RICHEST IN TENNESSEE• 1. Rep. Diane Black, R-Tennessee, minimum net worth of $21.2 million (20th among all members in 2013, down from 14th the previous year)• 2. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee, minimum net worth of $19.1 million (ranks 23rd in Congress in 2013, down from 17th the previous year)• 3. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee, minimum net worth of $11.5 million (ranks 36th in Congress)RICHEST IN CONGRESSThe wealthiest members of Congress, as measured by the minimum net worth of each in 2013, include:• 1. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., $357.2 million• 2. Rep. Michael McCaul, r-Texas, $117.5 million• 3. Rep. John Delaney, D-Maryland, $111.9 million• 4. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-West Virgnia, $108 million• 5. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, $95.1 millionSource: Roll Call magazine
Bob CorkerU.S. Sen. Bob Corker may not agree with Obamanomics, but under President Obama last year the Chattanooga Republican enjoyed a $1.3 million gain in his minimum net worth, according to his annual Senate financial disclosure forms.
Corker, a 63-year-old former Chattanooga mayor who made his fortune as a commercial builder and real estate developer, reported assets in 2013 worth between $19 million and $89.7 million.
In a new list of the richest members in the 535-member Congress by Roll Call magazine, Corker ranked No. 23 last year. Despite the gain in his minimum net worth, Corker still placed lower in 2013 than he did in the previous year when Roll Call ranked him as the 17th-richest member of Congress.
The Chattanooga millionaire is not the richest member in Congress from Tennessee, however. U.S. Rep. Diane Black, a Nashville Republican, reported a net worth last year of at least $21.2 million, placing her among the 20 wealthiest members of the U.S. House or U.S. Senate.