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In this section, explore what lawmakers reported in personal financial disclosures through 2015, which we used to estimate their net worth. (Learn about our methodology and why these reports matter).

Richest Members of Congress, 2015
Below are the top ten richest members of both the House and Senate, collectively they account for almost half of the entire net worth of Congress.

Name Estimated Wealth
Darrell Issa (R-Calif) $330,050,015
Jared Polis (D-Colo) $313,556,221
Mark Warner (D-Va) $238,157,630
John K Delaney (D-Md) $232,816,089
Dave Trott (R-Mich) $177,149,145
Vernon Buchanan (R-Fla) $115,534,558
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) $100,643,521
Scott Peters (D-Calif) $95,569,028
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) $81,745,158
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) $79,067,057
Poorest Members of Congress, 2015
The salary of a typical member of Congress is $174,000. No one is qualifying for food stamps, but some lawmakers carry significant personal and/or business debt. Here are those “poorest” members.

Name Estimated Wealth
David Valadao (R-Calif) -$24,367,004
Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo) -$2,240,994
Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas) -$2,052,449
Alcee L Hastings (D-Fla) -$1,592,001
Lou Barletta (R-Pa) -$1,178,470
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif) -$461,498
Duncan D Hunter (R-Calif) -$387,500
Tom McClintock (R-Calif) -$385,498
Rick Crawford (R-Ark) -$375,000
Norma Torres (D-Calif) -$365,999
Biggest wealth increase in Congress, 2005-2015 Download .csv file
Not all politicians come into office wealthy – but many leave that way. Here are the top 10 winners of the past decade.

Name Growth Percentage Avg. Wealth 2005 Avg. Wealth 2015
Calvert, Ken (R-Calif) 4900.1% -$99,997 $4,800,003
Fortenberry, Jeffrey Lane (R-Neb) 4457.9% $267,511 $12,193,002
Thornberry, Mac (R-Texas) 3973.0% -$16,499 $639,005
Scott, David (D-Ga) 2994.3% $81,537 $2,523,001
Sanchez, Linda (D-Calif) 2441.6% -$32,500 $761,010
Peterson, Collin C (D-Minn) 1933.1% $83,001 $1,687,509
Jackson Lee, Sheila (D-Texas) 1921.3% $175,505 $3,547,506
Blunt, Roy (R-Mo) 1658.7% $231,502 $4,071,509
Collins, Susan M (R-Maine) 1570.9% $223,002 $3,726,047
Poe, Ted (R-Texas) 1290.5% $32,003 $445,008

https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances

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