Brendan Carr
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Brendan Carr, who was picked to be: Chair, Federal Communications Commission. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Estate - TBC ESTATE | Executor, 9/2023 - Present | I am serving as the executor of my father's estate. He passed away in September 2023. | 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)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Freedom 2045 K. Defined contribution plan established when I worked for a former employer | $250K - $500K | 1 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley Rein LLP (former employer) | (2005-09-01) | 1 |
Spouse’s Assets
Officials are required to disclose their spouse’s assets, including salary and retirement accounts worth more than $1,000. (Form 278e, Part 5)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRA: American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund Class Inst (AVFIX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 1 | |||
| IRA: American FD Growth (GFAFX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2 | |||
| IRA: Blackrock Global Allocation (MDLOX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | 3 | |||
| IRA: Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Growth (GGOIX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | 4 | |||
| U.S. brokerage account IRA cash | $15,001 - $50,000 | 5 | |||
| IRA: Pimco Total Return A (PTTAX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 6 | |||
| IRA: Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund A (WASAX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | 7 | |||
| IRA: First Eagle Global Fund A (SGENX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | 8 | |||
| Quell Strategies LLC (consulting) | $500K - $1M | 9 | |||
| Georgetown University | 10 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington DC 529 plan #1 (U.S. Total Stock Market Index Portfolio) | $15,001 - $50,000 | 1 | |||
| Washington DC 529 plan #2 (U.S. Total Stock Market Index Portfolio) | $15,001 - $50,000 | 2 | |||
| U.S. bank accounts #1 (cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 3 | |||
| U.S. bank Account #2 (cash) | $15,001 - $50,000 | 4 | |||
| U.S. bank Account #3 (cash) | $250K - $500K | 5 | |||
| Mutual Fund - Fidelity Growth Strategies Fund | $15,001 - $50,000 | 6 | |||
| Washington DC 529 Plan #3: DC College Savings 2034 Portfolio | $1,001 - $15,000 | 7 | |||
| Washington DC 529 Plan #4: DC College Savings 2034 Portfolio | $15,001 - $50,000 | 8 | |||
| Washington DC 529 Plan #5: DC College Savings 2037 Portfolio | $1,001 - $15,000 | 9 | |||
| Washington DC 529 plan #6 ( DC College Savings 2037 Portfolio) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 10 | |||
| Residential Real Estate, Washington, D.C. | $500K - $1M | 11 | |||
| U.S. credit union (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | 12 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC Condo-PennyMac | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $250,001 - $500,000, year-incurred: 2020, rate: 2.750, term: 30 years | 1 | |
| Virginia - PennyMac | type: Mortgage on Personal Residence, amount: $500,001 - $1,000,000, year-incurred: 2021, rate: 3.125, term: 30 years fixed | 2 | |
| Tower Federal Credit Union | type: HELOC, amount: $100,001 - $250,000, year-incurred: 2021, rate: 7.0, term: 30 years | 3 |
Gifts and Travel
Officials are required to disclose gifts or travel reimbursements totaling more than $480 from a single source. Individual gifts worth $192 or less do not count toward the $480 total. (Form 278e, Part 9)
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.
