Ann Wagner Net Worth vs Fred Wellman in MO-02 Race
Rep. Ann Wagner's net worth has climbed to an estimated $26 million, up from just over $6 million when she started her first term 13 years ago, while her Democratic challenger in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, Fred Wellman, has filed for personal bankruptcy twice. The financial contrast between the two candidates has become a flashpoint in the suburban St. Louis race, with each side hoping to turn the other's money story into a liability.
Wagner, the U.S. representative from Ballwin, has increased her net worth by an estimated $22 million since entering Congress, according to figures per Quiver Quantitative cited by St. Louis Magazine. That growth amounts to nearly quadrupling her wealth during her time in office. Wagner chairs the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, a post from which she directly oversees equity markets, private investment funds, investment advisers, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to the U.S. House Committee on Fina…