After purchasing a variety of stocks in June, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, was back at it again in July. The Peach State representative, who sits on the Oversight and Reform Committee and the Homeland Security Committee, added six more stocks to her portfolio, according to a recently submitted regulatory filing.

In addition to tech stocks Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), (NYSE: GLW), and Dell (NYSE: DELL), Greene picked up shares of utility stock Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), banking powerhouse JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), and logistics leader United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS). Although the exact value of each transaction wasn't reported, all six trades were valued between $1,001 and $15,000.

Consistent with her purchases in the first half of the year, Greene demonstrated a keen interest in stocks that had exposure to artificial intelligence (AI). On July 23, she increased her AI exposure by picking up shares of Applied Materials, Corning, and Dell. Applied Materials, for example, develops and manufactures systems that companies require to produce semiconductors, including those that are specifically designed for AI applications. This business represents the lion's share of the company's sales -- about 74% of overall revenue in the second quarter 2024.

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