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Russ Choma for OpenSecrets.org

One Member of Congress = 18 American Households: Lawmakers’ Personal Finances Far From Average

It would take the combined wealth of more than 18 American households to equal the value of a single federal lawmaker’s household, the Center for Responsive Politics’ latest analysis of congressional wealth finds.

January 17th, 2015

By Russ Choma for OpenSecrets.org

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. (AP Photo) The median net worth of a member of Congress was $1,029,505 in 2013 — a 2.5 percent increase from 2012 — compared with an average American household’s median net worth of $56,355. Once

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