The Fortune 535: See How Congressmen's Net Worth Changes While in Congress

Hey, this is another really good effort from Sunlight Foundation.

You can check out links like the following:

Senator Ted Stevens, currently the subject of corruption investigation.

Senator Mitch McConnell caught suppressing new Senate rules for transparency and accountability.

Senator Barbara Boxer, whose net worth actually has decreased.

Interesting, ain't it?

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Comments

[jvarga]

How does this happen:

Avg. Net Worth in 1995 $0 (Range: $-268,917 to $268,917)
Avg. Net Worth in 2006 $-4,500 (Range: $-13,999 to $5,000)

On the plus side I guess you know he's not taking money from a foreign government and trying to pass trade bills for them.

[vcsmith]

Interesting.
Would be a better post with more analysis.