August 31, 2010

7 out of 10 – Surprised?

image The annual wealth ranking of Congress was published this week by the congressional newspaper The Hill.

In it, 7 democrats (including the top slot) and 3 republicans were reported among the 10 richest members of Congress.  Senator John Kerry topped the list with a reported wealth of $188.6 million.

The top ten list is below:

  1. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.): $188.6 million
  2. Rep. Darrel Issa (R-Calif.): $160.1 million
  3. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.): $152.3 million
  4. Sen. Jay Rockefeller ( D-W.Va.): $83.7 million
  5. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas): $73.8 million
  6. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.); $70.2 million
  7. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.): $56.5 million
  8. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.): $53.5 million
  9. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.): $49.7 million
  10. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.): $46.1 million

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