U.S. Sen. Katie Britt delayed in reporting 22 stock transactions made in her husband’s retirement account, including 16 that were due nine months ago, records show.
Britt, a Republican from Alabama, filed a periodic transaction report with the Senate Ethics Committee on Monday totaling between $22,022 and $330,000.
The exact amount is unknown because Senate reporting guidelines only require a dollar range.
Among the transactions were an April 14 purchase of between $1,000 and $15,000 of Chase stock made in an account owned by Britt’s husband, Wesley Britt.
The senator serves on the Senate Banking Committee and the stock is up nearly 30% since the purchase.
The senator’s office said Britt “had no knowledge of that stock holding in her husband’s broker-managed retirement account until this week” and that Wesley Britt no longer holds Chase stock.
“Upon learning of it, she requested the stock be unloaded from the account to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest,” Britt’s office said.
“At this time, Mr. Britt no longer owns that stock, and all proceeds from the transaction are being donated to charity.”
