Dewhurst statement details wealth Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 07:56 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, 2012 WASHINGTON - Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst would be the third richest senator in the United States if elected, jumping in front of even West Virginia's Rockefeller heir John D.