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Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)
House · Republican (most recent term) · LA-1 · in Congress 2008–present · Bioguide ID S001176
Party history: R 2008–present. 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 2008 | 2013 | −$1,410,996 | −$1,013,000 | −$615,005 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2024 | −$798,999 | −$574,501 | −$350,003 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2024 (11 years spanned) | 2013–2024 | −$183,994 | +$438,500 | +$1,060,993 |
Gain Low = latest Low − earliest High; Gain High = latest High − earliest Low (widest possible spread); Mid = latest Mid − earliest Mid.
Note: later annual report(s) for 2025 exist but could not be used for net worth.
Reliability flags (net worth): no computable net worth for year(s) inside the span: 2015, 2016. Not in the recommended dollar-gain ranking (shown only in the full list).
Net worth by report year (mid; Low–High)
| Report year | Assets (mid) | Liabilities (mid) | Net worth mid | Low … High | Status / flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $32,002 | $1,045,002 | −$1,013,000 | −$1,410,996 … −$615,005 | computed |
| 2014 | $24,002 | $595,002 | −$571,000 | −$811,997 … −$330,003 | computed |
| 2015 | not available | the selected filing lists no Schedule A assets ("None disclosed", a partial amendment, or unreadable), so a total cannot be estimated reliably | |||
| 2016 | not available | the selected filing lists no Schedule A assets ("None disclosed", a partial amendment, or unreadable), so a total cannot be estimated reliably | |||
| 2017 | $175,000 | $582,502 | −$407,501 | −$699,999 … −$115,003 | computed |
| 2018 | $75,000 | $582,502 | −$507,501 | −$749,999 … −$265,003 | computed |
| 2019 | $75,000 | $582,502 | −$507,501 | −$749,999 … −$265,003 | computed |
| 2020 | $75,000 | $582,502 | −$507,501 | −$749,999 … −$265,003 | computed |
| 2021 | $32,500 | $582,502 | −$550,001 | −$784,999 … −$315,003 | computed |
| 2022 | $32,500 | $582,502 | −$550,001 | −$784,999 … −$315,003 | computed |
| 2023 | $32,500 | $582,502 | −$550,001 | −$784,999 … −$315,003 | computed |
| 2024 | $8,000 | $582,502 | −$574,501 | −$798,999 … −$350,003 | computed |
| 2025 | not available | the selected filing lists no Schedule A assets ("None disclosed", a partial amendment, or unreadable), so a total cannot be estimated reliably | |||
- 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.)-33.7%
Simple average of years-27.8%
Years estimated4
Best / worst single year2019 +1%
2021 -57%
2021 -57%
Reliability flags: few years (4); 2 year(s) driven by income/one position/range artefact.
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): -37.3% to -32.3%. 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 | $24,002 | $24,002 | $302 | $0 | $0 | +1.3% | +0.1% … +1.3% | -175% … +177% | 75% | excluded; not eligible: traced prior-year value below $50,000 |
| 2014→2015 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | n/a | n/a … n/a | n/a … n/a | 0% | excluded; not eligible: traced prior-year value below $50,000 |
| 2015→2016 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | n/a | n/a … n/a | n/a … n/a | 0% | excluded; not eligible: traced prior-year value below $50,000 |
| 2016→2017 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | n/a | n/a … n/a | n/a … n/a | 0% | excluded; not eligible: traced prior-year value below $50,000 |
| 2017→2018 | $175,000 | $75,000 | $1,750 | $0 | $0 | -56.1% | -59.0% … -49.0% | -114% … +1% | 100% | counted; single position drives the result (range jump) |
| 2018→2019 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $600 | $0 | $0 | +0.8% | +0.4% … +1.0% | -66% … +68% | 100% | counted |
| 2019→2020 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $600 | $0 | $0 | +0.8% | +0.4% … +1.0% | -66% … +68% | 100% | counted |
| 2020→2021 | $75,000 | $32,500 | $100 | $0 | $0 | -56.5% | -70.0% … -49.8% | -113% … +0% | 100% | counted; single position drives the result (range jump) |
| 2021→2022 | $32,500 | $32,500 | $100 | $0 | $0 | +0.3% | +0.0% … +0.4% | -108% … +108% | 100% | excluded; not eligible: traced prior-year value below $50,000 |
| 2022→2023 | $32,500 | $32,500 | $1,750 | $0 | $0 | +5.4% | +5.0% … +6.7% | -105% … +115% | 100% | excluded; not eligible: traced prior-year value below $50,000 |
| 2023→2024 | $32,500 | $8,000 | $600 | $0 | $0 | -73.5% | -92.0% … -68.0% | -150% … +3% | 100% | excluded; not eligible: traced prior-year value below $50,000 |
| 2024→2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | n/a | n/a … n/a | n/a … n/a | 0% | excluded; not eligible: traced prior-year value below $50,000 |
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 | 10003489 | House amendment | 6/30/2014 | 4 | 0 | 10003489.pdf1643dfcdd0079dfe6b0f8e1140b478a15166bbf7f332a68298948c1de4e27b47 |
| 2014 | 10008490 | House annual | 8/13/2015 | 3 | 0 | 10008490.pdfc2002f174af83c781c43892f19a3233c547d053a10e30328bba5576f16b59e7d |
| 2015 | 10013706 | House annual | 8/12/2016 | 0 | 0 | 10013706.pdf43ff72f8f5ddbaf89983336aaca13b2e47560d1eebef02ff5b74485351d2e238 |
| 2016 | 10018402 | House annual | 8/3/2017 | 0 | 0 | 10018402.pdf75a21101f0fb9487f409645c19e9733e1f9c525f30051361d346a503c687c9fe |
| 2017 | 10024957 | House amendment | 11/30/2018 | 1 | 0 | 10024957.pdf14095aeb5a64a27ca86c3725cb58bf5ba43be1e38ec9448d14cc7f7af0ccca47 |
| 2018 | 10025612 | House annual | 8/8/2019 | 1 | 0 | 10025612.pdffa9eb294f5fa1b82b310ef8b9313b3ca2e802265e8bbc3b0dfa379546c675b53 |
| 2019 | 10036890 | House annual | 8/5/2020 | 1 | 0 | 10036890.pdf576854a4b4dcfe092a7926475bc7e2d83e4c4c9e6ea514d17ca6c0551369b6fe |
| 2020 | 10041157 | House annual | 8/2/2021 | 1 | 0 | 10041157.pdfb332c8806908d34bf248fea5cb39621c146554bd36d74c00fed1e89b7206ba36 |
| 2021 | 10046343 | House annual | 8/1/2022 | 1 | 0 | 10046343.pdfb2915c98b9f481e58ab6f15bfd95028b8cf50ad76931186b0ec01c3411e017d5 |
| 2022 | 10051856 | House annual | 7/26/2023 | 1 | 0 | 10051856.pdffd42830f0da7ed656603573fcf1e44767a98851cd39ecd13459d89b869c3370c |
| 2023 | 10057111 | House annual | 8/1/2024 | 1 | 0 | 10057111.pdfb8311a0b9bad90d497063c800a56d25838c22a97ef0419f719e5a3224c9393bb |
| 2024 | 10067107 | House annual | 6/25/2025 | 1 | 0 | 10067107.pdf1065e2e28a22234c5ef5c6280d3db93855d2b72bb51519307ac1466f55493d92 |
| 2025 | 10075779 | House annual | 8/13/2026 | 0 | 0 | 10075779.pdf64be840f4705b0b29681a9fc2044cc848debdc75ab83d7594dc19f377fda01f3 |
Largest movers 2018→2019
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Bank Account [BA] | JT | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2019→2020
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Bank Account [BA] | JT | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2020→2021
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Bank Account [BA] | JT | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $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).