Not all politicians come into office wealthy – but many leave that way. Here are the top 10 winners of the past decade.
No one ever said Congress was not the place to grow your wealth
|
Name |
Growth Percentage | Avg. Wealth 2008 | Avg. Wealth 2018 | |
| Grace Napolitano (D-Calif) | 11312.60% | $8,000 | $913,004 | |
| Judy Chu (D-Calif) | 7606.00% | $92,007 | $7,090,031 | |
| Pete Olson (R-Texas) | 6524.70% | $85,514 | $5,665,019 | |
| Colin Peterson (D-Minn) | 3334.40% | $123,502 | $4,241,504 | |
| Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) | 2148.40% | $442,002 | $9,938,006 | |
| Steve Brett Guthrie (R-Ky) | 1718.00% | $421,506 | $7,663,010 | |
| Rob Wittman (R-Va) | 1137.20% | $133,004 | $1,645,563 | |
| Rob Bishop Rob (R-Utah) | 1056.80% | $3,501 | $40,501 | |
| Martin Heinrich (D-NM) | 1031.20% | $27,317 | $309,017 | |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) | 970.40% | $57,503 | $615,501 | |