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Monday, December 18, 2017

This Map Shows You The Richest Politician In Every State

Did you know that George Washington was so rich that he wanted to reject his presidential salary? Wealth has always been a part of American politics, but, recently, political wealth crossed a new milestone (most Congresspeople are millionaires).

This map from HowMuch.net shows the richest politician in every state, and reveals just how rich they really are.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

But we are supposed to believe these people represent us and have the average American's interests in mind when passing legislation.

Anonymous said...

Mr Delaney had enough money to pay for gerrymandering Roscoe away!

Anonymous said...

It's a club. Nobody got there by being poor.

Anonymous said...

Funny how md is 1 of the top 3 out of all of them wth