House Disclosures List

Summaries of the 2005 financial disclosure statements for selected members of the U.S. House:

Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., Speaker of the House.

Earned income: $208,100.

Honoraria, all donated to charity: $2,000.

Major assets: One-third share of 126-acre Kendall County, Ill., farm, $1 million-$5 million; 275-acre Crawford County, Wis., farm, $500,001-$1 million; Washington townhouse, $250,001-$500,000; bank account, $100,001-$250,000; Bear Stearns mutual fund, $15,001-50,000.

Major sources of unearned income: Book royalties, $15,001-$50,000; rent from Washington, D.C., townhouse, $5,001-$15,000.

Major liabilities: Mortgage on home and farm, $1 million-$5 million; mortgage on Washington townhouse, $50,001-$100,000.

Gifts: None.

Narrative: In addition to his government salary of $208,100, Hastert - a former high school teacher - received a $32,529 pension from the state of Illinois. Hastert received royalties from the publication of his book, "Speaker: Lessons from Forty Years of Coaching and Politics." Hastert's $2,000 honoraria came from Diageo, a leading premium spirits distributor, for his appearance at Night of Irish Treasures Charity Event. Hastert sold two properties in 2005 and used the proceeds to purchase Wisconsin land, suitable for building a vacation home, and a one-third share in a Kendall County, Ill., farm.

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Rep. Roy Blunt (news, bio, voting record), R-Mo., House majority whip.

Earned income: $162,100.

Honoraria, all donated to charity: $2,000 from Edward Jones Co., a St. Louis-based investment firm, to Ozark Trails Boy Scouts of America after Blunt delivered a speech for the company.

Major assets: A 10-acre farm in Strafford, Mo., $100,000-$250,000; condominium in Branson, Mo., $100,000-$250,000; stock in Springfield-based Churchill Coffee Co., $50,000-$100,000.

Major sources of unearned income: Capital gains from sale of 31 acres of Strafford farm, $50,000-$100,000; rent from Branson condominium, $5,000-$15,000.

Major liabilities: Mortgage on farm, $100,000-$250,000; mortgage on Branson condominium, $50,000-$100,000.

Gifts: None.

Narrative: Blunt received $30,133.62 in retirement pay from the state of Missouri from his service as secretary of state.

Blunt took one expense-paid trip in 2005 with his wife to Israel. The $14,078.56 cost was paid by the American Israel Education Foundation.

Blunt's wife, Abigail, works in government relations for Altria Corporate Services, and owns stock in the company worth $1,000-$15,000. She also owns stock in Lockheed-Martin and Cisco worth $16,000-$65,000.

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Rep. Vernon Ehlers (news, bio, voting record), R-Mich., chairman, House Administration Committee.

Earned income: $162,100.

Honoraria, all donated to charity: $100.

Major assets: Lake Michigan Credit Union, $100,001-$250,000; Northern Trust Bank, $100,001-$250,000; TIAA CREF Retirement Account, $100,001-$250,000; several retirement and investment funds.

Major sources of unearned income: Dividends from Lake Michigan Credit Union, $2,501-$5,000; Interest from Northern Trust Bank, $1,001-$2,500.

Major liabilities: None.

Gifts: None.

Narrative: Ehlers, who taught physics at Calvin College before entering politics, has an assortment of bank, stock and retirement funds worth between $661,021 and $1.69 million.

He has modest pensions from the states of Michigan and California, where he worked as a teacher and researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. He also has a small pension from Kent County, Mich., where he served as a county commissioner in the 1970s and early 1980s before his election to the state legislature.

Ehlers reported taking two trips in October 2005 underwritten by sponsors. He traveled from Washington to Charleston, S.C., with his wife for a speech and two round-table discussions with the Electronic Industries Alliance. The Oct. 7-10 trip, which included travel home to Grand Rapids, Mich., cost $2,593.59.

On Oct. 16-17, Ehlers traveled from Grand Rapids to Sturbridge, Mass., to speak about math and science education at the Christa McAuliffe Center for Education. The trip, including travel back to Washington, cost $939.60.

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Rep. Richard "Doc" Hastings, R-Wash., chairman, House ethics committee.

Earned income: $162,100.

Honoraria, all donated to charity: None.

Major assets:

Trust from Columbia Basin Paper and Supply Co., Pasco, Wash., $250,001-$500,000; accounts at Yakima Federal Savings, Charles Schwab and Vanguard Group, $15,001-$50,000 each.

Major sources of unearned income: Charles Schwab IRA and savings account interest, $2,501-$5,000 each.

Major liabilities: None.

Gifts: None.

Narrative: Hastings reported two sponsor-paid trips, to Scottsdale, Ariz., by the Congressional Institute; and to Jacksonville, Fla., by Exchange Monitor Publications and Forums.

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Rep. Ike Skelton (news, bio, voting record), D-Mo., ranking member, House Committee on Armed Services.

Earned income: $162,100 salary.

Honoraria, all donated to charity: None.

Major assets: Family trust worth $100,000-$250,000.

Major sources of unearned income: Trust dividends and interest, $2,500-$5,000.

Major liabilities: Bank note, $15,000-$50,000; personal loan, $10,000-$15,000.

Gifts: None.

Narrative: Skelton reported $7,832 in income from his retirement pension for his six years serving in the Missouri state Senate. Skelton's wife of 44 years, Susie, died in 2005 and her trust worth $100,000-$250,000 was dissolved and went to their three sons.

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