It's toward the end of an article in today's edition, but the Washington Post notes that Sen. Roy Blunt's marriage to a Washington lobbyist
turned him into a rich man. The article studies the wealth of Congressmen:
After Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) married a Washington lobbyist in 2003, his financial picture vastly improved. The year before, while he was separated from his first wife, Blunt had an estimated reported wealth of $164,000. By 2010, that figure had risen to nearly $4 million.
The senator’s wife, Abigail Blunt, was a lobbyist for tobacco giant Altria at the time of their wedding. When Altria sold its Kraft Foods division in 2007, she remained with Kraft as a lobbyist.
Abigail Blunt has brought numerous investments to the marriage, including a retirement account from Altria worth between $250,000 and $500,000, stock in Altria and Kraft Foods worth between $100,000 to $250,000, and a piece of Washington real estate valued at between $1 million and $5 million.
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The marriage of money and power: stronger than ever before in America. Is this a great country or what? Of course, I guess Roy married for love and love alone the first time around - foolish boy! - so this time he apparently felt obligated to go for the money.
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