The 50 Richest Members of Congress

Even the poorest people will account for the highest percentage of American income if the base salary of the Diet rises from $ 8 a day two days ago to $ 174,000 a day. For many people their wealth supersedes their political career.

Election to Parliament is not cheap - According to OpenSecrets.org, the average cost to win the House of Representatives in 2016 is $ 1.3 million, for the Senate it is $ 10.4 million. Typical campaigns are not personally funded, but candidates still need to attract wealthy financiers, as one of wealthy elites and as all the links they bring to Hill It is a great help to the way.

According to the data of 2015, Quartz reported in February 2018 that Congressional members earned twelve times the average income of American households ($ 51,000 per year). The median of the senators is $ 3.2 million. For participants, this is $ 900,000

The demographics of the 50 wealthiest legislators listed here may not be somewhat surprising. Most of them are Republicans, mostly men. Of the top 50, 33 belong to the Republican Party. There are only seven women, six of them are Democrats. Except for Democrat Rohit Cana, everyone is white.

The sources of their wealth vary, but most people inherit their wealth or get married. Like the son of a billionaire track salesman, after the son of an electrician who later became the youngest CEO in the history of the New York Stock Exchange, Republicans defend some American dream story I like. In most cases, however, they repeated the sense that the best way to become rich is to become rich for all myths and commitments of the American elite management team.

This list is from a recent Congress property survey by Roll Call, which uses data from the end of 2016. In fact, 50 listed here may be more affluent than the cited numbers. The rules that Congressmen have to clarify are exhaustive, but not exhaustive: the value of the main residence and the private property therein are not publicly available. For most Americans, these are their most important financial assets. For the 50 people listed here, they are not even counting

The list of wealthy legislators in the United States contains only the 50 wealthiest legislators of the current parliament members and the assets of the legislators and their immediate families (such as spouses and dependent children) The difference between debt and liability is shown. As the US Congress's financial disclosure requirements are approximate, these figures will never be completely accurate. The original document published by each member is publicly available on the database website and is maintained by the Responsible Political Center. In 2014, the median net assets of Congress members was $ 456,522. The complete list is on the reference link.

This list is from a recent Congress property survey by Roll Call, which uses data from the end of 2016. In fact, 50 listed here may be more affluent than the cited numbers. The rules that Congressmen have to clarify are exhaustive, but not exhaustive: the value of the main residence and the private property therein are not publicly available. For most Americans, these are their most important financial assets. For the 50 people listed here, they are not even counting

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