Sep 16, 2025
- Method version
- 2026-11-03
- 42Hindsight movePublic Sep 16, 2025 · traded Aug 4, 2025
NVO rose 17% in the 30 trading days after Rep. Scott Franklin's buy (hindsight)
Details
- Politician
- Scott Franklin
- Ticker
- NVO
- Asset
- Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock (NVO)
- Tx type
- buy
- Traded
- Aug 4, 2025
- Filed
- Aug 14, 2025
- Amount low
- $15,001
- Amount high
- $50,000
- Range midpoint (estimate)
- $32,501
- Disclosed range
- $15,001 - $50,000
- Reporting lag days
- 10
- Owner type
- self
- Is whale
- No
- Entry date
- Aug 4, 2025
- Entry close
- 48.81
- Exit date
- Sep 16, 2025
- Exit close
- 57.20
- Forward return
- +17.2%
- Sign adjusted return
- +17.2%
- N trading days
- 30
- Hindsight
- Yes
- Measured from
- trade date
- Public from
- Sep 16, 2025
- Method version
- 2026-11-03
- 41Hindsight movePublic Sep 3, 2025 · traded Jul 22, 2025
UPS fell 16% in the 30 trading days after Rep. Scott Franklin's sale (hindsight)
Details
- Politician
- Scott Franklin
- Ticker
- UPS
- Asset
- United Parcel Service, Inc. Common Stock (UPS)
- Tx type
- sell
- Traded
- Jul 22, 2025
- Filed
- Jul 31, 2025
- Amount low
- $50,001
- Amount high
- $100K
- Range midpoint (estimate)
- $75,001
- Disclosed range
- $50,001 - $100,000
- Reporting lag days
- 9
- Owner type
- self
- Is whale
- No
- Entry date
- Jul 22, 2025
- Entry close
- 101.14
- Exit date
- Sep 3, 2025
- Exit close
- 85.29
- Forward return
- -15.7%
- Sign adjusted return
- +15.7%
- N trading days
- 30
- Hindsight
- Yes
- Measured from
- trade date
- Public from
- Sep 3, 2025
- Method version
- 2026-11-03
- 41Hindsight movePublic Sep 3, 2025 · traded Jul 22, 2025
UPS fell 16% in the 30 trading days after Rep. Scott Franklin's spouse's sale (hindsight)
Details
- Politician
- Scott Franklin
- Ticker
- UPS
- Asset
- United Parcel Service, Inc. Common Stock (UPS)
- Tx type
- sell
- Traded
- Jul 22, 2025
- Filed
- Jul 31, 2025
- Amount low
- $1,001
- Amount high
- $15,000
- Range midpoint (estimate)
- $8,001
- Disclosed range
- $1,001 - $15,000
- Reporting lag days
- 9
- Owner type
- spouse
- Is whale
- No
- Entry date
- Jul 22, 2025
- Entry close
- 101.14
- Exit date
- Sep 3, 2025
- Exit close
- 85.29
- Forward return
- -15.7%
- Sign adjusted return
- +15.7%
- N trading days
- 30
- Hindsight
- Yes
- Measured from
- trade date
- Public from
- Sep 3, 2025
- Method version
- 2026-11-03
- 41Hindsight movePublic Sep 3, 2025 · traded Jul 22, 2025
UPS fell 16% in the 30 trading days after Rep. Scott Franklin's sale (hindsight)
Details
- Politician
- Scott Franklin
- Ticker
- UPS
- Asset
- United Parcel Service, Inc. Common Stock (UPS)
- Tx type
- sell
- Traded
- Jul 22, 2025
- Filed
- Jul 31, 2025
- Amount low
- $1,001
- Amount high
- $15,000
- Range midpoint (estimate)
- $8,001
- Disclosed range
- $1,001 - $15,000
- Reporting lag days
- 9
- Owner type
- self
- Is whale
- No
- Entry date
- Jul 22, 2025
- Entry close
- 101.14
- Exit date
- Sep 3, 2025
- Exit close
- 85.29
- Forward return
- -15.7%
- Sign adjusted return
- +15.7%
- N trading days
- 30
- Hindsight
- Yes
- Measured from
- trade date
- Public from
- Sep 3, 2025
- Method version
- 2026-11-03
Estimated portfolio Estimated
$1,715,079
30-day change
$100.6K +6.2%
Return vs S&P 500 proxy
+15.1% vs +23.2%
Return index · 100 = break-even23 positions · as of Nov 5, 2026
Portfolio values, holdings, returns, and allocations are estimates derived from disclosed dollar ranges and public market prices. They may differ materially from actual values. Not investment advice. How this is calculated
Top holdings Estimated
- Lockheed Martin Corporation10.5%$179.4K
- Amgen Inc.7.8%$133.3K
- Union Pacific Corporation7.6%$130.4K
- Chubb Limited7.4%$127K
- Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF7.2%$123.4K
- General Dynamics Corporation6.6%$112.7K
- Amazon.com, Inc.6.4%$110.5K
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.5.9%$101.4K
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc.5.9%$101.1K
- iShares Core S&P 500 ETF5.9%$100.7K
Sector allocation Estimated
- Industrials30.5%$523.3K
- Healthcare14.4%$247.4K
- ETF14.0%$240.2K
- Technology11.7%$200.2K
- Financial Services7.4%$127K
- Consumer Cyclical6.9%$118.8K
- Basic Materials5.9%$101.4K
- Communication Services5.3%$91.1K
- Consumer Defensive3.8%$65.6K
Trades
Best buys after disclosure vs the S&P 500 Estimated
Since the disclosure · shares only
| Ticker | Asset | Type | Owner | Amount | vs S&P Estimated | Traded | Filed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co | Buy | Joint | $50,001 - $100,000 | +88.9% | Mar 21, 2022 | Apr 8, 202218d | FilingOCR |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. (WMT) | Buy | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | +83.9% | Sep 13, 2022 | Oct 11, 202228d | Filing |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. (WMT) | Buy | Self | $15,001 - $50,000 | +83.9% | Sep 13, 2022 | Oct 11, 202228d | Filing |
Worst buys after disclosure vs the S&P 500 Estimated
Since the disclosure · shares only
| Ticker | Asset | Type | Owner | Amount | vs S&P Estimated | Traded | Filed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation - Class A (CMCSA) | Buy | Self | $50,001 - $100,000 | -111.1% | Apr 19, 2023 | May 23, 202334d | Filing |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation - Class A (CMCSA) | Buy | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | -111.1% | Apr 19, 2023 | May 23, 202334d | Filing |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corp | Buy | Joint | $50,001 - $100,000 | -107.6% | Mar 21, 2022 | Apr 8, 202218d | FilingOCR |
Totals: $3.9M bought and $129.3M sold (range midpoints); first trade Feb 5, 2020, last trade Aug 26, 2026. Stats computed Nov 6, 2026. Midpoints are 0.5 × (low + high) of the disclosed range.