Presidents
| Name | Party | Position | Date(s) | Estimated wealth (adjusted for inflation) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | Republican | President-elect | 2017–present | $4.5 billion[1] | Real estate, business, stock market, inheritance. |
| George Washington | Independent | President | 1789–1797 | $525 million[2] | Inheritance, business, and marriage. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican | President | 1801–1809 | $212 million (died bankrupt)[2] | Inheritance, business. |
| John F. Kennedy | Democratic | President | 1961–1963 | $124 million[3] | Inheritance. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Republican | President | 1901–1909 | $125 million[2] | Inheritance. |
| Andrew Jackson | Democratic | President | 1829–1837 | $119 million[2] | Marriage, business, and real estate. |
| James Madison | Democratic-Republican | President | 1809–1817 | $101 million[2] | Inheritance, business. |
Unsuccessful presidential candidates
| Name | Party | Position | Date(s) | Estimated wealth (not adjusted for inflation) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | Democratic | First Lady, U.S. Senator from New York, Secretary of State, Candidate for U.S. President |
1993–2001, 2001–2009, 2009–2013, 2008 and 2016 |
$31.3–111 million[4] | Former Walmart executive; paid speeches, book deals, and contributions to the Clinton Trust. |
| Mitt Romney | Republican | Candidate for U.S. Senator fromMassachusetts, Governor of Massachusetts, Candidate for U.S. President |
1994, 2003–2007, 2008 and 2012 |
$190–250 million[5] | Former CEO of Bain Capital and Bain & Company. |
| John Kerry | Democratic | U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Candidate for U.S. President, Secretary of State |
1985–2013, 2004 2013–present |
$193 million[6] | Marriage. Current wife, Teresa Heinz, is the widow of H. John Heinz III, heir to H. J. Heinz Company. |
| Al Gore | Democratic | U.S. Senator from Tennessee, Vice President, Candidate for U.S. President |
1985–1993, 1993–2001, 2000 |
$100 million[7] | Inheritance. Son of attorney and US Senator Albert Gore Sr. who owned a stake inOccidental Petroleum, book and film deals. |
| Steve Forbes | Republican | Board for International Broadcasting, Candidate for U.S. President |
1985–1993, 1996 and 2000 |
$430 million[8] | Editor and publisher. |
| Ross Perot | Reform | Select Committee on Public Education, Candidate for U.S. President |
1983, 1992 and 1996 |
$4.1 billion[9] | Founded Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. |
| Ted Kennedy | Democratic | U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Candidate for U.S. President |
1962–2009, 1980 |
$163 million[10] | Inherited much wealth – including a stake in The Chicago Merchandise Mart. |
| Nelson Rockefeller | Republican | Governor of New York, Vice President, Candidate for U.S. President |
1959–1973, 1974–1977, 1960s |
$1 billion[11] | Inheritance. Grandson of John D. Rockefeller. |
| James M. Cox | Democratic | Governor of Ohio, Candidate for U.S. President |
1913–1915 and 1917–1921, 1920 |
$40 million (D. 1950)[12] | Founded a chain of newspapers that continues today as Cox Enterprises, a media conglomerate. |
| Samuel J. Tilden | Democratic | Governor of New York, Candidate for U.S. President |
1875–1876, 1876 |
$8.5 million(D. 1886)[13] | Inheritance. His father and other family members were the makers of Tilden’s Extract, a popular patent medicine of the 1800s and early 1900s. Law practice, investments |
| John Hancock | Federalist | Governor of Massachusetts, Candidate for U.S. President |
1780–1785 and 1787–1793, 1789 |
$100 million[14] | Inherited much wealth – including a profitable mercantile business from his uncle. |
Other U.S. politicians
| Name | Party | Position | Date(s) | Estimated wealth (not adjusted for inflation) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Koch | Libertarian (currently aRepublican) |
Libertarian nominee for Vice President | 1980 | $44.2 billion[15][16] | Son of Fred Koch, founder of Koch Industries; VP of Koch Industries. |
| Michael Bloomberg | Independent | Mayor of New York City | 2002–2013[17] | $44.1 billion[18] | Founder of Bloomberg L.P. |
| Bill Haslam | Republican | Mayor of Knoxville, Governor of Tennessee |
2003-2011, 2011–present |
$2 billion[19] | Former CEO of the e-commerce and catalog division of Saks Fifth Avenue. Son of Jim Haslam, founder of Pilot Corporation. |
| Mark Dayton | Democratic | State Auditor of Minnesota, U.S. Senator fromMinnesota, Governor of Minnesota |
1991–1995, 2001–2007, 2011–present |
$1.6 billion | Great grandson of George Dayton, the founder of Target.[20] |
| Jim Justice | Democratic | Governor-elect of West Virginia[21][22] | 2017– | $1.59 billion[23] | Business (coal and agriculture) |
| Bruce Rauner | Republican | Governor of Illinois | 2015–present | $500 million+ | Chairman of GTCR. |
| Amo Houghton | Republican | Representative from New York | 1987–2005 | $475 million[24] | Former CEO of Corning Incorporated. |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | Representative fromColorado | 2009–present | $388 million[25] | Founder of ProFlowers |
| Jon Corzine | Democratic | US Senator from New Jersey, Governor of New Jersey |
2001–2006, 2006–2010 |
$300 million[24] | Former CEO of Goldman Sachs. |
| Michael McCaul | Republican | Representative from Texas | 2005–present | $294 million[6] | Son-in-law of Clear Channel Communications founder, Lowry Mays. |
| Mark Warner | Democratic | U.S. Senator from Virginia, Governor of Virginia |
2009–present, 2002-2006 |
$243 million[26] | Co-Founder of Nextel Communications |
| Darrell Issa | Republican | Candidate for U.S. Senatorfrom California, Representative fromCalifornia |
1998, 2001–present |
$220 million[6] | Businessman; founder of Directed Electronics. |
| Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. | Democratic | U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. | 1938–1940 | $200–400 million[27] | Investor, banker, filmmaker, Prohibition-era international liquor transporter. |
| Carl Paladino | Republican | Buffalo Public Schools board of education member, Candidate for Governor of New York |
2010 | $150 million[28] | Retail real estate developer. |
| Rick Scott | Republican | Governor of Florida | 2011–present | $147 million[29] | Founder of Columbia Hospital Corporation. |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Republican | Governor of California | 2003–2011 | $100–$200 million.[30] | Real estate, acting |
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