Ever wondered how rich the members of Congress are?

theweekmagazine:

The freshman class alone is worth more than $500 million.

The Center for Responsive Politics found that 60 percent of Senate freshmen and 40 percent of House freshmen were worth $1 million or more. The statistics prove that Congress is populated “overwhelmingly with millionaires and near-millionaires who often own multiple homes,” says Dan Eggen at The Washington Post.

• $3.96 million
  Median estimated wealth of a Senate freshman

• $570,418
  Median estimated wealth of a House freshman

• $25,149
  Median estimated wealth of an American over the age of 18 (2005)

Here, more numbers on the wealth sitting in our Congress.

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