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Risch still rich

U.S. Sen. Jim Risch discusses his recent trip to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, in Boise on Friday. (Betsy Russell)

A new financial disclosure report filed by Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, shows his net worth fell about $800,000 in 2011, as Risch made numerous transactions from stocks to money market and fixed asset funds.

Risch’s net worth was reported in a range between $18.5 million and $87.4 million, largely based on the value of farm and ranch land in Ada and Canyon counties. Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman Full story.

This isn’t a partisan issue. Seems to me politicians on both sides of the aisle have more wealth than the average American.  Can you point me to a poor politician?


Read more here: http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2012/08/30/idahopolitics/net_worth_idahos_risch_drops_about_800k_hes_still_among_richest_#storylink=twt#storylink=cpy

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog