Politico reports a bill Tammy Baldwin is touting that bans senators and their spouses from buying individual stocks would not apply to Baldwin and her partner because they are not married.
Baldwin’s partner, Maria Brisbane, is a Wall Street financial advisor who serves a network of “ultra-high-net-worth” clients. Last month, a report from the New York Post raised ethical questions over Brisbane’s clients potentially benefitting from Baldwin’s work in the Senate.
Baldwin has been with Brisbane since 2018. They co-own a $1.3 million penthouse in D.C. But they are not married, which means Baldwin is not required to disclose Brisbane’s stock trades and assets.
“Tammy Baldwin’s scheme to hide her Wall Street partner’s stock trades raises serious questions about her ethics. Baldwin claims she doesn’t share inside information with Brisbane, but she won’t disclose the stock trades, so it is impossible to be certain.” – NRSC Spokesman Tate Mitchell