These 8 senators each made more than $100,000 last year from writing books

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Sen. Ted Cruz
Sen. Ted Cruz, seen here holding up a book at a hearing, is set to make a total of $1.1 million for writing two books.

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Kari Lake keeps making money off of her MAGA celebrity brand

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Arizona GOP Senate Candidate Kari Lake at an event in Washington, DC last month.
Kari Lake, the GOP's likely Senate nominee in Arizona, was paid $20,000 to speak at an Indiana GOP event in April.

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If Bob Menendez wanted to legally get rich while being a senator, he could've just written a more popular book

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Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his 2009 book, “Growing American Roots.”
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his 2009 book, “Growing American Roots.”

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