WASHINGTON — When her day job as House speaker ends, Nancy Pelosi might retire to her vineyard in Napa Valley.
Annual financial-disclosure reports released Wednesday show that most congressional leaders have built up nice nest eggs, including investments worth millions.
Pelosi can repair to her vineyard in St. Helena, Calif., valued at between $5 million and $25 million, which she owns with her real-estate-magnate husband, Paul. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could return to Searchlight, Nev., the site of some of his many mining claims he valued at well over $1 million.
House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio reported about 40 stock holdings in the $15,000-$50,000 range. His investment in BP, the oil company responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, may be suffering, but he backs that up with stock in ConocoPhilips, Exxon Mobil and Occidental.
Eric Cantor of Virginia, the Republican whip in the House, has an extensive investment portfolio, including a money- market fund at Goldman Sachs valued at $100,001-$250,000.
The financial disclosures offer only a snapshot of the outside incomes of lawmakers: Assets and income are estimated within a wide range, and the financial affairs of spouses are not included.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., has a Legg Mason Value Trust Fund valued at $250,001 to $500,000. House Democratic Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina has an investment in the range of $100,001 to $250,000 and received a $52,000 pension from his days as a South Carolina state official.
