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1st on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress"

These public officials have significant assets and might actually be considered wealthy by some, but they have the smallest minimum net worths because they all hold massive debts and liabilities of at least $500,000, including obligations such as mortgages on multiple homes, overdue taxes and legal fees.

1st Poorest: David Valadao: -$4.10 million

Valadao, a California Republican who bears the dubious distinction of being poorest this year, actually lists more than $1 million in assets. The dairy farmer reports only three assets: his two family farms with a combined worth of at least $1.25 million and a bank account worth more than $1,000. His $5.35 million in liabilities are all farm-related, including a $1 million mortgage and multimillion-dollar lines of credit on the farm, its operating herd and animal feed.

Member of the House Republican Young Guns.

The new generation of pro-market, small government leaders filled such a need that in October 2007, Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard profiled Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, and Kevin McCarthy and christened them the "young guns."

Kevin approached Eric & Paul about the idea of traveling together, as "Young Guns", to visit Republican candidates interested in a new approach for the party.

What began as an informal way to support like-minded candidates became a more formal structure. Once the three Representatives had studied the candidate and given their support to become a Young Gun, they committed to providing financial support through their campaign committees.

Existing House Republicans were approached with a simple pitch: Are we willing to help ourselves by being proactive and going on the offense to change this House? Dozens of our House Republican colleagues joined the Young Gun effort as one of the many signs that the Republican Party had shifted.

Rated 100% by the AU, indicating opposition to separation of church & state.

Scoring system for 2014: Ranges from 0% (supports separation of church & state) to 100% (opposed to separation of church & state).

About the AU (from their website, www.au.org):Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) is a religious liberty watchdog group. Founded in 1947, the organization educates Americans about the importance of church-state separation in safeguarding religious freedom. AU is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans.

Americans United fights for church-state separation of a wide variety of fronts. Here are some of the issues we work on. We encourage you learn more about each of them. Knowledge is power.
• Religion in Public Schools and Universities
  • Creationism & Evolution
  • School Prayer
  • Bibles and Religious Texts in Curricula
  • Student Religious Clubs
  • Religious Music
  • Religious Displays and Holidays
  • Pledge of Allegiance
  • Use of School Buildings by Religious Groups
• The Faith-Based Initiative & Government Subsidies of Religious Institutions
  • Constructing and Refurbishing Buildings Used for Religious Activities
  • Faith-Based Prison Programs
  • Tax Exemptions for Churches and Clergy
• School Vouchers & Government Subsidies of Religious Schools
• Official Prayer, Religious Displays & Ceremonial Religion
• Discrimination, Religious Exemptions & Free Exercise of Religion
• Churches and Politics
  • Religious Groups' Involvement in Candidate Elections
  • Religious Groups' Involvement in Ballot Initiatives
  • Lobbying by Churches and Religious Groups
  • Churches as Polling Places
  • U.S.-Vatican Diplomatic Relations
• Marriage, Reproductive Justice & Other Privacy Issues
• Nominations & the Judiciary
• Fighting the Religious Right