i am shocked at some of these numbers...2 of these are in my area...how in the hell is Elizabeth Dole worth so much money?And why do you think the house looks to have much more wealth?They only average a salary of 169k...and yet were able to build this much wealth...
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Who's the wealthiest of them all?
A new study suggests that members of Congress are in much better shape than most Americans to make it through an economic slowdown.
Here's a list of the members who had the highest average net worth last year:
Senate
1 John Kerry (D-Mass.)........$336,224,883
2 Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)........$241,545,513
3 Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)........$103,560,020
4 Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)........$93,715,011
5 Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)........$89,509,099
6 Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)........$84,171,162
7 Gordon Smith (R-Ore.)........$46,127,014
8 Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)........$33,308,537
9 Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)........$32,428,089
10 Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.)........$31,421,472
House of Representatives
1 Jane Harman (D-Calif.)........$397,412,077
2 Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)........$343,457,521
3 Robin Hayes (R-N.C.)........$173,409,173
4 Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)........$165,748,714
5 Michael McCaul (R-Texas)........$64,073,077
6 Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)........$62,468,047
7 Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)........$50,297,547
8 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.)........$47,350,092
9 Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.)........$43,716,445
10 Gary Miller (R-Calif.)........$39,978,021
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/54838.html
Who's the wealthiest of them all?
A new study suggests that members of Congress are in much better shape than most Americans to make it through an economic slowdown.
Here's a list of the members who had the highest average net worth last year:
Senate
1 John Kerry (D-Mass.)........$336,224,883
2 Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)........$241,545,513
3 Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)........$103,560,020
4 Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)........$93,715,011
5 Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)........$89,509,099
6 Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)........$84,171,162
7 Gordon Smith (R-Ore.)........$46,127,014
8 Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)........$33,308,537
9 Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)........$32,428,089
10 Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.)........$31,421,472
House of Representatives
1 Jane Harman (D-Calif.)........$397,412,077
2 Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)........$343,457,521
3 Robin Hayes (R-N.C.)........$173,409,173
4 Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)........$165,748,714
5 Michael McCaul (R-Texas)........$64,073,077
6 Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)........$62,468,047
7 Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)........$50,297,547
8 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.)........$47,350,092
9 Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.)........$43,716,445
10 Gary Miller (R-Calif.)........$39,978,021
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
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