House Members’ $100,000-Plus Incomes Are Norm

Incomes topping $100,000 were the norm among House members last year, according to financial documents released Wednesday that detailed dozens of millionaires--several from California--and the gift of a single copy of a magazine.

One of the wealthier members of the House, Rep. Bill Green (R-N.Y.), reported income of at least $1.5 million and probably more than $3.3 million. He listed assets of at least $3.9 million and probably more than $9.2 million. The forms give only broad ranges for a members’ income, assets and debts.

Other wealthy House members and their minimum assets included Glenn M. Anderson (D-San Pedro), $2.2 million; Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), $3.6 million; Don Edwards (D-San Jose), $1.65 million; Robert J. Mrazek (D-N.Y.), $1 million; Pat Swindall (R-Ga.), $2.265 million; Sidney R. Yates (D-Ill.), $1.565 million; Pete Stark (D-Oakland), $3.2 million; E. Clay Shaw Jr. (R-Fla.), $1.16 million; and Mel Levine (D-Santa Monica), $1.065 million.

There were exceptions to $100,000-plus incomes.

David E. Bonior (D-Mich.), Timothy J. Penny (D-Minn.), William H. Natcher (D-Ky.), Clarence E. Miller (R-Ohio), Robert K. Dornan (R-Garden Grove), Julian C. Dixon (D-Los Angeles) and Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.) were among those who reported little outside income and a total income of less than $100,000 in 1987.

The reports also revealed minuscule details. J. Alex McMillan (R-N.C.), for instance, reported a long list of gifts, ranging from three boxes of chocolates and five neckties to a copy of the September, 1987, National Geographic.