Maurice D. Hinchey

New York Democrat

Rep. Maurice D. Hinchey

What the Post found

Estimated wealth

$800,506 in 2010

982% since 2004

Financial approach

Real Estate Investor

Invests in: Finance / Insurance / Real Estate, Mixed

Hinchey’s financial disclosure forms

Each year, lawmakers are required to file financial disclosure forms that list assets, liabilities, stock transactions, outside employment, spousal employment and travel reimbursements.

Financial groupings

Members of Congress are not one-dimensional investors and come to wealth in a variety of ways. Lawmakers are grouped into investment categories based on where they have reported significant assets.

Public projects, private interests

Earmark near personal property: $1.8 million

In Saugerties, a village in upstate New York, Hinchey in 2005 earmarked $960,000 to upgrade downtown streets. In 2009, he secured $800,000 to overhaul sewer lines. Hinchey is a partner in a hotel development in the heart of the village and values his interest at $250,000 to $500,000. Hinchey's spokesman said "the congressman has a less than 1 percent stake" in the project and it "is several blocks from the crosswalks and does not connect to the sewer lines set to be repaired .... There is no conflict of interest."

Full statement provided by Hinchey

Hinchey’s financial portrait

The Post examined the personal finances disclosed by all members of Congress and computerized by Center for Responsive Politics to show how they manage their assets and invest their money.

Hinchey

House median

Estimated wealth

$800,506 in 2010

Change in estimated wealth

982% since 2004

Less wealth and less aggressive

Lawmakers who use safer investment strategies with limited wealth.

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Wealthier

More aggressive

Financial approach

Real Estate Investor

127 lawmakers hold significant assets in real estate, including office buildings, apartment buildings, undeveloped land and development partnerships. Lawmakers are not required to report the values of their personal residences.

What industries does Hinchey invest in?

Many assets can be tied to specific industries, such as finance, agriculture or
natural resources. "Mixed" investments are assets not tied to a specific industry.

Hinchey's estimated
2010 liabilities

None

What asset types does Hinchey hold?

Assets are lumped into groups such as real estate, stocks,
mutual funds or cash.

NOTE: "Mixed" investments are assets that are not tied to a specific industry. Charted change in annual estimated wealth is capped at 200 percent increase and 100 percent decrease for clarity. See the full methodology here.
SOURCES: Congressional financial disclosure forms, Center for Responsive Politics, Washington Post analysis.

About the data

The estimation of assets for lawmakers is based on calculating the midpoint of reported value ranges for holdings and liabilities that members of Congress list on financial disclosure forms. It does not reflect assets lawmakers are not required to disclose, such as personal residences and non-interest bearing bank accounts. The estimation is not intended to provide a complete portrait of the net worth of each legislator, but rather show their relative standing in Congress and how their holdings have changed over time.

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