Caroline C. Murzin
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Caroline C. Murzin, who was picked to be: Press Assistant, Department of Energy in May, 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)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winstead PC | $2,545 | Salary | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federated HRMS Prime Cash Obligation Fund (PCOXX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 | 1 | ||
| JP Morgan Premium Income ETF (JEPI) | $15,001 - $50,000 | $1,001 - $2,500 | 2 | ||
| Lululemon (LULU) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3 | ||
| LVMH Moet Hennessey (LVMHF) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| SPDR S&P500 ETF (SPY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| U.S. Bank #1 (Cash) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Illinois 529 College Savings Plan | $5,615 | Cash Distribution | 8 | ||
| BRIGHT DIRECTIONS CLG SVGS PGIM CORE BD 529H (BOPEZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.1 | ||
| BRIGHT DRCTNS CLLG SVGS PRGM ILL BAIRD SHORT TERM BD 529H (BUJMZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.2 | ||
| BRIGHT DIRECTIONS COLLEGE SVGS PROGRAM ILL NRTHN FDS (BROOZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.3 | ||
| BRIGHT DIRECTIONS COLLEGE SVGS PROGRAM ILL FIDLTY US BND (BFBTZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.4 | ||
| BRIGHT DIRECTIONS COLLEGE SVGS PROGRAM ILL T ROWE PRICE (BNMIZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.5 | ||
| BRIGHT DIRECTIONS CLLG SVGS MFS VALUE 529H (BUAIZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.6 | ||
| BRIGHT DIRECTIONS CLG SVGS AMERN BCN GARCIA HAMLTN 529H (BIEPZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.7 | ||
| BRIGHT DIRECTIONS CLLG SVGS DODGE & COX INTL STK 529H (BSOIZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.8 | ||
| BRIGHT DIRECTIONS COLLEGE SVGS PRGRAM ILL NRTHN EQI (BYUCZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.9 | ||
| BRIGHT DIRECTIONS COLLEGE SVGS PRGRAM ILL OPPNHEIMR INTL (BTEYZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.10 | ||
| BRIGHT DIRECTIONS COLLEGE SVGS PROGRAM ILL PRIN GLBL H (BADPZ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8.11 |
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.
