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House filing shows Rep. Warren Davidson signed a report of five 2018-2020 stock transactions on Mar. 25, 2021, 185 to 1,043 days after the trades; his office said a Clerk website error kept it from being published; no ethics finding, 2021

Confidence: Confirmed · 4 sourcesOhio · Oct 12, 2026

Subject of this story

Warren Davidson, U.S. Representative, OH-8

Also named

Advocate

Campaign Legal Center

What happened

A periodic transaction report (Filing ID 20017743) digitally signed by Rep. Warren Davidson on Mar. 25, 2021 lists five transactions dated between May 17, 2018 and Sept. 21, 2020, including a sale of Workhorse Group stock valued at $50,001 to $100,000 on Aug. 28, 2020. The signing date is 185 to 1,043 days after the transaction dates listed; the STOCK Act requires reports within 45 days of a trade. On Sept. 22, 2021 the Campaign Legal Center asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to review Davidson and six other House members over stock trades, saying it had not found reports for them. NPR reported that a Davidson spokesperson said the report had been filed and that an error on the House Clerk's website kept it from being published, and shared a copy bearing the Mar. 25, 2021 signature. The spokesperson said Davidson is in full compliance. No finding about Davidson appears in the House Ethics Committee's press-release archive or in the Office of Congressional Conduct's published investigation lists as of Oct. 5, 2026.

Sources (4)

House Committee on Ethics - press-release archive (reviewed Oct. 5, 2026)No statement regarding Rep. Davidson appears among the committee's press releases from 2015 through Oct. 2026.

U.S. House Clerk - Periodic Transaction Report, Hon. Warren Davidson, Filing ID 20017743 (signed Mar. 25, 2021)Five transactions dated 05/17/2018, 03/16/2020, 08/28/2020, 09/21/2020 and 09/21/2020, including Workhorse Group (WKHS) sale 08/28/2020 at $50,001-$100,000; digitally signed 03/25/2021.

NPRThe Campaign Legal Center filed ethics complaints against seven House lawmakers including Davidson; a Davidson spokesperson said the PTR was filed, bearing a digital signature of March 25, 2021, and that an error on the Clerk's website kept it from being visible; PTRs must be submitted within 45 days.

Office of Congressional Conduct (formerly Office of Congressional Ethics) - Reports and investigations pages (reviewed Oct. 5, 2026)The published investigation lists for the 116th through 118th Congresses and the current reports page contain no report regarding Rep. Davidson.

Response

Warren Davidson

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