How Wealthy Is Your [Most Hated] Politician
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As we’ve had a lot of new followers to Hunter Index, a short reminder that our team of professionally trained journalists and data experts is constantly updating our ranking of U.S. politicians by net worth aka the Index.
We currently cover 556 politicians including all members of Congress like Nancy Pelosi, the current Supreme Court justices and — are methodically adding — key members of the current Trump administration.
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You can search and filter by net worth, income “earned” in a year, and other attributes on the Index here which is a slightly better experience than the embedded list below.
Net Worth & Annual Income: A Review & Comparison
Congress and government officials are supposed to represent the country…
“Average” American vs. “Average” Politician
Here are a few helpful facts about the “average” American from the Federal Reserve.
Median family income is $70,300.
Median family net worth is $192,900.
66.1% of American families owned a home.
42% of families held a debt tied to their home — like a mortgage or home equity loan.
22% of families had student debt with a median value of around $25,000.
Two-thirds of working-age families participated in retirement plans.
A few helpful facts for members of Congress.
Since 2009, all have had a salary of $174,000 - (a few leadership positions get paid even more money).
Median net worth is $1.53 million for senators & $454,000 for representatives.
2% of senators & 13% of representatives had student loan debt.
All members of Congress who serve at least five years are eligible for annual pensions. These pensions kick in starting at 62 years of age and are roughly an average of $45,000 per year - on top of any Social Security, private retirement accounts or other federal employee retirement plan benefit plans.
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Look up Andrew Clyde of GA - GA 9th