The 50 Richest Members of Congress

[OzmO]

http://www.rollcall.com/features/Guide-to-Congress_2008/guide/28506-1.html?type=printer_friendly



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

[2ND COMING]

when i think of kennedy and rockefeller, i have to assume they're wealth goes much deeper

[cannon_fodder]

How any in the top 30 or so can say they have the peoples interests at heart is sickening.

[OzmO]

Why becuase they are rich?   Is it a prerequisite to be middle class to have the people's interests at heart?

[Hugo Chavez]

LOOKS LIKE SKULL AND BONES PAYS WELL... why the hell did he want to be president...  oh yea, dirty deeds, payment received.

[cannon_fodder]

Why becuase they are rich?   Is it a prerequisite to be middle class to have the people's interests at heart?

No, because it is fairly obvious they have never had to experience the day to day life and day to day issues that most people have.

Look at the bills they pass, where all that "pork" goes...

By no means should wealth disqualify someone from public service, but at the very least there needs to be term limits

[240 is Back]

Who says crime doesn't pay?

[Busted]

Add Spouses wealth, and McCain moves up the ladder...

[cannon_fodder]

So would Hillary