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Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY)
House · Democrat (most recent term) · NY-16 · in Congress 1989–2021 · Bioguide ID E000179
Party history: D 1989–2021. 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 1989 | 2013 | −$1,415,993 | −$860,498 | −$305,004 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2019 | −$282,995 | −$106,498 | $69,998 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2019 (6 years spanned) | 2013–2019 | +$22,009 | +$754,000 | +$1,485,991 |
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 | $272,004 | $1,132,502 | −$860,498 | −$1,415,993 … −$305,004 | computed |
| 2014 | $139,503 | $1,132,502 | −$992,999 | −$1,480,994 … −$505,004 | computed |
| 2015 | $156,002 | $1,112,502 | −$956,499 | −$1,432,995 … −$480,003 | computed |
| 2016 | $156,002 | $1,112,502 | −$956,499 | −$1,432,995 … −$480,003 | computed |
| 2017 | $156,002 | $437,502 | −$281,499 | −$532,995 … −$30,003 | computed |
| 2018 | $156,002 | $437,502 | −$281,499 | −$532,995 … −$30,003 | computed |
| 2019 | $156,002 | $262,501 | −$106,498 | −$282,995 … $69,998 | 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.)-4.2%
Simple average of years-2.5%
Years estimated6
Best / worst single year2015 +19%
2014 -37%
2014 -37%
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): -4.4% to -4.1%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013→2014 | $272,004 | $139,503 | $502 | $0 | $32,500 | -36.6% | -37.3% … -36.3% | -120% … +47% | 100% | counted |
| 2014→2015 | $131,502 | $156,002 | $902 | $0 | $0 | +19.3% | +18.8% … +20.9% | -86% … +124% | 94% | counted |
| 2015→2016 | $156,002 | $156,002 | $902 | $0 | $0 | +0.6% | +0.2% … +0.7% | -95% … +96% | 100% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $148,002 | $148,002 | $802 | $0 | $0 | +0.5% | +0.3% … +0.7% | -90% … +91% | 95% | counted |
| 2017→2018 | $156,002 | $156,002 | $902 | $0 | $0 | +0.6% | +0.2% … +0.7% | -95% … +96% | 100% | counted |
| 2018→2019 | $156,002 | $156,002 | $902 | $0 | $0 | +0.6% | +0.2% … +0.7% | -95% … +96% | 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 | 10002132 | House annual | 5/15/2014 | 7 | 0 | 10002132.pdf969bef51a92ba10175188105cfaf490b82a6c02104ad3019e04c57f4c793701a |
| 2014 | 10008703 | House amendment | 10/6/2015 | 7 | 0 | 10008703.pdfac989350ada6ac5ff277c70ebf309c04f19a04398460b94f17986ceabb0ea3c0 |
| 2015 | 10012523 | House annual | 6/16/2016 | 5 | 0 | 10012523.pdf5ec313780c8b4040340b47f600ef132bc070f8b2e5210fdca69c1d8966aa31d1 |
| 2016 | 10015400 | House annual | 5/17/2017 | 5 | 0 | 10015400.pdf6565ed1e4a45c56aad3ba0a1c703997d5689b6a680e8f8bcb88d7bb5d0ca211e |
| 2017 | 10022248 | House annual | 5/15/2018 | 5 | 0 | 10022248.pdfdcf3f44377816da378e0213d54482bc3994a1afcaaee9da147266894bd36cc23 |
| 2018 | 10028004 | House annual | 5/21/2019 | 5 | 0 | 10028004.pdf9b7bdfd0fc9d0071967fdfd1b750a0c837c9b6d856ac1c896cd2f5a0fca06fa2 |
| 2019 | 10037168 | House annual | 7/24/2020 | 5 | 0 | 10037168.pdfeb67caf4230e7bef4482e6deb6a381260804fe006b1e8f3de7f51d889d6f5319 |
Largest movers 2016→2017
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Federal Credit Union [BA] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Israeli Bonds [OT] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo [BA] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| state of New York [PE] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2017→2018
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.s. Bonds [OT] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Congressional Federal Credit Union [BA] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Israeli Bonds [OT] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo [BA] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| state of New York [PE] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2018→2019
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.s. Bonds [OT] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Congressional Federal Credit Union [BA] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Israeli Bonds [OT] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wells Fargo [BA] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| state of New York [PE] | — | 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).