The 19 Richest People in Congress - 2012

The 19 Richest People in Congress - 2012

Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) $54.1 million

The only odd thing we could find about the former governor of Idaho was that he’s among 60 lawmakers who don’t use Twitter. Holdouts are divided almost equally between the two parties. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) — part of the over-60 crowd — might be technically challenged. Risch’s office said the senator has not ruled it out. “He certainly sees the benefit of Twitter as a social medi[um], as demonstrated by the Usain Bolt tweets during the Olympics, but less useful as a policy discussion tool,” said spokesman Brad Hoaglun. –The Hill

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