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Brian Babin
U.S. Representative

Brian Babin

RHouseTexas · District 36

U.S. Representative (R) for Texas, 78 years old, formerly mayor of woodville, tex., (1982–1984).

Tenure
Representative since 2015
Born
Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Tex., 1948
Prior career
  • Mayor of Woodville, Tex., (1982–1984)
  • united states air force
Education
  • B.S. Lamar University (1973)
Full biography

BABIN, Brian, a Representative from Texas; born in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Tex., March 23, 1948; graduated from Forest Park High School, Beaumont, Tex., 1966; B.S., Lamar University, Beaumont, Tex., 1973; D.D.S., University of Texas, Houston, Tex., 1976; United States Air Force, 1975-1979; Texas Army National Guard, 1969-1975; dentist; alderman, Woodville, Tex., 1981-1982, 1984-1989; Mayor of Woodville, Tex., 1982-1984; member, Texas Historical Commission, 1989-1995; member of the Woodville, Tex., school board, 1992-1995; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998; member, Lower Neches Valley Authority, 1999-2014; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present); chair, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).

Source: U.S. Congress Bioguide / public-record corporate filings.

Year-to-date performance
No priced trades disclosed this year yet.
Numbers populate once a disclosed trade is in a public-equity ticker we can price.
Profitable trades
0%
House rank
#49/85
15
Total trades
$212K
Volume YTD
1433d
Avg hold
7
Conflicts

Track record by window

Past month
Gross flow$212K
Trades12
Bought / Sold0·12
Open book0%
Year to date
Gross flow$212K
Trades12
Bought / Sold0·12
Open book0%
1 year
Gross flow$212K
Trades12
Bought / Sold0·12
Open book0%
5 years
Gross flow$260.5K
Trades15
Bought / Sold3·12
Open book20%

Disclosed trades · 15

All filings →
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
soldEnergy Transfer LP Common Units (ET)(ET)$1K-$15K
13 days to disclose
Flat·+0.0%
2.7% vs S&P 500
Energy · Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
sold
W
representing one Ordinary Share (WDS)(WDS)$1K-$15K
13 days to disclose
Flat·+0.0%
2.7% vs S&P 500
Energy · Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
sold
R
Common Stock (RRC)(RRC)$1K-$15K
13 days to disclose
Flat·+0.0%
2.7% vs S&P 500
Energy · Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
sold
W
Common Shares (WPM)(WPM)$15K-$50K
13 days to disclose
Flat·+0.0%
+3.7% vs S&P 500
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
sold
F
(FTAI)(FTAI)$50K-$100K
13 days to discloseprice pending
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
sold
F
Stock (FIP)(FIP)$1K-$15K
13 days to discloseprice pending
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
soldCommon Stock (HII)(HII)$15K-$50K
13 days to disclose
Flat·+0.0%
+6.6% vs S&P 500
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
sold
C
Shares of Beneficial Interest (CODI)(CODI)$1K-$15K
13 days to discloseprice pending
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
soldEnbridge Inc Common Stock (ENB)(ENB)$1K-$15K
13 days to discloseprice pending
Energy · Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
sold
I
Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares (IAG)(IAG)$1K-$15K
13 days to discloseprice pending
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
sold
S
SOUTH32 LTD SPNS/ADR (SOUHY)(SOUHY)$1K-$15K
13 days to discloseprice pending
Filed May 18, 2026·traded May 5, 2026
sold
W
(WTSHF)(WTSHF)$1K-$15K
13 days to discloseprice pending
Filed Jun 9, 2023·traded Jun 27, 2022
bought
B
Depositary Shares (BHP)(BHP)$15K-$50K
347 days to disclose · 302 past 45-day window
Good buy·+$12.5K+38.4%
45.3% vs S&P 500
Basic Materials · Water Resources and Environment
Filed Jun 9, 2023·traded Jun 2, 2022
bought
W
representing one Ordinary Share (WDS)(WDS)$1K-$15K
372 days to disclose · 327 past 45-day window
Flat·-0.5%
71.5% vs S&P 500
Energy · Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Filed Jun 9, 2023·traded Mar 29, 2022
bought
B
Depositary Shares (BHP)(BHP)$1K-$15K
437 days to disclose · 392 past 45-day window
Good buy·+$1.5K+18.3%
36.4% vs S&P 500
Basic Materials · Water Resources and Environment

Their record vs the S&P 500

8 priced trades compared to a same-direction S&P 500 benchmark.

Politician portfolio+$13.9K
S&P 500 benchmark+$34.6K
Alpha$20.7K
Gold line = cumulative dollar P&L · Dashed = S&P 500 over same window · Bars = monthly trade volume

Oversight committees · 4

Click any committee to see what it actually does, which sectors it regulates, and why each sector tag was attached. Sources cited.

Recent legislative activity · 32 bills

12 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.