You voted them into office. You see them looking their best on TV voicing their opinions on issues that matter the most you.
And while they tell whomever will listen that they are “fighting hard” for their constituents, have you ever wondered how much your member of Congress is worth?
Contrary to what many Americans believe, not all members of Congress are rich, but not all of them are broke either.
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The Top 10 list of mega-millionaire legislators is made up of six Democrats and four Republicans.
The wealthiest member of Congress are Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) with a net worth of $436,500,015, followed by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) with $387,864,231 and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) with his $242,889,630
Arizona’s congressional delegation has a mixed bag of “haves” and “almost-haves” members.
No one in the delegation is in any way broke (except for one) but compared to the aforementioned wealthiest members of Congress, their net worth could be considered as interest earned from one of Rep. Issa’s money market accounts or CD’s.
Here are your representatives from richest to poorest per their 2014 financial disclosure forms. (Source Center for Responsible Politics-Open Secrets)
The Rich
Trent Franks (R-Ariz) ranks 22nd in the House with an estimated net worth* of $33,175,002
John McCain (R-Ariz) ranks 12th in the Senate with an estimated net worth* of $19,642,067
David Schweikert (R-Ariz) ranks 69th in the House with an estimated net worth* of $5,846,004
The Comfortable
Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz) ranks 194th in the House with an estimated net worth* of $1,181,008
Paul Gosar (R-Ariz) (Pictured) ranks 221st in the House with an estimated net worth* of $882,501
Martha McSally (R-Ariz) ranks 235th in the House with an estimated net worth* of $755,519
The Not-So-Comfortable
Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz) ranks 272nd in the House with an estimated net worth* of $579,508
Jeff Flake (R-Ariz) ranks 91st in the Senate with an estimated net worth* of $283,001
Raul M Grijalva (D-Ariz) ranks 331st in the House with an estimated net worth* of $275,013
Matt Salmon (R-Ariz) ranks 348th in the House with an estimated net worth* of $230,506
The Broke
Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz) ranks 426th in the House with an estimated net worth* of $-32,501
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