The trading activity of members of Congress continues to attract interest from retail investors, especially when there are potential conflicts of interest. A member's committee assignment is putting increased attention on some recent trades.



 • Ducommun stock is trading near recent highs. Where are DCO shares going?



<h2>Congressman Buys Defense Stocks</h2>



Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.) recently disclosed buying shares of multiple stocks, as reported by the Benzinga Government Trades page.



Among the stocks bought were two small defense stocks.



Cisneros disclosed buying $1,000 to $15,000 in shares of Ducommun Inc (NYSE:DCO) on May 18, 2026, and $1,000 to $15,000 in shares of StandardAero Inc (NYSE:SARE) on May 11, 2026.



Ducommun has a market capitalization of $2.3 billion and StandardAero has a market capitalization of $8.3 billion, making these on the smaller side of stocks bought by members of Congress.



Along with the size of the stocks drawing attention, Cisneros being on the House Armed Services Committee is also drawing attention.



&#34;Keep an eye on this one. Rep. Gilbert Cisneros (D) just disclosed two defense stock purchases,&#34; the Pelosi Tracker on X tweeted. &#34;Here's where it gets interesting. He sits on the Armed Services Intelligence &amp; Special Operations Subcommittee.&#34;



The account said StandardAero has deals with the U.S. Special Operations Command, while Ducommun builds missiles and weapons components for the U.S. Special Operations.



&#34;His subcommittee controls their budget,&#34; the Pelosi Tracker said of both companies.



This marked the first purchase of Ducommun for Cisenors. For StandardAero, it was the first of many.



Here are the recent trades of StandardAero stock for the congressman:



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<li>May 11, 2026: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in stock</li>



<li>March 27, 2026: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in stock</li>



<li>Dec. 10, 2025: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in stock</li>



<li>Nov. 17, 2025: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in stock</li>



<li>Oct. 14, 2025: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in stock</li>



<li>Oct. 7, 2025: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in stock</li>



<li>Oct. 2, 2025: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in stock</li>



<li>Oct. 1, 2025: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in stock</li>



<li>Sept. 30, 2025: Bought $1,000 to $15,000 in stock</li>
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In total, Cisneros has bought $9,000 to $135,000 in shares of StandardAero, an $8 billion defense company that has government contracts.



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<h2>Cisneros' Trading History</h2>



Cisnero is an active trader among members of Congress.



The congressman has made over 2,500 stock transactions according to data from Quiver Quantitative.



Benzinga previously flagged that Cisneros owning stocks such as Palantir and Lockheed Martin had attracted attention due to his committee assignment for the House Armed Services.



Being a member of the committee that knows about government contracts and helps with the budgets and awards of contracts could lead to members of Congress having inside information on which defense stocks will benefit in the future.



Benzinga will be following Ducommun and StandardAero stocks closely going forward.



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Rep. Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has purchased defense stocks including Ducommun and StandardAero nine times since September. This activity raises conflict-of-interest concerns as his subcommittee controls the budgets for these companies' government contracts. Cisneros is an active trader with over 2,500 transactions, drawing scrutiny from investors regarding potential insider advantages.

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