The aggregated data as of June 2023 from GoBankingRates has revealed a list of the 12 richest politicians in the US.
Although there is no minimum income needed to enter politics, many MPs are multimillionaires.
Some of the wealthiest politicians in the United States are state and federal officials with combined fortunes in the hundreds of millions or perhaps billions of dollars. Which American politician is currently the richest?
Using aggregated data as of June 2023 from GoBankingRates, Marcus Lu of Visual Capitalists illustrates the net worth of the top 12 politicians in America in the following graphic.
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Illinois Governor Jay Robert Pritzker is at the top. He is a member of the affluent Pritzker family, which owns Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, and has long been a financial backer of the Democratic Party.
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum rounds out the list of billionaires. Burgum formed many investment businesses after selling Great Plains Software, a provider of accounting software, to Microsoft in 2001 for a $1.1 billion price.
Republican Representative Darrell Issa of California is the wealthiest member of Congress currently in office. Issa co-founded Directed Electronics in 1982 and held the position of CEO. It is among the biggest producers of convenience and security devices for automobiles in the US aftermarket.
Representative Michael McCaul of Texas is ranked last on the list. The Republican headed the Joint Terrorism Task Force and was the U.S. Attorney’s office’s Chief of Counterterrorism and National Security before being elected to Congress in 2005.