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John Hoeven

Investigation of John Hoeven (R-ND) identified 2 finding(s) across 2 categories: trade_conflict, contract_conflict. Overall severity: high.

Generated Mar 1, 2026Updated Mar 8, 20262 findings

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John Hoeven (R-ND)

Findings(2)

#1Contract ConflictNeeds corroboration

5 Potential Government Contract Conflicts

Name matching between government contracts and John Hoeven's trading activity identified 5 potential overlap(s). These matches suggest the member may have traded in companies receiving federal contracts. - Contract: SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Department of State, $2,087,211,598) — Member traded CAT on 2016-12-16
- Contract: L3HARRIS NEXGEN COMMUNICATIONS LLC (Department of Defense, $1,573,743,464) — Member traded CAT on 2016-12-16
- Contract: SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (General Services Administration, $1,436,774,296) — Member traded CAT on 2016-12-16
- Contract: SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Department of State, $2,087,211,598) — Member traded CAT on 2018-08-03
- Contract: L3HARRIS NEXGEN COMMUNICATIONS LLC (Department of Defense, $1,573,743,464) — Member traded CAT on 2018-08-03 Note: Name matching is approximate. Further investigation is needed to confirm actual connections between contract recipients and traded companies.

#2Stock Trade ConflictProbable

10 High-Conflict Stock Trades Identified

Analysis of John Hoeven's trading records reveals 10 transactions with elevated conflict-of-interest scores (40%+ on CapitolGraph's 5-component scoring model). The highest-scoring trade was a purchase in CAT with a conflict score of 41%. Conflict scoring incorporates committee oversight overlap (30%), trade timing relative to legislation (25%), lobbying connections (20%), donation patterns (15%), and trade size (10%). Scores above 40% indicate multiple corroborating signals of potential conflicts. Detailed trades:
- PURCHASE CAT on 2018-03-05 ($50,001-$100,000) — conflict score: 41%
- PURCHASE XOM on 2019-11-05 ($50,001-$100,000) — conflict score: 41%
- PURCHASE XOM on 2019-11-04 ($50,001-$100,000) — conflict score: 41%
- PURCHASE EXC on 2019-11-04 ($50,001-$100,000) — conflict score: 41%
- PURCHASE CVX on 2019-11-04 ($50,001-$100,000) — conflict score: 41%
- PURCHASE CAT on 2018-08-03 ($50,001-$100,000) — conflict score: 41%
- PURCHASE SLB on 2019-12-31 ($50,001-$100,000) — conflict score: 41%
- PURCHASE MPC on 2019-12-31 ($50,001-$100,000) — conflict score: 41%
- SALE CAT on 2016-12-16 ($100,001-$250,000) — conflict score: 40%
- PURCHASE VLO on 2016-04-22 ($100,001-$250,000) — conflict score: 40%

Methodology & Disclosure

This dossier was generated by CapitolExposed's analysis engines. All claims are derived from cross-referencing publicly available government records: STOCK Act filings, Senate lobbying disclosures (LDA), FEC campaign finance reports, Congressional voting records, ICIJ Offshore Leaks data, and FARA foreign agent registrations.

Conflict scoring: Each finding incorporates up to five weighted signals: committee jurisdiction overlap (30%), vote timing proximity (25%), lobbying connections (20%), donation connections (15%), and trade size anomaly (10%).

Important: CapitolExposed does not allege wrongdoing. Findings reflect statistical patterns in public data, not legal conclusions. Offshore leak matches are name-based and may include false positives.

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