Rees Blaylock
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Rees Blaylock, who was picked to be: Confidential Assistant, Department of Health & Human Services. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Institute | Donor Relations Associate and Database Manager, 6/2023 - 3/2025 | 1 |
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)
Employment Agreements
Officials are required to disclose agreements relating to other jobs, including what will happen with any small businesses they own during government service and any continued health care coverage, planned leaves of absence, severance or bonuses. (Form 278e, Part 3)
| Organization | Agreement | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Institute | I will not participate in this defined contribution plan after my separation. (2024-09-01) | 1 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Institute | Services as Donor Relations Associate and Database Manager | 1 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank #1 (Cash) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Interest | 1 | |
| CME Group, Inc. (CME) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| Prologis, Inc. (PLD) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| U.S. Bank #2 (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| CoinBase Wallet | 6 | ||||
| Bitcoin | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.1 | ||
| Ethereum | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6.2 | ||
| Bitcoin (held in Cashapp wallet) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Family trust #3 | $250K - $500K | None (or less than $201) | 8 | ||
| Churchill Downs, Inc. (CHDN) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.1 | ||
| Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains | 8.2 | |
| Lowes Companies, Inc. (LOW) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.3 | ||
| Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock (NVO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | Filer sold this asset prior to onboarding. | 8.4 | |
| S&P Global, Inc. (SPGI) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 | Capital Gains | 8.5 | |
| Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.6 | ||
| First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.7 | ||
| Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Revenue ETF (RWK) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.8 | ||
| iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF (IGV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.9 | ||
| Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | 8.10 | ||
| Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF (PVAL) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.11 | ||
| Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares (MGK) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.12 | ||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares (VOT) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.13 | ||
| First EagleGlobal Fund Class I Shares (SGIIX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.14 | ||
| JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund Class I Shares (SEEGX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.15 | ||
| Bank Deposit Program Morgan Stanley (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.16 | ||
| Churchill Downs, Inc. (CHDN), call option: exp. 06/20/2025 | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 8.17 | ||
| Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock (NVO), call option: exp. 08/15/2025 | None (or less than $1,001) | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains | 8.18 |
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.
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