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                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, February 15, 1995           TAG: 9502150424
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50 RICHEST IN CONGRESS

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While 10 of last year's 50 richest congressmen are gone, eight of

their places have been taken by well-heeled freshmen.

(F) DENOTES A FRESHMAN

1. Rep. Amory Houghton, R-N.Y., $350 million.

2. Sen. Herbert Kohl, D-Wis., $250 million.

3. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., $200 million.

4. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., $50 million.

5. (tie) Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., $40 million.

5. (tie) Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., $40 million. (F)

7. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., $35 million.

8. (tie) Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, $30 million.

8. (tie) Rep. Norm Sisisky, D-Va., $30 million.

10. (tie) Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., $20 million. (F)

10. (tie) Sen. Chuck Robb, D-Va., $20 million.

10. (tie) Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I., $20 million.

13. (tie) Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., $15 million.

13. (tie) Rep. Dick Chrysler, R-Mich., $15 million. (F)

15. (tie) Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, $13 million.

15. (tie) Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., $13 million.

17. (tie) Sen. Lauch Faircloth, R-N.C., $8 million.

17. (tie) Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., $8 million.

17. (tie) Rep. Jimmy Quillen, R-Tenn., $8 million.

20. (tie) Rep. Sid Yates, D-Ill., $7 million.

20. (tie) Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., $7 million.

22. (tie) Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., $6 million.

22. (tie) Rep. Charles Taylor, R-N.C., $6 million.

22. (tie) Rep. Jim Leach, R-Iowa, $6 million.

25. Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., $5.6 million.

26. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., $5.4 million.

27. Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., $5.2 million.

28. (tie) Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., $5 million.

28. (tie) Sen. John Warner, R-Va., $5 million.

30. (tie) Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., $4 million.

30. (tie) Rep. Owen Pickett, D-Va., $4 million.

30. (tie) Rep. Pete Geren, D-Tex., $4 million.

30. (tie) Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Tex., $4 million. (F)

30. (tie) Rep. E. Clay Shaw, R-Fla., $4 million.

35. Rep. John Linder, R-Ga., $3.5 million.

36. (tie) Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, $3 million. (F)

36. (tie) Rep. Terry Everett, R-Ala., $3 million.

36. (tie) Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., $3 million.

36. (tie) Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., $3 million. (F)

36. (tie) Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., $3 million.

36. (tie) Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska

36. (tie) Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., $3 million.

36. (tie) Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., $3 million.

44. Rep. Harry Johnston, D-Fla., $2.9 million.

45. Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., $2.7 million.

46. (tie) Rep. Martin Hoke, R-Ohio, $2.5 million.

46. (tie) Rep. Enid Greene Waldholtz, R-Utah, $2.5 million. (F)

46. (tie) Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., $2.5 million.

49. Rep. Bill Archer, R-Tex., $2.2 million.

50. Rep. Sonny Bono, R-Calif., $2 million. (F)

Source: Roll Call

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