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Roll Call Releases List of 50 Richest Members of Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Roll Call Group, Capitol Hill’s leading news source for the coverage of the people, politics and process that shape the legislative landscape, today released its annual list of the 50 Richest Members of Congress.

Crafted by Roll Call’s editorial investigative unit, this list is created by poring over the financial disclosure forms of every Member of Congress to determine who has the most wealth. In addition to reviewing the top 50 and their various assets and liabilities, the report also examines the loopholes in the filing requirements that allow lawmakers to provide vague information.

“Our list of the 50 Richest Members isn’t an attempt at outing one congressperson over another, but rather to give readers a look at the information already made public through their financial disclosure forms,” said Roll Call Editor Charlie Mitchell. “We also want to tell readers how these forms help conceal massive fortunes from the public eye.”

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

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