Stella Herrell
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Stella Herrell, who was picked to be: Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, Department of Agriculture. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliance Real Estate Group of Alamogordo | $87,207 | Commission | 1 | ||
| TRADITIONAL IRA | 2 | ||||
| Investment Company of America Class A Shares (AIVSX) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico (PERA) (Defined Benefit Plan) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| Kooler Ice (Ice and water vending machine company) | $100K - $250K | $34,394 | Water and ice sales | 4 | |
| Roth IRA | 5 | ||||
| American Funds Fundamental Investors Class A Shares (ANCFX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5.1 | ||
| Growth Fund of America Class A Shares (AGTHX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5.2 | ||
| Reliance Real Estate Group of Alamogordo (anticipated commission) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| Reliance Real Estate Group of Alamogordo (anticipated referral fee) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kooler Ice | Upon confirmation, I will transfer my ownership of Kooler Ice to Herrell Properties, Ltd, an entity in which I am a non-managing member with only a passive investment interest. During my appointment, I will not manage this entity or provide any other services to it. Instead, I will receive only passive investment income from it. (2025-06-01) | 1 | |
| Public Employeees Retirement Association of New Mexico | I continue to participate in a defined benefit plan. (2011-01-01) | 2 | |
| Reliance Real Estate Group of Alamogordo | I currently have three active real estate listings. If any of my three active listings are sold prior to my confirmation, I will be paid a full commission based on the property’s established commission fee rate. Upon confirmation, my license will be placed in “In-Active” status, and my active listings will be transferred to the Qualifying Broker. I will be paid a split commission as transactions close. The split commission rate will be fixed upon confirmation and based upon the amount of time I spent on the listing. (2025-06-01) | 3 | |
| Reliance Real Estate Group of Alamogordo | I currently have one property that was referred to another broker. Pursuant to my referral fee agreement, I will receive a fixed referral fee upon the sale of this property. (2025-06-01) | 4 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliance Real Estate Group of Alamogordo | Services as Associate Real Estate Broker | 1 | |
| Kooler Ice | Services as Owner | 2 | |
| Xochitl Venezuela | Services as Associate Real Estate Broker | 3 | |
| Centenial Village | Services as Associate Real Estate Broker | 4 | |
| Estate of Deon Kidd-Johnson | Services as Associate Real Estate Broker | 5 | |
| Kathy Teeter | Services as Associate Real Estate Broker | 6 | |
| Dan Moezzi | Services as Associate Real Estate Broker | 7 | |
| David Garcia | Services as Associate Real Estate Broker | 8 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank #1 (Cash Account) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| U.S. Bank #2 (Cash Account) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| Herrell Properties LTD (Residential and commercial real estate) | $1M - $5M | $6,331 | K-1 Income | 3 | |
| Residential real estate, Ruidoso, New Mexico | 3.1 | ||||
| Commercial real estate, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado | 3.2 | ||||
| Commercial real estate, Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico | 3.3 | ||||
| Electronic Caregiver (Inhome electronic health monitoring) | My fractional ownership interest in this company is approximately 1%. | 3.4 | |||
| Electronic Playhouse (inter-active video game and dining business in Las Vegas, NV and Albuquerque, NM) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| Electronic Playhouse, convertible note | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| 7 Diamond Liquid Waste, LLC (Liquid waste disposal company) | $500K - $1M | None (or less than $201) | 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.
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