Sean Rushton
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Sean Rushton, who was picked to be: Communications Director, Department of Transportation in February, 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)
| Organization | Position held | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowlawn Communications | Founder & CEO, 1/2023 - 1/2025 | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowlawn Communications (Communications consulting) | $71,875 | Salary | 1 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowlawn Communications | Services as Founder & CEO | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guideline | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1 | ||
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Class Shares (VTSAX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.1 | ||
| Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund Admiral Class Shares (VTMGX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.2 | ||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBTLX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.3 | ||
| VanguardEmerging Markets Stock Index Fund Admiral Class Shares (VEMAX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.4 | ||
| Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Admiral Shares (VGSLX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.5 | ||
| Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Admiral Class Shares (VTABX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 1.6 | ||
| Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund Investor Shares (VMFXX) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 1.7 | ||
| UBS | $100K - $250K | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| PACE Government Money Market Investments Class P Shares (PCEXX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| PACE Global Real Estate Securities Investments Class P Shares (PREQX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.2 | ||
| PACE InternationalEmerging Markets Equity Investments Class P Shares (PCEMX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.3 | ||
| PACE International Equity Investments Class P Shares (PCIEX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.4 | ||
| PACE Large Co Growth Equity Investments Class P Shares (PCLCX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.5 | ||
| PACE Large Co Value Equity Investments Class P Shares (PCLVX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.6 | ||
| PACE Small/Medium Co Growth Equity Investments Class P Shares (PCSGX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.7 | ||
| PACE Small/Medium Co Value Equity Investments Class P Shares (PCSVX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.8 | ||
| PACE Intermediate Fixed Income Investments Class P Shares (PCIFX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.9 | ||
| PACE Mortgage-Backed Securities Fixed Income Investments Class P Shares (PCGTX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.10 | ||
| PACE Strategic Fixed Income Investments Class P Shares (PCSIX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.11 | ||
| PACE Alternative Strategies Investments Class P Shares (PASPX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 2.12 |
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.
