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How much does a Senator cost? [1]

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Date: 2022-08-13

How much does a US Senator cost? What is the price of one? If you wanted to own a Senator and have them tap dance for you, have them go back on their word and generally sell themselves out to you, what would it cost?

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party’s longtime goal of raising taxes on wealthy investors, received nearly $1 million over the past year from private equity professionals, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists whose taxes would have increased under the plan.

Sinema has long aligned herself with the interests of private equity, hedge funds and venture capital, helping her net at least $1.5 million in campaign contributions since she was elected to the House a decade ago. But the $983,000 she has collected since last summer more than doubled what the industry donated to her during all of her preceding years in Congress combined, according to an Associated Press review of campaign finances disclosures.

Associated Press

Well, it appears it costs about $1.5 million to own your own Senator. With that money you’ll be able to get private meetings that normal people wouldn’t be able to; private dinners and endorsements and check this out — it even means the Senator will not represent the constituents that voted for them and will instead vote the way you want them to!

Tell me that isn’t worth a million and a half in paper!

You also get a permanent marker, the senator straps a mattress to their back and you get to write their price on their forehead. Just kidding... but wouldn’t that be nice, if they all had a price written right on them?

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