Official portrait: unitedstates/images (public domain; source GPO Member Guide)
Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
House · Democrat (most recent term) · CA-29 · in Congress 2013–2025 · Bioguide ID C001097
Party history: D 2013–2025. 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 2013, the member's first year in office) | 2013 | −$449,987 | −$128,995 | $191,997 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2023 | −$999,991 | −$602,497 | −$205,003 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2023 (10 years spanned) | 2013–2023 | −$1,191,988 | −$473,502 | +$244,984 |
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 | $278,506 | $407,502 | −$128,995 | −$449,987 … $191,997 | computed |
| 2014 | $286,006 | $440,002 | −$153,996 | −$498,987 … $190,996 | computed |
| 2015 | $245,005 | $480,003 | −$234,998 | −$584,990 … $114,994 | computed |
| 2016 | $212,504 | $512,504 | −$299,999 | −$649,991 … $49,993 | computed |
| 2017 | $212,504 | $577,504 | −$365,000 | −$749,991 … $19,991 | computed |
| 2018 | $212,504 | $985,006 | −$772,501 | −$1,299,991 … −$245,011 | computed |
| 2019 | $212,504 | $537,503 | −$324,998 | −$649,991 … −$6 | computed |
| 2020 | $212,504 | $472,502 | −$259,998 | −$549,991 … $29,996 | computed |
| 2021 | $355,004 | $1,222,502 | −$867,498 | −$1,464,991 … −$270,005 | computed |
| 2022 | $355,004 | $815,002 | −$459,997 | −$914,991 … −$5,003 | computed |
| 2023 | $212,504 | $815,002 | −$602,497 | −$999,991 … −$205,003 | 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.)+2.7%
Simple average of years+5.7%
Years estimated10
Best / worst single year2021 +67%
2023 -40%
2023 -40%
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): +3.4% to +2.4%. 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 | $278,506 | $286,006 | $75,101 | $0 | $0 | +29.7% | +26.7% … +39.2% | -88% … +148% | 100% | counted |
| 2014→2015 | $278,006 | $237,004 | $100 | $0 | $40,501 | -0.1% | -0.2% … +0.0% | -106% … +106% | 97% | counted |
| 2015→2016 | $237,004 | $204,504 | $100 | $0 | $32,500 | +0.0% | +0.0% … +0.1% | -104% … +104% | 97% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $212,504 | $212,504 | $100 | $0 | $0 | +0.0% | +0.0% … +0.1% | -106% … +106% | 100% | counted |
| 2017→2018 | $137,504 | $137,504 | $100 | $0 | $0 | +0.1% | +0.0% … +0.1% | -127% … +127% | 65% | counted |
| 2018→2019 | $212,504 | $212,504 | $100 | $0 | $0 | +0.0% | +0.0% … +0.1% | -106% … +106% | 100% | counted |
| 2019→2020 | $212,504 | $212,504 | $100 | $0 | $0 | +0.0% | +0.0% … +0.1% | -106% … +106% | 100% | counted |
| 2020→2021 | $212,504 | $355,004 | $100 | $0 | $0 | +67.1% | +61.6% … +85.0% | -66% … +200% | 100% | counted; single position drives the result (range jump) |
| 2021→2022 | $355,004 | $355,004 | $100 | $0 | $0 | +0.0% | +0.0% … +0.0% | -96% … +96% | 100% | counted |
| 2022→2023 | $355,004 | $212,504 | $100 | $0 | $0 | -40.1% | -45.9% … -38.1% | -120% … +39% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10007192 | House amendment | 5/14/2015 | 13 | 0 | 10007192.pdfc3f0e47a7f3b11761e64e42895996a61ece68ebc34a904a9874ccc951b08abc9 |
| 2014 | 10007058 | House annual | 5/14/2015 | 13 | 0 | 10007058.pdfd1a4b6af0daeba3c7dd8d08d78cab2b198ae2e04f8377883a302b3e2ca2f4fc7 |
| 2015 | 10018295 | House amendment | 7/27/2017 | 13 | 0 | 10018295.pdffc91c7edf31466f20ea5ec7c434ab34d69cb0041d32d6f6ccee2bd92eda1126c |
| 2016 | 10017041 | House annual | 8/10/2017 | 10 | 0 | 10017041.pdff4ac7cf2ab45b2d4838c4678bb5235742d825870e2204a60c3613c7a06e30f43 |
| 2017 | 10022092 | House annual | 8/10/2018 | 10 | 0 | 10022092.pdf58d8b4cedda0ca5d54d6d15a16f02388c9ee189b5371a27e76e08ba75625ed50 |
| 2018 | 10027136 | House annual | 8/12/2019 | 10 | 0 | 10027136.pdf8d5580d5b10d5c1d69879a9fb77d8db1c75ac995c652a8e80ba2c0baa890cd32 |
| 2019 | 10038100 | House annual | 8/13/2020 | 10 | 0 | 10038100.pdfa5d704ee86f069c3b4688baedfb10417ee09996e4e0e01a804557beef46416f8 |
| 2020 | 10042487 | House annual | 8/13/2021 | 9 | 0 | 10042487.pdf77c595ec624ac28f3fadc1de73a1246b3e6e1c4185cab45bc8152a9e6591df46 |
| 2021 | 10047078 | House annual | 8/8/2022 | 9 | 0 | 10047078.pdfcb09cbac81d6272e8f3fa8624d36c0dc86d14343b210d3f566a40b6d6d32c173 |
| 2022 | 10051444 | House annual | 8/7/2023 | 9 | 0 | 10051444.pdfad2939a73c18c2b8518fe9ccb28bb196f581a83340848ff05bcc0532e716800a |
| 2023 | 10059460 | House annual | 8/13/2024 | 9 | 0 | 10059460.pdfc10f95b7c82a4d4b6b7e43aa78570b8aab97e810919097af8443a3abe0f20010 |
Largest movers 2020→2021
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Accounts [BA] | JT | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Mainstay VP Mod. Allocation [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Janus Aspen Bal. Portfolio [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| City of LA Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ Van Total Bond MKT Ind. [IH] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Mainstay VP Balanced [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Calvert VP SRI Bal. Portfolio [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Mainstay VP Mod Gr. Allocation [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| City of LA Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ Van Ins. Index Fund Plus [IH] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2021→2022
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Mainstay VP Mod. Allocation [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Janus Aspen Bal. Portfolio [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| City of LA Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ Van Total Bond MKT Ind. [IH] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Mainstay VP Balanced [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Calvert VP SRI Bal. Portfolio [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Mainstay VP Mod Gr. Allocation [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo Accounts [BA] | JT | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| City of LA Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ Van Ins. Index Fund Plus [IH] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2022→2023
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Accounts [BA] | JT | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Mainstay VP Mod. Allocation [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Janus Aspen Bal. Portfolio [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| City of LA Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ Van Total Bond MKT Ind. [IH] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Mainstay VP Balanced [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Calvert VP SRI Bal. Portfolio [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life SEP ⇒ Mainstay VP Mod Gr. Allocation [IH] | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| City of LA Deferred Compensation Plan ⇒ Van Ins. Index Fund Plus [IH] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $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).