Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) reported buying one bond and selling another, both held jointly, on Oct. 14, 2026, in a House filing signed Oct. 28. Each trade is disclosed in a range of $250,001 to $500,000, and both bonds carry a 5% rate and a Dec. 1, 2035, maturity date.
Purchase: a bond listed as "Black Belt Energy Gas Dist Ala Gas," 5% rate, maturing Dec. 1, 2035, Series 2025 F; transaction date Oct. 14, 2026; disclosed in a range of $250,001 to $500,000.
Sale: a bond listed as "Tennessee Energy Ac 5% Edr Idr," due Dec. 1, 2035; transaction date Oct. 14, 2026; disclosed in a range of $250,001 to $500,000.
Owner: both lines carry the JT code, used for jointly held assets.
What did Rep. Suzan DelBene buy and sell?
The report, Filing ID 20035689, is a periodic transaction report, the form House members use to disclose individual trades. It codes both bonds GS, which the House asset type list defines as government securities and agency debt. House filers use JT for jointly held assets, SP for a spouse's and DC for a dependent child's, per the House Ethics instruction guide.
The filing's amount column gives value ranges, not exact amounts or prices.
DelBene represents Washington's 1st District and serves on the Committee on Ways and Means, according to her Clerk member page.
When were DelBene's trades made and reported?
By the printed dates, DelBene was notified of both trades on Oct. 14, the day they were made. She signed the report on Oct. 28, 14 days later.
The STOCK Act requires members to report a covered trade within 30 days of being notified of it and no later than 45 days after the trade. By the dates printed in the filing, the report falls within both limits.
What to watch
May 17, 2027: House members' annual financial disclosure reports covering 2026 are due, since the usual May 15 deadline falls on a Saturday, per the House Ethics instruction guide.
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Sources: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, Periodic Transaction Report, Filing ID 20035689, digitally signed Oct. 28, 2026, member page, Suzan K. DelBene, and List of Asset Type Codes; Committee on Ethics, U.S. House of Representatives, Financial Disclosure Instruction Guide; U.S. Government Publishing Office, STOCK Act, Pub. L. 112-105. Day counts calculated by Silvia News from the filing.
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