Rick Scott, the nations richest senator, gets millions of dollars richer

By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org

Florida’s Rick Scott, the nation’s wealthiest senator, just got between $15 million and $75 million richer, according to a financial disclosure report filed with the U.S. Senate last week.

Republican Scott and his wife, Ann, sold their individual stakes in Valterra Products Holdings LLC, a North American provider of services and aftermarket products and accessories for the recreational vehicle (RV) industry, to Swedish mobile living giant Dometic Group AB.

Dometic, a publicly traded company based in Stockholm with net sales in 2019 of $2.17 billion, announced its acquisition of Valterra on April 22. The sale price was not disclosed, but was “fully financed by cash on hand,” according to a…