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Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
House · Democrat (most recent term) · IL-17 · in Congress 2013–2023 · Bioguide ID B001286
Party history: D 2013–2023. Source: term data in unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0); party shown is as recorded per term there.
Estimated net worth (from public disclosures)
| Estimate | Report year | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Estimated net worth at the earliest available report (2015); the member entered office earlier, in 2013 | 2015 | −$458,973 | $200,512 | $859,996 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2021 | $6,019 | $761,008 | $1,515,997 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2015 → 2021 (6 years spanned) | 2015–2021 | −$853,977 | +$560,496 | +$1,974,970 |
Gain Low = latest Low − earliest High; Gain High = latest High − earliest Low (widest possible spread); Mid = latest Mid − earliest Mid.
Reliability flags (net worth): none for these two endpoints. Included in the recommended dollar-gain ranking.
Net worth by report year (mid; Low–High)
| Report year | Assets (mid) | Liabilities (mid) | Net worth mid | Low … High | Status / flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $815,514 | $615,002 | $200,512 | −$458,973 … $859,996 | computed |
| 2016 | $1,016,514 | $350,001 | $666,514 | $13,029 … $1,319,998 | computed |
| 2017 | $1,039,011 | $350,001 | $689,010 | $83,022 … $1,294,998 | computed |
| 2018 | $956,010 | $350,001 | $606,009 | $32,020 … $1,179,998 | computed |
| 2019 | $946,010 | $525,002 | $421,009 | −$237,979 … $1,079,997 | computed; 1 Schedule A row(s) had the upper bound of the range lost in text extraction; completed from the fixed statutory bracket |
| 2020 | $1,280,008 | $525,002 | $755,006 | −$14,984 … $1,524,997 | computed |
| 2021 | $1,286,010 | $525,002 | $761,008 | $6,019 … $1,515,997 | computed |
- What this is: Net worth = Schedule A assets (each value range at its midpoint; low–high range shown) minus Schedule D liabilities (midpoints / ranges). Low = assets at range floors minus liabilities at range ceilings; Mid = midpoints; High = assets at ceilings minus liabilities at floors. Low and High are outer bounds of the reported ranges, not likely outcomes.
- What it excludes / understates: exact values (only ranges are reported); a personal residence is not reported as an asset (although a mortgage on it may be listed as a liability, which then lowers the estimate); retirement and federal accounts (e.g. Thrift Savings Plan, defined-benefit pensions) are only partly or not reported; assets of excepted/blind trusts, cash held below reporting thresholds, vehicles, household goods and most spouse/dependent items exempt from reporting are not included; liabilities on a personal residence, revolving credit under thresholds and loans to family may be omitted by filers.
- Open-ended top ranges (e.g. “Over $50,000,000”) are counted at their lower bound and flagged, so such values are understated.
- The change is a change in estimated net worth in nominal dollars (no inflation adjustment). It includes salary, gifts, inheritances, business income and re-valuation as well as investment results, and it is subject to range-bracket noise; it is not an investment return and implies nothing about conduct.
Read this first. Members report asset values only as ranges (e.g. “$15,001 – $50,000”), never exact dollars. Every figure below is an estimate computed from range midpoints, not a measured return. Figures cannot be interpreted as investment performance, and they do not show wrongdoing or skill. Methodology and limitations are at the end and in the project README. Sources: public financial disclosure reports filed with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and/or the Secretary of the Senate (Senate eFD), linked below.
Avg. annual change (geometric, est.)+2.2%
Simple average of years+3.3%
Years estimated4
Best / worst single year2016 +19%
2018 -20%
2018 -20%
Reliability flags: few years (4); 1 unparsed value(s).
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): +8.8% to -0.1%. This band is narrow because it moves both years together; the true uncertainty is larger — see the per-year “strict envelope” column and the limitations.
Estimated year-over-year change
Bars: midpoint estimate; whisker: same-position floor/ceiling band. Axis clipped to −100%…+150%. Years with insufficient traceable holdings are omitted.
| Year (t−1 → t) | Opening value (mid) | Closing value (mid) | Income (mid) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) | Est. gain | Same-position band | Strict envelope | Traced coverage | Status / flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015→2016 | $570,010 | $671,510 | $100 | $24,002 | $32,500 | +19.3% | +14.3% … +35.8% | -98% … +136% | 70% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $724,508 | $808,008 | $100 | $0 | $8,000 | +12.6% | +11.3% … +16.2% | -84% … +109% | 71% | counted |
| 2017→2018 | $1,039,011 | $883,008 | $100 | $210,007 | $162,502 | -19.6% | -22.1% … -13.2% | -122% … +83% | 100% | counted |
| 2018→2019 | $858,508 | $741,008 | $100 | $294,005 | $420,004 | +1.0% | +0.4% … +2.5% | -120% … +122% | 90% | counted; many new/exited positions |
| 2019→2020 | $278,004 | $922,006 | $100 | $771,506 | $420,004 | +105.3% | +96.4% … +131.2% | -265% … +475% | 32% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 32% < 60%; high turnover (buys+sells > 100% of opening value); many new/exited positions |
| 2020→2021 | $183,001 | $830,506 | $100 | $275,008 | $32,500 | +221.4% | +183.5% … +320.8% | -104% … +547% | 14% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 14% < 60%; high turnover (buys+sells > 100% of opening value); many new/exited positions |
Filings used
Each annual-report year uses one filing (most recently filed version among originals/amendments whose Schedule A row count is ≥ 40% of the largest). Electronic (text) PDFs are parsed. Scanned/image-only filings are OCR-read and used only if they pass the explicit validation gates described in the project README (value/income coverage, two-engine agreement, exact bracket snapping, page completeness, year-to-year position continuity); such years are labelled OCR-derived below. Scanned filings that fail validation are listed as “insufficient data – scanned”.
| Report year | Doc ID | Type | Filed | Schedule A rows | Rows with unparsed value | Source (official filing) / SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10016627 | House amendment | 5/15/2017 | 27 | 0 | 10016627.pdfa9063eaab5adabe132551ae756d3b85cd0480e3480fc4283897ab669dc036a36 |
| 2016 | 10016290 | House annual | 5/15/2017 | 29 | 0 | 10016290.pdf59a710644972175da9e2f13539bed92d26114a839e950be6f26d864f409a79cf |
| 2017 | 10021983 | House annual | 6/6/2018 | 22 | 0 | 10021983.pdfd8f21d811aef0a3f28423058c376c43f8ec133c69d7f76fbdddd5ea69d1a43dd |
| 2018 | 10026057 | House annual | 5/3/2019 | 28 | 0 | 10026057.pdfd369c45b319a2c392046f237f59a78d730b509930f49554a26c03ecabb3358b8 |
| 2019 | 10037009 | House annual | 8/10/2020 | 21 | 1 | 10037009.pdf261ec389599217bedecc2f465594963b9aba21fd8129d1955bbb4a31ff6ecf73 |
| 2020 | 10041143 | House annual | 8/3/2021 | 16 | 0 | 10041143.pdf8de4682be4ce77822fc574caa23e660ad81932f48fb39f5fbb6a24b84ebf736d |
| 2021 | 10047926 | House annual | 7/27/2022 | 21 | 0 | 10047926.pdff055004842ba99e39e337600b1baaed8238bfbe90aa95a87fa237d00f9723338 |
Largest movers 2016→2017
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Wells Fargo Account [BA] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Danaher Corporation (DHR) [ST] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Expedia, Inc. (EXPE) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Apple Inc. (AAPL) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| UnityPoint Health 457(b) - Fidelity ⇒ JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2025(JNSIX) [MF] | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 2 ⇒ Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 C (VADCX) [MF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Intermediate Bond Fund (IBAFX) | — | exited | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | $0 | $8,000 |
Largest movers 2017→2018
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Dodge & Cox Global Stock Fund (DODWX) [MF] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ PRIMECAP Odyssey Growth Fund (POGRX) [MF] | — | new | — | None | $65,001 | $32,500 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 2 ⇒ Invesco American Franchise Fund Class C (VAFCX) [MF] | — | new | — | $1,001 - $15,000 | $40,501 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ American Funds Capital World Growth & Income Fund Class F-2 (WGIFX) | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $16,001 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund (OGIYX) [MF] | — | new | — | None | $40,501 | $32,500 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 2 ⇒ Fortive Corporation (FTV) [ST] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 2 ⇒ Invesco Equally-Weighted S&P 500 C (VADCX) [MF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Capital Income Builder F-2 (CAIFX) [MF] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2018→2019
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Wells Fargo Account [BA] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Dodge & Cox Global Stock Fund (DODWX) [MF] | — | exited | $15,001 - $50,000 | — | $0 | $75,000 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 2 ⇒ Invesco American Franchise Fund Class C (VAFCX) [MF] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 2 ⇒ Invesco Small Cap Discovery CL C (VCSCX) [MF] | — | new | — | $15,001 - $50,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund CL Y (LSWWX) [MF] | — | new | — | $50,001 - $100,000 | $83,001 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 2 ⇒ Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund C (LCEVX) [MF] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ Apple Inc. (AAPL) [ST] | — | exited | $15,001 - $50,000 | — | $0 | $32,500 |
| Wells Fargo IRA # 1 ⇒ EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) [ST] | — | exited | $15,001 - $50,000 | — | $0 | $32,500 |
Method (summary)
- Schedule A asset rows are read from each annual report; the dollar range for each row is converted to its midpoint. Open-ended top ranges (“Over $50,000,000”) are excluded from the traced set and counted as a coverage loss.
- Positions are matched year to year by owner code (self/SP/DC/JT) + normalised asset name. A position that appears only in year t is included only if Schedule B shows a purchase of it in year t (opening value 0); a position that disappears is included only if Schedule B shows a sale (closing value 0). Otherwise it is excluded as unexplained.
- Estimated gain = (closing − opening + reported income − purchases + sale proceeds) ÷ opening, all at midpoints, for the traced positions. “Capital gains” income is not added again (it is already in value change and sale proceeds).
- A year counts only if traced opening value ≥ $50,000 and traced coverage ≥ 60% of the opening midpoint. A member is ranked only with ≥ 3 such years (exactly 2 = “limited data”, shown but unranked). Average = geometric mean of (1+yearly estimate).
Limitations
- Ranges are wide (up to a factor of 5 or more, and up to $50M+ open-ended); a holding can move between ranges without any real change in value, and stay in a range while moving materially. Yearly estimates are therefore noisy; the “strict envelope” shows the mathematical worst/best case and is typically wider than ±100%.
- Purchases and sales are only disclosed as ranges and only for transactions over $1,000; partial sales, dividend reinvestment, spousal/dependent accounts and retirement-plan funds are reported inconsistently. Excepted/blind trusts, personal residences and certain pensions are not reported at all.
- Filers sometimes change how they list assets (e.g. listing a brokerage account vs. its individual holdings), which can make positions untraceable across years; these are excluded rather than guessed.
- Asset values in an annual report are as of Dec 31 of the reporting year; the report year t−1→t covers that calendar year. Late or amended filings are used when filed; extensions can delay them.
- The text of these reports is machine-parsed from PDFs; parse errors are possible. Every number links back to the cited filing. This is not investment advice.
- Use of these filings is restricted by 5 U.S.C. § 105(c) (no unlawful, commercial or credit-rating purpose, and none for solicitation of money).
Generated 2026-10-01 by an automated pipeline. Data: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (disclosures-clerk.house.gov); member roster: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).