If Republican Mitt Romney wins his race for the U.S. Senate, his government salary would be $174,000 a year — less than he’s earned lately in fees for a couple of speeches.
In fact, he gave eight speeches last year that fetched more than $100,000 each, and he pocketed honorariums totaling more $1.4 million (and another $127,000 went directly to charity). Groups that paid his high fees ranged from Deutsche Bank in London to TD Ameritrade in Omaha and NBC Universal Media in New York City.
Analysis of personal financial disclosure forms released Friday shows that Romney and his wife, Ann, had a total income last year from all sources somewhere between $9 million and $31 million.