Politic$ For A Price
We as constituents of politicians wonder why things can’t get done in Congress, in particular when it comes to the interest of ordinary working class citizens. Why is it so damn hard to raise taxes on people with extremely high net worths and still making good money. I looked up the net worth of the average representative in the House and the Senate, out of 498 representatives 237 of them are mulit-millionaires, but, not just millionaires, I mean they are really rich!
So below I listed the top 25 office holders of the House and Senate, and their net worth. The first figure represents what their lowest net worth was while in office, the second the average net worth during that same period and the last the most net worth they obtained during their time representing us regular middle class folks struggling to make ends meet out here. The next time one of them states that they can feel our pain or understand what catastrophic medical bills, or even the lost of a house due to fire or flood, call them on it. This is not a partisan list by any means:
The House:
1Darrell Issa (R-Calif)$195,400,035 $448,125,017 $700,850,000
2Michael McCaul (R-Texas)$258,618,051 $380,411,527 $502,205,003
3Jane Harman (D-Calif)$160,085,503 $326,844,751 $493,604,000
4Jared Polis (D-Colo)$57,944,127 $143,218,562 $228,492,998
5Vernon Buchanan (R-Fla)$50,724,701 $136,152,641 $323,029,983
6Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif)$5,946,075 $101,123,032 $196,299,990
7Kenny Marchant (R-Texas)$28,276,794 $49,340,275 $70,403,757
8Gary Miller (R-Calif)$17,454,056 $46,008,028 $74,562,000
9Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)$20,350,188 $42,900,594 $65,451,000
10James B. Renacci (R-Ohio)$32,345,756 $42,060,709 $51,775,662
11Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)$15,395,036 $41,210,018 $67,025,000
12Mike Kelly (R-Pa)$7,903,037 $34,612,518 $61,321,999
13Trent Franks (R-Ariz)$11,600,005 $33,925,002 $56,250,000
14Richard A. Berg (R-ND)$12,146,147 $33,562,590 $54,979,033
15Diane Lynn Black (R-Tenn)$7,315,946 $31,272,522 $69,860,990
16Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY)$7,796,017 $28,605,505 $49,414,994
17Tom Petri (R-Wis)$10,346,025 $28,106,012$45,865,999
18Richard L Hanna (R-NY)$13,725,124$27,837,562 $41,950,000
19Blake Farenthold (R-Texas)$11,188,102 $26,654,549 $42,120,996
20Steve Pearce (R-NM)$8,033,014 $22,639,007 $37,245,000
21Scott Rigell (R-Va)$7,819,054 $21,969,526 $36,119,998
22John Campbell (R-Calif)$8,438,067 $20,731,033 $33,024,000
23F. James Sensenbrenner Jr (R-Wis)$15,678,876 $18,730,850 $21,782,825
24Christopher J. Lee (R-NY)$8,334,321 $17,849,160 $27,363,999
25Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn)$5,844,020 $16,626,008 $27,407,996
The Senate:
1John Kerry (D-Mass)$181,469,521 $231,722,794 $281,976,067
2Mark Warner (D-Va)$76,372,212 $192,730,605 $309,088,999
3Herb Kohl (D-Wis)$88,228,026 $173,538,010 $258,847,994
4Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa)$61,632,019 $99,057,011 $136,482,003
5Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)$55,073,211 $85,572,116 $116,071,021
6Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn)$55,119,731 $73,151,590 $91,183,450
7Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif)$44,386,225 $69,046,622 $93,707,020
8Bob Corker (R-Tenn)$11,679,048 $59,550,022 $107,420,996
9James E. Risch (R-Idaho)$19,454,055 $54,088,026 $88,721,997
10Mitch McConnell (R-Ky)$9,839,049 $27,213,024 $44,587,000
11Claire McCaskill (D-Mo)$17,900,212 $26,511,109 $35,122,006
12Ron Johnson (R-Wis)$8,181,014 $22,949,507 $37,718,000
13Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn)$9,651,050 $22,538,024 $35,424,999
14John Hoeven (R-ND)$-12,073,898 $21,622,050 $55,317,999
15Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)$9,426,053 $19,348,026 $29,270,000
16Kay R. Hagan (D-NC)$3,139,633 $18,750,305 $34,360,977
17Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)$10,276,123 $16,597,062 $22,918,001
18Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)$6,895,272 $16,251,135 $25,606,999
19John McCain (R-Ariz)$9,249,289 $16,017,639 $22,785,990
20Jeff Sessions (R-Ala)$6,224,066 $15,842,033 $25,460,000
21Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo)$4,986,027 $12,225,513 $19,465,000
22Johnny Isakson (R-Ga)$6,440,115 $11,975,057 $17,509,999
23James M. Inhofe (R-Okla)$5,100,056 $11,288,027 $17,475,999
24Ben Nelson (D-Neb)$6,562,096 $10,180,548 $13,799,001
25Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)$3,475,226 $8,883,112 $14,290,999
