Brian Gootkin
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Brian Gootkin, who was picked to be: U.S. Marshal, District of Montana, Department of Justice. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Montana | Director of the Department of Corrections, 1/2021 - Present | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Montana, defined benefit plan (value not readily ascertainable): eligible for $379/mo. at age 56 (unvested) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| State of Montana, defined benefit plan (value not readily ascertainable) Public Employee Retirement System, Sheriffs' Retirement System | $5,000 | Retirement Payments (monthly) | 2 | ||
| State of Montana | $293K | Salary | 3 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Montana | I will continue to participate in this defined benefit plan. If I continue to be employed in December 2025, I will be vested. The plan sponsor will not make further contributions after my separation. (2021-01-01) | 1 | |
| State of Montana, Sheriffs' Retirement System | I will continue to participate in this defined benefit plan. (1993-10-01) | 2 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Montana | Director of the Department of Corrections | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Media | salary, bonus | 1 | |||
| Scripps Media ESOP account | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| IRA | 3 | ||||
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VTI) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| Scripps Media 401K | 4 | ||||
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Institutional Plus Class Shares (VSMPX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 | ||
| VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK MARKET INDEX TRUST II | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.2 | ||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.3 | ||
| Vanguard Total International Bond II Index fund | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4.4 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, HELENA, MONTANA | $250K - $500K | $15,001 - $50,000 | Rent or Royalties | 1 | |
| RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, BOZEMAN, MONTANA | $500K - $1M | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| brokerage account #1 | 3 | ||||
| SCHWAB US LARGE-CAP ETF (SCHX) | $50,001 - $100K | $201 - $1,000 | 3.1 | ||
| Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index ETF (FNDX) | $50,001 - $100K | $201 - $1,000 | 3.2 | ||
| VANGUARD SMALL CAP ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 3.3 | ||
| Schwab Fundamental US Small Company Index ETF (FNDA) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 3.4 | ||
| SCHWAB INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF (SCHF) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 3.5 | ||
| Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (SCHC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.6 | ||
| Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETF (FNDC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.7 | ||
| SPDR PortfolioEmerging Markets ETF (SPEM) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.8 | ||
| Schwab FundamentalEmerging Markets Large Company Index ETF (FNDE) | $50,001 - $100K | $201 - $1,000 | 3.9 | ||
| Schwab US REIT ETF (SCHH) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 3.10 | ||
| VanguardGlobal ex-US Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (VNQI) | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 3.11 | ||
| Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.12 | ||
| Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF (SCHI) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 3.13 | ||
| SCHWAB MORTGAGE-BACKD SECURITIES | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 3.14 | ||
| ELDRIDGE BBB-BABRDN EMERGING MARKETS EX-CHINA | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.15 | ||
| COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, BURKE, VIRGINIA | $50,001 - $100K | $2,501 - $5,000 | Rent or Royalties | 4 | |
| 529 EDUCATION TRUST OF ALASKA | 5 | ||||
| T. Rowe Price Portfolio for Education Today | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 5.1 | ||
| U.S. Bank #1 (Cash) | $250K - $500K | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| U.S. Bank #2 (Cash) | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| U.S. Bank #3 (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8 | ||
| Brokerage account 2 | 9 | ||||
| Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 9.1 | ||
| SCHWAB US SMALL-CAP ETF (SCHA) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 9.2 | ||
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF Shares (VOO) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 9.3 | ||
| Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index FundETF Shares (VOOV) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 9.4 | ||
| U.S TREASURY NOTE | $500K - $1M | None (or less than $201) | 10 | ||
| Brokerage account 3 | 11 | ||||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VBK) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 11.1 | ||
| ABRDN INCOME CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11.2 | ||
| NUVEEN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND SERIES PORTFOLIOS TRUST | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11.3 | ||
| 529 - EDUCATION TRUST OF ALASKA | 12 | ||||
| T. Rowe Price Portfolio for Education Today | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 12.1 | ||
| U.S. Bank #4 (Cash) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 13 | ||
| U.S. Bank #5 (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 14 | ||
| U.S. Bank #6 (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 15 | ||
| COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, BURKE VIRGINIA | $50,001 - $100K | $2,501 - $5,000 | Rent or Royalties | 16 | |
| commercial property, Los Angeles, California | $250K - $500K | None (or less than $201) | 17 | ||
| INHERITED IRA | 18 | ||||
| SCHWAB US LARGE-CAP ETF (SCHX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 18.1 | ||
| SCHWAB US SMALL-CAP ETF (SCHA) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.2 | ||
| SCWAB FUNDAMENTAL US LARGE COMPANY ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.3 | ||
| SCHWAB INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPED SMALL COMPANY STOCKS | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.4 | ||
| Schwab Fundamental US Small Company Index ETF (FNDA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.5 | ||
| SCHWAB INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF (SCHF) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 18.6 | ||
| Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF (FNDF) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.7 | ||
| Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (SCHC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.8 | ||
| Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETF (FNDC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.9 | ||
| Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.10 | ||
| SCHWAB FUNDAMENTAL EMERGING MARKETS EQ ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 18.11 | ||
| SCHWAB US REIT ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | $201 - $1,000 | 18.12 | ||
| Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (HAUZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.13 | ||
| Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.14 |
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)
| Creditor | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| M&T Bank | type: Mortgage on Personal Residence, amount: $500,001 - $1,000,000, year-incurred: 2022, rate: 5.25, term: 30 years | 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.
