Roll Call has released their annual 50 Richest Members of Congress list, finding that members returning from last year lost 10 percent of their wealth during 2008. Their top 50 are worth almost $171 million less than the previous batch. Despite a 27 percent decline, John Kerry (D-Mass.) came out on top by being worth at least $167 million, though most of that belongs to wife Theresa. Californians Darrell Issa (R) and Jane Harman (D) follow him immediately, with Issa’s minimum net worth increasing by 2.5 percent and Harman’s declining by more than half since 2007. The list also includes 11 freshman members. [Our emphasis] The Center [for Responsive Politics] will roll out our own comprehensive update to our database of Congressional personal finances in October.
In the meantime, explore the 2004 through 2007 filings in our fully search-able database, which includes the most popular assets and industries in which members invest, and the CRP’s own list of the wealthiest and poorest members.
Source: Roll Call (via Capital Eye Blog/Center for Responsive Politics)
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