A new disclosure filed with the U.S. House of Representatives shows that Hon. Julia Letlow sold shares of American Financial Group, Inc. Common Stock (AFG) on February 24, 2025. The transaction, made by the member of Congress herself, falls within the $1,001 to $15,000 disclosure range and was held through a Merrill Lynch Investment Account #025.
Under the STOCK Act, members of Congress are required to publicly report stock transactions within 45 days of execution. This sale, however, was not disclosed until 168 days after it occurred, well past that statutory window. The filing does not include an explanation for the delay, and none is speculated here.
What the Filing Shows
The Periodic Transaction Report identifies the asset as American Financial Group, Inc. Common Stock, traded under the ticker AFG. The report categorizes the activity as a sale, and whoisbuyingnow.com classifies this signal simply as a congress sale, reflecting the direction of the transaction as disclosed. No additional detail on price per share, total shares sold, or the specific dollar amount is provided, as is standard under the STOCK Act’s range-based reporting requirements.
This is not the first AFG-related disclosure tied to Rep. Letlow. Earlier reporting on this site covered Rep. Julia Letlow Discloses AFG Stock Purchase, 265 Days Late, a transaction that also came with a significant reporting delay. Taken together, the two filings show a pattern of AFG activity in the member’s Merrill Lynch account, though the disclosures themselves do not indicate any connection between the two trades beyond the shared asset.
Why the Timing Matters
The STOCK Act’s 45-day disclosure window exists to give the public timely visibility into potential conflicts of interest or market-moving trades made by lawmakers. When filings arrive months late, as with this 168-day gap, the public transparency the law is designed to provide is delayed accordingly. Late filings are not uncommon across Congress and are sometimes accompanied by administrative explanations, but this particular report includes no such note.
Readers should note that this article is a factual summary of a public disclosure filed under the STOCK Act. It does not constitute investment advice, and the filing itself is not evidence of any wrongdoing. Members of Congress are permitted to buy and sell securities, provided they meet the disclosure requirements set out in the law, even when those disclosures arrive later than the statute intends.