Joseph Mitchell
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Joseph Mitchell, who was picked to be: Regional Administrator, Region VII, Department of Housing and Urban Development. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Mitchell Real Estate LLC | Managing Partner, 8/2020 - Present | 1 | |
| BAM Development | Partner, 12/2021 - Present | 2 | |
| Monroe Street Landing | Partner, 6/2022 - Present | 3 | |
| Emerald Cove LLC | Partner, 8/2024 - Present | 4 | |
| Bousselot & Mitchell Company | Partner, 4/2024 - Present | 5 | |
| Iowa Real Estate Developers Association | Chairman/Execut ive Director, 11/2022 - 3/2025 | 6 | |
| ALEC Action | Board Member, 1/2024 - 3/2025 | 7 | |
| RWE | Community Advocate, 8/2024 - 3/2025 | 8 | |
| Harvard University | Resident Fellow, 1/2025 - Present | 9 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWE | $100K | Consulting Fees | 1 | ||
| Iowa Real Estate Developers Association | $29,166 | Salary | 2 | ||
| Bousselot & Mitchell Company (Iowa Real Estate Development, Management and Holdings) | $1M - $5M | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| Emerald Cove LLC (Iowa Real Estate Development, Management and Holdings) | $1M - $5M | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| J Mitchell Real Estate LLC (Iowa Real Estate Development, Management and Holdings) | $1M - $5M | $100K - $1M | Rent or Royalties | 5 | |
| Monroe Street Landing (Iowa Real Estate Development, Management and Holdings) | $1M - $5M | $100K - $1M | Rent or Royalties | 6 | |
| BAM Development (Iowa Real Estate Development, Management and Holdings) | $500K - $1M | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Harvard University | $10,000 | Salary | 8 | ||
| Roth IRA - MRQ003651 | 9 | ||||
| Fidelity Government Cash Reserves | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 9.1 | ||
| ISHARES U.S. EQUITY FACTOR ROTATION ACTIVE ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.2 | ||
| ISHARES TR EAFE GRWTH ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.3 | ||
| ISHARES TR EAFE VALUE ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.4 | ||
| ISHARES MSCI EMR MRK EX CHNA | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.5 | ||
| ISHARES CORE MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 9.6 | ||
| ISHARES TR US INFRASTRUC | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 9.7 | ||
| ISHARES S&P 500 VALUE ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.8 | ||
| IShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.9 | ||
| iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.10 | ||
| ISHARES US TECHNOLOGY ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.11 | ||
| ISHARES TR MSCI USA MMENTM | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.12 | ||
| ISHARES TR MSCI USA QLT FCT | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9.13 | ||
| Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, defined benefit plan (value not readily ascertainable) | None (or less than $201) | 10 | |||
| Fidelity Government Cash Reserves | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11 | ||
| PRINCIPAL EXCHANGE TRADED FDS FOCUSED BLUE CHI | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 12 | ||
| ISHARES CORE MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 13 | ||
| PRINCIPAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FDS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 14 | ||
| PRINCIPAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS PRINCIPAL U.S. SMALL-CAP MULTI- FACTOR ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 15 | ||
| PRINCIPAL EXCHANGE TRADED FDS QUALITY ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 16 | ||
| PRINCIPAL EXCHANGE TRADED FDS PRNCPL VLU ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 17 | ||
| PRINCIPAL EXCHANGE TRADED FDS US MEGA CP ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Public Employee Retirement System | Previously participated in the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System. This pension vests after 7 years of employment, which I did not meet, but it does have a cash balance that I could rollover/cash out. I am leaving it in that pension system. (2019-01-01) | 1 |
Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rivers Bank & Trust | $50,001 - $100K | $2,501 - $5,000 | Interest | 1 |
Transactions
Officials are required to disclose the purchase, sale or exchange of property or securities in excess of $1,000. Many top officials are required to file periodic transaction reports (278-T) within 45 days to disclose additional actions. This table combines transactions from regularly scheduled financial disclosures and periodic transaction reports. If the same transaction appears on multiple reports, we’re only showing it once. (Form 278e, Part 7 and Form 278-T)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Grove Savings Bank #1 | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $50,001 - $100,000, year-incurred: 2020, rate: 7.25, term: 20 | 1 | |
| Pilot Grove Savings Bank #2 | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $50,001 - $100,000, year-incurred: 2021, rate: 6.9, term: 20 | 2 | |
| Pilot Grove Savings Bank #3 | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $100,001 - $250,000, year-incurred: 2021, rate: 7.25, term: 20 | 3 | |
| Farmers & Merchants #1 | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $50,001 - $100,000, year-incurred: 2022, rate: 3.5, term: 10 | 4 | |
| Farmers & Merchants #2 | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $50,001 - $100,000, year-incurred: 2023, rate: 7.25, term: 10 | 5 | |
| Farmers & Merchants #3 | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $50,001 - $100,000, year-incurred: 2024, rate: 8, term: 10 | 6 | |
| Farmers & Merchants #4 | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $50,001 - $100,000, year-incurred: 2024, rate: 8, term: 10 | 7 | |
| Farmers & Merchants #5 | type: Mortgage (investment/rent al property), amount: $1,000,001 - $5,000,000, year-incurred: 2023, rate: 7.5, term: 10 | Monroe Street Landing | 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.
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