Campaign staffers keep trying to bet on races despite push to curb insider trading
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Two former FEC commissioners told NPR that Kalshi's campaign-monitoring program is a good start in the fight against political insider trading, but cautioned that FEC data is not comprehensive.

FEC reports leave a lot of campaign staffers unnamed, such as volunteers, lawyers, pollsters and subcontractors, said Sean Cooksey, who was appointed to the FEC by President Trump in 2020 and chaired the commission during the 2024 election.

"While I think this data may be helpful in giving some picture about who is working on a particular campaign, it is by no means a complete one," Cooksey said. "It is not a complete list of every person who does any kind of work for the campaign."

Lee E. Goodman, a former FEC commissioner who served from 2013 to 2018 under Trump and President Barack Obama, agreed.

"It is a constructive step," Goodman said. "However, it's not a panacea because it still leaves many people who are involved in campaigns who will not show up on FEC reports."

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