I’m unfamiliar with the investment activity or divorce 
settlement of Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Garden Grove. So it caught my attention to see that she is the 59th wealthiest member of Congress, with a net worth of $5.68 million.
Rep. Jane Harman, D-Venice, topped the list with $216 million. John Campbell, R-Irvine, came in at $50.5 $13.5 million.
H/T to OC Weekly’s Navel Gazing blog and to Roll Call.
– Martin Wisckol
Here’s a Register story from June on congress members’ net worth. It appears that Roll Call subsequently came up with more specific information.
June 15, 2007 Friday
1 Edition
Local lawmakers reveal worth;
Financial reports show Miller ranks as Orange County’s richest member of Congress.
BYLINE: By KATHRINE SCHMIDT; The Orange County Register
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. ZA_A
LENGTH: 617 words
Rep. Gary Miller, a former real estate developer, is still the richest person representing Orange County in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Diamond Bar Republican is worth between $12.4 and $55.2 million, according to reports made public Thursday.
Miller, who made his fortune in construction and development, lists vacant land in Diamond Bar and Rialto in addition to stocks, mutual funds and other assets.
No gifts or trips paid for by outside sources were listed in his filing.
Senators and House members must file annual in-depth reports listing their assets, earnings and liabilities beyond their $165,200 rank-and-file congressional salary. Any fees for speeches must go to charity. Members must disclose any trips paid for by outside sources and cannot accept gifts over $100.
Exact dollar amounts are not available as lawmakers provide their information using ranges, which in some cases are quite large.
The rest of the O.C. delegation:
REP. KEN CALVERT, R-CORONA
Assets:Between $2.7 and $8.5 million
Sources:Corona land holdings and rent on commercial properties
Gifts and trips:None
REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ, D-GARDEN GROVE
Assets:Between $1 million and $5.2 million
Sources:Retirement accounts and rent from her home in Palos Verdes
Gifts and trips:No gifts. Trips included: to Honolulu, paid for by the Aspen Institute; to San Juan, Puerto Rico, paid for by the Center for Latin American Studies at UC Berkeley; to Providence, R.I., paid for by Brown University
REP. DANA ROHRABACHER, R-HUNTINGTON BEACH
Assets:Between $587,727 and $1,087,727
Sources:Rent from his Washington, D.C., home
Gifts and trips:No gifts. Trips included: to Vienna, Qatar and Berlin, paid for by the Conference for Democracy and Free Trade; to Long Beach, N.Y., paid for by the New Yorker Festival; to Santa Barbara, paid for by the Young Americans Foundation. His $500 speaking fee from the New York trip went to charity.
REP. ED ROYCE, R-FULLERTON
Assets:Between $105,000 and $400,000
Sources:Mutual funds and retirement accounts
Gifts and trips:None
SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN, D-Calif.
Assets:blind trust, $1 million to $5 million; Bertram Feinstein trust, of which she’s the primary beneficiary, $1 million to $5 million; deposit account at Bank of America, $50,001-$100,000; marital trusts of which she’s the beneficiary, established by her husband, Richard Blum, chairman of a merchant banking firm, no single value given; interest with her husband in Carlton Hotel Properties, $5 million to $25 million; condominium owned with her husband in Hawaii, $1 million to $5 million; condominium owned with her husband in Tahoe City, $250,000-$500,000
Gifts:Feinstein got a painting valued at $1,200 by Charlotte Schultz; a crystal bowl valued at $400 from Shirley Nelson, another friend; and a crystal gavel valued at $200 from Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Calif. Feinstein received permission from the Senate Ethics Committee to accept the gifts; lawmakers must get permission to take gifts worth $50 or more.
SEN. BARBARA BOXER, D-CALIF.
Major assets:A blind trust with her husband of $1 million to $5 million and several major accounts totaling $65,000 to $150,000
Other:Boxer played herself in an episode of the HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and donated her $737 payment to charity. She also made $1,462 from her 2005 suspense novel, “Time to Run.”
Gifts and trips:Travel expenses from promoting her book were reimbursed, but weren’t disclosed because of a publishing agreement.
OTHERS
Rep. John Campbell, R-Irvine, wasgranted an extension until August. His office said the report was too complicated to complete on time.
Richest member:Rep. Gary Miller, R-Diamond Bar, is Orange County’s richest member of Congress.
Sources: The Associated Press
