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iluvtennis

(19,826 posts) Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:43 PM Jul 2019

Sen. Mitch McConnell's net worth: 2005: $2,962,015; 2015: $26,927,535; Increase: $23,965,520

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Sen. Mitch McConnell's net worth:

2005: $2,962,015
2015: $26,927,535
Increase: $23,965,520 (+809.1%)

How does a senator earning $193,400 a year increase their net worth by nearly $2.4 million a year, every year for a decade?

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Sen. Mitch McConnell's net worth: 2005: $2,962,015; 2015: $26,927,535; Increase: $23,965,520 (Original Post) iluvtennis Jul 2019 OP

By marrying the daughter of a shipping tycoon.nt. drray23 Jul 2019 #1

The most greedy and corrupt senator in Washington. dalton99a Jul 2019 #2

His wife is wealthy but it is more likely MontanaMama Jul 2019 #3

Snopes is our friend. klook Jul 2019 #4

How much is that in Rubles? C_U_L8R Jul 2019 #5

😂 iluvtennis Aug 2019 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author diva77 Jul 2019 #6

drray23

(7,615 posts)

1. By marrying the daughter of a shipping tycoon.nt.

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Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:44 PM

Jul 2019

dalton99a

(81,391 posts)

2. The most greedy and corrupt senator in Washington.

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Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:49 PM

Jul 2019

Kick Moscow Mitch to the ditch

MontanaMama

(23,294 posts)

3. His wife is wealthy but it is more likely

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Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:49 PM

Jul 2019

MOSCOW. Selling the integrity of our elections.

klook

(12,151 posts)

4. Snopes is our friend.

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Wed Jul 31, 2019, 11:04 PM

Jul 2019

McConnell and Chao married in 1993. In 2007, her mother died and she and McTurtle inherited a wad of cash.

Sources:
Snopes
Wikipedia
Washington Post This last one also has info about McConnell's previous nickname, "Cocaine Mitch."