Tom Emmer: profile, earnings and record · Chronopin
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Tom Emmer
Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives · Minnesota[1],[2]
Republican65 years old
Tom Emmer is a Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 6th congressional district, first elected on November 4, 2014. He has been House Majority Whip since January 3, 2023, after chairing the National Republican Congressional Committee from 2019 to 2023.
Republican; Wikipedia lists his caucus memberships as the Republican Study Committee, the Republican Main Street Partnership and the Congressional Western Caucus, among others.[2]
Earnings by year3
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
One octagon for each phase of the life of Tom Emmer. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
OverviewGenerated from documented data: the office held, income against IRS percentiles, the highest recorded degree, and the reviewed legal record. Axes with no documented evidence are left out.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
01Education4 of 5
Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: B.A. in political science, University of Alaska Fairbanks (1984); J.D., William Mitchell College of Law (1988).[2]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
02Wealth2 of 5
Medium confidenceDocumented income of $174,000 in 2026 is in the top 25% of US returns by adjusted gross income (IRS, tax year 2022, as tabulated by the Tax Foundation). Income, not net worth.[3]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
03Position3 of 5
High confidenceMajority Whip of the United States House of Representatives: a national legislator for a district.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
04Public standingNo evidence
Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
05HealthNo evidence
Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
06Misconduct1 of 5
High confidence1 documented matter(s) in the reviewed legal record, counted as the misconduct meter counts them.[8]The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
07Social goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
08Economic goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Laws and contributions5
Laws1
U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act[4]Pub. L. 115-32SponsorMay 8, 2017Sponsored H.R. 534, signed on May 8, 2017.
Bills2
Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (H.R. 1919)[5]H.R. 1919 (119th)SponsorJuly 17, 2025Sponsored the 119th Congress bill of the same subject, which passed the House 219-210 on July 17, 2025 and had not been enacted as of the bill record read.
CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act (H.R. 5403)[6]H.R. 5403 (118th)SponsorMay 23, 2024Sponsored a bill on central bank digital currency that passed the House 216-192 on May 23, 2024 and was referred to the Senate Banking Committee without enactment.
Offices held2
House Majority Whip[2]LedJanuary 3, 2023Elected Majority Whip on November 15, 2022 by a 115-106 conference vote and in office since January 3, 2023.
Chair, National Republican Congressional Committee[2]ChairJanuary 3, 2019Chaired the NRCC from January 3, 2019 to January 3, 2023.
Legal and ethics record1
Actions by courts, regulators and ethics bodies, each with where it stands. Reviewed October 10, 2026. Only documented official actions are counted: findings, penalties and settlements, and cases still open. A charge or an investigation is not a finding, cases that ended in the person's favour are listed as such, and it is not a judgment of character.
1 resolved in their favour
DismissedCampaign financeFEC complaint MUR 6794 dismissed[8]Federal Election CommissionFiled March 3, 2014Decided October 18, 2016A complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission on 2014-03-03 named Thomas E. Emmer, Emmer for Congress and corporate respondents under the subject 'Contributions-Corporations'. On 2016-10-18 the Commission voted 6-0 to dismiss the allegation under prosecutorial discretion, issue letters of caution and close the file as to all respondents.
Property1
Primary residence (mortgage disclosed)[7]ResidenceDelano, MinnesotaHandwritten Schedule D lists a mortgage on his primary residence with 1st National Bank Victoria of $100,001-$250,000 (a liability range, not a property value). Residence town per https://www.majoritywhip.gov/about/.
Sources8
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