The 10 ‘Poorest’ Members of Congress

By JM Rieger, Christina Bellantoni and Meredith Dake

Posted September 7, 2014 at 4:27pm

Roll Call counts down the 10 “poorest” members of Congress, part of the 50 Richest Members of Congress list. Since 1990, Roll Call has calculated the net worth of every delegate, representative and senator to rank lawmakers by their net worth.

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