List of richest American politicians
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This list of richest American politicians (as of July 7, 2007) includes living and deceased office-holders, office-seekers and political appointees.
All figures are estimates. There is no uniform disclosure requirement for personal wealth, and indeed no consistent way to measure it. Figures may be wildly inaccurate.
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
Name | Party | Position | Estimated wealth | |
1 | Michael Bloomberg | Independent | Mayor of New York City | $5.0 billion |
2 | H. Ross Perot | Reform | US Presidential candidate | $4.2 billion |
3 | Tom Golisano | Independence | Candidate for governor of New York | $1.1 billion [1] |
4 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Republican | Governor of California | $800 million[2] |
5 | Pete Coors | Republican | 2004 Candidate for US Senate from Colorado | $750 million [3] |
6 | John Kerry and family | Democrat | US Senator from Massachusetts | $525 million [4] |
7 | Mitt Romney | Republican | Former Governor of Massachusetts | $500 million |
7 | Amo Houghton | Republican | Representative from New York | $475 million |
8 | Julius Curtis Lewis, Jr. | Republican | Former Mayor of Savannah, Georgia | $470 million [5] |
9 | Jon Corzine | Democrat | Governor of New Jersey | $300 million |
10 | Herb Kohl | Democrat | US Senator from Wisconsin | $250 million |
11 | Jay Rockefeller | Democrat | US Senator from West Virginia | $200 million |
12 | Eddie Pirkowski | Republican | Candidate for US Senator from Hawaii 2006,2010,2012 | $200 million |
13 | Mark Warner | Democrat | Former Governor of Virginia | $200 million |