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Rep. Collin C. Peterson (D-MN)
House · Democrat (most recent term) · MN-7 · in Congress 1991–2021 · Bioguide ID P000258
Party history: D 1991–2021. 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 (2014); the member entered office earlier, in 1991 | 2014 | $529,020 | $1,570,008 | $2,610,997 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2019 | $1,866,010 | $4,317,005 | $6,768,000 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2014 → 2019 (5 years spanned) | 2014–2019 | −$744,987 | +$2,746,996 | +$6,238,980 |
Gain Low = latest Low − earliest High; Gain High = latest High − earliest Low (widest possible spread); Mid = latest Mid − earliest Mid.
Reliability flags (net worth): 2019: 1 Schedule A row(s) had the upper bound of the range lost in text extraction; completed from the fixed statutory bracket. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $2,195,010 | $625,002 | $1,570,008 | $529,020 … $2,610,997 | computed |
| 2015 | $2,237,510 | $550,001 | $1,687,509 | $664,020 … $2,710,998 | computed |
| 2016 | $2,141,504 | $550,001 | $1,591,503 | $652,008 … $2,530,998 | computed |
| 2017 | $4,384,004 | $550,001 | $3,834,003 | $1,151,008 … $6,516,998 | computed |
| 2018 | $4,241,504 | $0 | $4,241,504 | $1,816,008 … $6,667,000 | computed |
| 2019 | $4,317,005 | $0 | $4,317,005 | $1,866,010 … $6,768,000 | computed; 1 Schedule A row(s) had the upper bound of the range lost in text extraction; completed from the fixed statutory bracket |
- 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.)+28.1%
Simple average of years+36.1%
Years estimated3
Best / worst single year2017 +106%
2019 -0%
2019 -0%
Reliability flags: few years (3); a year exceeds ±100%; 1 year(s) driven by income/one position/range artefact; 1 unparsed value(s).
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): +11.5% to +34.9%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014→2015 | $208,002 | $250,502 | $100 | $0 | $0 | +20.5% | +16.7% … +30.4% | -73% … +114% | 9% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 9% < 60% |
| 2015→2016 | $1,508,502 | $1,508,502 | $32,601 | $0 | $0 | +2.2% | +1.5% … +2.5% | -66% … +71% | 67% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $2,141,504 | $4,384,004 | $32,802 | $0 | $0 | +106.2% | +36.7% … +140.1% | -45% … +258% | 100% | counted; single position drives the result (range jump) |
| 2017→2018 | $1,134,002 | $826,002 | $0 | $0 | $375,000 | +5.9% | +5.6% … +6.5% | -63% … +75% | 26% | excluded; not eligible: traced coverage 26% < 60% |
| 2018→2019 | $3,491,504 | $3,559,004 | $0 | $75,000 | $0 | -0.2% | -0.2% … -0.1% | -126% … +126% | 82% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10006281 | House annual | 5/13/2015 | 20 | 0 | 10006281.pdf507aa8d08a0b7b58f85d5e1a75c07e8c58defa91d31a79d1dc283f8b10d4f24f |
| 2015 | 10011753 | House annual | 5/12/2016 | 20 | 0 | 10011753.pdfb5724f615a9116715a3403584fe2c34c56b101e1f65f1b828480880f15564b53 |
| 2016 | 10016821 | House annual | 5/12/2017 | 8 | 0 | 10016821.pdf080767a00f2c37514ed893a3a1705cf7e7f7e9bf210044a65ef1f3fdbfe9629d |
| 2017 | 10022091 | House annual | 5/9/2018 | 8 | 0 | 10022091.pdf8ab2b0af236d16fae79dec897796574f6d6f3a2b945f9182eae8ccb359a0ee22 |
| 2018 | 10027009 | House annual | 5/9/2019 | 9 | 0 | 10027009.pdf474ea70feb731e0580b5ec7fc409c240b9aad2addf0d5e58adfd929ad0d74cce |
| 2019 | 10036902 | House annual | 7/15/2020 | 10 | 1 | 10036902.pdf0ec92b8439b5fa4f42fee95848d1be37be4535847ab9b3bf9a6afad243040ed3 |
Largest movers 2015→2016
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Residence | — | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Thrift Savings Plan | — | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Bremer Bank N. A. | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Lakewest Properties, 33% Interest | — | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrift Savings Plan [BA] | — | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| USAA [BA] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| CollinC and Jason R Peterson - Peterson Farms Partnership - 50% Interest, 50% Interest [OL | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wright Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union [BA] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Bremer Bank N. A. [BA] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Personal Residence [RP] | — | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Lakewest Properties, 33% Interest [OL] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Condominium - Washington, DC [RP] | — | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2018→2019
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Minnesota FCU [BA] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Congressional FCU [BA] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Thrift Savings Plan, 100% Interest [PE] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Bremer Bank N. A. [BA] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Section 13, Inc. [PS] | — | new | — | $50,001 - $100,000 | $75,000 | $0 |
| USAA [BA] | — | held | $1 - $1,000 | $1 - $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Collin C and Jason R Peterson - Peterson Farms Partnership, 50% Interest [OL] | — | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Lakewest Properties, 33% Interest [RP] | — | 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).