Politicians With Large Bank Accounts

Richard Blumenthal – $81 Million

Richard Blumenthal is a prominent United States Senator from the state of Connecticut, a position that he has held since 2011. Blumenthal had served as the Attorney General of Connecticut prior to his Senate run, a job that he held from 1991 to 2011. Blumenthal is one of the wealthiest members of the Senate thanks to his long and decorated career in politics. Blumenthal enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in the ’70s and he eventually earned the rank of sergeant. Blumenthal never served in Vietnam as he received a draft deferment for school and work. Blumenthall is one of the most popular senators to ever serve in the state of Connecticut, breaking the vote record of the state with more than one million votes in 2016. Blumenthal is a noted critic of the Trump Administration.