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John W. Hickenlooper

Investigation of John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) identified 5 findings across 5 categories: donation pattern, offshore connection, insider overlap, disclosure gap, and contract conflict. Overall severity is high based on the current public record.

Generated Mar 14, 2026Updated Mar 14, 20265 findings

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John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)

Findings(5)

#1Offshore ConnectionProbable

Cross-reference systems returned external investigation matches

Cross-referencing John W. Hickenlooper's network against external investigation datasets returned 1 potential matches. EXACT produced 1 match. These matches are starting points, not conclusions. They require corroboration from trades, source documents, or other public records before they should be treated as confirmed links.

Evidence Sources

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John Hickenlooper (PEP) (COUNTER-SANCTIONED) Score: 100% Datasets: ann_pep_positions, wd_peps, wd_categories, us_congress, wikidata, ru_mfa_sanctions at 100% confidence

#2Insider Trading SignalProbable

Congressional trades overlap with Form 4 insider activity

John W. Hickenlooper made 10 trades within 30 days of insider transactions in the same ticker. Examples include LOW saw a congressional sale on 2026-01-14 and an insider form4 on 2026-02-10 at BROWN WILLIAM E (CIK 0000936179); LOW saw a congressional sale on 2026-01-14 and an insider form4 on 2026-02-10 at BROWN WILLIAM E (CIK 0000936179); LOW saw a congressional sale on 2026-01-14 and an insider form4 on 2026-02-09 at BURLESON GENE E (CIK 0001137623); LOW saw a congressional sale on 2026-01-14 and an insider form4 on 2026-02-09 at BURLESON GENE E (CIK 0001137623). This pattern does not imply information sharing, but it is a useful anomaly signal when paired with other evidence.

Evidence Sources

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BROWN WILLIAM E (CIK 0000936179) insider form4 on 2026-02-10 near a congressional sale of LOW
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BROWN WILLIAM E (CIK 0000936179) insider form4 on 2026-02-10 near a congressional sale of LOW
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BURLESON GENE E (CIK 0001137623) insider form4 on 2026-02-09 near a congressional sale of LOW

#3Donation PatternProbable

Donation and trade timing overlaps appear repeatedly

John W. Hickenlooper received 10 donations within 90 days of trades from overlapping interests, totaling $15M. The largest visible donor names in this slice include HICKENLOOPER VICTORY FUND, BEST OF THE WEST, and PEACHES AND PEAKS VICTORY FUND. Temporal overlap alone does not prove quid pro quo, but it adds context when paired with sector, committee, or lobbying signals.

Evidence Sources

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HICKENLOOPER VICTORY FUND gave $2M near a sale of FWONK
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HICKENLOOPER VICTORY FUND gave $2M near a sale of FWONK
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BEST OF THE WEST gave $2M near a sale of SIRI
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BEST OF THE WEST gave $2M near a sale of SIRI
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#4Disclosure GapConfirmed

Late STOCK Act disclosures remain in the record

The STOCK Act requires members to disclose trades within 45 days. John W. Hickenlooper has 10 disclosures beyond that deadline, with the longest delay reaching 948 days. Examples include purchase LMACU was disclosed 948 days after the trade; purchase CARG was disclosed 927 days after the trade; purchase DGNR was disclosed 921 days after the trade; purchase LSXMK was disclosed 896 days after the trade. Late filing is a compliance issue on the face of the disclosure record and deserves direct verification against the original forms.

Evidence Sources

disclosure violation
purchase LMACU disclosed 948 days after the trade
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purchase CARG disclosed 927 days after the trade
disclosure violation
purchase DGNR disclosed 921 days after the trade
disclosure violation
purchase LSXMK disclosed 896 days after the trade
disclosure violation

#5Contract ConflictNeeds corroboration

Contract recipient names overlap with traded companies

Ticker-level matching between USAspending recipients and John W. Hickenlooper's trade history surfaced 3 potential overlaps. Examples include EATON CORPORATION received $22M from Department of Defense while John W. Hickenlooper traded ETN; UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. received $285,120 from Department of Energy while John W. Hickenlooper traded UBER; PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC received $42,787 from Department of Justice while John W. Hickenlooper traded PANW. These matches are useful context, but they still need document-level verification before they should be treated as confirmed contract conflicts.

Evidence Sources

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EATON CORPORATION received $22M from Department of Defense
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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. received $285,120 from Department of Energy
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PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC received $42,787 from Department of Justice

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.

Investigation Report

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