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Eintrag vom: 09.04.2013.

The number of millionaires in Congress is hard to pinpoint precisely because they disclose their finances in ranges. But data from the Center for Responsive Politics showed that about 48% were...

 

Congress is wealthier than the country it represents. In 2014 for the first time in history the majority of Congress were millionaires. Members from working-class backgrounds comprise only two percent of Congress whereas half are lawyers and business owners (10 percent of the overall population).

 

Overall Wealth: Over half of the members of Congress are millionaires. Party with the Most Millionaires: There isn?t a significant difference between parties with both Democrats and Republicans having a high percentage of millionaires.

 

At least 73 of the 100 sitting U.S. senators have a median net worth of more than a million dollars according to a NOTUS analysis of lawmakers? most recent financial disclosures. That may not surprise most Americans who believe that people run for office to make a lot of money.

 

About half of Congress matches or beats an index fund ? but much of that is driven by real estate business income and freshmen with short track records not stock-picking skill.

 

More than half the members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are millionaires with the median worth of members valued at about 1 million. Here's just how rich the richest are and...

 

As of 2020 over half of the members of Congress were millionaires and the median net worth of members was approximately $1 million. [4] The original documents for each member's disclosure are publicly available on a database website maintained by OpenSecrets. [5]

 

Most credible counts indicate a large share of the 2025 U.S. Congress are millionaires with recent summaries placing the share between roughly 39% and nearly 50% while estimates vary by chamber methodology and date.