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Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
House · Republican (most recent term) · OK-4 · in Congress 2003–present · Bioguide ID C001053
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 | $2,668,068 | $4,569,534 | $6,471,000 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2025 | $4,997,063 | $9,501,532 | $14,006,000 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2025 (12 years spanned) | 2013–2025 | −$1,473,937 | +$4,931,998 | +$11,337,932 |
Gain Low = latest Low − earliest High; Gain High = latest High − earliest Low (widest possible spread); Mid = latest Mid − earliest Mid.
Note: earlier annual report(s) for 2012 exist but could not be used for net worth (scanned/not computable), so the 'earliest' figure is the earliest computable one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | not available | validated OCR of a scanned filing: Schedule A is usable, but Schedule D (liabilities) is not parsed from scanned filings, so net worth is not computed | |||
| 2013 | $4,569,534 | $0 | $4,569,534 | $2,668,068 … $6,471,000 | computed |
| 2014 | $4,237,032 | $0 | $4,237,032 | $2,478,065 … $5,996,000 | computed |
| 2015 | $4,307,030 | $0 | $4,307,030 | $2,518,061 … $6,096,000 | computed |
| 2016 | $4,874,030 | $0 | $4,874,030 | $2,917,061 … $6,831,000 | computed |
| 2017 | $5,283,530 | $0 | $5,283,530 | $3,201,061 … $7,366,000 | computed |
| 2018 | $5,251,030 | $0 | $5,251,030 | $3,186,060 … $7,316,000 | computed |
| 2019 | $6,186,030 | $0 | $6,186,030 | $3,806,060 … $8,566,000 | computed |
| 2020 | $7,261,030 | $0 | $7,261,030 | $4,556,060 … $9,966,000 | computed |
| 2021 | $7,190,028 | $0 | $7,190,028 | $4,544,055 … $9,836,000 | computed |
| 2022 | $7,063,030 | $0 | $7,063,030 | $4,425,059 … $9,701,000 | computed |
| 2023 | $7,112,529 | $0 | $7,112,529 | $4,439,058 … $9,786,000 | computed |
| 2024 | $9,421,029 | $0 | $9,421,029 | $4,951,058 … $13,891,000 | computed; 1 Schedule A row(s) had the upper bound of the range lost in text extraction; completed from the fixed statutory bracket |
| 2025 | $9,501,532 | $0 | $9,501,532 | $4,997,063 … $14,006,000 | 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.)+7.9%
Simple average of years+8.4%
Years estimated12
Best / worst single year2024 +35%
2022 -3%
2022 -3%
Reliability flags: 1 unparsed value(s).
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): +7.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012→2013 | $2,150,515 | $2,622,518 | $32,500 | $56,004 | $175,000 | +29.0% | +27.3% … +33.1% | -68% … +126% | 49% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 49% < 60%; OCR-derived (scanned filing; validated, see method) - years 2012 |
| 2013→2014 | $3,995,532 | $4,121,531 | $701 | $0 | $0 | +3.2% | +2.8% … +4.2% | -82% … +88% | 87% | counted |
| 2014→2015 | $4,097,031 | $4,307,030 | $701 | $0 | $32,500 | +5.9% | +5.6% … +6.1% | -80% … +92% | 97% | counted |
| 2015→2016 | $4,307,030 | $4,874,030 | $701 | $24,002 | $0 | +12.6% | +11.3% … +15.7% | -75% … +100% | 100% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $4,841,530 | $5,251,030 | $701 | $32,002 | $0 | +7.8% | +7.0% … +9.7% | -75% … +91% | 99% | counted |
| 2017→2018 | $5,283,530 | $5,251,030 | $701 | $40,002 | $0 | -1.4% | -1.7% … -0.6% | -81% … +78% | 100% | counted |
| 2018→2019 | $5,251,030 | $6,186,030 | $701 | $40,501 | $72,503 | +18.4% | +17.9% … +19.6% | -68% … +105% | 100% | counted |
| 2019→2020 | $6,186,030 | $7,261,030 | $701 | $0 | $0 | +17.4% | +16.4% … +19.7% | -65% … +100% | 100% | counted |
| 2020→2021 | $7,091,026 | $7,133,526 | $701 | $0 | $0 | +0.6% | +0.5% … +0.8% | -73% … +74% | 98% | counted |
| 2021→2022 | $7,190,028 | $6,947,528 | $701 | $24,002 | $75,000 | -2.7% | -3.0% … -2.5% | -76% … +71% | 100% | counted |
| 2022→2023 | $6,888,029 | $7,080,028 | $701 | $0 | $32,500 | +3.3% | +2.6% … +3.6% | -73% … +79% | 98% | counted |
| 2023→2024 | $6,255,028 | $8,638,528 | $10,702 | $215,502 | $0 | +34.8% | +11.6% … +45.2% | -72% … +142% | 88% | counted |
| 2024→2025 | $8,463,528 | $8,670,529 | $10,702 | $179,506 | $0 | +0.5% | +0.1% … +1.4% | -99% … +100% | 98% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8212013 | House annual [OCR-derived] | 5/14/2013 | 70 | 0 | 8212013.pdf500ea114c5ccf5daa5fa874440f70efa9cf645286a095dadeebc940bb384113c |
| 2013 | 10001361 | House annual | 5/13/2014 | 68 | 0 | 10001361.pdf2b9f7aac0e0bb0adeba8948af821f0dd72d954ece090ac6237504d013294ed73 |
| 2014 | 10005679 | House annual | 5/15/2015 | 66 | 0 | 10005679.pdf3eebbf6bf67c5d360964cdfe4f9e8d454d13c0bf5b1a7bb4a793e13470792e92 |
| 2015 | 10010419 | House annual | 4/29/2016 | 61 | 0 | 10010419.pdf31d559ac81f9f8cfb578309c9d5da8380ac85e41c4b246e3253f773350c923a8 |
| 2016 | 10015995 | House annual | 5/9/2017 | 61 | 0 | 10015995.pdff42760ffab02a4ba7890a3aa88eaad0cdb9046a95e08d10a2a05f142f3aab3b1 |
| 2017 | 10022142 | House amendment | 5/10/2018 | 61 | 0 | 10022142.pdf4667c03ebcc86af7e3480d933b459f2969dc73b6616b584071baa0ba40a51c41 |
| 2018 | 10026409 | House annual | 5/14/2019 | 61 | 0 | 10026409.pdfffcba46530b22579aee9e7b3f89ea43186f4079e44262a4fc19abd4b0788cc10 |
| 2019 | 10036006 | House annual | 8/13/2020 | 60 | 0 | 10036006.pdfda347322a23e0e22f22c0978d49964c60769048f01cc8e7615baa171843d2177 |
| 2020 | 10040523 | House annual | 7/29/2021 | 60 | 0 | 10040523.pdf2b316fd58629302144ff2e40a8d6363d56debb2ad1de2ea1d11a265bd2693de1 |
| 2021 | 10047192 | House annual | 7/28/2022 | 56 | 0 | 10047192.pdfd88dd48ba8734f45fc8b57f0c052870cccd8531a43fc7891004ae9ecfc0fff47 |
| 2022 | 10055155 | House amendment | 6/22/2023 | 59 | 0 | 10055155.pdf81d8d36d435ee869745f65d5d13659682768520595a4f3ccf3e46614e130c24d |
| 2023 | 10061100 | House annual | 8/13/2024 | 59 | 0 | 10061100.pdf522316dbf505045628885c5f2af9fec341073a2a4c85b420502c6f623959c41d |
| 2024 | 10067724 | House annual | 7/16/2025 | 58 | 1 | 10067724.pdf56110902a537fd48beedcee0ab1a936d49b7d6852c6a8e1ed6e884c7384e14fc |
| 2025 | 10077471 | House annual | 7/24/2026 | 63 | 0 | 10077471.pdff007ad2358081605737dabc3e89bf6ced3538d29214aa158e2a0bef7a7255dd8 |
Largest movers 2022→2023
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom's Federal Thrift Savings Plan ⇒ I Fund [IH] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard Financial Index Admiral Fund [MF] | JT | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard Value Index Fund [MF] | JT | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund [MF] | JT | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Cole, Hargrave, Snodgrass 401(K) ⇒ Franklin Small/Med Cap Fund [MF] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Cole, Hargrave and Snodgrass [OL] | — | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard Real Estate Fund [MF] | JT | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) [ST] | JT | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2023→2024
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund [MF] | JT | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard High Yield Tax Exempt Fund [MF] | JT | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard Energy Investor Fund [MF] | JT | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund [MF] | JT | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 10 Acres of land in Johnson County, Owned with Brother [RP] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard Small Cap Index Fund [MF] | JT | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH) [EF] | JT | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $40,501 | $0 |
| Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund [MF] | JT | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2024→2025
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund (VWAHX) [MF] | JT | new | — | $100,001 - $250,000 | $16,001 | $0 |
| Mid First Money Market Fund [BA] | JT | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund (VFISX) [MF] | JT | new | — | $50,001 - $100,000 | $147,504 | $0 |
| Ellen Cole's 401(k) ⇒ Fidelity Diversified International Fund [MF] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Vanguard Global Wellington Fund Admiral Shares (VGWAX) [MF] | JT | new | — | $15,001 - $50,000 | $16,001 | $0 |
| Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund [MF] | JT | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Cole, Hargrave, Snodgrass 401(K) ⇒ Franklin Small/Med Cap Fund [MF] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Cole, Hargrave and Snodgrass [OL] | — | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $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).