Pelosi's Net-Worth Nearly Doubled to $21.7 Million Last Year

By Kevin Bogardus, Puneet Kollipara and Andrew Stiles - 06/16/10 08:25 PM ET

Congressional leaders in both parties reported dramatic increases in their net worth last year on the back of a rising stock market.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reported the biggest gain for 2009. The Speaker’s worth jumped by $9 million to roughly $21.7 million last year, according to financial disclosure statements released by the House clerk and the Senate secretary on Wednesday.

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