Mark Cruz
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Mark Cruz, who was picked to be: Senior Advisor, Department of Health & Human Services in June, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin Public Affairs (Public Affairs) | $135K | Salary/Bonus | 1 | ||
| Gallatin 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan | 2 | ||||
| American Funds 2055 Trgt Date Retire R6 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement System | 3 | ||||
| Oregon Savings Growth Plan | 3.1 | ||||
| LifePath 2055 Fund | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1.1 | ||
| Individual Account Program | 3.2 | ||||
| 2055 Target Date Retirement Fund | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.2.1 |
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)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin Public Affairs | Services as Senior Public Affairs Strategist | 1 | |
| Oregon House of Representatives | Services as Chief of Staff House Republican Office | 2 | |
| Willamette Falls Trust | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs for me to provide communications and state and federal lobbying services. | 3 | |
| Nike | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for Oregon state lobbying services. | 4 | |
| META | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for Oregon state lobbying services. | 5 | |
| Cascade Natural Gas | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for Oregon state lobbying services. | 6 | |
| Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for Oregon state lobbying services. | 7 | |
| Deschutes River Alliance | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for Oregon state lobbying services. | 8 | |
| GoWest Credit Union Association | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for Oregon state lobbying services. | 9 | |
| High Desert Museum | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for Oregon state lobbying services. | 10 | |
| Shanda Asset Management | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for crisis communications, Oregon state and federal lobbying services. | 11 | |
| Oregon Newspapers Publishers Association | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for Oregon state lobbying services. | 12 | |
| Washington County District Attorney's Office | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for Oregon state lobbying services. | 13 | |
| RJ Reynolds | A client who paid Gallatin Public Affairs a retainer for northwest communications services and media monitoring. | 14 |
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)
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.
