Hooray, The Hillhas released this year's "50 Wealthiest People In Congress," and it is an unusually informative eHow list (not to be confused with the celebrated "50 Most Sexual Congresspeople" thing, which we hate). Anyway, John Kerry won, again,because of ketchup:
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) tops the list for the second year in a row. His minimum net worth was $188.6 million at the end of 2009, up by more than $20 million from 2008, according to his financial disclosure form.
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The bulk of Kerry’s wealth is credited to his spouse, Teresa Heinz Kerry, who inherited hundreds of millions of dollars after her late husband, the ketchup heir Sen. John Heinz (R-Pa.), died in a plane crash in 1991.
Salsa is the new ketchup! Adios, buggy-whip makers.