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Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-NC)
House · Republican (most recent term) · NC-3 · in Congress 1995–2019 · Bioguide ID J000255
Party history: R 1995–2019. 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 1995 | 2013 | −$26,981 | $300,508 | $627,998 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2017 | $73,019 | $475,008 | $876,998 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2017 (4 years spanned) | 2013–2017 | −$554,979 | +$174,500 | +$903,979 |
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 | $550,510 | $250,001 | $300,508 | −$26,981 … $627,998 | computed |
| 2014 | $550,510 | $250,001 | $300,508 | −$26,981 … $627,998 | computed |
| 2015 | $585,510 | $250,001 | $335,508 | $7,019 … $663,998 | computed |
| 2016 | $725,010 | $250,001 | $475,008 | $73,019 … $876,998 | computed |
| 2017 | $725,010 | $250,001 | $475,008 | $73,019 … $876,998 | 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.)+8.2%
Simple average of years+8.7%
Years estimated4
Best / worst single year2016 +25%
2017 +1%
2017 +1%
Reliability flags: few years (4).
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): +8.4% 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 | $550,510 | $550,510 | $12,006 | $8,000 | $0 | +0.7% | +0.5% … +1.4% | -84% … +86% | 100% | counted |
| 2014→2015 | $542,509 | $577,509 | $12,204 | $0 | $0 | +8.7% | +7.2% … +12.3% | -74% … +91% | 99% | counted |
| 2015→2016 | $585,510 | $725,010 | $12,506 | $8,000 | $0 | +24.6% | +19.8% … +26.7% | -68% … +118% | 100% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $725,010 | $725,010 | $12,704 | $8,000 | $0 | +0.6% | +0.4% … +1.1% | -85% … +86% | 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 | 10013632 | House amendment | 8/12/2016 | 20 | 0 | 10013632.pdf80791e9d3ee7ee263d601689f6d9699ecdf28f21f5e0b2bf4d385f896c96693f |
| 2014 | 10013618 | House amendment | 8/12/2016 | 20 | 0 | 10013618.pdf812f41e0dd7ebf536c45a8d7ff25bf47b562e9800c00091ddf07468f6951889b |
| 2015 | 10011086 | House annual | 8/12/2016 | 20 | 0 | 10011086.pdfaf6ed82e3b58fa57efbaac949af0326612b9ded80a530c4f5073a0023b99e091 |
| 2016 | 10015214 | House annual | 5/10/2017 | 20 | 0 | 10015214.pdf4520a143936599ecc00a9856c8185920cd882a06f2f1eb562952337b6336f53c |
| 2017 | 10021475 | House annual | 5/11/2018 | 20 | 0 | 10021475.pdf37900b8f174c5ff11b88c08032ef02197030406bc0c9aee368a78c676de9186a |
Largest movers 2014→2015
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Fund of America | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Biokey Corporation | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Capitol Income Builder | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Investors Title Company (ITIC) Legislative Pension, NC | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| BB&T Corporation (BBT) | — | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Fundamental Investors Fund | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Europacific Growth Fund | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Raymond James Traditional IRA ⇒ BB&T Corporation (BBT) | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2015→2016
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investors Title Company (ITIC) Legislative Pension, NC | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE) | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Growth Fund of America | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Biokey Corporation | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Fundamental Investors Fund | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Capitol Income Builder | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| BB&T Corporation (BBT) | — | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Europacific Growth Fund | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2016→2017
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Fund of America [MF] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Biokey Corporation [PS] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| American Balanced Fund [MF] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Capitol Income Builder [MF] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Investors Title Company (ITIC) [ST] Legislative Pension, NC [PE] | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| BB&T Corporation (BBT) [ST] | — | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Fundamental Investors Fund [MF] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Europacific Growth Fund [MF] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $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).