Richest 25 Members Of Congress

Only 1% of Americans are millionaires, but 44% of Congressmembers can claim that title. Here are the wealthiest 25.

The list is for 2008 and includes the effect of the stock market crash. It also includes Ted Kennedy, who was still alive at the time. Although Democrats make up 8 of the top 10, Republicans catch up, number 11 of the top 25.

1 Darrell Issa (R-Calif) $251,025,020
2 Jane Harman (D-Calif) $244,796,667
3 Herb Kohl (D-Wis) $214,570,011
4 Mark Warner (D-Va) $209,700,598
5 John Kerry (D-Mass) $208,801,275
6 Jared Polis (D-Colo) $158,173,566
7 Vernon Buchanan (R-Fla) $142,432,692
8 Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa) $94,306,010
9 Frank R Lautenberg (D-NJ) $74,744,094
10 Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) $72,380,637
11 Michael McCaul (R-Texas) $69,619,248
12 Alan Grayson (D-Fla) $54,451,020
13 James E Risch (R-Idaho) $53,325,524
14 Bob Corker (R-Tenn) $52,345,517
15 Cynthia Marie Lummis (R-Wyo) $48,288,514
16 Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass) $44,917,518
17 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) $40,898,090
18 Carolyn B Maloney (D-NY) $36,751,045
19 Gary Miller (R-Calif) $36,719,525
20 Nita M Lowey (D-NY) $33,835,578
21 Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) $31,378,542
22 Denny Rehberg (R-Mont) $31,372,505
23 Yvette D Clarke (D-NY) $30,000,001
24 Olympia J Snowe (R-Maine) $28,542,526
25 Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) $27,363,295

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