STRONG CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST RULES
Public office is a public trust — not a personal investment portfolio.
Americans deserve leaders who make decisions for the good of the country, not for personal or financial gain. It’s time to end the revolving door, expose the hidden deals, and make ethics mean something again.
THE PROBLEM
Lawmakers routinely trade stocks in companies they regulate, creating massive conflicts of interest.
Lobbyists and industry executives move in and out of government jobs with little restriction, shaping policy for profit.
Weak disclosure laws and delayed reporting make it nearly impossible for voters to see who benefits from government decisions.
Ethics investigations often lack independence or enforcement power, leaving violations unpunished.
The result is a system that rewards insider access instead of public accountability.
OUR PLAN - INTEGRITY WITH TEETH
We’ll rewrite the ethics rules to restore trust in government decision-making:
Ban Congressional Stock Trading — No member of Congress or senior staff can buy, sell, or hold individual stocks while in office.
Tighten the Revolving Door — Impose a 5-year lobbying ban on former lawmakers, senior officials, and agency heads.
Full Financial Transparency — Real-time online disclosure of assets, gifts, travel, and outside income for all elected and senior appointed officials.
Independent Office of Public Ethics — Create a non-partisan watchdog with authority to investigate and enforce conflict-of-interest violations.
Family & Spousal Restrictions — Extend disclosure and trading bans to immediate family to prevent shell-account loopholes.
Stronger Whistleblower Protections — Shield those who expose ethical violations from retaliation and blacklisting.
WHY IT MATTERS
When leaders profit from the policies they pass, democracy stops being a shared system and becomes a private club.
Ethics reforms aren’t symbolic — they’re structural. They rebuild trust by ensuring the rules apply equally, from interns to presidents.
“Public service isn’t supposed to make you rich. It’s supposed to make you useful.”