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MRK government trades

Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock. 20 officials filed trades since 2025. MRK rating

Trades are filed weeks after they happen and amounts are reported as ranges. Educational, not financial advice.

Who traded it

Official	Branch	Buys	Sells	First trade	Latest trade	Latest filing
Maria Elvira Salazar R-FL	House	2	1	2026-08-19	2026-09-24	2026-10-07
Donald J Trump	Executive	4	5	2024-07-31	2026-06-23	2026-09-22
Alan Armstrong R-OK	Senate	0	1	2026-03-27	2026-03-27	2026-07-21
Josh Gottheimer D-NJ	House	1	1	2025-01-27	2026-02-04	2026-03-16
Julie Johnson D-TX	House	2	3	2025-01-17	2025-12-18	2026-01-15
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. D-CA	House	5	3	2025-01-24	2025-12-19	2026-01-12
Val T. Hoyle D-OR	House	1	1	2024-10-29	2025-09-23	2025-10-10
Sheri Biggs R-SC	House	0	1	2025-03-19	2025-03-19	2025-10-05
Lisa C. McClain R-MI	House	1	1	2025-06-24	2025-08-04	2025-09-12
Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA Former	House	3	0	2025-04-09	2025-08-28	2025-08-29
Ritchie Torres D-NY	House	1	1	2024-09-26	2025-07-11	2025-08-20
Scott Franklin R-FL	House	1	1	2024-08-07	2025-06-16	2025-07-14
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. R-PA	House	1	2	2025-02-25	2025-05-15	2025-05-31
Troy D Edgar	Executive	0	1	2025-03-25	2025-03-25	2025-05-14
Bruce Westerman R-AR	House	1	1	2025-03-03	2025-04-21	2025-05-12
Jefferson Shreve R-IN	House	1	1	2025-02-24	2025-04-17	2025-05-08
Kelly Morrison D-MN	House	0	1	2025-03-20	2025-03-20	2025-04-11
Byron Donalds R-FL	House	0	2	2025-01-16	2025-01-16	2025-02-10
Jared Moskowitz D-FL	House	0	2	2025-01-15	2025-01-15	2025-02-10
Tommy Beaudreau	Executive	1	1	2022-06-22	2023-06-19	2025-01-17

Every MRK trade

Traded	Filed	Days	Official	Stock	Type	Amount	Owner
2026-09-24	2026-10-07	13	Maria Elvira Salazar	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Partial sell	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2024-07-31	2026-09-22	783	Donald J Trump	MRK MERCK & CO. INC.	Sell	$250K–$500K		Filing ↗
2026-08-19	2026-09-09	21	Maria Elvira Salazar	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuyTrimmed	$15K–$50K	Self	Filing ↗
2026-08-19	2026-09-09	21	Maria Elvira Salazar	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuyTrimmed	$15K–$50K	Self	Filing ↗
2026-06-23	2026-08-22	60	Donald J Trump	MRK MERCK & CO. INC.	BuyOpen	$1K–$15K		Filing ↗
2026-06-12	2026-08-22	71	Donald J Trump	MRK MERCK & CO INC	BuyOpen	$50K–$100K		Filing ↗
2026-03-27	2026-07-21	116	Alan Armstrong	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock (new)	Sell	$15K–$50K	Self	Filing ↗
2026-05-18	2026-07-01	44	Donald J Trump	MRK MERCK & CO. INC.	Sell	$1K–$15K		Filing ↗
2026-05-05	2026-07-01	57	Donald J Trump	MRK Merck & Co Inc	Sell	$15K–$50K		Filing ↗
2026-04-27	2026-07-01	65	Donald J Trump	MRK MERCK & CO INC	Sell	$50K–$100K		Filing ↗
2026-04-10	2026-07-01	82	Donald J Trump	MRK MERCK & CO INC	Sell	$1K–$15K		Filing ↗
2026-03-23	2026-05-14	52	Donald J Trump	MRK MERCK & CO. INC.	BuySold	$1K–$15K		Filing ↗
2026-03-17	2026-05-14	58	Donald J Trump	MRK MERCK & CO. INC.	BuySold	$1K–$15K		Filing ↗
2026-02-04	2026-03-16	40	Josh Gottheimer	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuyOpen	$1K–$15K	Joint	Filing ↗
2025-12-18	2026-01-15	28	Julie Johnson	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$1K–$15K	Joint	Filing ↗
2025-12-19	2026-01-12	24	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuyOpen	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-11-18	2025-12-15	27	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuyOpen	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-11-13	2025-12-11	28	Julie Johnson	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Partial sell	$1K–$15K	Joint	Filing ↗
2025-09-23	2025-10-10	17	Val T. Hoyle	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$1K–$15K	Spouse	Filing ↗
2025-03-19	2025-10-05	200	Sheri Biggs	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$15K–$50K	Spouse	Filing ↗
2025-08-05	2025-09-12	38	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuyOpen	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-08-04	2025-09-12	39	Lisa C. McClain	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$1K–$15K	Spouse	Filing ↗
2024-10-29	2025-09-12	318	Val T. Hoyle	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$1K–$15K	Spouse	Filing ↗
2025-08-14	2025-09-11	28	Julie Johnson	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Partial sell	$1K–$15K	Joint	Filing ↗
2025-08-28	2025-08-29	1	Marjorie Taylor Greene	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuyOpen	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-07-11	2025-08-20	40	Ritchie Torres	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2024-09-26	2025-08-20	328	Ritchie Torres	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-06-24	2025-08-13	50	Lisa C. McClain	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$1K–$15K	Spouse	Filing ↗
2025-06-16	2025-07-14	28	Scott Franklin	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$1K–$15K	Joint	Filing ↗
2025-06-13	2025-07-14	31	Julie Johnson	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$1K–$15K	Joint	Filing ↗
2024-08-07	2025-07-03	330	Scott Franklin	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$1K–$15K	Spouse	Filing ↗
2025-05-30	2025-06-06	7	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-05-15	2025-05-31	16	Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$15K–$50K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-03-25	2025-05-14	50	Troy D Edgar	MRK Merck & Co., Inc.	Sell	$1K–$15K		Filing ↗
2025-04-21	2025-05-12	21	Bruce Westerman	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-04-17	2025-05-08	21	Jefferson Shreve	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$15K–$50K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-04-08	2025-05-08	30	Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$15K–$50K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-05-05	2025-05-06	1	Marjorie Taylor Greene	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuyOpen	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-04-29	2025-05-06	7	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-03-03	2025-04-16	44	Bruce Westerman	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-04-09	2025-04-11	2	Marjorie Taylor Greene	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuyOpen	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-03-20	2025-04-11	22	Kelly Morrison	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Partial sell	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-03-31	2025-04-07	7	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Partial sell	$15K–$50K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-02-25	2025-03-27	30	Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$15K–$50K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-02-24	2025-03-09	13	Jefferson Shreve	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$15K–$50K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-02-26	2025-03-06	8	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$15K–$50K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-01-17	2025-02-12	26	Julie Johnson	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	BuySold	$1K–$15K	Joint	Filing ↗
2025-01-24	2025-02-11	18	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗
2025-01-27	2025-02-10	14	Josh Gottheimer	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$15K–$50K	Joint	Filing ↗
2025-01-16	2025-02-10	25	Byron Donalds	MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock	Sell	$1K–$15K	Self	Filing ↗

MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Partial sell
Maria Elvira Salazar
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2026-09-24 · filed 2026-10-07 (13d) · Filing ↗
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.
Sell
Donald J Trump
$250K–$500K · traded 2024-07-31 · filed 2026-09-22 (783d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
TrimmedBuy
Maria Elvira Salazar
$15K–$50K · Self · traded 2026-08-19 · filed 2026-09-09 (21d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
TrimmedBuy
Maria Elvira Salazar
$15K–$50K · Self · traded 2026-08-19 · filed 2026-09-09 (21d) · Filing ↗
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.
OpenBuy
Donald J Trump
$1K–$15K · traded 2026-06-23 · filed 2026-08-22 (60d) · Filing ↗
MRK MERCK & CO INC
OpenBuy
Donald J Trump
$50K–$100K · traded 2026-06-12 · filed 2026-08-22 (71d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock (new)
Sell
Alan Armstrong
$15K–$50K · Self · traded 2026-03-27 · filed 2026-07-21 (116d) · Filing ↗
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.
Sell
Donald J Trump
$1K–$15K · traded 2026-05-18 · filed 2026-07-01 (44d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Co Inc
Sell
Donald J Trump
$15K–$50K · traded 2026-05-05 · filed 2026-07-01 (57d) · Filing ↗
MRK MERCK & CO INC
Sell
Donald J Trump
$50K–$100K · traded 2026-04-27 · filed 2026-07-01 (65d) · Filing ↗
MRK MERCK & CO INC
Sell
Donald J Trump
$1K–$15K · traded 2026-04-10 · filed 2026-07-01 (82d) · Filing ↗
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.
SoldBuy
Donald J Trump
$1K–$15K · traded 2026-03-23 · filed 2026-05-14 (52d) · Filing ↗
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.
SoldBuy
Donald J Trump
$1K–$15K · traded 2026-03-17 · filed 2026-05-14 (58d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
OpenBuy
Josh Gottheimer
$1K–$15K · Joint · traded 2026-02-04 · filed 2026-03-16 (40d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Julie Johnson
$1K–$15K · Joint · traded 2025-12-18 · filed 2026-01-15 (28d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
OpenBuy
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-12-19 · filed 2026-01-12 (24d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
OpenBuy
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-11-18 · filed 2025-12-15 (27d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Partial sell
Julie Johnson
$1K–$15K · Joint · traded 2025-11-13 · filed 2025-12-11 (28d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Val T. Hoyle
$1K–$15K · Spouse · traded 2025-09-23 · filed 2025-10-10 (17d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Sheri Biggs
$15K–$50K · Spouse · traded 2025-03-19 · filed 2025-10-05 (200d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
OpenBuy
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-08-05 · filed 2025-09-12 (38d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Lisa C. McClain
$1K–$15K · Spouse · traded 2025-08-04 · filed 2025-09-12 (39d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Val T. Hoyle
$1K–$15K · Spouse · traded 2024-10-29 · filed 2025-09-12 (318d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Partial sell
Julie Johnson
$1K–$15K · Joint · traded 2025-08-14 · filed 2025-09-11 (28d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
OpenBuy
Marjorie Taylor Greene
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-08-28 · filed 2025-08-29 (1d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Ritchie Torres
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-07-11 · filed 2025-08-20 (40d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Ritchie Torres
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2024-09-26 · filed 2025-08-20 (328d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Lisa C. McClain
$1K–$15K · Spouse · traded 2025-06-24 · filed 2025-08-13 (50d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Scott Franklin
$1K–$15K · Joint · traded 2025-06-16 · filed 2025-07-14 (28d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Julie Johnson
$1K–$15K · Joint · traded 2025-06-13 · filed 2025-07-14 (31d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Scott Franklin
$1K–$15K · Spouse · traded 2024-08-07 · filed 2025-07-03 (330d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-05-30 · filed 2025-06-06 (7d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
$15K–$50K · Self · traded 2025-05-15 · filed 2025-05-31 (16d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
Sell
Troy D Edgar
$1K–$15K · traded 2025-03-25 · filed 2025-05-14 (50d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Bruce Westerman
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-04-21 · filed 2025-05-12 (21d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Jefferson Shreve
$15K–$50K · Self · traded 2025-04-17 · filed 2025-05-08 (21d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
$15K–$50K · Self · traded 2025-04-08 · filed 2025-05-08 (30d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
OpenBuy
Marjorie Taylor Greene
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-05-05 · filed 2025-05-06 (1d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-04-29 · filed 2025-05-06 (7d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Bruce Westerman
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-03-03 · filed 2025-04-16 (44d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
OpenBuy
Marjorie Taylor Greene
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-04-09 · filed 2025-04-11 (2d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Partial sell
Kelly Morrison
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-03-20 · filed 2025-04-11 (22d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Partial sell
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
$15K–$50K · Self · traded 2025-03-31 · filed 2025-04-07 (7d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
$15K–$50K · Self · traded 2025-02-25 · filed 2025-03-27 (30d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Jefferson Shreve
$15K–$50K · Self · traded 2025-02-24 · filed 2025-03-09 (13d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
$15K–$50K · Self · traded 2025-02-26 · filed 2025-03-06 (8d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
SoldBuy
Julie Johnson
$1K–$15K · Joint · traded 2025-01-17 · filed 2025-02-12 (26d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-01-24 · filed 2025-02-11 (18d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Josh Gottheimer
$15K–$50K · Joint · traded 2025-01-27 · filed 2025-02-10 (14d) · Filing ↗
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock
Sell
Byron Donalds
$1K–$15K · Self · traded 2025-01-16 · filed 2025-02-10 (25d) · Filing ↗