Scott H. Peters CA Democratic Representative

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Mr. Scott H. Peters
Current Democratic Representative
California District 50
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I voted earlier this week and I urge all San Diegans to vote as soon as possible if you haven’t already. Your vote is your voice. Find ballot dropbox locations and vote centers at https://t.co/PrV1QB7tKS. https://t.co/VQCh3B9u83

💬 0🔁 0❤ 1Oct 28, 2026

Dolores Huerta was a force for good who devoted her life to securing a more just and dignified world. She transformed the lives of countless workers and gave a voice to those who had often been overlooked. I send my prayers to her friends and family, and all those who will carry her work forward.

💬 0🔁 0❤ 2Oct 28, 2026

Weakening our ability to restrict methane emissions is not only bad for the environment — it’s bad for business. Most U.S. producers have already adopted methane-reduction tech, giving them a real edge in global markets where responsibly sourced gas is in demand. Rolling back the rules rewards the least efficient, least responsible polluters and puts that edge at risk. We can and should back American industry and protect its competitive advantage without gutting environmental protections.

💬 1🔁 6❤ 22Oct 27, 2026

The attempted attack at a Hindu temple in Aurora, IL must be treated as a hate crime. When places of worship are targeted with hatred and violence, we must unequivocally condemn it. I joined my colleagues to urge the FBI to investigate this incident and other credible threats to South Asian communities. https://t.co/Wfybxo8UFG

💬 2🔁 0❤ 7Oct 27, 2026

Our commitment to biotech research needs to be substantial and consistent. In this episode of 72 and Sunny, I talked with @UCSanDiego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla about what these investments mean and what we stand to lose when President Trump tries to cut funding. 1/2 https://t.co/dBgx0MAaLV

💬 5🔁 2❤ 7Oct 26, 2026

Leaders from Democratic and Republican presidential administrations are calling on Congress to pass BAAJA. This bill is the best proposal we’ve ever had to fix our broken permitting system, fight climate change, lower costs, create jobs, and keep data center costs off of our electricity bills. This letter is an encouraging sign. A 🧵 https://t.co/6Fpsa8FF0E

💬 5🔁 18❤ 61Oct 26, 2026

Not only would the Senate’s bipartisan permitting deal help us build more clean energy and lower utility costs, but it would make data centers pay for the infrastructure they need, so families don’t foot the bill. For cities like San Diego, where the proposed NAVWAR data center has raised real concerns, that’s a win for ratepayers and our clean energy future. See more in @sdut on my work to get this permitting deal done and my pushback to a data center at NAVWAR. ⬇️ https://t.co/Sp4HRG1k5P

💬 4🔁 0❤ 13Oct 26, 2026

So far this year, 66,000 wildfires have burned more than 9 million acres across America — thousands of those acres in San Diego alone. The time to act is now; My Fix Our Forests Act has support from Republicans and Democrats, both in the House and Senate, and it’s time we pass it into law. (1/2)

💬 12🔁 5❤ 28Oct 23, 2026

San Diego is in a housing crisis. For years, I’ve said that the NAVWAR campus is one of our best chances to build affordable housing at scale. Last week I strongly, publicly opposed the plans for a data center here. It wastes a chance to provide more housing or something else that benefits the community.

💬 21🔁 1❤ 18Oct 23, 2026

The surge in ICE enforcement in San Diego has led to families being targeted near schools and other sensitive places. It’s cruel and lawless. I led my colleagues to ask Sec. Mullin who authorized these actions and who the intended targets are. I look forward to getting answers from the administration.

💬 1,824🔁 18❤ 47Oct 23, 2026

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Voting record, 119th Congress

98.5%Attendance666 of 676 roll calls cast

10Roll calls missedAnswered “present” 3 times (counted as cast)

94.0%Voted with the Democratic majorityon the 471 party-line votes

10+Yea or Nay against the Democratic majorityon party-line votes

How these are counted

Attendance is the share of roll calls held while the member was in office on which they voted Yea, Nay or Present. A party-line vote is a roll call on which a majority of Republicans voted against a majority of Democrats. Voting with the Democratic majority is the share of the member’s cast votes on those roll calls that matched that majority.

Last 10 votes cast

Date	Measure	Question	Vote	Result
Sep 16, 2026	S. 2403Retire through Ownership Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 9497Water Resources Development Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.J.Res. 213Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”	On Passage	Nay	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 10326PROOF Act	On Passage	Nay	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 9576National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	On Passage	Nay	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 5334An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Nay	Passed
Sep 15, 2026	H.Con.Res. 93Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Passed
Sep 15, 2026	H.J.Res. 210Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”	On Passage	Nay	Passed
Sep 15, 2026	H.R. 9500Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
Sep 15, 2026	H.R. 2140Diesel Emissions Reduction Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Passed

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Date	Measure	Member voted	Party majority
Jul 23, 2026	H.R. 8884Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act	Yea	Nay
Jul 22, 2026	H.R. 8800	Yea	Nay
Jul 21, 2026	H.R. 6955Main Street Act	Yea	Nay
Jul 15, 2026	H.R. 8595	Nay	Yea
Jun 10, 2026	H.R. 7892No Aid for Ghost Students Act	Yea	Nay
May 21, 2026	H.R. 6047Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act	Yea	Nay
May 14, 2026	H.R. 5625Cashless Bail Reporting Act	Yea	Nay
Apr 30, 2026	H.R. 7567	Yea	Nay
Apr 30, 2026	H.R. 7567	Yea	Nay
Apr 29, 2026	S. 1318Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act	Yea	Nay

Source: Congress.gov API · through the House’s last vote, Sep 16, 2026 · House Clerk roll calls

Bills, 119th Congress

38Sponsoredbills and resolutions introduced

453Cosponsored

0Sponsored that became law1 sponsored or cosponsored became law

123Cross-party cosponsorshipsbills from another party’s sponsor

73.5%Sponsored bills with a cross-party cosponsorH.R. and S. bills only

How these are counted

Sponsored counts every bill and resolution the member introduced; cosponsored excludes withdrawn cosponsorships. A cross-party cosponsorship is cosponsoring a measure whose sponsor belongs to another party. The last figure is the share of the member’s H.R. or S. bills with at least one cosponsor from another party.

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Policy area	Bills
Health	86
Armed Forces and National Security	42
Crime and Law Enforcement	37
Government Operations and Politics	37
International Affairs	34

Policy areas are assigned by the Congressional Research Service, one per bill. Top five shown.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS · as of Oct 27, 2026

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

93.9%With the Democratic majorityon 459 issue votes

1Against both partiesmost Democrats and most Republicans voted the other way

26With the Republican majorityon party-line votes

This is not a left–right score. A vote against the party can come from either side of it; the list below shows who else voted the same way.

Issue	Votes	With the Democratic majority	Against both parties	With the Republican majority	Rank among Democrats
Economics and Public Finance	59	96.6%	0	2	118th of 219
Armed Forces and National Security	57	94.7%	0	3	170th of 218
Crime and Law Enforcement	29	89.7%	1	2	89th of 213
Energy	27	92.6%	0	2	180th of 213
Government Operations and Politics	27	85.2%	0	3	159th of 214
International Affairs	26	96.2%	0	1	51st of 213
Environmental Protection	24	95.8%	0	1	158th of 213
Commerce	23	95.7%	0	1	154th of 211
Finance and Financial Sector	23	87.0%	0	3	139th of 212
Public Lands and Natural Resources	23	95.7%	0	1	183rd of 213
Congress	21	95.2%	0	1	154th of 213
Immigration	15	93.3%	0	1	127th of 211
Education	14	92.9%	0	1	116th of 199
Agriculture and Food	13	84.6%	0	2	184th of 211
Science, Technology, Communications	12	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (108)
Other issues (15)Fewer than 10 votes each: Transportation and Public Works, Emergency Management, Labor and Employment, Taxation, Health, Law, Native Americans, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Housing and Community Development, Animals, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Families, Social Welfare, Water Resources Development, Arts, Culture, Religion	66	97.0%	0	2	—

Rank: 1st = voted with the Democratic majority most often on that issue, among House Democrats who cast at least 10 votes on it.

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Economics and Public Finance · 2

Jul 15, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 8595 · Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 97 other Democrats.
Feb 3, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 7148 · Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 20 other Democrats.

Armed Forces and National Security · 3

Jul 22, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 8800 · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 5 other Democrats: Donald Beyer, Josh Gottheimer, Jimmy Panetta, Raul Ruiz, Juan Vargas.
May 21, 2026 · H.R. 6047 · Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 29 other Democrats.
Apr 29, 2026 · S. 1318 · Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 41 other Democrats.

Crime and Law Enforcement · 3

Sep 16, 2026 · H.R. 9576 · National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 71 other Democrats.
May 14, 2026 · H.R. 5625 · Cashless Bail Reporting Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 95 other Democrats.
Feb 6, 2025 · H.R. 27 · HALT Fentanyl Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 97 other Democrats.

Energy · 2

Jan 9, 2026 · H.R. 5184 · Affordable HOMES Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 56 other Democrats.
Dec 11, 2025 · H.R. 3638 · Electric Supply Chain Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 50 other Democrats.

Government Operations and Politics · 3

Nov 21, 2025 · H.Con.Res. 58 · Denouncing the horrors of socialism
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 85 other Democrats.
Jul 21, 2025 · H.R. 3095 · To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 74 other Democrats.
Jun 10, 2025 · H.R. 884 · To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting …
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 55 other Democrats.

International Affairs · 1

Jan 9, 2025 · H.R. 23 · Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 44 other Democrats.

Environmental Protection · 1

Dec 18, 2025 · H.R. 1366 · Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 8 other Democrats: Jim Costa, Henry Cuellar, Jared Golden, Vicente Gonzalez, Adam Gray, Steven Horsford, Marie Perez, Eugene Vindman.

Commerce · 1

Dec 3, 2025 · H.R. 4305 · DUMP Red Tape Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 58 other Democrats.

Finance and Financial Sector · 3

Jul 21, 2026 · H.R. 6955 · Main Street Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 55 other Democrats.
Dec 11, 2025 · H.R. 3383 · Increasing Investor Opportunities Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 86 other Democrats.
Jul 17, 2025 · S. 1582 · GENIUS Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 101 other Democrats.

Public Lands and Natural Resources · 1

Jan 23, 2025 · H.R. 471 · Fix Our Forests Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 63 other Democrats.

Congress · 1

Nov 18, 2025 · H.Res. 878 · Disapproving the behavior of Representative Jesus G. “Chuy” Garcia of Illinois
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 22 other Democrats.

Immigration · 1

Jun 26, 2025 · H.R. 875 · Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 36 other Democrats.

Education · 1

Jun 10, 2026 · H.R. 7892 · No Aid for Ghost Students Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 35 other Democrats.

Agriculture and Food · 2

Apr 30, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 7567 · Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 28 other Democrats.
Apr 30, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 7567 · Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 36 other Democrats.

Labor and Employment · 1

Mar 11, 2025 · H.R. 1156 · Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 82 other Democrats.

Social Welfare · 1

Jul 23, 2026 · H.R. 8884 · Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 18 other Democrats.

How these are counted

Each roll call takes the policy area the Library of Congress gave the bill it is about; a vote on an amendment counts under its bill. 468 of the House’s 676 roll calls this Congress have an issue. Left out as procedural (208): votes on House rules and the previous question, motions to recommit or adjourn, quorum calls and the Speaker election. “With the Democratic majority” counts every issue vote on which most Democrats voted the same way, Yea or Nay. “Against both parties” = most Democrats and most Republicans voted one way and this member the other. “With the Republican majority” = a party-line vote (most of each party on opposite sides) on which this member sided with the Republicans. Independents count with the party they caucus with.

Source: votes: Congress.gov API / Clerk of the House · issue areas: Library of Congress policy areas · votes through Sep 16, 2026

Committee assignments

Committee	Role	Side	Seniority rank
House Committee on Energy and Commerce	Member	Minority	9
Energy	Member	Minority	2
Environment	Member	Minority	4
Communications and Technology	Member	Minority	5
House Committee on the Budget	Member	Minority	4

Seniority rank is the member’s order among their own party’s members on that committee; 1 is the most senior.

Source: congress-legislators (CC0) · as of Oct 27, 2026

Congress	Years	Chamber	Role	State	District
119th Congress	2025–present	House of Representatives	Representative	California (CA)	50
118th Congress	2023–2025	House of Representatives	Representative	California (CA)	50
117th Congress	2021–2023	House of Representatives	Representative	California (CA)	52
116th Congress	2019–2021	House of Representatives	Representative	California (CA)	52
115th Congress	2017–2019	House of Representatives	Representative	California (CA)	52
114th Congress	2015–2017	House of Representatives	Representative	California (CA)	52
113th Congress	2013–2015	House of Representatives	Representative	California (CA)	52

Elections

Elected to the 52nd District for the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the 50th District for the 118th Congress on November 8, 2022; reelected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024.¹

The election history as listed in the Congressional Directory.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Overview Donors Disclosures

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

$2,191,968Raised

$1,774,834Spent

$2,567,656Cash on hand

$170,760Debts owed by the campaign

Where the money came from

Source	Amount	Share
Individuals, itemizeddonors giving more than $200 in the cycle, named in filings	$407,354	18.6%
Individuals, unitemized$200 or less in the cycle, not named	$20,349	0.9%
PACs and other committees	$1,333,250	60.8%
Party committees	$0	0.0%
All other receiptstransfers, loans, refunds and offsets	$431,015	19.7%

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported by groups not tied to the campaign: $8 supporting this candidate, $0 opposing. Details on FEC.gov

More on this campaign’s money

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Oct 14, 2026

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Individual contributions by size

Contribution size	Amount	Share
$200 and under	$30,154	4.5%
$200.01 to $499.99	$10,169	1.5%
$500 to $999.99	$61,750	9.1%
$1,000 to $1,999.99	$129,450	19.1%
$2,000 and over	$445,050	65.8%

From the FEC’s contribution-size summary, which is compiled separately from the campaign’s totals, so these rows need not add up to the individual receipts on the Overview.

Top 10 states, itemized contributions

State	Amount
CA (home state)	$437,275
DC	$39,645
MA	$37,500
VA	$33,750
NY	$21,000
TX	$19,164
CO	$12,000
CT	$10,800
MD	$9,500
FL	$6,000

Top employers of individual donors

Employer named by donors	Amount
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	$17,500
ARNOLD VENTURES	$14,000
NULL	$13,900
GENERAL ATOMICS	$13,500
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP	$8,000
ROBBINS GELLER	$8,000
ENDEAVOR BIOMEDICINES	$7,500
PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION	$7,000
EDGILITY	$7,000
DUANE MORRUS	$7,000

Contributions from individuals who listed that employer, itemized only. Companies themselves cannot give to a federal candidate’s campaign.

Entries that name no employer, as written on the filings: N/A $243,635 · SELF-EMPLOYED $27,125 · NOT EMPLOYED $7,000.

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Oct 14, 2026

Personal financial disclosures

Filed	Covers	Filing	Document
Aug 12, 2026	2025	Annual report	PDF
Apr 29, 2026	2025	Extension request	PDF

Stock trades (periodic transaction reports)

22 reports on file (12 in 2025, 10 in 2026); latest filed Oct 15, 2026.

Filed	Document
Oct 15, 2026	PDF
Sep 21, 2026	PDF
Aug 17, 2026	PDF
Jul 10, 2026	PDF
Jun 19, 2026	PDF
May 18, 2026	PDF
Apr 29, 2026	PDF
Mar 18, 2026	PDF
Feb 25, 2026	PDF
Jan 19, 2026	PDF
Dec 11, 2025	PDF
Nov 14, 2025	PDF
Oct 17, 2025	PDF
Sep 15, 2025	PDF
Aug 11, 2025	PDF
Jul 16, 2025	PDF
Jun 23, 2025	PDF
May 16, 2025	PDF
Apr 18, 2025	PDF
Mar 14, 2025	PDF
Feb 18, 2025	PDF
Jan 15, 2025	PDF

The annual report lists assets, income and debts for the prior year and is due May 15; an extension of up to 90 days is allowed. A periodic transaction report lists a trade of more than $1,000 and is due within 45 days of it.

Source: Clerk of the House, financial disclosures · as of Oct 27, 2026

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Profile

Facts from official records. The small numbers open each fact’s source.

At a glance

Born	June 17, 1958^1,2
Birthplace	Springfield, OH^1,2
Home town listed	San Diego, CA¹
Party	Democratic¹
In the House since	January 3, 2013²

Education

B.A., Duke University, Durham, NC, 1980
J.D., New York University School of Law, New York, NY, 1984

As listed in the Congressional Directory.¹

Professional history

Economist, Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental lawyer
Member, San Diego City Council, 2000-08 (president, 2006-08)
Commissioner, San Diego Port Commission, 2008-12 (chair, 2011)

As the member’s office lists it in the Congressional Directory, in that order.¹

Biographical Directory entry

PETERS, Scott, a Representative from California; born in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, June 17, 1958; graduated from Westfield Senior High School, Westfield, N.J., 1976; A.B., Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1980; J.D., New York University, New York, N.Y., 1984; lawyer, private practice; economist, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1980-1981; San Diego County, Calif., deputy attorney, 1991-1996; member of the San Diego, Calif., city council, 2000-2008; president of the San Diego, Calif., city council, 2006-2008; commissioner, San Diego unified port district, 2009-2012; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).²

The official summary kept by the House and Senate historians, word for word.

Offices

Washington, DC

2369 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0550
202-225-0508

Local offices

City	Address	Phone
San Diego, CA	4350 Executive Dr., Suite 105	858-455-5550
San Marcos, CA	1 Civic Center Drive	—

Office list: congress-legislators (CC0), as of Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the Historian, U.S. House (History, Art & Archives).

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Voting record, 119th Congress

Last 10 votes cast

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Bills, 119th Congress

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Sponsored legislation, newest first

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Committee assignments

Floor remarks, 119th Congress

Elections

Sources

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

Where the money came from

Outside spending

More on this campaign’s money

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Individual contributions by size

Top 10 states, itemized contributions

Top employers of individual donors

Personal financial disclosures

Stock trades (periodic transaction reports)

Profile

At a glance

Education

Professional history

Biographical Directory entry

Offices

Sources

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