Roll Call: Democrats Are the Party of the Rich(est Members of Congress)

Roll Call reports that, contrary to popular myth, it is the Democrats who are the nations Party of the Rich, at least in terms of congressional wealth.

On Sunday, the newspaper published its annual 50 Richest Members of Congress. Thirty-one of the 50 are Republicans, but seven of the 10 richest are Democrats.

The 31 Republicans on the list have a net worth of $844.96 million, while the merely 19 Democrats are not far behind, at $777.55 million. And Republican numbers are as high as they are largely because of Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, who alone is worth $305.46 million, topping the list.

Only one Floridian makes the list: Rep. Vern Buchanan of Longboat Key, who is worth $36.49 million.