...Sen. Mike DeWine of Cedarville is the richest, worth between $11.5 million and $47.5 million, followed by Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and George Voinovich of Ohio....
...A new database from the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics lets users search for Bush administration officials and members of Congress to get details of their financial holdings. The net worth of each lawmaker is given in a range, reflecting the forms they must fill out...
...White House Budget Director Rob Portman sure knows how to manage his own finances. The former congressman is among the area's richest, worth between $6.1 million and $14.1 million.
Of the four U.S. House members from Ohio who are millionaires, two are from Greater Cincinnati: House Majority Leader John Boehner of West Chester is worth between $2.1 million and $7.7 million, while freshman Rep. Jean Schmidt of Miami Township is worth between $1.7 million and $6.7 million.
The area's three other House lawmakers lag in the wealth category, with Rep. Geoff Davis of Hebron, Ky., the poorest. His assets were valued at between $32,000 and $53,000.
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Wow! Do you wonder if they pump their own gas, shop for groceries, and pay their own electric bills like the rest of us? If these guys are so rich, why is the rest of Ohio doing so poorly?