Nobody goes into the public sector to make a fortune, yet Capitol Hill is crowded with millionaires. About half of all U.S. senators are estimated to have a net worth of at least a million dollars. Meanwhile, the typical American household is worth about $109,000.
A well-heeled legislative branch is not a new phenomenon. In the first few years of American independence, government officials, who were generally well-off to begin with, were not paid for their public service.
Today, U.S. senators are paid a salary of $174,000 per year — more than triple the average wage across all American workers of $51,960 — and higher than the median earnings of even the highest paying jobs in America. Senate majority and minority leaders make even more — $193,400 annually. Lawmakers’ salaries do not include benefits like staff and travel allowances, which average more than $3 million per senator.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed the estimated net worth of U.S. senators from Roll Call, a Capitol Hill news outlet, to identify how much each state’s senators are worth. Net worth figures are rounded estimates derived from financial disclosure forms filed in 2018 and are not necessarily comprehensive or exact.
While being wealthy is not a precondition to running for national office, it certainly does not hurt. Campaigning comes with a number of practical burdens related to time and money that working-class Americans have more trouble shouldering than wealthier ones. Wealthy Americans are also more likely to be well connected, acquainted with powerful business leaders and other affluent individuals — and those connections can prove critical for campaign fundraising.
Exactly how the wealthiest senators amassed their fortune varies. Many launched their political careers after a lucrative stint in the private sector. Others married into wealthy families. And some senators are not wealthy at all, and Roll Call estimates that their liabilities outweigh their assets.
Small personal fortunes are not limited to the legislative branch of the U.S. Government. Many U.S. presidents have also had net worths in the million and even billion dollar range. This is the net worth of every U.S. President, from Washington to Trump.
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Alabama: Doug Jones
> Est. net worth: $1.0 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2018
> Current term ends: 2021
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Alabama: Richard C. Shelby
> Est. net worth: $3.2 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 1987
> Current term ends: 2023
Alaska: Dan Sullivan
> Est. net worth: $1.4 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
Alaska: Lisa Murkowski
> Est. net worth: $900,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2002
> Current term ends: 2023
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Arizona: Kyrsten Sinema
> Est. net worth: NA
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2019
> Current term ends: 2025
Arizona: Martha McSally
> Est. net worth: N/A
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2019
> Current term ends: 2023
Arkansas: John Boozman
> Est. net worth: $600,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
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Arkansas: Tom Cotton
> Est. net worth: $200,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
California: Dianne Feinstein
> Est. net worth: $58.5 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 1992
> Current term ends: 2025
California: Kamala D. Harris
> Est. net worth: $400,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2017
> Current term ends: 2023
Colorado: Michael F. Bennet
> Est. net worth: $6.6 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2009
> Current term ends: 2023
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Colorado: Cory Gardner
> Est. net worth: Liabilities roughly equal to assets
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
Connecticut: Richard Blumenthal
> Est. net worth: $70.0 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
Connecticut: Christopher Murphy
> Est. net worth: -$700,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2025
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Delaware: Christopher A. Coons
> Est. net worth: $4.8 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2010
> Current term ends: 2021
Delaware: Thomas R. Carper
> Est. net worth: $2.7 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2001
> Current term ends: 2025
Florida: Rick Scott
> Est. net worth: N/A
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2019
> Current term ends: 2025
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Florida: Marco Rubio
> Est. net worth: -$400,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
Georgia: David Perdue
> Est. net worth: $15.8 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
Georgia: Johnny Isakson
> Est. net worth: $9.7 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2005
> Current term ends: 2023
Hawaii: Mazie K. Hirono
> Est. net worth: $1.4 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2025
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Hawaii: Brian Schatz
> Est. net worth: -$500,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2012
> Current term ends: 2023
Idaho: James E. Risch
> Est. net worth: $15.6 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2009
> Current term ends: 2021
Idaho: Mike Crapo
> Est. net worth: $400,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 1999
> Current term ends: 2023
Illinois: Richard J. Durbin
> Est. net worth: $1.2 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 1997
> Current term ends: 2021
Illinois: Tammy Duckworth
> Est. net worth: $100,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2017
> Current term ends: 2023
Indiana: Mike Braun
> Est. net worth: N/A
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2019
> Current term ends: 2025
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Indiana: Todd Young
> Est. net worth: -$800,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2017
> Current term ends: 2023
Iowa: Chuck Grassley
> Est. net worth: $1.9 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 1981
> Current term ends: 2023
Iowa: Joni Ernst
> Est. net worth: -$300,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
Kansas: Pat Roberts
> Est. net worth: $1.9 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 1997
> Current term ends: 2021
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Kansas: Jerry Moran
> Est. net worth: $900,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
Kentucky: Mitch McConnell
> Est. net worth: $10.4 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 1985
> Current term ends: 2021
Kentucky: Rand Paul
> Est. net worth: $500,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
Louisiana: John Kennedy
> Est. net worth: $6.4 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2017
> Current term ends: 2023
Louisiana: Bill Cassidy
> Est. net worth: $200,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
Maine: Angus S. King Jr.
> Est. net worth: $3.8 million
> Party affiliation: Independent
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2025
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Maine: Susan M. Collins
> Est. net worth: $1.7 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 1997
> Current term ends: 2021
Maryland: Benjamin L. Cardin
> Est. net worth: $1.5 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2007
> Current term ends: 2025
Maryland: Chris Van Hollen
> Est. net worth: -$100,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2017
> Current term ends: 2023
Massachusetts: Elizabeth Warren
> Est. net worth: $4.7 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2025
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Massachusetts: Edward J. Markey
> Est. net worth: $900,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2021
Michigan: Gary C. Peters
> Est. net worth: $1.7 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
Michigan: Debbie Stabenow
> Est. net worth: -$600,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2001
> Current term ends: 2025
Minnesota: Tina Smith
> Est. net worth: N/A
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2018
> Current term ends: 2021
Minnesota: Amy Klobuchar
> Est. net worth: $600,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2007
> Current term ends: 2025
Mississippi: Cindy Hyde-Smith
> Est. net worth: N/A
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2018
> Current term ends: 2021
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Mississippi: Roger F. Wicker
> Est. net worth: $100,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2007
> Current term ends: 2025
Missouri: Josh Hawley
> Est. net worth: N/A
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2019
> Current term ends: 2025
Missouri: Roy Blunt
> Est. net worth: $2.1 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
Montana: Steve Daines
> Est. net worth: $6.9 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
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Montana: Jon Tester
> Est. net worth: $1.3 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2007
> Current term ends: 2025
Nebraska: Deb Fischer
> Est. net worth: $1.1 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2025
Nebraska: Ben Sasse
> Est. net worth: $700,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
Nevada: Jacky Rosen
> Est. net worth: N/A
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2019
> Current term ends: 2025
Nevada: Catherine Cortez Masto
> Est. net worth: $1.0 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2017
> Current term ends: 2023
New Hampshire: Jeanne Shaheen
> Est. net worth: $2.5 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2009
> Current term ends: 2021
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New Hampshire: Margaret Wood Hassan
> Est. net worth: $1.7 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2017
> Current term ends: 2023
New Jersey: Cory A. Booker
> Est. net worth: $700,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2021
New Jersey: Robert Menendez
> Est. net worth: $300,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2006
> Current term ends: 2025
New Mexico: Tom Udall
> Est. net worth: $1.2 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2009
> Current term ends: 2021
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New Mexico: Martin Heinrich
> Est. net worth: -$200,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2025
New York: Charles E. Schumer
> Est. net worth: $500,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 1999
> Current term ends: 2023
New York: Kirsten E. Gillibrand
> Est. net worth: $300,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2009
> Current term ends: 2025
North Carolina: Thom Tillis
> Est. net worth: $3.5 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
North Carolina: Richard Burr
> Est. net worth: $1.7 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2005
> Current term ends: 2023
North Dakota: Kevin Cramer
> Est. net worth: N/A
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2019
> Current term ends: 2025
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North Dakota: John Hoeven
> Est. net worth: $17.9 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
Ohio: Rob Portman
> Est. net worth: $8.6 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
Ohio: Sherrod Brown
> Est. net worth: $200,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2007
> Current term ends: 2025
Oklahoma: James M. Inhofe
> Est. net worth: $4.5 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 1994
> Current term ends: 2021
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Oklahoma: James Lankford
> Est. net worth: Liabilities roughly equal to assets
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2023
Oregon: Ron Wyden
> Est. net worth: $4.7 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 1996
> Current term ends: 2023
Oregon: Jeff Merkley
> Est. net worth: $2.0 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2009
> Current term ends: 2021
Pennsylvania: Patrick J. Toomey
> Est. net worth: $1.1 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
Pennsylvania: Robert P. Casey Jr.
> Est. net worth: $100,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2007
> Current term ends: 2025
Rhode Island: Sheldon Whitehouse
> Est. net worth: $3.1 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2007
> Current term ends: 2025
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Rhode Island: Jack Reed
> Est. net worth: -$200,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 1997
> Current term ends: 2021
South Carolina: Lindsey Graham
> Est. net worth: $100,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2003
> Current term ends: 2021
South Carolina: Tim Scott
> Est. net worth: -$600,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2023
South Dakota: Mike Rounds
> Est. net worth: $3.7 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
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South Dakota: John Thune
> Est. net worth: $100,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2005
> Current term ends: 2023
Tennessee: Marsha Blackburn
> Est. net worth: N/A
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2019
> Current term ends: 2025
Tennessee: Lamar Alexander
> Est. net worth: $5.0 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2003
> Current term ends: 2021
Texas: John Cornyn
> Est. net worth: Liabilities roughly equal to assets
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2002
> Current term ends: 2021
Texas: Ted Cruz
> Est. net worth: $200,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2025
Utah: Mitt Romney
> Est. net worth: N/A
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2019
> Current term ends: 2025
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Utah: Mike Lee
> Est. net worth: $100,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
Vermont: Bernard Sanders
> Est. net worth: Liabilities roughly equal to assets
> Party affiliation: Independent
> Assumed office: 2007
> Current term ends: 2025
Vermont: Patrick J. Leahy
> Est. net worth: -$300,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 1975
> Current term ends: 2023
Virginia: Mark R. Warner
> Est. net worth: $90.2 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2009
> Current term ends: 2021
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Virginia: Tim Kaine
> Est. net worth: $700,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2025
Washington: Maria Cantwell
> Est. net worth: $800,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2001
> Current term ends: 2025
Washington: Patty Murray
> Est. net worth: $700,000
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 1993
> Current term ends: 2023
West Virginia: Joe Manchin III
> Est. net worth: $3.3 million
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2010
> Current term ends: 2025
West Virginia: Shelley Moore Capito
> Est. net worth: $400,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2015
> Current term ends: 2021
Wisconsin: Ron Johnson
> Est. net worth: $10.4 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2011
> Current term ends: 2023
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Wisconsin: Tammy Baldwin
> Est. net worth: $200,00
> Party affiliation: Democratic
> Assumed office: 2013
> Current term ends: 2025
Wyoming: John Barrasso
> Est. net worth: $2.7 million
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 2007
> Current term ends: 2025
Wyoming: Michael B. Enzi
> Est. net worth: $500,000
> Party affiliation: Republican
> Assumed office: 1997
> Current term ends: 2021
Methodology
Data on the net worth of U.S. senators was compiled by Capitol Hill news outlet, Roll Call. Net worth figures are rounded estimates derived from financial disclosure forms filed in 2018. Financial disclosure forms are not necessarily comprehensive or exact. Net worth estimates do not necessarily include the value of the listed senator’s home. Personal net worth for senators who only recently took office could not be calculated as they have yet to file disclosure paperwork.
The year each senator took office, when they are up next for reelection, and party affiliation came directly from the U.S. Senate website.
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