If you gave me a salary of $172,000 a year, along with a virtually unlimited budget for housing and expenses, I’d easily save a million dollars in 10 years.
And with his wife being a tax attorney, she probably made more than he did. I doubt he made much money off of being a representative. The article sure is worded to suggest he profited from his position though.
I believe Janna Ryan hasn't worked as an attorney since they had their first child. She inherited some money from her parents, so that helped boost their family assets.
When Democrats bring this up, Republicans should answer with the fact that the Democrats didn't think having two millionaires on their ticket in 2004 was an issue, so why is it a problem now?