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   Warnock made over half a million dollars in 2021—from book   
   deals, outside employers, and speaking fees   
      
   Sen. Raphael Warnock (D., Ga.) more than doubled his income   
   since joining the Senate last year, with most of his half-a-   
   million-dollar haul coming from outside employers and book   
   deals, according to his financial disclosure records.   
      
   Warnock disclosed a total income of $532,781 in 2021, a   
   significant bump from the $221,602 he earned in the year before   
   his election. Less than half of his income last year came from   
   his Senate salary, which was $164,816. Ebenezer Baptist Church   
   paid him an additional $120,964, including a $7,417-per-month   
   housing allowance. Penguin Random House also paid him $243,750   
   as an advance on his memoir that was published in June, and he   
   received $5,750 in speaking fees.   
      
   Warnock’s spike in earnings comes two years after he accused his   
   predecessor, former Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, of "us[ing]   
   the people’s seat to enrich yourself." The income is likely to   
   feed the perception that holding public office is a means to   
   enrichment given how many lawmakers find a way to leverage their   
   positions—over time—into multimillion-dollar fortunes. Warnock's   
   100 percent income increase shows how quickly that can happen,   
   as he's doubled his take-home pay in just two years.   
      
   Warnock has already drawn public scrutiny for some of his   
   unusual financial arrangements. While senators are prohibited   
   from accepting more than $29,000 in outside income, Warnock   
   raked in $120,000 last year from Ebenezer Baptist Church in   
   Atlanta—but dodged the income cap by taking most of that money   
   as a "housing allowance." He was also hit with election finance   
   complaints in July for using campaign funds to fight personal   
   lawsuits that predated his run for office.   
      
   Herschel Walker, the Republican challenging Warnock in the   
   competitive Senate race, slammed the Democrat over his outside   
   work, claiming he "only cares about making a better life for   
   himself, not the people of Georgia."   
      
   "Raphael Warnock cares more about himself than the people of   
   Georgia. He has been trying to cash in on his job since day   
   one," a Walker spokesman told the Washington Free Beacon.   
   "Warnock is always looking for another chance to use his   
   position to make more money and misuse campaign funds."   
      
   Warnock’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.   
      
   Warnock was able to avoid ethics rules that prohibit lawmakers   
   from earning over 15 percent of their income from outside   
   employers through a unique financial agreement with the Ebenezer   
   Baptist Church. His campaign said $89,000 of his salary from   
   Ebenezer Baptist Church was a "personal parsonage allowance" to   
   pay for his housing, according to the Atlanta Journal   
   Constitution. Warnock’s home in Atlanta is worth around $1   
   million, the AJC reported.   
      
   Republicans also filed a Federal Elections Commission complaint   
   against Warnock in July, alleging that he violated the law by   
   using his campaign funds to pay unrelated legal fees. Warnock’s   
   campaign paid lawyers who are representing him in a lawsuit   
   stemming from his time as pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church.   
      
   "Because the conduct that gave rise to the lawsuit occurred long   
   before Warnock was a candidate for federal office, the conduct   
   had nothing to do with Warnock’s now-status as a candidate and   
   officeholder," said the complaint filed by the National   
   Republican Senatorial Committee.   
      
   Last February, Warnock’s ex-wife Oulèye Ndoye filed a custody   
   suit against him claiming that he left her "financially   
   strapped" by saddling her with unpaid childcare expenses even as   
   his "income has substantially increased."   
      
   Warnock’s significant growth in earnings is notable after he   
   accused his 2020 opponent Loeffler, a multimillionaire, of being   
   out-of-touch with Georgia voters, where the median housing   
   income is $61,000. During the campaign, he also claimed Loeffler   
      
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