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Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX)
House · Republican (most recent term) · TX-22 · in Congress 2009–2021 · Bioguide ID O000168
Party history: R 2009–2021. 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 2009 | 2013 | $1,107,041 | $2,019,020 | $2,931,000 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2019 | $1,684,041 | $5,047,520 | $8,410,998 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2019 (6 years spanned) | 2013–2019 | −$1,246,959 | +$3,028,499 | +$7,303,957 |
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 | $2,019,020 | $0 | $2,019,020 | $1,107,041 … $2,931,000 | computed |
| 2014 | $1,920,022 | $0 | $1,920,022 | $1,079,043 … $2,761,000 | computed |
| 2015 | $1,830,522 | $0 | $1,830,522 | $1,010,043 … $2,651,000 | computed |
| 2016 | $2,087,521 | $750,001 | $1,337,520 | $175,042 … $2,499,998 | computed; 1 Schedule A row(s) had the upper bound of the range lost in text extraction; completed from the fixed statutory bracket |
| 2017 | $2,270,521 | $750,001 | $1,520,520 | $301,042 … $2,739,998 | computed |
| 2018 | $5,705,520 | $750,001 | $4,955,519 | $1,621,040 … $8,289,998 | computed |
| 2019 | $5,797,520 | $750,001 | $5,047,520 | $1,684,041 … $8,410,998 | 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.)+12.5%
Simple average of years+13.2%
Years estimated4
Best / worst single year2018 +32%
2014 -2%
2014 -2%
Reliability flags: few years (4); 1 unparsed value(s).
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): +14.3% to +11.6%. 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 | $1,682,016 | $1,675,016 | $3,204 | $96,006 | $64,502 | -2.1% | -4.1% … +3.1% | -96% … +92% | 83% | counted |
| 2014→2015 | $912,005 | $1,084,008 | $2,452 | $163,504 | $0 | +1.2% | +0.7% … +2.3% | -95% … +97% | 47% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 47% < 60%; many new/exited positions |
| 2015→2016 | $897,520 | $747,018 | $38,506 | $8,000 | $24,002 | -10.7% | -19.7% … -8.1% | -119% … +98% | 49% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 49% < 60% |
| 2016→2017 | $1,766,518 | $1,941,517 | $37,604 | $32,002 | $48,003 | +12.9% | +12.4% … +14.3% | -80% … +106% | 92% | counted |
| 2017→2018 | $1,855,013 | $2,430,512 | $25,154 | $40,002 | $40,002 | +32.4% | +29.9% … +38.2% | -61% … +126% | 82% | counted |
| 2018→2019 | $5,689,519 | $5,692,517 | $575,156 | $40,501 | $0 | +9.4% | +4.8% … +10.8% | -107% … +125% | 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 | 10003743 | House amendment | 7/18/2014 | 44 | 0 | 10003743.pdf53e1371e788b5e0781a9c95a2a06430c162c2d3b58d869c4a9520767f2027e47 |
| 2014 | 10006275 | House annual | 5/14/2015 | 46 | 0 | 10006275.pdf55402b707b33c95ffca41cbc9ce9e81c7394db96c42813b6eac98d183e457585 |
| 2015 | 10010844 | House annual | 5/16/2016 | 48 | 0 | 10010844.pdf1b0fc36f7286a15eef3ab4fb1b22d91af25554f472b369a4feead4f17f386c28 |
| 2016 | 10029612 | House amendment | 10/23/2019 | 48 | 1 | 10029612.pdf7fd978e3f91ac5d94535c1cc0e98579f821bca2571baa378c17eeaca2124aede |
| 2017 | 10029611 | House amendment | 10/23/2019 | 43 | 0 | 10029611.pdf70d52d36ce922613b667e8f763450efa47ac9ceb547c8a2f02091b38d5243407 |
| 2018 | 10029554 | House amendment | 10/23/2019 | 46 | 0 | 10029554.pdf92d05b28bd920cd9d5407fe105fc309884c5dfc75f07d48ff1998065f87fba75 |
| 2019 | 10039714 | House amendment | 4/26/2021 | 49 | 0 | 10039714.pdfc042335339eff8eab7dde4cf235857302696cadf4c36fbfaf8675c40ac674cfe |
Largest movers 2016→2017
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Matthews Pacific Tiger Institutional Fund (MIPTX) [EF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ T Rowe Price New Asia Fund (PRASX) [EF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ IShares MSCI Australia Index Fund (EWA) [EF] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Bank of America Accounts [BA] Brea Canon Oil Co., Inc. [PS] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Morgan Stanley International Real Estate (MSUAX) [EF] | — | new | — | $15,001 - $50,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares (VGELX) [EF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ IShares MSCI Japan Index (EWJ) [EF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $8,000 |
Largest movers 2017→2018
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rental Property [RP] | — | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000; $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Vanguard Euro Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares (VEUSX) [EF] | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Matthews Pacific Tiger Institutional Fund (MIPTX) [EF] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ IShares MSCI Australia Index Fund (EWA) [EF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ T Rowe Price International Discovery Fund (TIDDX) [EF] | — | new | — | $15,001 - $50,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Royce Total Return Fund (RYR1Z) [EF] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares (VGELX) [EF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $8,000 |
| IRA ⇒ Janus Triton Class A (JGMAX) [MF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
Largest movers 2018→2019
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Vanguard Euro Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares (VEUSX) [EF] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ T Rowe Price New Asia Fund (PNSIX) [EF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Bank of America Accounts [BA] Brea Canon Oil Co., Inc. [PS] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter IRA ⇒ Morgan Stanley US Real Estate Port 1 (MSUSX) [MF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Morgan Stanley International Real Estate Class I (MSUAX) [EF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Vanguard Short Term Tax Exempt Admiral Share (VWSUX) [EF] | — | held | None | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ Matthews Asia Small Companies Fund (MSMLX) [EF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| Brokerage Account 1 ⇒ T Rowe Price New Era Fund (TRNEX) [EF] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $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).