The New Limousine Liberals

By Janice Castro

Democrats are forever calling the Republicans the party of the rich. But a new survey by the congressional newspaper Roll Call reports that of 28 SENATE MILLIONAIRES, 21 are Democrats. According to standard financial-disclosure forms, which often yield conservative estimates, Virginia Senator Charles Robb, a Democrat, leads the pack, with a net worth of at least $19 million (thanks mostly to wife Lynda Bird Johnson's family holdings). Among the other wealthiest Democrats: Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island (net worth: $13.7 million), Herb Kohl of Wisconsin ($12.7 million), Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia ($8.7 million), Lloyd Bentsen of Texas ($5.8 million), Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts ($2 million) and Bob Kerrey of Nebraska ($1.5 million).