Eric Amidon
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Eric Amidon, who was picked to be: Chief of Staff, Environmental Protection Agency in January, 2025. It is part of a collection of thousands of ethics documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
Roles Outside Government
Officials are required to disclose paid or unpaid positions they hold or recently held outside the federal government, including roles as officer, director, trustee or employee. (Form 278e, Part 1)
| Organization | Position held | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| American First Works | Senior Advisor, 1/2024 - 12/2024 | 1 | |
| AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE | Advisor to Attorneys General's Council, 1/2024 - 12/2024 | 2 | |
| Zeldin Strategies | Senior Advisor, 1/2024 - 12/2024 | 3 | |
| Project Z | Executive Director, 1/2023 - Present | 4 | |
| Leadership America Needs PAC | Executive Director, 1/2023 - 1/2025 | 5 | |
| Zeldin Cares | Executive Director and Treasurer, 1/2023 - 1/2025 | 6 | |
| Esposito for Congress | General Consultant, 1/2024 - 12/2024 | 7 |
Employment Assets
Officials are required to disclose assets associated with their employment, including salary, retirement accounts, stocks, intellectual property and awards or prizes. (Form 278e, Part 2)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American First Works | $60,000 | Consulting Fees | 1 | ||
| AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE | $60,000 | Consulting Fees | 2 | ||
| Project Z | $270K | Consulting Fees | 3 | ||
| Zeldin Strategies (Consulting and Advisory Services) | $209K | Salary | 4 | ||
| Zeldin Cares | $82,500 | Salary | 5 | ||
| Esposito for Congress | $110K | Consulting Fees | 6 | ||
| Leadership America Needs PAC | $53,000 | Consulting Fees | 7 | ||
| IRA Account | 8 | ||||
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.1 | ||
| Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (VEA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.2 | ||
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF Shares (VOO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.3 | ||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares (BND) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.4 | ||
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (VXUS) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.5 | ||
| Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (VWO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.6 | ||
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VTI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.7 | ||
| The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.8 | ||
| Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF (SPMO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.9 | ||
| Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (SPHQ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.10 | ||
| McDonald's Corp. (MCD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.11 | ||
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.12 | ||
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VUG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.13 | ||
| SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.14 |
Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 4)
| Organization | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| American First Works | Services as Senior Advisor | 1 | |
| AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE | Services as Advisor to Attorneys General's Council | 2 | |
| Project Z | Services as Executive Director | 3 | |
| Zeldin Strategies | Services as Senior Advisor | 4 | |
| Zeldin Cares | Services as Executive Director and Treasurer | 5 | |
| Esposito for Congress | Services as General Consultant | 6 | |
| Leadership America Needs PAC | Services as Executive Director | 7 | |
| RSL Management Corp | Consulting (Client of Zeldin Strategies) | 8 | |
| MSF Charitable I | Consulting (Project Z) | 9 |
Other Assets and Income
Officials are required to disclose other assets and sources of investment income belonging to them, their spouse or their dependent children. These include annuities, bonds, cash, college savings plans, farms, precious metals, real estate, stocks, trusts and wills. (Form 278e, Part 6)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US domestic bank #1 (cash account) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| US domestic bank #2 (cash account) #2 | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| Investment account | 3 | ||||
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (VEA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.2 | ||
| Ishares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.3 | ||
| VanguardEmerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (VWO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.4 | ||
| ISHARES Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.5 | ||
| cash | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.6 | ||
| RobinHood Account | 4 | ||||
| Estee Lauder Cos. (EL) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 | ||
| Texas Pacific Land Corporation Common Stock (TPL) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.2 | ||
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF Shares (VOO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.3 | ||
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited American Depositary Shares each representing eight Ordinary share (BABA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.4 | ||
| D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.5 | ||
| SoFi Technologies Inc. Common Stock (SOFI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.6 | ||
| Applied Blockchain Inc. Common Stock (APLD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.7 | ||
| Robinhood Markets Inc. Class A Common Stock (HOOD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.8 | ||
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.9 | ||
| JD.com Inc. American Depositary Shares (JD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.10 | ||
| Genius Sports Limited Ordinary Shares (GENI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.11 | ||
| Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.12 | ||
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VTI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.13 | ||
| Corning, Inc. (GLW) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 4.14 | |||
| VanEck Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.15 | ||
| Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (VEA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.16 | ||
| The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.17 | ||
| Global-E Online Ltd. Ordinary Shares (GLBE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.18 | ||
| Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.19 | ||
| Verastem, Inc. (VSTM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.20 | ||
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.21 | ||
| ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.22 | ||
| Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.23 | ||
| Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (VNQ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.24 | ||
| SOFTBANK | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.25 | ||
| Shift4 Payments Inc. Class A Common Stock (FOUR) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.26 | ||
| Apple, Inc. (AAPL) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.27 | ||
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. (MOH) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.28 | ||
| Baidu Inc. ADS (BIDU) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.29 | ||
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (SPY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.30 | ||
| Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.31 | ||
| OKLO INC (OKLO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.32 | ||
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.33 | ||
| Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (EBS) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.34 | ||
| Energy Transfer LP Common Units (ET) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.35 | ||
| YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.36 | ||
| SPDR PORTFOLIO S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.37 | ||
| Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.38 | ||
| OPKO Health, Inc. (OPK) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.39 | ||
| VanguardEmerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (VWO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.40 | ||
| Gladstone Land Corp. (LAND) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.41 | ||
| Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.42 | ||
| Proshares Online Retail ETF (ONLN) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.43 | ||
| Broadcom, Inc. (AVGO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.44 | ||
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.45 | ||
| Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc. Common Stock (ETON) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.46 | ||
| Dycom Industries, Inc. (DY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.47 | ||
| Riot Blockchain, Inc. (RIOT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.48 | ||
| Yum China Holdings Inc. Common Stock (YUMC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.49 | ||
| Ford Motor Co. (F) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.50 | ||
| Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.51 | ||
| INmune Bio Inc. Common stock (INMB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.52 | ||
| Erasca Inc. Common Stock (ERAS) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.53 | ||
| Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.54 | ||
| Unicycive Therapeutics Inc. Common Stock (UNCY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.55 | ||
| Pinduoduo Inc. American Depositary Shares (PDD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.56 | ||
| Altimmune, Inc. (ALT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.57 | ||
| CRYPTO | 5 | ||||
| Bitcoin | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5.1 | ||
| XRP | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5.2 | ||
| Dogecoin | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5.3 | ||
| Ethereum | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5.4 | ||
| Shiba Inu | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5.5 | ||
| US domestic bank (Savings Account) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| NY 529 Direct Plan | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 |
Liabilities
Officials are required to disclose their liabilities totaling more than $10,000, as well as any linked to their spouse or dependent children. These include mortgages, credit card debt and student loans. The interest rates and loan repayment terms are also required. (Form 278e, Part 8)
| Creditor | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edfinancial Services | type: Student Loan, amount: $250,001 - $500,000, year-incurred: 2013, rate: 6.875% | 1 |
About the Data
Most political appointees and senior officials in the executive branch are required by law to file public financial disclosure reports. These are documents that detail their financial holdings, positions they hold outside government, their spouse’s holdings, their liabilities and their recent financial transactions (such as buying or selling stock) during a defined reporting period.
The most senior officials file their disclosures with an agency called the Office of Government Ethics, and others file them with a designated ethics official within their agency. The Ethics in Government Act allows members of the public and the press to request these documents.
We’re publishing this information to give the public an important glimpse into the financial ties of a powerful and often hidden cadre of presidential appointees within the federal bureaucracy.
The main document type included in the database is the OGE Form 278e, which appointees must file when they are nominated (for Senate-confirmed appointees) or when they enter government (all others), and then annually while in the position. Another common document included is the OGE Form 278-T, also known as a periodic transaction report, which all public filers must submit within 30 days of a transaction. We are also making other ethics documents available, such as ethics agreements, certificates of divestiture and other documents we have obtained under the Ethics in Government Act.
