Richard Burr

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Richard Burr
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Republican Party

Prior offices
U.S. House North Carolina District 5
Successor: Virginia Foxx
U.S. Senate North Carolina
Successor: Ted Budd

Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $2,151,517

Education

Bachelor's

Wake Forest University

Personal
Religion
Christian: Methodist
Profession
Sales

Richard Burr (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. Senate from North Carolina. He assumed office on January 3, 2005. He left office on January 3, 2023.

Burr (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent North Carolina. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Burr was first elected to the Senate in 2004. He won re-election in 2016 with 51.1% of the vote.

As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Burr is one of the most reliable Republican votes, meaning he can be considered a safe vote for the Republican Party in Congress. Click here to read about key votes made by Burr.

Prior to serving in the U.S. Senate, Burr worked in sales management. He represented North Carolina's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 1995 to 2005. He previously lost election to the same seat in 1992.[1]


Biography

Burr was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. He graduated from Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1974 and earned a B.A. from Wake Forest University in 1978.[2]

Prior to running for Congress, Burr worked for 17 years as a sales manager for Carswell Distributing Company, a distributor of lawn equipment.[1]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Burr's academic, professional, and political career:[3]

  • 2005-2023: U.S. senator from North Carolina
  • 1995-2005: U.S. House of Representatives
  • 1992: Candidate for U.S. House
  • 1978: Graduated from Wake Forest University with a B.A.

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2021-2022

Burr was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Burr was assigned to the following committees:[4]

2015-2016

Burr served on the following committees:[5]

2013-2014

Burr served on the following Senate committees:[6]

2011-2012

Burr served on the following committees:[7]

Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (69-30)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (50-49)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (51-50)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (88-11)
Not Voting Yes check.svg Passed (83-11)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (86-11)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (64-33)
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (46-48)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (68-31)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (61-36)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (72-25)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (94-1)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (79-19)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (65-33)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (65-35)
Yes check.svg Guilty Red x.svg Not guilty (57-43)
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (47-47)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (50-49)
Red x.svg Nay Red x.svg Failed (49-51)
Not Voting Yes check.svg Passed (68-29)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

National security

Letter to Iran

On March 9, 2015, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval constituted only an executive agreement. The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the Senate. Burr was one of the 47 who signed the letter. No Democrats signed it.[143]

Members of the Obama administration and of Congress reacted to the letter.[144] Vice President Joe Biden said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."[145]

Presidential preference

See also: Republicans and their declared positions on Donald Trump and Republican reactions to 2005 Trump tape

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Burr endorsed Donald Trump for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[146]

See also: Endorsements for Donald Trump
  • On October 8, 2016, after The Washington Post released a 2005 video of Trump making comments about women that were described as "extremely lewd," Burr said, "The comments are inappropriate and completely unacceptable,” according to a Politico reporter who quoted him on Twitter. Later the same day, Burr said, “I am going to watch his level of contrition over the next few days to determine my level of support," according to a New York Times reporter who quoted him on Twitter.[147][148]
  • On May 4, 2016, Burr endorsed Donald Trump. In a series of tweets, Burr wrote, "I always said I would support the nominee and it's clear @realDonaldTrump has won the #Republican Presidential Primary. I look forward to working with Mr. Trump at the top of the ticket and to maintaining a #GOP Senate. There will not be a third term for a Clinton/Obama Administration in the White House. #NeverHillary."[149]


2012

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

Richard Burr endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[150]

Senate Conservative Fund target

The Senate Conservative Fund targeted Burr in August 2013 with two weeks of radio ads designed to push Senate Republicans to support Utah's Mike Lee (Utah)'s effort to defund Obamacare.[151]

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022

Richard Burr did not file to run for re-election.


2016

See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2016

The race for North Carolina's U.S. Senate seat was one of nine competitive battleground races in 2016 that helped Republicans maintain control of the upper chamber after the November 8 general election. Incumbent Sen. Richard Burr (R) won re-election, defeating former state Rep. Deborah Ross (D) and pizza delivery driver Sean Haugh (L) in the general election.

While most of his colleagues facing tough re-election campaigns were out on the trail, Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was focused on his duties as chairman and did not officially begin campaigning until October 7, 2016. He told The Associated Press, “I become a candidate on Oct. 7, when the United States Senate is adjourned. I don't want there to be any question between the separation of Senate business, so I have very few conversations with campaigns and it really plays no role in my actions." Some Republican strategists were worried that Burr’s failure to attack Ross early in the race would hurt him on Election Day, while others said “Burr’s low-key style fits the ethos of the state well.”[152][153]

Republican President-elect Donald Trump, who did not establish a strong ground game in the state, and North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R), who was unpopular because of his stance on the state’s “bathroom bill,” complicated Burr’s path to re-election. Referring to Trump and McCrory, North Carolina GOP consultant Carter Wrenn said, “If it was a normal year, and it was just Richard and Deborah, you’d have to say Richard had a solid advantage.”[153]

With the uncertain political landscape in North Carolina—it was the only state that The Cook Political Report rated as a “toss-up” for president, Senate, and governor—outside Republican groups spent more money on attack ads in the state than they had initially planned for in an effort to maintain control of the Senate. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) ran ads attacking Ross for being "too liberal" for North Carolina by highlighting her career with the American Civil Liberties Union. The NRSC also created the site “Radical Ross” to showcase Ross’ stance on “countless radical, out-of-touch policies.”[154][155]

Ross’s campaign spokesman Cole Leiter, who attempted to portray Burr as a Washington insider, responded to the attacks saying, “It’s no surprise that, like a typical Washington politician, [Burr]’s turning to the same big money donors he’s put first all along. But North Carolina voters won’t be fooled — they know it’s time for a change, and no amount of special interest dark money can bail Richard Burr out.”[156]

Ultimately, Burr was not hurt by his late arrival to the campaign trail or by having Trump or McCrory on the ballot. Burr outperformed Trump by earning more votes than the president-elect. After winning re-election, Burr tweeted: “Thank you North Carolina! Honored to continue serving as your senator.”[157]

U.S. Senate, North Carolina General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Burr Incumbent 51.1% 2,395,376
     Democratic Deborah Ross 45.4% 2,128,165
     Libertarian Sean Haugh 3.6% 167,592
Total Votes 4,691,133
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections


U.S. Senate Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Burr Incumbent 61.4% 627,354
Greg Brannon 25.2% 257,331
Paul Wright 8.5% 86,940
Larry Holmquist 4.9% 50,507
Total Votes 1,022,132
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections
U.S. Senate Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Ross 62.4% 607,802
Chris Rey 16.5% 160,663
Kevin Griffin 11.7% 114,180
Ernest Reeves 9.4% 91,694
Total Votes 974,339
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

Race background

On January 28, 2015, Burr held a fundraiser that brought in $1 million in one day. According to his previous FEC filing report, Burr had only $720,000 cash on hand, which led to speculation that he was planning to retire in 2016. The January fundraiser quelled these rumors, and campaign general counsel Paul Shumaker stated, "He wants to make everybody very clear that he's running."[158]

Polls

In December 2014, Public Policy Polling released their first poll matching up Burr against potential challengers for his U.S. Senate seat in 2016. Possible Democratic challengers included departing Sen. Kay Hagan, North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell and United States Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx. Burr held a lead over all three hypothetical candidates.[159]

Potential match-up: Richard Burr vs. Kay Hagan
Poll Richard Burr (R) Kay Hagan (D)Not sureMargin of ErrorSample Size
Public Policy Polling
December 4-7, 2014		 46%43%11%+/-3.4823
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]
Potential match-up: Richard Burr vs. Janet Cowell
Poll Richard Burr (R) Janet Cowell (D)Not sureMargin of ErrorSample Size
Public Policy Polling
December 4-7, 2014		 44%38%17%+/-3.4823
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]
Potential match-up: Richard Burr vs. Anthony Foxx
Poll Richard Burr (R) Anthony Foxx (D)Not sureMargin of ErrorSample Size
Public Policy Polling
December 4-7, 2014		 44%38%18%+/-3.4823
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

2010

On November 2, 2010, Burr was re-elected to the United States Senate for a second term. He defeated Elaine Marshall (D), Michael Beitler (Libertarian) and the write-in candidates.[160]

U.S. Senate, North Carolina General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Burr Incumbent 54.8% 1,458,046
     Democratic Elaine Marshall 43% 1,145,074
     Libertarian Michael Beitler 2.1% 55,687
     Independent Write-in 0% 1,272
Total Votes 2,660,079

Full history


Campaign finance summary

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Richard Burr campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016U.S. Senate, North CarolinaWon $12,022,145 N/A**
2010U.S. Senate (North Carolina)Won $10,868,382 N/A**
2004U.S. Senate (North Carolina)Won $11,302,395 N/A**
2002U.S House of Representatives (North Carolina District 5)Won $1,210,424 N/A**
2000U.S House of Representatives (North Carolina District 5)Won $967,970 N/A**
Grand total$36,371,316 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
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, Burr's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $2,293,365 and $4,021,356. That averages to $3,157,360.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican senators in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Burr ranked as the 43rd most wealthy senator in 2012.[162] Between 2004 and 2012, Burr's calculated net worth[163] increased by an average of 52 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[164]

Richard Burr Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$615,019
2012$3,157,360
Growth from 2004 to 2012:413%
Average annual growth:52%[165]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[166]

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). In the 113th Congress, Burr is the ranking member of the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Burr received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Candidate Committees industry.

From 1991-2014, 24.41 percent of Burr's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[167]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Richard Burr Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $27,737,066
Total Spent $23,210,590
Ranking member of the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Candidate Committees$1,757,921
Retired$1,492,439
Health Professionals$1,434,427
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products$1,055,932
Lawyers/Law Firms$1,030,190
% total in top industry6.34%
% total in top two industries11.72%
% total in top five industries24.41%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

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

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Burr was a rank-and-file Republican as of July 2014.[168] This was the same rating Burr received in June 2013.

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.[169]

Burr most often votes with:

Burr least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

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

According to the website GovTrack, Richard Burr missed 97 of 3,410 roll call votes from January 2005 to September 2015. This amounts to 2.8 percent, which is worse than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[170]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Burr paid his congressional staff a total of $2,542,700 in 2011. He ranked 18th on the list of the highest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 34th overall of the highest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, North Carolina ranked 34th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[171]

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

Burr ranked 27th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[172]

2012

Burr ranked 23rd in the conservative rankings in 2012.[173]

2011

Burr ranked seventh in the conservative rankings in 2011.[174]

Voting with party

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

2014

Burr voted with the Republican Party 94.9 percent of the time, which ranked first among the 45 Senate Republican members as of July 2014.[175]

2013

Burr voted with the Republican Party 93.8 percent of the time, which ranked second among the 46 Senate Republican members as of June 2013.[176]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Richard and his wife, Brooke, have two sons.[177]

Noteworthy events

Alleged insider trading leading up to the U.S. Coronavirus Pandemic, 2020

On March 19, 2020, ProPublica alleged that Burr, along with some other senators, traded stocks after receiving information in a Senate Intelligence Committee briefing related to the effect the coronavirus outbreak will have on the American economy.[178] The allegations state that Burr sold between $600,000 and $1,800,000 in stocks before the stock market dipped more than 30% due to effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the stock market.[178]

On March 13, 2020, Burr sold 33 stocks, many of which were shares in companies hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.[178] He responded to allegations of wrongdoing saying he only relied on public information and reports to make the 33 trades being investigated.[179] On March 22, 2020, Burr requested that the Senate Ethics Committee review the series of stock sales in question.[179]

On May 13, 2020, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation served Burr a search warrant at his residence in the Washington, D.C. area as part of the investigation. The agents took possession of Burr's cell phone during the course of the search. The Los Angeles Times reported that a prior warrant had been served to Apple to obtain information from Burr's iCloud account, which FBI agents then used to receive approval from the Department of Justice to search Burr's home. Spokespersons from the FBI and the Department of Justice declined to comment on the investigation following the incident, as did Burr's spokesperson Caitlin Carroll.[180][181]

One day after being served the search warrant, Burr stepped down from his role as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee pending the investigation. His temporary resignation from the position took effect on May 15. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) said of his discussion with Burr, “We agreed that this decision would be in the best interests of the committee and will be effective at the end of the day tomorrow.”[182]

According to a Politico report on January 19, 2021, the Justice Department ended its investigation of Burr. The department did not press federal charges.[183]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard Burr, U.S. Senator North Carolina, "About Senator Burr - Biography," accessed November 5, 2011
  2. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "BURR, Richard M., (1955 - )," accessed November 5, 2011
  3. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "BURR, Richard M., (1955 - )," accessed February 13, 2015
  4. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
  5. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 114th Congress," accessed February 17, 2015
  6. ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
  7. ↑ Richard Burr, U.S. Senator North Carolina, "Issues & Legislation - Committee Assignments," accessed November 5, 2011
  8. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022
  9. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
  10. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
  11. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022," accessed April 15, 2022
  12. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
  13. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.3373 - Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
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  15. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
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  17. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.8404 - Respect for Marriage Act," accessed January 20, 2023
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  22. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5305 - Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act," accessed January 23, 2023
  23. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 15, 2022
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  36. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," accessed April 27, 2024
  37. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1 - Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019," accessed April 27, 2024
  38. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act," accessed April 27, 2024
  39. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1158 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020," accessed April 27, 2024
  40. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3055 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019," accessed April 27, 2024
  41. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1327 - Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act," accessed April 27, 2024
  42. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 28, 2024
  43. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 28, 2024
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  50. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2)," December 11, 2018
  51. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 6, 2018
  52. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 5, 2018
  53. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2, As Amended)," June 28, 2018
  54. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1959)," February 15, 2018
  55. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1958 As Modified)," February 15, 2018
  56. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1948)," February 15, 2018
  57. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1955)," February 15, 2018
  58. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 2311)," January 29, 2018
  59. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667)," July 28, 2017
  60. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (Paul Amdt. No. 271 )," July 26, 2017
  61. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 270)," July 25, 2017
  62. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1628)," July 25, 2017
  63. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 7, 2017
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  163. ↑ This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
  164. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  165. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  166. ↑ 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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