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Rep. James R. Baird (R-IN)
House · Republican (most recent term) · IN-4 · in Congress 2019–present · Bioguide ID B001307
Party history: R 2019–present. 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 before entering office (report year 2019, the member's first year in office) | 2019 | −$10,849,995 | $29,500,002 | $69,849,998 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2025 | $10,600,004 | $30,925,002 | $51,250,000 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2019 → 2025 (6 years spanned) | 2019–2025 | −$59,249,994 | +$1,425,000 | +$62,099,995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $45,250,002 | $15,750,001 | $29,500,002 | −$10,849,995 … $69,849,998 | computed |
| 2020 | $45,375,002 | $3,750,001 | $41,625,001 | $9,250,004 … $73,999,998 | computed |
| 2021 | $45,750,002 | $1,500,001 | $44,250,001 | $13,500,004 … $74,999,998 | computed |
| 2022 | $45,750,002 | $1,500,001 | $44,250,001 | $13,500,004 … $74,999,998 | computed |
| 2023 | $45,750,002 | $1,500,001 | $44,250,001 | $13,500,004 … $74,999,998 | computed |
| 2024 | $30,750,002 | $550,001 | $30,200,000 | $9,750,003 … $50,649,998 | computed |
| 2025 | $30,925,002 | $0 | $30,925,002 | $10,600,004 … $51,250,000 | 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.)+3.6%
Simple average of years+3.6%
Years estimated3
Best / worst single year2022 +4%
2024 +4%
2024 +4%
Reliability flags: few years (3).
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): +1.9% to +3.9%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019→2020 | $175,000 | $375,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | +114.3% | +100.0% … +150.0% | +0% … +229% | 0% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 0% < 60% |
| 2020→2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | n/a | n/a … n/a | n/a … n/a | 0% | excluded; not eligible: traced prior-year value below $50,000 |
| 2021→2022 | $45,750,002 | $45,750,002 | $1,650,002 | $0 | $0 | +3.6% | +1.9% … +3.9% | -132% … +139% | 100% | counted |
| 2022→2023 | $15,750,001 | $15,750,001 | $550,000 | $0 | $0 | +3.5% | +1.8% … +3.8% | -130% … +137% | 34% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 34% < 60% |
| 2023→2024 | $30,750,002 | $30,750,002 | $1,100,001 | $0 | $0 | +3.6% | +1.9% … +3.9% | -131% … +138% | 67% | counted |
| 2024→2025 | $30,750,002 | $30,750,002 | $1,100,001 | $0 | $0 | +3.6% | +1.9% … +3.9% | -131% … +138% | 100% | counted |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10038608 | House annual | 8/13/2020 | 5 | 0 | 10038608.pdf5fc5bfcc2db038f3bcd726bc7936637881497343d657af70632439ae60092190 |
| 2020 | 10042980 | House annual | 8/13/2021 | 5 | 0 | 10042980.pdf70591ebf76fc29ebfedad643160a5207fab22717079325c4a4eeaef886e245a3 |
| 2021 | 10049308 | House annual | 5/20/2022 | 5 | 0 | 10049308.pdfeb63af9802679d6da9cddf3ff1e856efa6e811fdc688c26371b62cfce42589b2 |
| 2022 | 10054434 | House annual | 5/15/2023 | 5 | 0 | 10054434.pdfec129b02f740251898706269a95fb2f0d5e8b239cdceeeb8ed444d4a8418cf92 |
| 2023 | 10061119 | House annual | 8/13/2024 | 5 | 0 | 10061119.pdf2d18b548ef55aba207e35a7f40d2e9939031abfed88fd11aab842692232e7809 |
| 2024 | 10069143 | House annual | 8/12/2025 | 4 | 0 | 10069143.pdfdfcd5a4ccf056c03f92ff85ace038a53525c887aaa3b7289bfe7f8c9d4705d9e |
| 2025 | 10078375 | House annual | 8/13/2026 | 4 | 0 | 10078375.pdf1d7f855120672ec6977b3c4da58e13819f6bab20bd50f81a1c1c7a547e27949d |
Largest movers 2021→2022
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANK ACCOUNTS [BA] | JT | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| BFF [FA] | JT | held | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| IHCP [OL] | SP | held | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES AND DANISE BAIRD FARM [FA] | JT | held | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2023→2024
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Accounts [BA] | JT | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| BFF [FA] | JT | held | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Baird Farm [FA] | JT | held | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2024→2025
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANK ACCOUNTS [BA] | JT | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| BFF [OT] | JT | held | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| BAIRD FARM [BA] | JT | held | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
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).