Sen. Tammy Baldwin doesn’t disclose potential financial conflict of interest

Sen. Tammy Baldwin doesn’t disclose potential financial conflict of interest


Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin is facing major scrutiny for shady financial arrangements that are coming to light for the first time thanks to fresh reporting from The New York Post.

Baldwin co-owns a swanky $1.3 million DC penthouse with her partner, Wall Street private wealth management adviser Maria Brisbane. However, none of Baldwin and Brisbane’s jointly owned assets have appeared on Senator Baldwin’s financial disclosures because the couple is not married. Brisbane has refused to divulge her client lists or explain how they prevent a conflict of interest between Brisbane’s investment and Baldwin’s congressional oversight.

The potential for a conflict of interest centers around Brisbane’s focus on investing in small biotechnology companies. Senator Baldwin has lobbied publically and privately for expanded US investment in biotechnology and chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that manages appropriations for the National Institutes for Health. Additionally, Baldwin touted a $49 million investment by the US government in biotechnology for Wisconsin in July and was the subject of praise by multiple biotec companies over the past number of years for securing public funding for the industry.

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