How do Ilhan Omar's reported assets compare to other members of Congress from Minnesota?
Executive summary
Ilhan Omar’s 2024 financial disclosure lists her household net worth in a very wide band — between $6 million and $30 million — almost entirely because of her husband’s reported stakes in two businesses (a winery and a venture firm) rather than large personal holdings [1]. Other public estimates of Omar’s net worth vary sharply: some outlets and aggregators put household estimates as high as $30 million while others and analyses that separate her personal assets from her spouse’s place her net worth far lower [2] [3] [4].
1. What Omar’s filings actually say — and what they don’t
Omar’s May 2025/2024 reporting year filing shows a household net-worth range of $6 million to $30 million, with most of that value reported as her husband Tim Mynett’s ownership in a California winery (eStCru/ESTCRU) and a venture firm (Rose Lake Capital) — the filing attributes the household wealth to his stakes, not large liquid assets in Omar’s own name [1]. Available sources do not mention a precise single “net worth” number from Omar herself; instead reporting relies on ranges reported in disclosures and outside estimates [1] [2].
2. Why estimates diverge so widely: disclosure rules and ranges
Congressional financial disclosures require ranges for asset values, not precise appraisals. That creates wide possible totals when high-range brackets are used. News outlets and private trackers translate those ranges into headline numbers differently — some aggregate the top end and report figures like “up to $30 million,” while others emphasize Omar’s own statements and smaller personal-account figures to argue she is not independently wealthy [1] [5] [2]. This methodological gap explains much of the apparent contradiction in reporting [1] [5].
3. How Omar compares to Minnesota’s other members of Congress, by available reporting
Available sources list Minnesota’s delegation (two senators and eight representatives) and identify several members with notable trading or holding patterns — for example, Dean Phillips, Tina Smith and Angie Craig were named in reporting about stock trades — but none of the provided sources include a complete, side‑by‑side net‑worth table comparing each Minnesota member to Omar [6] [7] [8]. Therefore, a direct numeric comparison of Omar’s disclosed household range to every Minnesota member’s net worth is not found in current reporting.
4. Where other Minnesota members have been spotlighted on finances
Reporting cited here shows some Minnesota lawmakers were highlighted for stock trades and potential conflicts (Rep. Dean Phillips had extensive activity; Senators and Reps. Smith and Craig were also noted), but that coverage focuses on trading behavior and potential conflicts rather than simple net‑worth rankings; those stories do not quantify Phillips’s or others’ total household net worth in a comparable way to Omar’s disclosure [7]. Available sources do not mention comprehensive asset totals for the full Minnesota delegation [7].
5. Competing narratives and their implicit agendas
Some outlets and commentary emphasize the high-end interpretation of Omar’s disclosure to suggest sudden millionaire status or hypocrisy; others emphasize Omar’s repeated public claim that she is “barely worth thousands” and separate her personal finances from her husband’s business holdings [5] [9] [4]. Aggregators and celebrity‑wealth sites that include spousal assets report higher household totals [3] [10], while investigative or clarification pieces note the disclosure ranges and methodological uncertainty [5] [1]. Readers should note that partisan commentators may frame the ambiguity differently to serve political narratives [9] [11].
6. What’s verifiable now and what requires more reporting
Verifiable: Omar’s disclosure lists a household net‑worth range of $6M–$30M and attributes the lion’s share of the valuation to her husband’s interests in two companies [1]. Not verifiable in the provided sources: a definitive ranked list comparing Omar’s net worth to every other Minnesota member of Congress; precise valuation of the husband’s stakes beyond the disclosure ranges; any legal finding of wrongdoing tied to the disclosures [7] [1].
7. Practical takeaway for readers and reporters
When comparing lawmakers’ wealth, rely on primary filings and be explicit about whether figures are household versus individual, and whether asset ranges or point estimates are being used; treating disclosure ranges as exact numbers produces misleading headlines [1] [5]. For readers seeking a true apples‑to‑apples comparison between Omar and other Minnesota members, further reporting is required: pull each member’s most recent financial disclosure and apply a consistent valuation method rather than relying on third‑party headlines [6] [7].
Limitations: This analysis uses only the supplied reporting and links; the sources include disclosure summaries and secondary reporting but do not provide a complete, up‑to‑date numerical comparison of all Minnesota members’ net worths [1] [7].