Richest Member of Congress in Each State
Politics is no way to get rich. At least, not if you’re doing it right. However, being rich — from a spouse or your career before public service — certainly makes things a lot easier. And while some of America’s politicians have a net worth that’s no higher than most, plenty of others clearly have either had a lot of success in other parts of their life.
Fortunately for you, every member of congress has to make annual filings on their finances to ensure they aren’t misusing their office, and GOBankingRates has gone through them to determine which politicians are among the wealthiest. The financial filings aren’t precise — assets and liabilities are reported as a range — but the study estimates their net worth by taking the mid-point of the highest and lowest possible results.
So, is your state more like Virginia, where the wealthiest politician Mark Warner can boast over $200 million in estimated net worth? Or New Mexico, where Tom Udall’s net worth of just over half a million tops everyone? Here’s a closer look at which state’s richest politician is the, well, richest.
Last updated: Aug. 25, 2020
Alabama
Member of Congress: Richard C. Shelby
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $19,145,013
Alaska
Member of Congress: Dan Sullivan
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $2,372,519
Arizona
Member of Congress: Tom O’Halleran
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $6,288,005
Arkansas
Member of Congress: French Hill
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $7,035,033
California
Member of Congress: Nancy Pelosi
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $114,662,521
Colorado
Member of Congress: Michael Bennet
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $15,706,014
Connecticut
Member of Congress: Jim Himes
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $7,262,522
Delaware
Member of Congress: Lisa Blunt Rochester
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $10,692,546
Florida
Member of Congress: Vernon Buchanan
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $157,169,056
Georgia
Member of Congress: Richard W Allen
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $52,127,525
Hawaii
Member of Congress: Mazie K. Hirono
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $4,339,019
Idaho
Member of Congress: James E. Risch
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $41,807,024
Illinois
Member of Congress: Brad Schneider
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $27,159,082
Indiana
Member of Congress: Susan Brooks
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $3,428,519
Iowa
Member of Congress: Chuck Grassley
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $7,550,075
Kansas
Member of Congress: Roger Marshall
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $7,264,049
Kentucky
Member of Congress: Mitch McConnell
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $34,137,534
Louisiana
Member of Congress: Ralph Abraham
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $12,370,524
Maine
Member of Congress: Chellie Pingree
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $9,938,006
Maryland
Member of Congress: Jamie Raskin
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $4,162,036
Massachusetts
Member of Congress: Joe Kennedy III
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $46,546,606
Michigan
Member of Congress: Paul Mitchell
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $179,610,071
Minnesota
Member of Congress: Collin Peterson
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $4,241,504
Mississippi
Member of Congress: Cindy Hyde-Smith
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $4,175,541
Missouri
Member of Congress: Ann L. Wagner
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $11,055,565
Montana
Member of Congress: Greg Gianforte
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $189,334,335
Nebraska
Member of Congress: Ben Sasse
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $2,788,007
Nevada
Member of Congress: Catherine Cortez Masto
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $4,601,020
New Hampshire
Member of Congress: Jeanne Shaheen
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $3,823,005
New Jersey
Member of Congress: Josh Gottheimer
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $8,935,664
New Mexico
Member of Congress: Tom Udall
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $1,985,515
New York
Member of Congress: Chris Jacobs
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $31,950,000
North Carolina
Member of Congress: Thom Tillis
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $10,966,045
North Dakota
Member of Congress: John Hoeven
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $46,689,569
Ohio
Member of Congress: Rob Portman
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $10,827,545
Oklahoma
Member of Congress: Kevin Hern
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $60,979,615
Oregon
Member of Congress: Earl Blumenauer
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $12,561,042
Pennsylvania
Member of Congress: Mike Kelly
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $12,419,056
Rhode Island
Member of Congress: Sheldon Whitehouse
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $7,443,628
South Carolina
Member of Congress: Ralph Norman
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $43,398,070
South Dakota
Member of Congress: Mike Rounds
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $4,532,031
Tennessee
Member of Congress: Lamar Alexander
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $25,919,044
Texas
Member of Congress: Roger Williams
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $66,980,026
Utah
Member of Congress: John Curtis
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $7,860,050
Vermont
Member of Congress: Peter Welch
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $5,567,564
Virginia
Member of Congress: Mark Warner
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $214,092,575
Washington
Member of Congress: Suzan DelBene
Chamber: House
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $79,361,042
West Virginia
Member of Congress: Joe Manchin
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democrat
Estimated net worth: $7,623,534
Wisconsin
Member of Congress: Ron Johnson
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $39,233,507
Wyoming
Member of Congress: Liz Cheney
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Estimated net worth: $14,710,513
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Methodology: To find the richest member of Congress in each state, GOBankingRates analyzed data from the Center for Responsive Politics on each member of the 116th Congress’ 2018 financial disclosure form. GOBankingRates identified the representative in each state with the highest net worth, calculated as the average of their minimum and maximum possible net worths. Net worths are estimated in this way due to the ranged nature of disclosure form asset and liability value estimates. All data was collected on and up to date as of Aug. 19, 2020.
This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: Richest Member of Congress in Each State
