The richest politicians in the United States share a fortune estimated at $9.02 billion (around CAN$12.5 billion), financial magazine Finbold revealed earlier this week.
According to this compilation, seven of the politicians in the top 10 are Republicans, including real estate mogul and former President Donald Trump, who comes in second with an estimated fortune of about $2 billion (C$2.7 billion).
At the top of the pyramid, however, is a Democrat, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, with an estimated fortune of $3.4 billion (approximately $4.6 billion Canadian).
It must be said that the differences within this list are immense. The 10th-ranked politician, Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner, actually has just $215 million, 16 times less than Mr. Pritzker.
The ten richest American politicians, in US dollars:
1 – JB Pritzker, Illinois Governor, Democrat: $3.4 billion
2 – Donald Trump, 45th President, Republican: $2 billion
3 – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Republican: $1.1 billion
4 – Darrell Issa, Congressman for California's 48th District, Republican: $0.46 billion
5 – Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia, Republican: 0.45 billion
6 – Jared Polis, Colorado Governor, Democrat: 0.4 billion
7 – Virginia Governor Glen Youngkin, Republican: 0.4 billion
8 – Mitt Romney, Senator from Utah, Republican: 0.3 billion
9 – Rick Scott, Senator from Florida, Republican: 0.3 billion
10 – Mark Warner, Senator from Virginia, Democrat: 0.215 billion