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Rep. Scott R. Tipton (R-CO)
House · Republican (most recent term) · CO-3 · in Congress 2011–2021 · Bioguide ID T000470
Party history: R 2011–2021. 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 2011 | 2013 | $2,600,069 | $5,975,034 | $9,350,000 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2019 | $5,956,142 | $13,148,071 | $20,340,000 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2019 (6 years spanned) | 2013–2019 | −$3,393,858 | +$7,173,036 | +$17,739,931 |
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 | $5,975,034 | $0 | $5,975,034 | $2,600,069 … $9,350,000 | computed |
| 2014 | $6,541,535 | $0 | $6,541,535 | $2,963,070 … $10,120,000 | computed |
| 2015 | $6,541,535 | $0 | $6,541,535 | $2,963,070 … $10,120,000 | computed |
| 2016 | $6,574,036 | $0 | $6,574,036 | $2,978,071 … $10,170,000 | computed |
| 2017 | $6,574,036 | $0 | $6,574,036 | $2,978,071 … $10,170,000 | computed |
| 2018 | $6,574,036 | $0 | $6,574,036 | $2,978,071 … $10,170,000 | computed |
| 2019 | $13,148,071 | $0 | $13,148,071 | $5,956,142 … $20,340,000 | 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.)+13.9%
Simple average of years+18.3%
Years estimated6
Best / worst single year2019 +101%
2015 +1%
2015 +1%
Reliability flags: a year exceeds ±100%; 1 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): +14.3% to +13.8%. 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 | $5,967,034 | $6,158,534 | $64,382 | $0 | $0 | +4.3% | +3.9% … +5.6% | -110% … +119% | 100% | counted |
| 2014→2015 | $6,541,535 | $6,541,535 | $66,132 | $0 | $0 | +1.0% | +1.0% … +1.1% | -109% … +111% | 100% | counted |
| 2015→2016 | $6,541,535 | $6,574,036 | $66,232 | $32,500 | $0 | +1.0% | +1.0% … +1.1% | -109% … +111% | 100% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $6,326,034 | $6,326,034 | $66,330 | $0 | $0 | +1.0% | +1.0% … +1.2% | -109% … +112% | 96% | counted |
| 2017→2018 | $6,574,036 | $6,574,036 | $66,732 | $0 | $0 | +1.0% | +1.0% … +1.1% | -109% … +111% | 100% | counted |
| 2018→2019 | $6,574,036 | $13,099,570 | $131,014 | $0 | $0 | +101.3% | +101.2% … +101.6% | -63% … +266% | 100% | counted; single position drives the result (range jump) |
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 | 10003744 | House amendment | 7/17/2014 | 69 | 0 | 10003744.pdf287ab355c4b1af04c68351fe46902330ce7f673544d7d2ef06de466708d50c1b |
| 2014 | 10007482 | House annual | 5/15/2015 | 70 | 0 | 10007482.pdf6a60a990bbdfc609bbfe32c8913c789f295c1c6b4a07fa240de179e9ec3f8344 |
| 2015 | 10012457 | House annual | 5/16/2016 | 70 | 0 | 10012457.pdf025491b8d7038f4f5da4af4083097934ee0f4b3cb6734a9cd5c51614970b22fa |
| 2016 | 10016622 | House annual | 5/15/2017 | 71 | 0 | 10016622.pdf734a78aa1813e14f634a12e3bb45d48b85b0c0906b0a6a2e157cfa0f1ff4318b |
| 2017 | 10022830 | House annual | 5/14/2018 | 71 | 0 | 10022830.pdfa48d933c004722268949ea0bf09b69e1723c4bd77dad00a8a1a26bea08d19dec |
| 2018 | 10028021 | House annual | 5/15/2019 | 71 | 0 | 10028021.pdf42728dad26bfd6e7a6428c7b91d1f103c91bc10a7af5509370a41a20ce6ceb52 |
| 2019 | 10038624 | House annual | 8/13/2020 | 142 | 0 | 10038624.pdf332e9ece7d5a54379e2aede2fb4c68f1bd388cb601f6eba2dd04e9c385999e13 |
Largest movers 2016→2017
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Tipton Exempt ⇒ PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock (MRK) [ST] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) [ST] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000; $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000; $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ UBS RMa Tax Free Fund Inc [MF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) [ST] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Pelty Building Highway 160 East [RP] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ apple Inc. (aaPL) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2017→2018
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Tipton Exempt ⇒ PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV) [ST] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock (MRK) [ST] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) [ST] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000; $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000; $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ UBS RMa Tax Free Fund Inc [MF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ RMa Money Market Fund [Ba] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) [ST] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Pelty Building Highway 160 East [RP] | — | held | $50,001 - $100,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2018→2019
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley CRM 1 sec NE 1/4 Sec Rd 26 [RP] | — | held | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000; $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Tipton Properties ⇒ 27601 Highway 160 [RP] | — | held | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $500,001 - $1,000,000; $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 110 Whistlepig Way Site 87 [RP] | — | held | $250,001 - $500,000 | $250,001 - $500,000; $250,001 - $500,000 | $0 | $0 |
| New York Life [WU] | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000; $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 702 arbor Street [RP] | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000; $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Tipton Exempt ⇒ Vectra Bank CCa [Ba] | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000; $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 701 3rd Street [RP] | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000; $100,001 - $250,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott R. Tipton Trust ⇒ PacWest Bancorp (PaCW) [ST] | — | held | $100,001 - $250,000 | $100,001 - $250,000; $100,001 - $250,000 | $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).