The 50 Richest Members Of Congress
~Snooper~
Roll Call has the scoop and here it is:
Roll Call’s annual attempt to rank the riches of Members of Congress is hampered by one fundamental flaw: It is based on the lawmakers’ financial disclosure forms, which are extraordinarily unreliable sources of information. [...]
1. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) $230.98 million
2. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) $225.96 million
3. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) $160.62 million
4. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) $80.40 million
5. Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.) $78.96 million
6. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) $65.49 million
7. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) $55.33 million
8. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) $52.34 million
9. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) $47.62 million
10. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) $28.65 million
11. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) $23.93 million
12. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) $22.41 million
13. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) $19.64 million
14. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) $19.42 million
15. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) $19.19 million
16. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) $19.01 million
17. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) $18.71 million
18. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) $17.77 million
19. Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) $16.45 million
20. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) $15.05 million
21. Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) $14.63 million
22. Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) $14.49 million
23. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) $12.43 million
24. Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) $11.39 million
25. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) $11.34 million
26. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) $11.20 million
27. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) $10.50 million
28. Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) $10.49 million
29. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) $10.39 million
30. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) $8.64 million
31. Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) $8.40 million
32. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) $8.38 million
33. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) $8.20 million
34. Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) $7.93 million
35. Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) $7.81 million
36. Rep. John Spratt (D-S.C.) $7.50 million
37. Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) $7.37 million
38. Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.) $7.31 million
39. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) $7.21 million
40. Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.) $7.03 million
41. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) $7.02 million
42. Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) $6.99 million
43. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) $6.20 million
44. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) $5.88 million
45. Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) $5.86 million
46. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) $5.77 million
47. Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.) $5.67 million
48. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) $5.50 million
49. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) $5.49 million
50. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) $5.02 million
2. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) $225.96 million
3. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) $160.62 million
4. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) $80.40 million
5. Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.) $78.96 million
6. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) $65.49 million
7. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) $55.33 million
8. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) $52.34 million
9. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) $47.62 million
10. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) $28.65 million
11. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) $23.93 million
12. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) $22.41 million
13. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) $19.64 million
14. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) $19.42 million
15. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) $19.19 million
16. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) $19.01 million
17. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) $18.71 million
18. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) $17.77 million
19. Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) $16.45 million
20. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) $15.05 million
21. Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) $14.63 million
22. Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) $14.49 million
23. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) $12.43 million
24. Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) $11.39 million
25. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) $11.34 million
26. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) $11.20 million
27. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) $10.50 million
28. Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) $10.49 million
29. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) $10.39 million
30. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) $8.64 million
31. Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) $8.40 million
32. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) $8.38 million
33. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) $8.20 million
34. Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) $7.93 million
35. Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) $7.81 million
36. Rep. John Spratt (D-S.C.) $7.50 million
37. Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) $7.37 million
38. Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.) $7.31 million
39. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) $7.21 million
40. Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.) $7.03 million
41. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) $7.02 million
42. Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) $6.99 million
43. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) $6.20 million
44. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) $5.88 million
45. Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) $5.86 million
46. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) $5.77 million
47. Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.) $5.67 million
48. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) $5.50 million
49. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) $5.49 million
50. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) $5.02 million
These amounts, however, do not take into consideration of all the other assets that increase their overall wealth, FYI. Adding all of that up, totals $1,477.97M. I wonder what the other 465 Congress Critters are worth. This is loking like a good down payment on the $700B, doesn't it?
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