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Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)
House · Democrat (most recent term) · NY-17 · in Congress 1989–2021 · Bioguide ID L000480
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 | $12,280,023 | $31,965,012 | $51,650,000 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2019 | $13,130,018 | $34,715,009 | $56,300,000 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2019 (6 years spanned) | 2013–2019 | −$38,519,982 | +$2,749,998 | +$44,019,977 |
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 | $31,965,012 | $0 | $31,965,012 | $12,280,023 … $51,650,000 | computed |
| 2014 | $36,123,012 | $0 | $36,123,012 | $13,031,023 … $59,215,000 | computed |
| 2015 | $33,023,010 | $0 | $33,023,010 | $11,981,021 … $54,065,000 | computed; 1 Schedule A row(s) had the upper bound of the range lost in text extraction; completed from the fixed statutory bracket |
| 2016 | $29,980,510 | $0 | $29,980,510 | $10,946,020 … $49,015,000 | computed |
| 2017 | $26,190,010 | $0 | $26,190,010 | $10,430,020 … $41,950,000 | computed |
| 2018 | $24,765,010 | $0 | $24,765,010 | $9,480,019 … $40,050,000 | computed |
| 2019 | $34,715,009 | $0 | $34,715,009 | $13,130,018 … $56,300,000 | 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.)-4.3%
Simple average of years-4.1%
Years estimated6
Best / worst single year2014 +6%
2016 -11%
2016 -11%
Reliability flags: 1 unparsed value(s).
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): -4.3% to -4.3%. 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 | $30,390,010 | $32,198,010 | $35,452 | $0 | $0 | +6.1% | +1.9% … +7.0% | -125% … +138% | 95% | counted |
| 2014→2015 | $32,748,010 | $29,648,010 | $39,202 | $0 | $375,000 | -8.2% | -8.5% … -6.6% | -130% … +114% | 91% | counted |
| 2015→2016 | $26,648,009 | $23,605,508 | $49,203 | $0 | $0 | -11.2% | -11.4% … -10.4% | -131% … +108% | 89% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $26,198,008 | $25,440,009 | $58,603 | $1,500,001 | $0 | -8.4% | -9.1% … -5.0% | -134% … +117% | 87% | counted |
| 2017→2018 | $26,190,010 | $24,765,010 | $91,104 | $0 | $0 | -5.1% | -8.7% … -4.2% | -124% … +114% | 100% | counted |
| 2018→2019 | $21,182,508 | $18,482,506 | $87,353 | $0 | $3,075,001 | +2.2% | +1.8% … +3.6% | -122% … +126% | 86% | 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 | 10003887 | House amendment | 7/31/2014 | 24 | 0 | 10003887.pdf7793fc559ae15937699fc15c69dc2eb2ac4b8963b0f016e620140ddf73f00ea8 |
| 2014 | 10005386 | House annual | 5/15/2015 | 25 | 0 | 10005386.pdf7a5d99ce8166ddc42539e832585819a7b9f10654c3ede312bb04eb3954bd20bd |
| 2015 | 10009946 | House annual | 5/11/2016 | 23 | 1 | 10009946.pdf2af789a604b25ab10204a1c4a1bd7b2ab437f4101fd80a9388051237fa33f525 |
| 2016 | 10015424 | House annual | 5/5/2017 | 21 | 0 | 10015424.pdf7346af106f9b77e2fb37c7f4c777518f2f0677ef523e3cdfcf57c0b8977ad941 |
| 2017 | 10020637 | House annual | 5/14/2018 | 21 | 0 | 10020637.pdf13648f6f4a4602b6c8844daa07ece2942580cec8685d8ee159a2c1264f6e5606 |
| 2018 | 10025952 | House annual | 5/15/2019 | 20 | 0 | 10025952.pdf5a29de8763b082a7dc8acc35c264343501f88a36cdb424e57d22afb3cc023a13 |
| 2019 | 10036106 | House annual | 8/12/2020 | 20 | 0 | 10036106.pdfdce1563b7895c72f650ebd1973df343a962632faa5969abb3001763838287e5f |
Largest movers 2016→2017
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citibank Checking and Savings [BA] | JT | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio Class I [BA] | JT | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Fidelity Institutional Money Market Fund Portfolio Class I (Fidelity IRA) [MF] | SP | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Arbiter Partners [HE] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Santa Monica Partners [HE] | SP | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| P. Oppenheimer Investment Partnership [HE] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Fidelity S&P Index portfolio [MF] | JT | new | — | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $750,000 | $0 |
| Brownstone Investment Opportunities [OL] | SP | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2017→2018
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbiter Partners [HE] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio Class I [BA] | JT | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| M.D. Sass/Macquarie Financial Strategies [HE] | SP | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Fidelity Institutional Money Market Fund Portfolio Class I (Fidelity IRA) [MF] | SP | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Santa Monica Partners [HE] | SP | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Citibank Checking and Savings [BA] | JT | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| P. Oppenheimer Investment Partnership [HE] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Fidelity S&P Index portfolio [MF] | JT | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2018→2019
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citibank Checking and Savings [BA] | JT | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Santa Monica Partners [HE] | SP | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| P. Oppenheimer Investment Partnership [HE] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Fidelity S&P Index portfolio [MF] | JT | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Brownstone Investment Opportunities [OL] | SP | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Fidelity Municipal Bond portfolio [MF] | JT | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Federated Kaufmann Small Cap Fund (Federated Kaufmann IRA) [MF] | SP | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Arbiter Partners [HE] | SP | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | None | $0 | $3,000,000 |
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).