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10 Wealthiest House of Representative Members

The most wealthy member of the House of Representatives is California Democrat Jane Harman. Harman is reportedly worth as much as 289 million dollars! Harman has a huge list of assets (494 total) the most valuable being her ownership in Harman International Industries (worth up to $176,000,000). Harman International Industries is a worldwide leader in the manufacture of high-quality, high-fidelity audio and electronic products.

Here’s how the top 10 wealthiest members of the House of Representatives stacked up.
Rank
Name
Minimum Net Worth
Maximum Net Worth

1
Jane Harman (D-Calif)
$168,651,649
$289,045,000

2
Darrell Issa (R-Calif)
$135,862,098
$677,230,000

3
Robin Hayes (R-NC)
$58,952,196
$59,970,169

4
Charles H. Taylor (R-NC)
$56,056,017
$77,341,000

5
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
$19,978,175
$67,170,000

6
John Campbell (R-Calif)
$16,504,086
$76,512,000

7
Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)
$14,987,069
$60,881,000

8
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif)
$14,246,107
$54,085,000

9
Michael McCaul (R-Texas)
$13,267,113
$58,330,000

10
Chris Chocola (R-Ind)
$12,166,079
$35,690,000

Top 15 Wealthiest Senators

Who are the richest senators of the 110th congress? Names like Rockefeller and Clinton weren’t surprising but a few others were.

What was a little surprising is the fact that the top 4 wealthiest senators are Democrats. And I thought the Republicans were the “rich, white guys”.

We took the top 15 and listed their minimum and maximum net worth. We listed the Minimum Net Worth and a Maximum Net Worth because the disclosure forms that they are required to file don’t require exact amounts.
Rank
Name
Minimum Net Worth
Maximum Net Worth

1
Herb Kohl (D-Wis)
$219,098,029
$234,549,004

2
John Kerry (D-Mass)
$165,741,511
$235,262,100

3
Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa)
$78,150,023
$101,579,003

4
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif)
$43,341,462
$98,630,021

5
Lincoln D. Chafee (R-RI)
$41,153,105
$64,096,019

6
Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)
$38,198,170
$90,733,019

7
John McCain (R-Ariz)
$20,571,136
$32,043,011

8
Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass)
$19,189,049
$93,043,004

9
Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
$13,508,152
$49,829,007

10
Gordon H. Smith (R-Ore)
$12,994,660
$62,261,641

11
Bill Frist (R-Tenn)
$11,667,041
$41,735,006

12
Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn)
$11,542,483
$43,639,427

13
Mike DeWine (R-Ohio)
$11,488,475
$47,410,001

14
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
$10,080,005
$50,200,000

15
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
$8,780,208
$37,243,002