55. David Valadao

-$17.5 million minimum net worth

Valadao (R-Hanford), a Central Valley dairy farmer, was once again the poorest member of the California delegation. He listed his stake in his family dairy farms as being worth a minimum of $2 million. He had at least $19.5 million in liabilities due to several lines of credit for farmland, feed and farming equipment.

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Totals

$2.0 million minimum assets
$19.5 million minimum liabilities

Asset list

Rank Asset Type Owner Minimum value
1 Valadao Dairy, Dairy Farm Real Estate Member $1,000,001
2 Triple V Dairy, Dairy Farm Real Estate Member $1,000,001

Liability list

Rank Creditor Type Owner Minimum value
1 Western Milling Line Of Credit Member $5,000,001
2 Rabobank, NA, CA Line Of Credit Member $5,000,001
3 Rabobank, NA, CA Line Of Credit Member $5,000,001
4 Rabobank, NA, CA Line Of Credit Member $1,000,001
5 Rabobank, NA, CA Line Of Credit Member $1,000,001
6 Delbert Ray Ellis Financing Member $1,000,001
7 Farm Credit West Financing Member $1,000,001
8 Daniel Martin Calf Ranch Financing Member $100,001
9 Volvo Financial Services, USA Financing Member $100,001
10 Western Equipment Finance Financing Member $100,001
11 Kubota Credit Corporation Financing Member $50,001
12 Daniel Martin Calf Ranch Financing Member $50,001
13 John Deere Financial Financing Member $50,001
14 Kubota Credit Corporation Financing Member $15,001
15 Robert Stewart Trust Financing Member $15,001

Credits: Christina Bellantoni, Christine Mai-Duc, Javier Panzar, Julie Westfall and Sarah Wire.

About this data: These are the assets disclosed for calendar years 2014-2016 compiled by Roll Call. They are ranked from largest to smallest. Financial disclosure rules allow lawmakers to report broad ranges of minimums for both assets and liabilities, starting at $1 to $1,000 and topping out at $50 million or higher, so it is impossible to offer precise figures. The minimum values shown are how Roll Call calculated the net worth for each member.

Roll Call assigns assets and liabilities into several categories. The disclosure forms indicate if the asset or liability is owned solely by the member, by the member’s spouse, by the member’s dependent(s) or jointly owned by the member and spouse. The names of the assets and liabilities appear as they were entered on the forms filed with the clerk of the House and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics.