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United States Representative (1993–1999; 2001–2011) $500 million [citation needed] Inheritance, home and car audio manufacturing corporation Bruce Rauner: Republican: Governor of Illinois (2015–2019) $500 million+ Chairman of GTCR: Amo Houghton: Republican: U.S. Representative from New York (1987–2005) $475 million [40]
This list of members of the United States Congress by wealth includes the fifty richest members of Congress as of 2018. It displays the net worth (the difference between assets and liabilities ) for the member and their immediate family, such as a spouse or dependent children.
The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.
First, until the 61st Congress (1909–1910), "it was the custom to have the minority leader also serve as the ranking minority member on the two most powerful committees, Rules and Ways and Means." [ 35 ] Today, the minority leader no longer serves on these committees; however, they appoint the minority members of the Rules Committee and ...
The 2011 survey, the first poll asking UK academics to rate American presidents, was conducted by the United States Presidency Centre (USPC) at the Institute for the Study of the Americas (located in the University of London's School of Advanced Study). This polled the opinion of British specialists in American history and politics to assess ...
The United States Constitution designates the vice president of the United States as president of the Senate. The Constitution also calls for a president pro tempore, to serve as the presiding officer when the president of the Senate (the vice president) is absent. In practice, neither the vice president nor the president pro tempore ...
The most powerful force in American politics isn’t age or ideas, but rather incumbency. ... Millennials are America’s largest generation by population, but they’re one of the smallest groups ...
This is a list of leaders and office-holders of United States of America. Heads of state and government. Presidents of the United States; Vice presidents of the ...