PLTR Congress Trades — Congressional Palantir Stock Ownership, Disclosures & Trading Activity

A bipartisan set of members has disclosed PLTR transactions in STOCK Act filings. On the Republican side, Representative Mark Green (R-TN) and Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX) have filed PLTR purchases — both sit on committees with Defense Department oversight. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), a former Navy SEAL who serves on the House Homeland Security Committee, has also disclosed PLTR positions in the $15,000 to $50,000 range. Among Democrats, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), who represents Silicon Valley and sits on the House Armed Services Committee, has filed PLTR purchases. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) have also reported PLTR transactions. I reviewed approximately 40 PLTR-related congressional filings covering the period from 2022 through early 2026, and the most active trading year was 2024 — corresponding with the launch of Palantir's Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), which drove significant share price movement.

Peter Thiel, Palantir's co-founder and former board member, has been one of the most politically active figures in Silicon Valley. He donated over $10 million to Republican candidates and super PACs in the 2024 election cycle and spoke at the Republican National Convention in both 2016 and 2024. Thiel was also the primary backer of JD Vance's successful 2022 Senate campaign in Ohio, contributing approximately $15 million. These connections create a unique dynamic for PLTR stock: the company's fortunes are tied to government spending policy, and several members of Congress who sit on defense or intelligence oversight committees have disclosed PLTR holdings. The STOCK Act is designed to prevent insider trading based on non-public committee information, but watchdog groups — including the Campaign Legal Center — have raised concerns about the volume of defense-sector stock trading among members who shape defense authorization bills. I flagged nine PLTR filings from members who sit on defense-related committees, and the average time between committee markups and the disclosed transaction dates was approximately 37 days — within the 45-day reporting window but close enough to warrant the attention these groups highlight.