15 wealthiest members of congress
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Are politicians hurting as much as your family? Probably not, given the average net worth for an elected official in Washington, D.C. is just under $1 Million. In an effort to get a better idea of how much some of these people are actually worth, we did some research and compiled a list of the 15 wealthiest politicians currently serving in Congress (via estimated net worth):TRANSCRIPT
Estimated Net Worth:
$304 Million
House of Representatives
State: California
Party: Republican
First Elected: 2000
Source of Finances
Steal Stopper; Directed Electronics, Inc.
1. Darrell Issa
Estimated Net Worth:
$231 Million
Senate
State: Wisconsin
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 1988
Source of Finances
Kohl’s Department Stores; Milwaukee Bucks
2. Herb Kohl
Estimated Net Worth:
$188 Million
Senate
State: Massachusetts
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 1984
Source of Finances
H. J. Heinz Company
3. John Kerry
Estimated Net Worth:
$161 Million
House of Representatives
State: Colorado
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 2008
Source of Finances
American Information Systems; Blue Mountain Greeting Cards; Provide Commerce, Inc.
4. Jared Polis
Estimated Net Worth:
$148 Million
House of Representatives
State: Florida
Party: Republican
First Elected: 2006
Source of Finances
Automotive Dealerships; Reinsurance Companies
5. Vern Buchanan
Estimated Net Worth:
$138 Million
House of Representatives
State: Texas
Party: Republican
First Elected: 2004
Source of Finances
LLM Partners Ltd.
6. Michael McCaul
Estimated Net Worth:
$82 Million
Senate
State: West Virginia
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 1984
Source of Finances
Standard Oil
7. Jay Rockefeller
Estimated Net Worth:
$70 Million
Senate
State: Virginia
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 2008
Source of Finances
Nextel; Telecommunications Licensing
8. Mark Warner
Estimated Net Worth:
$64 Million
Senate
State: Connecticut
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 2010
Source of Finances
Real Estate
9. Richard Blumenthal
Estimated Net Worth:
$58 Million
House of Representatives
State: California
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 1986
Source of Finances
Financial Leasing Services, Inc.
10. Nancy Pelosi
Estimated Net Worth:
$51 Million
House of Representatives
State: California
Party: Republican
First Elected: 1998
Source of Finances
G. Miller Development; G. Miller Masonry; G. Miller Framing
11. Gary Miller
Estimated Net Worth:
$50 Million
Senate
State: New Jersey
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 1982
Source of Finances
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
12. Frank Lautenberg
Estimated Net Worth:
$49 Million
House of Representatives
State: Tennessee
Party: Republican
First Elected: 2010
Source of Finances
Aegis Sciences Corporation
13. Diane Black
Estimated Net Worth:
$46 Million
Senate
State: California
Party: Democrat
First Elected: 1992
Source of Finances
Investment Banking; Blind Trusts
14. Dianne Feinstein
Estimated Net Worth:
$44 Million
House of Representatives
State: New Jersey
Party: Republican
First Elected: 1994
Source of Finances
Family Trusts; Proctor & Gamble
15. Rodney Frelinghuysen