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Country run by millionaires-- for the millionaires

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Anonymous

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There was a news article on the radio the other day about how our Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg was one of the wealthiest- and the joke around the coffee shop was that goat ranching must be much more lucrative than cattle :shock: :wink: :lol:

Anyway- I did a little googling and this is what I found...No wonder they say we have a country run by millionaires-- for the millionaires....



10 Wealthiest House of Representative Memebers
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The most wealthy member of the House of Representatives is California Democrat Jane Harman. Harman is reportidly worth as much as 289 million dollars! Harman has a huge list of assets (494 total) the most valuable being her ownership in Harman International Industries (worth up to $176,000,000). Harman International Industries is a worldwide leader in the manufacture of high-quality, high-fidelity audio and electronic products.

Here’s how the top 10 wealthiest members of the House of Representatives stacked up.

Rank Name Minimum Net Worth Maximum Net Worth
1
Jane Harman (D-Calif)
$168,651,649
$289,045,000

2
Darrell Issa (R-Calif)
$135,862,098
$677,230,000

3
Robin Hayes (R-NC)
$58,952,196
$59,970,169

4
Charles H. Taylor (R-NC)
$56,056,017
$77,341,000

5
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
$19,978,175
$67,170,000

6
John Campbell (R-Calif)
$16,504,086
$76,512,000

7
Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)
$14,987,069
$60,881,000

8
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif)
$14,246,107
$54,085,000

9
Michael McCaul (R-Texas)
$13,267,113
$58,330,000

10
Chris Chocola (R-Ind)
$12,166,079
$35,690,000




Top 15 Wealthiest Senators
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Who are the richest senators of the 110th congress? Names like Rockefeller and Clinton weren’t surprising but a few others were.

What was a little surprising is the fact that the top 4 wealthiest senators are Democrats. And I thought the Republicans were the “rich, white guys”.

We took the top 15 and listed their minimum and maximum net worth. We listed the Minimum Net Worth and a Maximum Net Worth because the disclosure forms that they are required to file don’t require exact amounts.

Rank Name Minimum Net Worth Maximum Net Worth
1
Herb Kohl (D-Wis)
$219,098,029
$234,549,004

2
John Kerry (D-Mass)
$165,741,511
$235,262,100

3
Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa)
$78,150,023
$101,579,003

4
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif)
$43,341,462
$98,630,021

5
Lincoln D. Chafee (R-RI)
$41,153,105
$64,096,019

6
Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)
$38,198,170
$90,733,019

7
John McCain (R-Ariz)
$20,571,136
$32,043,011

8
Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass)
$19,189,049
$93,043,004

9
Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
$13,508,152
$49,829,007

10
Gordon H. Smith (R-Ore)
$12,994,660
$62,261,641

11
Bill Frist (R-Tenn)
$11,667,041
$41,735,006

12
Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn)
$11,542,483
$43,639,427

13
Mike DeWine (R-Ohio)
$11,488,475
$47,410,001

14
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
$10,080,005
$50,200,000

15
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
$8,780,208
$37,243,002



http://blog.aboutpolitics.com/category/congress/

2006 Ranking of the Whole
Rank Name Minimum Net Worth Average Maximum Net Worth
1 Jane Harman (D-Calif) $222,175,772 $409,426,887 $596,678,002
2 Darrell Issa (R-Calif) $158,580,056 $337,440,028 $516,300,001
3 John Kerry (D-Mass) $221,589,484 $267,789,805 $313,990,127
4 Vernon Buchanan (R-Fla) $-24,520,706 $191,695,634 $407,911,974
5 Herb Kohl (D-Wis) $117,798,026 $171,423,011 $225,047,997
6 Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass) $43,351,040 $102,822,519 $162,293,999
7 Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa) $55,878,022 $91,713,012 $127,548,003
8 Robin Hayes (R-NC) $32,122,164 $82,552,081 $132,981,999
9 Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) $49,392,297 $79,555,657 $109,719,018
10 Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) $45,501,164 $79,051,090 $112,601,017
11 Charles H. Taylor (R-NC) $56,056,018 $66,698,509 $77,341,001
12 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) $22,766,190 $49,515,595 $76,265,000
13 Michael McCaul (R-Texas) $17,409,136 $46,648,568 $75,888,000
14 Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) $18,523,145 $43,867,072 $69,211,000
15 Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) $15,326,725 $39,753,196 $64,179,668
16 Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) $-9,292,881 $38,539,554 $86,371,990
17 John McCain (R-Ariz) $27,817,187 $36,431,099 $45,045,011
18 Tom Petri (R-Wis) $9,724,038 $35,918,018 $62,111,999
19 Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) $10,960,095 $34,069,544 $57,178,994
20 John Campbell (R-Calif) $13,504,082 $32,846,041 $52,188,000
21 Bob Beauprez (R-Colo) $9,419,013 $32,392,002 $55,364,991
22 Denny Rehberg (R-Mont) $6,348,013 $31,046,505 $55,744,997
23 Hillary Clinton (D-NY) $10,360,009 $30,691,003 $51,021,998
24 Gary Miller (R-Calif) $2,687,042 $28,244,520 $53,801,998
25 Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) $11,622,675 $27,800,155 $43,977,636

http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/overview.php?type=W&year=2006
 

fff

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The first thing that jumped out at me is that Bill Frist is not a member of the 110th Congress. So how accurate do you think this is?

And don't you think it's a bit disingenuous to search for politicans' wealth, then complain because he's wealthy?
 
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Anonymous

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fff said:
And don't you think it's a bit disingenuous to search for politicans' wealth, then complain because he's wealthy?

All depends upon how they got their wealth ! I do have problems with politicians that divorce their wives to marry a rich Ketchup or Beer heiress whose wealth/status they use to further their political goals.....Or those that use their political postitions to gain or enrich it...
 

Texan

Well-known member
fff said:
And don't you think it's a bit disingenuous to search for politicans' wealth, then complain because he's wealthy?
Let's see...that list shows the wealthiest House member being a Democrat. Is that right?

And four out of five of the wealthiest Senators are Democrats?

And out of the whole Congress, seven out of ten of the richest are Democrats? (That's 70% if you're mathematically challenged. :wink:)

How does that happen? I thought it was those dirty Republicans who are the rich guys? :?

Yep, ff - I bet you think it's disingenuous for somebody to post a list like that. :lol:
 

fff

Well-known member
Texan said:
fff said:
And don't you think it's a bit disingenuous to search for politicans' wealth, then complain because he's wealthy?
Let's see...that list shows the wealthiest House member being a Democrat. Is that right?

And four out of five of the wealthiest Senators are Democrats?

And out of the whole Congress, seven out of ten of the richest are Democrats? (That's 70% if you're mathematically challenged. :wink:)

How does that happen? I thought it was those dirty Republicans who are the rich guys? :?

Yep, ff - I bet you think it's disingenuous for somebody to post a list like that. :lol:

I don't have any problem with the list. I do question how accurate it is because Frist is wrongly included. So why should we believe the rest of the list? But if it's true, it shows that you can be a Liberal and still make money. :D
 
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