A Republican congressional candidate in Maryland is using a very unusual investment strategy, according to financial disclosure reports released this week.
Robin Ficker, who is running to represent the state’s 6th Congressional District, reported that nearly all of his net worth is invested in the stock of one company: computer technology and chip giant Nvidia.
Ficker served one term in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1979 to 1983 and has since run for office more than 20 times and introduced dozens of ballot initiatives.
Ficker reported in his financial disclosure filed this week that nearly his entire net worth, between $5 million to $25 million, is invested in Nvidia. Lawmakers are only required to disclose investments in broad ranges.
His only other reported asset is $100,000 to $250,000 in the AI-infrastructure company Nebius Group. The 82-year-old also reported an annual $20,000 income from Social Security — as well as $25,000 from the program last year.
Ficker’s only reported liability is a $285,000 home mortgage incurred in 2006.
Ficker’s campaign treasurer, Brenda Hankins, did not respond to NOTUS’ request for further comment about the investments.
The large position in Nvidia is a relatively new investment for Ficker. In a 2016 financial disclosure from a previous congressional run, he revealed that he held stock in Facebook, Apple and oil and gas company Stone Energy, as well as a Fidelity Trust totaling $2 million to $7 million.
Ficker is running for the nomination in Maryland’s 6th congressional district, where Democratic Rep. April McClain Delaney is up for reelection next year. Other candidates in the race so far include federal consultant Ethan Wechtaluk, who is running as a Democrat, and Republican candidates Christopher Burnett, a retired Marine, and Neil Parrot, a former Maryland General Assembly member who has run unsuccessfully three times for the seat.
Ficker, a career defense attorney, was disbarred from the Maryland Court of Appeals in March 2022 for “a slate of violations” of state professional conduct. The high court’s ruling noted Ficker was flagged for misconduct repeatedly throughout his career, including failing to appear for trial and allowing his office assistant, a disbarred former attorney, to sign in his name.
“In all, three generations of Bar Counsel have brought charges and 27 members of this Court have deliberated whether a particular sanction for Mr. Ficker’s repeated infractions would deter further such practices and thus protect those who seek out his services,” the judges said, as reported by Maryland Matters. “The Court’s prior deliberations resulted in private reprimands, public reprimands, and indefinite suspensions of Mr. Ficker from the practice of law.”
Nvidia’s stock price has exploded in recent years, going up 1,400% since 2022. It’s considered one of the largest beneficiaries of the AI-boom, far outperforming the S&P 500. The company recently invested $100 billion into OpenAI, adding $160 billion to its market value.
Ficker is in good company — Nvidia is popular among members of Congress, with more than three dozen currently investing in the company. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who has come under scrutiny for her stock trades, reported her husband made some seven-figure Nvidia trades in late 2024.