John, congressional stock trading is corrupt, period... but this stands out as especially egregious.

Last year, Rep. John James (R-Mich.) failed to disclose a whopping 145 stock trades, and only filed them after being exposed in a Detroit News article.

This is, in our opinion, disqualifying for anyone running for public office. But it gets worse:

The timing was suspicious, at best. Some disclosures were over six months late, keeping constituents in the dark on James' corrupt dealing - all while running for re-election.

(For reference, current congressional ethics rules require disclosure within 30 days, or 45 with a fine.)

James was hoping to squeak out a win in a hotly contested race that he’d only won by 1,600 votes last time. Do you think that may have influenced his decision to disregard the law?

That’s why Rep. James is one of our first three targets who represent some of the worst in Washington.

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