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Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX)
House · Republican (most recent term) · TX-31 · in Congress 2003–present · Bioguide ID C001051
Party history: R 2003–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 at the earliest available report (2013); the member entered office earlier, in 2003 | 2013 | $615,003 | $2,857,500 | $5,099,998 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2025 | $1,100,005 | $3,450,002 | $5,799,998 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2025 (12 years spanned) | 2013–2025 | −$3,999,993 | +$592,501 | +$5,184,995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $3,207,502 | $350,001 | $2,857,500 | $615,003 … $5,099,998 | computed |
| 2014 | $3,207,502 | $350,001 | $2,857,500 | $615,003 … $5,099,998 | computed |
| 2015 | $3,207,502 | $350,001 | $2,857,500 | $615,003 … $5,099,998 | computed |
| 2016 | $3,582,502 | $350,001 | $3,232,501 | $865,004 … $5,599,998 | computed |
| 2017 | $3,582,502 | $350,001 | $3,232,501 | $865,004 … $5,599,998 | computed |
| 2018 | $3,548,504 | $525,002 | $3,023,502 | $567,008 … $5,479,997 | computed |
| 2019 | $3,933,004 | $525,002 | $3,408,003 | $851,009 … $5,964,997 | computed |
| 2020 | $6,608,004 | $350,001 | $6,258,002 | $1,901,007 … $10,614,998 | computed |
| 2021 | $6,541,004 | $350,001 | $6,191,002 | $1,852,007 … $10,529,998 | computed |
| 2022 | $3,450,002 | $282,502 | $3,167,500 | $900,003 … $5,434,997 | computed |
| 2023 | $3,550,002 | $250,001 | $3,300,000 | $1,000,003 … $5,599,998 | computed |
| 2024 | $3,450,002 | $250,001 | $3,200,000 | $950,003 … $5,449,998 | computed |
| 2025 | $3,700,002 | $250,001 | $3,450,002 | $1,100,005 … $5,799,998 | 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.)+8.5%
Simple average of years+10.5%
Years estimated10
Best / worst single year2020 +83%
2018 -3%
2018 -3%
Reliability flags: 1 year(s) driven by income/one position/range artefact.
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): +10.0% to +8.2%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013→2014 | $3,207,502 | $3,207,502 | $32,702 | $0 | $0 | +1.0% | +1.0% … +1.3% | -130% … +132% | 100% | counted |
| 2014→2015 | $3,207,502 | $3,207,502 | $85,102 | $0 | $0 | +2.7% | +2.2% … +4.9% | -129% … +134% | 100% | counted |
| 2015→2016 | $3,032,501 | $3,032,501 | $75,101 | $0 | $0 | +2.5% | +2.0% … +4.9% | -131% … +136% | 95% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $3,175,001 | $3,175,001 | $75,101 | $0 | $0 | +2.4% | +1.9% … +4.5% | -129% … +134% | 89% | counted |
| 2017→2018 | $3,175,001 | $3,083,002 | $76,202 | $75,000 | $0 | -2.9% | -4.4% … -2.5% | -134% … +128% | 89% | counted; many new/exited positions |
| 2018→2019 | $3,373,504 | $3,483,004 | $193,804 | $0 | $0 | +9.0% | +7.3% … +16.8% | -122% … +140% | 95% | counted |
| 2019→2020 | $3,708,003 | $6,533,003 | $235,703 | $0 | $0 | +82.5% | +72.7% … +84.9% | -93% … +258% | 94% | counted; single position drives the result (range jump) |
| 2020→2021 | $6,158,002 | $6,091,002 | $235,102 | $0 | $0 | +2.7% | +2.3% … +5.0% | -130% … +136% | 93% | counted |
| 2021→2022 | $3,450,002 | $3,450,002 | $75,202 | $0 | $0 | +2.2% | +1.8% … +3.8% | -123% … +128% | 53% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 53% < 60% |
| 2022→2023 | $450,001 | $550,001 | $701 | $0 | $0 | +22.4% | +16.7% … +25.2% | -56% … +100% | 13% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 13% < 60% |
| 2023→2024 | $3,175,001 | $3,075,001 | $75,101 | $0 | $0 | -0.8% | -0.9% … +0.0% | -131% … +129% | 89% | counted |
| 2024→2025 | $3,075,001 | $3,175,001 | $75,101 | $0 | $0 | +5.7% | +4.9% … +9.5% | -128% … +140% | 89% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10016833 | House amendment | 5/12/2017 | 3 | 0 | 10016833.pdf3df06c7e03f5261b8b0e0fabdfb8834a63e6f0c3d075e726237cab0cedcde209 |
| 2014 | 10016834 | House amendment | 5/12/2017 | 3 | 0 | 10016834.pdf38aa11d8dd51905067b11ef9957ac5b55617d6cc1204a8b5afe180c3c0945ff3 |
| 2015 | 10016835 | House amendment | 5/12/2017 | 3 | 0 | 10016835.pdf24c26bfd4865e124d9a0e23c5eef35d3eb77924101465432d7c381c1f50ee91f |
| 2016 | 10018136 | House amendment | 7/14/2017 | 4 | 0 | 10018136.pdf02385d4e32638b15c4a93031a40b82feae103f1eb41f5a60872ac8914a783c54 |
| 2017 | 10021471 | House annual | 5/15/2018 | 4 | 0 | 10021471.pdf2312cc85a5ac4a28c65ec9aa614a94e7b3047fb46473ac003a88970ff6acdd8f |
| 2018 | 10025823 | House annual | 5/8/2019 | 8 | 0 | 10025823.pdf84fa1bef8404df28b5a3c11a999607c2be7ecedbc1ace43de75ab2c94a53c559 |
| 2019 | 10037389 | House annual | 8/11/2020 | 9 | 0 | 10037389.pdfa9863ee0a5e029503606452d2b90f783d31a1d4c2ec09a7f227f319cdddf426a |
| 2020 | 10040673 | House annual | 7/23/2021 | 7 | 0 | 10040673.pdf0b22e14d22611baf342f7a04169353363e172cc1c265a2f059d69aded2759eab |
| 2021 | 10049259 | House annual | 5/19/2022 | 7 | 0 | 10049259.pdf79e946f4c412ab43a1e34bc10b9361323e8d15f942b17d44867cb8403142ec7c |
| 2022 | 10052008 | House annual | 5/13/2023 | 5 | 0 | 10052008.pdf3e9bdb93c42fed95da5343d41f956a19f1eabdd47751ee166e03a5b61975f594 |
| 2023 | 10057735 | House annual | 4/30/2024 | 5 | 0 | 10057735.pdf6b86528fe62a13e03f6746fb731c4061618ad8cacc7117559152273400bfd758 |
| 2024 | 10067014 | House annual | 5/9/2025 | 3 | 0 | 10067014.pdf7e68a544adb421310a64ca4a6716b8c8866b569d965cd4f261c1032bf79a776f |
| 2025 | 10077379 | House annual | 5/14/2026 | 5 | 0 | 10077379.pdfdba64add71fd5b2418160e1ff90dd93033724199930b309a1f926fe7b2267ea8 |
Largest movers 2020→2021
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Jones Account ⇒ Edward Jones Account Cash [OT] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) [ST] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones Account ⇒ Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) [ST] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Texas Judicial Retirement System [PE] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Texas County and District Retirement System [PE] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2023→2024
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VeraBank - Checking [BA] | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones Account ⇒ Exxon Mobil Corporation Common Stock (XOM) [ST] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2024→2025
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VeraBank - Checking [BA] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones Account ⇒ Exxon Mobil Corporation Common Stock (XOM) [ST] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $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).