15 wealthiest members of congress

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Are politicians hurting as much as your family? Probably not, given the average net worth for an elected official in Washington, D.C. is just under $1 Million. In an effort to get a better idea of how much some of these people are actually worth, we did some research and compiled a list of the 15 wealthiest politicians currently serving in Congress (via estimated net worth):

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15 Wealthiest Members of Congress

Estimated Net Worth:

$304 Million

House of Representatives

State: California

Party: Republican

First Elected: 2000

Source of Finances

Steal Stopper; Directed Electronics, Inc.

1. Darrell Issa

Estimated Net Worth:

$231 Million

Senate

State: Wisconsin

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 1988

Source of Finances

Kohl’s Department Stores; Milwaukee Bucks

2. Herb Kohl

Estimated Net Worth:

$188 Million

Senate

State: Massachusetts

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 1984

Source of Finances

H. J. Heinz Company

3. John Kerry

Estimated Net Worth:

$161 Million

House of Representatives

State: Colorado

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 2008

Source of Finances

American Information Systems; Blue Mountain Greeting Cards; Provide Commerce, Inc.

4. Jared Polis

Estimated Net Worth:

$148 Million

House of Representatives

State: Florida

Party: Republican

First Elected: 2006

Source of Finances

Automotive Dealerships; Reinsurance Companies

5. Vern Buchanan

Estimated Net Worth:

$138 Million

House of Representatives

State: Texas

Party: Republican

First Elected: 2004

Source of Finances

LLM Partners Ltd.

6. Michael McCaul

Estimated Net Worth:

$82 Million

Senate

State: West Virginia

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 1984

Source of Finances

Standard Oil

7. Jay Rockefeller

Estimated Net Worth:

$70 Million

Senate

State: Virginia

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 2008

Source of Finances

Nextel; Telecommunications Licensing

8. Mark Warner

Estimated Net Worth:

$64 Million

Senate

State: Connecticut

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 2010

Source of Finances

Real Estate

9. Richard Blumenthal

Estimated Net Worth:

$58 Million

House of Representatives

State: California

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 1986

Source of Finances

Financial Leasing Services, Inc.

10. Nancy Pelosi

Estimated Net Worth:

$51 Million

House of Representatives

State: California

Party: Republican

First Elected: 1998

Source of Finances

G. Miller Development; G. Miller Masonry; G. Miller Framing

11. Gary Miller

Estimated Net Worth:

$50 Million

Senate

State: New Jersey

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 1982

Source of Finances

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

12. Frank Lautenberg

Estimated Net Worth:

$49 Million

House of Representatives

State: Tennessee

Party: Republican

First Elected: 2010

Source of Finances

Aegis Sciences Corporation

13. Diane Black

Estimated Net Worth:

$46 Million

Senate

State: California

Party: Democrat

First Elected: 1992

Source of Finances

Investment Banking; Blind Trusts

14. Dianne Feinstein

Estimated Net Worth:

$44 Million

House of Representatives

State: New Jersey

Party: Republican

First Elected: 1994

Source of Finances

Family Trusts; Proctor & Gamble

15. Rodney Frelinghuysen

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