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Republican Party

Prior offices
Arizona House of Representatives
U.S. House Arizona District 8
Successor: Debbie Lesko

Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $33,185,001

Elections and appointments
Last election

July 30, 2024

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Trent Franks (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2003. He left office on December 8, 2017.

Franks (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on July 30, 2024.

On December 7, 2017, Franks announced that he would resign from Congress on January 31, 2018. In a statement, he acknowledged that he had discussed possible surrogacy arrangements with female staffers.[1][2] On December 8, he revised his date of resignation and said he would leave immediately. He said the change was due to his wife's admission to the hospital for an ailment.[3]

Biography

After attending Ottawa University, Franks worked in the petroleum industry, starting as a drilling engineer and contractor in 1975 and becoming an executive in 1979. Franks founded the Arizona Family Research Institute and served as its executive director for four and a half years. Franks worked as director of the Arizona Governor's Office for Children.[4]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Franks' academic, professional, and political career:[5]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Franks was assigned to the following committees:[6]

2015-2016

Franks served on the following committees:[7]

2013-2014

Franks served on the following committees:[8]

  • Judiciary Committee
    • Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice, Chairman
    • Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
  • Armed Services Committee
    • Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
    • Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities

2011-2012

  • Armed Services Committee
    • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
    • Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
  • Judiciary Committee
    • Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law
    • Subcommittee on the Constitution, Chair

Key votes

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Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Franks endorsed Mike Huckabee for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[123]

See also: Endorsements for Mike Huckabee

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Trent Franks endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.[124]

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Abraham Hamadeh defeated Gregory Whitten in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Abraham Hamadeh
Abraham Hamadeh (R)
 
56.5
 
208,269
Image of Gregory Whitten
Gregory Whitten (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.5
 
160,344

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 368,613
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

Gregory Whitten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gregory Whitten
Gregory Whitten Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
47,406

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 47,406
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Abraham Hamadeh
Abraham Hamadeh
 
29.9
 
30,686
Image of Blake Masters
Blake Masters
 
25.7
 
26,422
Image of Ben Toma
Ben Toma
 
21.0
 
21,549
Image of Trent Franks
Trent Franks
 
16.3
 
16,714
Image of Anthony Kern
Anthony Kern
 
4.8
 
4,922
Image of Patrick Briody
Patrick Briody Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
2,336
Image of Isiah Gallegos
Isiah Gallegos (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
35

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 102,664
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Franks in this election.

2016

See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Trent Franks (R) defeated Mark Salazar (G) and write-in candidate Joe DeVivo (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Franks defeated Clair Van Steenwyk in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.[125][126][127]

U.S. House, Arizona District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Franks Incumbent 68.5% 204,942
     Green Mark Salazar 31.4% 93,954
     N/A Write-in 0% 75
Total Votes 298,971
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


U.S. House, Arizona District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Franks Incumbent 71.1% 59,042
Clair Van Steenwyk 28.9% 24,042
Total Votes 83,084
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

Franks won re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He defeated Clair Van Steenwyk in the Republican primary on August 26, 2014.[128] Franks defeated Stephen Dolgos (Americans Elect) in the November general election.[129]

U.S. House, Arizona District 8 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Franks Incumbent 75.8% 128,710
     Americans Elect Stephen Dolgos 24.2% 41,066
Total Votes 169,776
Source: Arizona Secretary of State
U.S. House, Arizona District 8 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Franks Incumbent 73.3% 53,771
Clair Van Steenwyk 26.7% 19,629
Total Votes 73,400
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2012

See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012

Franks won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Arizona's 8th District. He defeated Helmuth Hack and Tony Passalacqua in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. He then overtook incumbent Gene Scharer (D) and Stephen Dolgos (Americans Elect) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[130][131][132]

U.S. House, Arizona District 8 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Franks Incumbent 63.3% 172,809
     Democratic Gene Scharer 35.1% 95,635
     Americans Elect Stephen Dolgos 1.6% 4,347
Total Votes 272,791
Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
U.S. House, Arizona District 8 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Franks Incumbent 83.2% 57,257
Tony Passalacqua 16.8% 11,572
Helmuth Hack (Write-in) 0% 18
Total Votes 68,847

Full history


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Trent Franks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

The following issues were listed on Franks' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • The American Family: The character of an individual and culture of a society is dependent on the success of the family more than any other human factor.
  • Business and the Economy: Congressman Franks believes that the primary role of government in the economy is to foster a secure, predictable, and trustworthy national venue, and then simply get out of the way of free enterprise and let the people produce. As someone who knows what it is like to start and maintain a small a business, Congressman Franks understands that the secret to our economic success is allowing market incentives in the private sector to boost innovation and productivity. This means less regulation, less taxes, and less intrusion into private markets and business.
  • Social Security: Congressman Franks is the author of H.R. 1058, the Seniors Financial Security Act. This important bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the income tax on social security income. Individuals have already paid income tax on the amounts of money they pay into Social Security. Trent believes it is outrageous that they also have to pay income taxes again on their Social Security benefits at a time when they are retired and are often least able to afford it.
  • Health Care: America still has the greatest healthcare system in the world, but the cost of healthcare insurance premiums and medical treatments is simply growing beyond the financial reach of Americans. Congressman Franks believes this is due in part to a lack of unhindered market forces in the healthcare industry.
  • Israel: Congressman Trent Franks is Chairman of the Israel allies Caucus in the United States House of Representatives, the only official pro-Israel caucus in Congress. Trent believes the nation of Israel is the greatest friend and ally America has the world. He is deeply committed to the security and success of the Jewish state.

[138]

”
—Trent Franks' campaign website, http://trentfranks.com/issues/

2014

Franks' campaign website listed the following issues:[139]

  • The American Family
Excerpt: "The character of an individual and culture of a society begins and ends with family. Recently, Congressman Franks became the father of twins, Joshua Lane and Emily Grace. Nothing like serving in government for the welfare of children and having his very own children have convicted him more of the truism: government is simply incapable of replacing the family. "
  • Business and the Economy
Excerpt: "The primary role of government in the economy is to combat fraud and price fixing practices, and simply get out of the way of free enterprise and let the people produce. As someone who knows what it is like to start a business and to develop two patents, Congressman Franks believes government should take a minimalist approach to the economy so that the private sector can innovate and thrive."
  • Sanctity of Life
Excerpt: "Congressman Franks recognizes the Constitution of the United States guarantees the inalienable rights outlined in the Declaration of Independence. He believes our Creator has given us the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is a crime against God and humanity to deny any person these rights based on their color, creed, religion, or station in life."
  • Social Security
Excerpt: "Congressman Franks is the author of H.R. 1058, the Seniors Financial Security Act. This important bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion in gross income for income tax purposes of social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. He believes it is wrong for the government to over tax our seniors."
  • Healthcare
Excerpt: "It is clear that healthcare premiums are too high and people are simply paying too much for much needed medical treatments. But Congressman Franks believes that a government take-over of our healthcare system would crush the quality of healthcare services in our country. "

Campaign finance summary

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Trent Franks campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Arizona District 8Lost primary$644,719 $639,142
2016U.S. House, Arizona District 8Won $270,863 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Arizona, District 8)Won $424,680 N/A**
Grand total$1,340,262 $639,142
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

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See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Franks' net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $11,050,005 and $55,319,998. That averages to $33,185,001, which is higher than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Franks ranked as the 21st most wealthy representative in 2012.[140] Between 2004 and 2012, Franks' calculated net worth[141] increased by an average of 42 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[142]

Trent Franks Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$7,544,760
2012$33,185,001
Growth from 2004 to 2012:340%
Average annual growth:42%[143]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[144]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Franks received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

From 1993-2014, 18.14 percent of Franks' career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[145]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Trent Franks Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $4,164,946
Total Spent $4,021,347
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$217,075
Defense Aerospace$175,800
Republican/Conservative$124,400
Real Estate$123,076
Health Professionals$115,020
% total in top industry5.21%
% total in top two industries9.43%
% total in top five industries18.14%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Franks was a far-right Republican leader as of July 2014. This was the same rating Franks received in June 2013.[146]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[147]

Franks most often votes with:

Franks least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Franks missed 187 of 9,281 roll call votes from January 2003 to September 2015. This amounted to 2 percent, which was lower than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[148]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Franks paid his congressional staff a total of $1,192,891 in 2011. He ranked 3rd on the list of the highest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranked 16th overall of the highest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Arizona ranked 47th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[149]

Staff bonuses

According to an analysis by CNN, Franks was one of nearly 25 percent of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Franks's staff was given an apparent $34,090.00 in bonus money.[150]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Franks ranked 6th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[151]

2012

Franks ranked 78th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[152]

2011

Franks ranked 109th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[153]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Franks voted with the Republican Party 93.8 percent of the time, which ranked 138th among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2014.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

2013

Franks voted with the Republican Party 97.6 percent of the time, which ranked 85th among the 233 House Republican members as of June 2013.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Noteworthy events

Resignation following ethics investigation (2017)

See also: Sexual assault and harassment in American politics (2017-2018)

Franks announced that he would resign from office on January 31, 2018. Regarding the resignation, Franks said, "But in the midst of this current cultural and media climate, I am deeply convinced I would be unable to complete a fair House Ethics investigation before distorted and sensationalized versions of this story would put me, my family, my staff, and my noble colleagues in the House of Representatives through hyperbolized public excoriation. Rather than allow a sensationalized trial by media damage those things I love most, this morning I notified House leadership that I will be leaving Congress as of January 31st, 2018."[154]

On December 7, 2017, the House Ethics Committee announced that it would investigate Franks to find out if he was involved in "conduct that constitutes sexual harassment and/or retaliation for opposing sexual harassment."[154]

Later that evening, Franks acknowledged that he had discussed possible surrogacy arrangements with female staffers. However, he denied ever having "physically intimidated, coerced, or had, or attempted to have, any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff."[154] The Associated Press reported on December 8 that he had offered a female staffer $5 million to carry his child.[155]

On December 8, he revised his date of resignation and said he would leave immediately. He said the change was due to his wife's admission to the hospital for an ailment.[3]

Personal

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Franks and his wife, Josephine, have two children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The Washington Times, "Trent Franks resigns from Congress over discussion of surrogate motherhood," December 7, 2017
    2. ↑ Politico, "Rep. Trent Franks expected to resign," December 7, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Washington Post, "Rep. Trent Franks, facing ethics investigation, says he will resign immediately," December 8, 2017
    4. ↑ Arizona State Library, "Trent Franks," accessed April 29, 2024
    5. ↑ Biographical Director of the United States Congress, "Trent Franks," accessed October 30, 2011
    6. ↑ U.S. House Clerk, "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
    7. ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed February 18, 2015
    8. ↑ CQ.com - Roll Call, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed January 18, 2013
    9. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 434," accessed December 13, 2018
    10. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 284," June 21, 2018
    11. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 282," June 21, 2018
    12. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 434," accessed March 12, 2019
    13. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 549," October 3, 2017
    14. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 344," June 29, 2017
    15. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 342," June 29, 2017
    16. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 256," May 4, 2017
    17. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 405," September 26, 2018
    18. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 399," September 13, 2018
    19. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 313," June 28, 2018
    20. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 257," June 8, 2018
    21. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 216," May 22, 2018
    22. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 127," March 22, 2018
    23. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 69," February 9, 2018
    24. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 60," February 6, 2018
    25. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 44," January 22, 2018
    26. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 33," January 18, 2018
    27. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 708," December 21, 2017
    28. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 692," December 19, 2017
    29. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 670," December 7, 2017
    30. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 637," November 16, 2017
    31. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 589," October 26, 2017
    32. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 557," October 5, 2017
    33. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 528," September 14, 2017
    34. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 480," September 8, 2017
    35. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 441," September 6, 2017
    36. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 299," June 8, 2017
    37. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 249," May 3, 2017
    38. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 230," May 24, 2018
    39. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 49," January 30, 2018
    40. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 631," November 14, 2017
    41. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 435," July 27, 2017
    42. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 413," July 25, 2017
    43. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 437," July 28, 2017
    44. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 407," July 24, 2017
    45. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 378," July 14, 2017
    46. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 136," March 8, 2017
    47. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 113th Congress," accessed April 29, 2015
    48. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 114th Congress," accessed January 5, 2017
    49. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress," April 13, 2015
    50. ↑ Bloomberg Politics, "Three House Republicans Said to Be Punished Over Trade Vote," June 16, 2015
    51. ↑ New York Magazine, "The Trade Vote Reignited the War Within the House GOP," June 26, 2015
    52. ↑ Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 359," accessed July 17, 2015
    53. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 361," June 12, 2015
    54. ↑ Roll Call, "Deadline for TAA Do-Over Vote Extended to July 30 (Updated)," June 15, 2015
    55. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 362," June 12, 2015
    56. ↑ Roll Call, "Deadline for TAA Do-Over Vote Extended to July 30 (Updated)," June 15, 2015
    57. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 374," June 18, 2015
    58. ↑ Politico, "Trade turnaround: House backs new power for Obama," June 18, 2015
    59. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 388," June 24, 2015
    60. ↑ The Hill, "Obama signs trade bills," June 29, 2015
    61. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 239," accessed May 27, 2015
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    138. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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    141. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
    142. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
    143. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
    144. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
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