It’s good to be a lawmaker in the U.S. For the first time in American history, the majority of lawmakers are worth over a million dollars. All those special interest deals and kickbacks are obviously paying off well for these corrupt politicians. The next big pay day for these Democrats and Republicans will be when they pass amnesty.
Open Secrets:
For the first time in history, most members of Congress are millionaires, according to a new analysis of personal financial disclosure data by the Center for Responsive Politics.
Of 534 current members of Congress, at least 268 had an average net worth of $1 million or more in 2012, according to disclosures filed last year by all members of Congress and candidates. The median net worth for the 530 current lawmakers who were in Congress as of the May filing deadline was $1,008,767 — an increase from last year when it was $966,000. In addition, at least one of the members elected since then, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), is a millionaire, according to forms she filed as a candidate. (There is currently one vacancy in Congress.)