Steven Cook
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Steven Cook, who was picked to be: Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency Management, 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)
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 2025K | $250K - $500K | $15,001 - $50,000 | 1 | ||
| Fidelity Brokerage Link - Fidelity Govt Cash reserve | $500K - $1M | $15,001 - $50,000 | 2 | ||
| Lyondell Chemical, defined benefit plan (value not readily ascertainable) Eligible for approx. $2000/mo at age 65 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | |||
| Equistar Chemical, defined benefit plan (value not readily ascertainable) Lump sum if taken would be approximately $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4 | |||
| LyondellBasell, defined benefit plan (value not readily ascertainable) eligible for about $1000/mo if taken at age 65 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | |||
| Janus Forty D (JFRDX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 | 6 | ||
| Janus Research D (JNRFX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 7 | ||
| Bracewell LLP (law firm) | $450K | Salary | 8 | ||
| University of Houston Law Center | $2,200 | Salary | 9 | ||
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund Investor Class Shares (VTTVX) | $50,001 - $100K | $5,001 - $15,000 | 10 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| LyondellBasell | I will continue to participate in this defined benefit retirement plan. (2009-01-01) | 1 | |
| Lyondell Chemical | I will continue to participate in this defined benefit retirement plan. The plan sponsor will not make further contributions after my separation. (1995-04-01) | 2 | |
| Equistar Chemical | I will be eligible for retirement-based payments depending on elections made. The plan sponsor will not make further contributions after my separation. (1997-12-01) | 3 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracewell LLP | Services as Of Counsel | 1 | |
| Denka Performance Elastomer | Provide legal advice | 2 | |
| Republic Services, Inc. | Provide legal advice | 3 | |
| Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute | Legal advice | 4 | |
| American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers | Legal advice | 5 | |
| Enterprise Products Operating, LLC | Legal advice | 6 | |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Legal advice | 7 | |
| Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. | Legal advice | 8 | |
| The Chemours Company | Expert Witness | 9 | |
| TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. | Legal advice | 10 | |
| Salt River Project | Legal advice | 11 |
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)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estate - Farm land in Power County, ID | $100K - $250K | $15,001 - $50,000 | Rent or Royalties | Land was leased for wheat farming - now in land conservation program. | 1 |
| HP stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 2 | |
| HP Enterprise | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 3 | |
| LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 | Dividends | 4 | |
| DXC stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| Janus Money Market | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 6 | ||
| Janus Henderson Forty D | $50,001 - $100K | $5,001 - $15,000 | 7 | ||
| Janus Henderson Research Fund T | $100K - $250K | $15,001 - $50,000 | 8 | ||
| Janus Henderon Global Select D | $15,001 - $50,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 | 9 | ||
| US Bank Account #1 (cash) | $500K - $1M | $15,001 - $50,000 | Interest | 10 | |
| US bank account #2 (cash) | $100K - $250K | $2,501 - $5,000 | Interest | 11 | |
| US bank account #3 (cash) | $250K - $500K | $15,001 - $50,000 | Interest | 12 | |
| US Brokerage Money Market Account (cash) | $1M - $5M | $100K - $1M | 13 | ||
| US bank account #4 (cash) | $500K - $1M | $15,001 - $50,000 | Interest | 14 | |
| US bank account #5 (cash) | $100K - $250K | $5,001 - $15,000 | Interest | 15 | |
| US Bank Account #6 | $250K - $500K | $15,001 - $50,000 | Interest | 16 | |
| LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 | Dividends | 17 | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 | Dividends | 18 | |
| At&T | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 19 | |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | Dividends | 20 | |
| Albemarle Corp. (ALB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 21 | ||
| U.S. Bank #7 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 22 |
Transactions
Officials are required to disclose the purchase, sale or exchange of property or securities in excess of $1,000. Many top officials are required to file periodic transaction reports (278-T) within 45 days to disclose additional actions. This table combines transactions from regularly scheduled financial disclosures and periodic transaction reports. If the same transaction appears on multiple reports, we’re only showing it once. (Form 278e, Part 7 and Form 278-T)
| Description | Value | Transaction | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-02-21
 | 1 | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-02-24
| 2 | |
| LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-02-24
| 3 | |
| LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-02-25
| 4 | |
| LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-02-28
| 5 | |
| LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sale, 2025-03-04
| 6 |
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.
