DE
Deere & Company
Deere & Company (DE) manufactures agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery, with a political profile showing $45,000 in donations to 8 House members and a single executive branch holding.
Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
60/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL
BusinessWhat DE does
Deere & Company designs, manufactures, and distributes agricultural equipment (tractors, combines), construction and forestry machinery, and diesel engines. Revenue is derived from equipment sales, financing operations (John Deere Capital), and aftermarket parts. The company operates globally with a significant presence in North America.
12 months past · 3 months futureDE activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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closed
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Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
251 trading days ·
18 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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10 13F filings
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1 past bill actions
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0 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsDE held by Trump-administration officials
2 cabinet/senior officials reported DE positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 27 filings.
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DEERE & CO
Lifetime Government AwardsDE federal contracts by year
$35M
total awarded · 2004–2014
1000
contracts on file
2012
peak year ($14M)
Top contracts by award amount
$1.9M
Department of Defense
2010-03-31
REACH-BACK 100 GATORS
$1.7M
Department of Defense
2004-09-24
$517K
Department of Defense
2012-03-15
397EM - JOHN DEERE XUV 825I GATORS 35 EACH
$412K
Department of Defense
2012-12-12
JOHN DEERE MODEL 7130 TRACTORS, SPARE PARTS, FRONT 7 REAR SPARE SPARE
$292K
Department of the Interior
2013-08-20
PURCHASE OF NEW JOHN DEERE 9460RT TRACTOR FOR YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PAR
11 years · 1000 contracts
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding DE
$262.5M
Total DE held by tracked 13F funds
2
Funds with DE positions
Citadel Advisors
$185M
+5%
12 overlap
2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$78M
+102%
12 overlap
2025-12-31
Politicians Trading DEMembers of Congress with recent DE positions
11 politicians traded DE across 55 disclosed transactions totaling $648K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just DE). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Ro Khanna
11 buys
10 sells
$168K
2026-01-29
LOW · 0
Jefferson Shreve
2 sells
$150K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Robert P. Bresnahan
2 buys
2 sells
$81K
2025-04-08
LOW · 0
Julie Johnson
6 sells
$48K
2025-12-18
LOW · 15
Bruce Westerman
4 buys
2 sells
$48K
2025-04-21
LOW · 0
Markwayne Mullin
1 buy
$33K
2025-12-29
LOW · 29
Val T. Hoyle
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-09-23
LOW · 0
Lisa C. McClain
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-07-16
LOW · 0
Dan Newhouse
3 sells
$24K
2026-07-10
LOW · 5
Julia Letlow
1 buy
1 sell
$16K
2025-09-22
LOW · 1
Rick W. Allen
2 sells
$16K
2024-08-14
LOW · 2
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading DE
2026-07-10
Dan Newhouse
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-23
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-29
Markwayne Mullin
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-12-18
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-22
Julia Letlow
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
113d late
2025-01-31
Julia Letlow
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
347d late
2025-11-13
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-22
Julie Johnson
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-14
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-22
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-24
Ro Khanna
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-07-20
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
9
stock awards · $1.6M market value
2026-03-04
STOCKTON DMITRI L
Director
AWARD
293 sh
$180K
2026-03-04
PAGE GREGORY R
Director
AWARD
293 sh
$180K
2026-03-04
Heuberger Alan Cletus
Director
AWARD
293 sh
$180K
2026-03-04
FEIGHT R PRESTON
Director
AWARD
293 sh
$180K
2026-03-04
Erwin Tami A.
Director
AWARD
293 sh
$180K
2026-03-04
Caret Leanne G
Director
AWARD
293 sh
$180K
2026-03-04
Talton Sheila
Director
AWARD
293 sh
$180K
2026-03-04
Sikes James Brian
Director
AWARD
293 sh
$180K
For DE, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting DELive legislation impacting this stock
S.827 · 119th
Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act
S.784 · 119th
Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act
HR.1991 · 119th
Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025
HR.2020 · 119th
New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act
HR.1854 · 119th
Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act
HR.1951 · 119th
Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act
HR.1904 · 119th
Improving Coordination of Agriculture Research and Data Act
HR.1906 · 119th
Rural Wellness Act
HR.1995 · 119th
Securing American Agriculture Act
HR.1985 · 119th
Promoting Precision Agriculture Act
Political ProfileWhere DE sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: Bipartisan donation split ($20K D / $20K R) with committee access (Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce). EVIDENTIARY: No recent corporate insider buys (tier F, 0 buys), but one executive branch holder (Sean Duffy, $1K-$15K bucket). Net: Balanced political engagement with no strong trading signals.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Environmental regulations on diesel enginesEPA"Sector is agriculture; regulatory density score 60 implies exposure."
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Trade policies affecting agricultural exportsUSTR"Sector is agriculture; no direct evidence but industry exposure."
Regulatory opportunities
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Farm bill subsidies for equipment purchasesUSDA"Multiple agriculture sector bills with revenue impact (e.g., HR.2926 $6M)."
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Infrastructure spending on construction equipmentDOT"Company manufactures construction machinery; no direct evidence but sector alignment."
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for DE — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades DE
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout DE & political exposure
Does Deere & Company (DE) hold federal contracts?
Yes. Deere & Company has 3457 federal contract awards totaling $166,749,834, primarily from agencies including Consumer Product Safety Commission, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce. See full contract list and amounts on this page.
Which Trump cabinet officials own DE stock?
2 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in DE on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump, Sean Duffy. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded DE stock?
299 congressional trades by 31 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-07-10. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is DE political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 50% / D 50%.
How does GovGreed track DE political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. DE data is updated daily from these official federal sources.