Braden Murphy
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Braden Murphy, who was picked to be: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation (Discretionary Spending), Department of Health & Human Services in May, 2025. It is part of a collection of thousands of ethics documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roth IRA | 1 | ||||
| FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND (FXAIX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| Six Circles Managed Equity Portfolio International Unconstrained Fund Six Circles Managed Equity Portfolio International Unconstrained Fund (CMIUX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| Six Circles Managed Equity Portfolio U.S. Unconstrained Fund Six Circles Managed Equity Portfolio U.S. Unconstrained Fund (CMEUX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.3 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brokerage account #1 | 1 | ||||
| FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND (FXAIX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| Fidelity International Index Fund (FSPSX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| Vanguard European Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (VGK) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.3 | ||
| Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund Class Z Shares (FIQZX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.4 | ||
| PGIM High Yield Fund Class R6 Shares (PHYQX) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 1.5 | ||
| Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VGIT) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 1.6 | ||
| brokerage account #2 | 2 | ||||
| iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| ISHARES CORE S&P US GROWTH ETF (IUSG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.2 | ||
| ISHARES CORE S&P US VALUE ETF (IUSV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.3 | ||
| Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (VEA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.4 | ||
| Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (BNDX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.5 | ||
| Brokerage account #3 | 3 | ||||
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (VEA) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 3.2 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| aidvantage | type: Student Loan, amount: $15,001 - $50,000, year-incurred: 2020, rate: 4.750%, term: Repayment through 2048 | 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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