Monday, October 8, 2012
Politics Assessing the wealth of Congress
Posted by Max Brantley on Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Also of use in the project is a spot on the page I've linked at which you can look up financial details of every member of Congress. Sen. John Boozman is pegged as the wealthiest of the six Arkies, at $3.4 million in wealth. (If you go to the Boozman link you'll notice on the side of the page quick links to all the other Arkansans.)
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