Financial disclosure forms show Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Daines is the wealthiest Montanan in Congress with personal assets worth between $8.9 million and $32.7 million.
In contrast, Lee Newspapers reports his Democratic opponent Sen. John Walsh recently reported assets of $66,000 to $165,000 in personal retirement and bank accounts.
Members of Congress and candidates for federal office must file annual financial disclosure forms. The forms require each member to report their assets and liabilities and a range of the value.
Daines’ assets include property holdings in Bozeman, Belgrade and Iowa, shares of a small technology firm in Bozeman, and investment and retirement accounts.
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester reported assets valued at $1.1 million to $2.2 million, which are mostly tied to his family’s organic grain farm near Big Sandy.