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Learn about the historical and current salaries of senators and representatives in the US Congress, as well as the cost of living adjustments and the Twenty-seventh Amendment. See a chart of salaries from 1789 to 2023, with inflation-adjusted amounts.
The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of Texas, composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. It meets at the Capitol in Austin, has a powerful role in state affairs, and is elected on a nonpartisan basis.
Learn about the history and current status of the governorship of Texas, a U.S. state with no term limit and a weak executive branch. See the names, terms, parties, and lieutenant governors of all the governors since 1846.
Compare the annual salaries of presidents and prime ministers around the world, based on local currency units and GDP per capita. See the data for 2019 and 2020, and the sources and references for each country.
Dawn Buckingham is a physician and politician who is the Land Commissioner of Texas since 2023. She was a state Senator from 2017 to 2023 and a surgeon before entering politics.
Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the richest member of Congress with a net worth of $114.7 million as of 2018. See the list of the 50 wealthiest members of Congress by net worth, party, state, and chamber on Wikipedia.
Texas is a majority Republican state with Republicans controlling every statewide office since the 1990s. The article traces the history of Texas politics from the 19th century to the present, including the Democratic dominance, the civil rights movement, and the increasing Republican strength.
The Executive Schedule is the system of salaries for the highest-ranked appointed officials in the U.S. government. Level IV is the third-highest level, with a pay rate of $191,900 as of January 2024. See the list of positions eligible for Level IV and the other levels.