Scott Davis
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Scott Davis, who was picked to be: Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior in March, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatanka Consulting Group/SDavis and Associates LLC | Sole Owner, 10/2022 - Present | Tatanka Consulting Group and SDavis and Associates LLC is one entity. | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Health | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan. The plan sponsor ceased making contributions at my separation. (2021-05-01) | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatanka Consulting Group/SDavis and Associates LLC | Services as CEO Founder | 1 | |
| Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation | Consulting Services (client of Tatanka Consulting Group/SDavis and Associates LLC) | 2 | |
| Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa | Consulting Services (client of Tatanka Consulting Group/SDavis and Associates LLC) | 3 | |
| Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library | Consulting Services (client of Tatanka Consulting Group/SDavis and Associates LLC) | 4 | |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway | Consulting Services (client of Tatanka Consulting Group/SDavis and Associates LLC) | 5 | |
| Colusa Tribal Energy | Consulting Services (client of Tatanka Consulting Group/SDavis and Associates LLC) | 6 | |
| Belcourt School District | Consulting Services (client of Tatanka Consulting Group/SDavis and Associates LLC) | 7 | |
| Ft. Yates School District | Consulting Services (client of Tatanka Consulting Group/SDavis and Associates LLC) | 8 | |
| Turtle Mountain Community College | Consulting Services (client of Tatanka Consulting Group/SDavis and Associates LLC) | 9 |
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)
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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