Kara Frederick
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Kara Frederick, who was picked to be: Senior Policy Advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff, White House 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)
| Organization | Position held | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Foundation | Director of Tech Policy Center, 5/2021 - 1/2025 | 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)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms 401(k) | 1 | ||||
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund Investor Class Shares (VFIFX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| The Heritage Foundation 403(b) | 2 | ||||
| MFS Ag Growth 2050 AGGPX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| Schwab Gov Money SWGXX | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.2 | ||
| Fidelity Advisor Strat Income FIWDX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.3 | ||
| T Rowe Price 2050 TRJLX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.4 | ||
| The Heritage Foundation 401(A) | 3 | ||||
| Schwab Gov SWGXX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| Van Guard Real Estate VGSLX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.2 | ||
| T. Rowe Price 2050 TRJLX | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.3 | ||
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | $210K | salary | 4 | ||
| Trump-Vance Transition | $7,000 | 5 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms 401(k) | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan, but the plan sponsor no longer makes contributions. (2016-06-01) | 1 | |
| The Heritage Foundation 401(A) | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan, but the plan sponsor no longer makes contributions. (2021-05-01) | 2 | |
| The Heritage Foundation 403(b) | I will continue to participate in this defined contribution plan, but the plan sponsor no longer makes contributions. (2024-06-01) | 3 |
Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 4)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsilon Inc (GOVCON IT) | salary/bonus | 1 | |||
| IRA: | 2 | ||||
| Coca Cola FEMSA | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| NOVARTIS AG SPON ADR | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.2 | ||
| TOTAL ENERGIES SPON ADR | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.3 | ||
| ABBIVE INFC | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.4 | ||
| Alexandria Real Estate | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.5 | ||
| ALPHABET INC | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.6 | ||
| Apple | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.7 | ||
| Boeing | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.8 | ||
| Bristol Myers | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.9 | ||
| Cisco Systems | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.10 | ||
| Cme Group | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.11 | ||
| Dow Inc | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.12 | ||
| Intel | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.13 | ||
| JP Morgan | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.14 | ||
| Mcdonalds | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.15 | ||
| Metlife | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.16 | ||
| Microsoft | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.17 | ||
| Nextera Energy | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.18 | ||
| RTX Group | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.19 | ||
| Starbucks | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.20 | ||
| Target | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.21 | ||
| UPS CL B | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.22 | ||
| Valero Energy | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.23 | ||
| VISA | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.24 | ||
| Walmart | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.25 | ||
| Walt Disney | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.26 | ||
| Dallas TX Area Rapid TR TAX RV BE/ R/ Rate 4.92 Matures 12/41 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.27 | ||
| GLENDALE CA UNI SCH D IS TAX A-1-N BE/R/RATE 4.7% Matures 9/27 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.28 | ||
| New York Transit TAX RV BE/R rate 4.75% | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.29 | ||
| Salt RIV PRJ AZ AGRI&IMP Tax A-BUI 4.8% Matures 1/41 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.30 | ||
| UNIV MA BLDG AUTH Matures 11/28 | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.31 | ||
| 401(K): | 3 | ||||
| Fidelity Freedom 2045 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Energies SPON ADR TTE | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| Abbvie, Inc. (ABBV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| Apple, Inc. (AAPL) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| Boeing CO (BA) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) | None (or less than $1,001) | $5,001 - $15,000 | 5 | ||
| Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| CSX Corp. (CSX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Hartford Insurance Group | $1,001 - $15,000 | $5,001 - $15,000 | 8 | ||
| Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (IR) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9 | ||
| jp morgan chase co | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10 | ||
| Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11 | ||
| morgan stanley | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 12 | ||
| Nike, Inc. (NKE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 13 | ||
| Raytheon Technologies Corporation Common Stock (RTX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 14 | ||
| Target Corp. (TGT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 15 | ||
| Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 16 | ||
| Visa, Inc. (V) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 17 | ||
| Metropolitan Trans Municipal Bond | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18 | ||
| Midland Cnty Municipal Bond | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 19 | ||
| Washington Clackamas SR A CAV Municipal Bond | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 20 | ||
| Blend Labs Inc. Class A Common Stock (BLND) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 21 | ||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock (PLTR) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 22 | ||
| U.S. Credit Union #1 (Cash) | $15,001 - $50,000 | 23 | |||
| U.S. Credit Union #2 (Cash) | $100K - $250K | 24 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy FCU | type: Personal Loan, amount: $10,001 - $15,000, year-incurred: 2021, rate: 1.19, term: 5 | 1 |
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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