DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley has repeatedly been exposed for pushing policies that send his personal stocks soaring while hurting North Carolina families:

1. Whatley actively pushed for a bill that gave “a windfall to pharmaceutical companies,” benefiting his up to half million-plus dollars invested in pharmaceutical companies while raising drug prices and out-of-pocket costs for seniors.

Charlotte Observer: “Whatley helped get the bill across the finish line, and he encouraged North Carolina leaders to support it. But he also may have financially benefitted from its passage.”

2.  A “longtime oil lobbyist,” Whatley dismissed the sacrifice of service members in Iran as the war spiked his oil and gas investments “by up to $219,660.”

Fayetteville Observer: “U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley supports Trump’s Iran War. The supply disruption drives up profits for Whatley’s oil stock holdings and raises conflict-of-interest questions.” 

3. Whatley also cheered on Trump’s actions in Venezuela as he reaped up to “$63,000” in a single weekend from his investments in Big Oil companies. 

POLITICO: “North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley has praised the Trump administration for its ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, calling it ‘a very important step.’ […] What Whatley didn’t mention is that he and his family have up to a million plus dollars invested in three major oil companies that saw spikes in their shares…”

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