Shocking Net Worth Of America’s Top Politicians

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In today’s world, Presidents and other politicians earn unprecedented amounts of money. They are powerhouses that cannot be stopped. Each one has his or her own achievements that have contributed to their net worth. Here is the net worth of many politicians and Presidents.

1. Henry Hager

Married to former first daughter Jenna Bush, Henry Hager is a success in his own right. Together, Jenna and Henry have amassed quite a fortune. During George Bush’s administration, Henry worked at the White House as a Staff Assistant to the Senior Advisor. Before that, he worked for the team of Bush-Cheney as a Deputy Operations Manager during the time Bush was running for the Presidency.

Hager’s other ventures include a stint in the U.S. Department of Congress. His non-political jobs included President of Kohlberg  Kravis Roberts, where he worked as a product specialist before becoming its President. All of these professional endeavors gave Hager a net worth equaling $10 million.

2. Barack Obama

With a net worth of $40 million, Barack Obama is a force to be reckoned with. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he came to a Civil rights attorney. He then went on to teach classes at the University of Chicago Law School. The world’s spotlight was placed on Obama after he appeared at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, where he gave the keynote speech.

Four years later he went on to be elected President of the United States for two terms. Despite his political accomplishments, Obama’s net worth value is mainly due to his success as a published author. He has written and had published, Dreams of my Father and The Audacity of Hope. He and wife Michelle also released their autobiographies, to a tune of $60 million in book advances

3. Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi resides in California, where she is a U.S. House of Representatives member.  She has served as House Minority Whip and the House Minority Leader as well. She then went on to serve as Speaker of the House for four years between 2007 and 2011.

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Pelosi then went on to become the 52nd Speaker of the House. She has a net-worth totaling $120 million.

4. Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal has been serving in the U.S. Senate since 2010. When Joe Lieberman retired in 2012, Blumenthal became the senior Senator for the state of Connecticut.

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Teaming up with his wife, the Blumenthals have a reported net worth of at least $70 million.

5. Kristen Gillibrand

Kristen Gillibrand completed her political education at UCLA and Dartmouth College. The New York resident was a U.S. House of Representatives member before going on to hold a position in the U.S. Senate. She was instrumental in the campaign to get Hilary Clinton elected President. As of 2019, Gillibrand announced her intention to run for President for the 2020 election.

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As a passionate politician, Gillibrand has served on many committees, including Armed Services, Aging, Agriculture, Public Works and Nutrition. She now has a net-worth of $600,000.

6. Kevin McCarthy

In December 2002, Kevin McCarthy began serving on the California State Assembly as a member and, later, it’s Minority Leader. He then went on to work as the House Republican Chief Deputy Whip. He has also served in the House of Representatives.

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He has also been House Majority and House Minority leader during his career. McCarthy currently chairs the Young Republican National Federation and California Young Republicans. In total, he has a net-worth of $300 K.

7. Clarence Thomas

As a Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas has a net-worth of $1 million thanks to his $220,000 yearly salary. The positions he has held include the Office for Civil Rights’ Assistant Secretary of Education.

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He then went on to fill the role of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair. This was all under his belt before he became a Supreme Court Justice. He currently holds the record for having served on the Supreme Court longer than anyone else.

8. Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg  has served as the Mayor of South Bend and is contemplating entering the 2020 race for President of the United States.

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Prior to entering politics, he was a United States Navy Reserve intelligence officer. He also worked for the McKinsey and Company firm where he held the role of consultant for the company. He has a net-worth of $250 K.

9. Greg Gianforte

Among Congress’s top three richest members is Greg Gianforte. Prior to entering into politics, Gianforte and his wife opened RightNow Technology, a customer relationship management software company.

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In 2004 the couple took the company public and seven years later it was bought by Oracle. Gianforte then went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, acting as the congressman for Montana.

10. Adam Schiff

After graduating from both Stamford and Harvard Universities, Adam Schiff went on to become a California State Senate member. Afterwards, he joined the House of Representatives. For a period of four years he was a House Intelligence Committee ranking member.

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At the end of those four years he assumed the role of House Intelligence Committee chair. Schiff briefly participated in the House Appropriations Committee. However, he served for longer on the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee.  He has a net-worth of $2 million.

11. Sean Spicer

As a former political aide to President Trump, Sean Spicer has a net-worth of $6 million. Prior to entering politics, he achieved the position of Commander in  the United States Navy. Spicer also worked as a Press Secretary for the White House.

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Before that, he worked as a Republican National Committee Communications Director. He was also its Chief Strategist for a period of two years. In 2018 he wrote a book called The Briefing: Politics, the Press and the President.

12. Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar has a net worth of $1.6 million. She began in law in worked her way up to politics. She has served as a county attorney and a U.S. Senator representing Minnesota. After working with different law firms, she joined the Senate Rules Committee as a ranking member in 2017.

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Politics are in Amy’s blood, as her father Jim, was a member of several committees. This includes Joint Economics, Judiciary, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry as well as Commerce, Science and Transportation. She is currently in the running for a 2020 Presidential election nomination.

13. Steve Scalise

Since the mid 1990s, Steve Scalise has been involved in U.S. politics. He was a member of the House of Representatives, for Louisiana. He then went on to serve in the Senate. Scalise was also the House Major

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ity Whip and the House Minority Whip. As a result of his political accomplishments he now has a net-worth of $3 million.

14.Kamala Harris

Few politicians have made an impact in quite the same way Kamala Harris has. The press and social media are no strangers to her or her political career. As with most politicians, she began her career in law.

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After working as a deputy district attorney in California, she fulfilled the role of San Francisco’s 27th District Attorney. She then went on to serve as California’s Attorney General before entering into the Senate. She now has a net-worth of $4 million.

15. Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley joined the Iowa House of Representatives after graduating from the Universities of Iowa and Norther Iowa. He went on to the U.S. House of Representatives. From there he became a Senator. Many years later, he would sit on the Senate Aging Committee as a chairman.

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He also fulfilled that role in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Other positions he held include Chair of the Senate Narcotics Caucus and also the Finance Committee. In January 2019 he served as the U.S. Senate’s President pro tempore. He now has a net-worth of $3.8 million.

16. Mary Bono

When Sonny Bono passed away, his wife Mary was elected to fill his seat in the U.S. House of Representative She went on to sit in his vacated seat for a decade and a half.

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Though she is now retired from politics herself, she amassed a net-worth of $6 million as of 2018.

17. Garret Graves

Garret Graves became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2015. He served as U.S. Representative Billy Tauzin’s aid in the 3rd congressional district of Louisiana. He also worked as a U.S. House legislative aid for the Committee on Energy and Commerce, where he was the chairman.

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Prior to that, in 2005 he worked for U.S. Senator David Vitter. He was a U.S. Senate Committee aide for  Commerce, Science and Transportation. He was also a top legislative aide of the Environment and Public Works Committee of the U.S. Senate.

18. Bernie Sanders

Among his political aspirations, Bernie Sanders became Vermont’s U.S. Senator. Prior to that, he organized the Civil Rights Movement community of Student Nonviolent Coordination. After graduating from college, he went on to serve as the Burlington, Vermont Mayor for eight years.

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Two years after he left the Mayor’s office he joined the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of Vermont. He served as a junior U.S. Senator as well. Sanders later went on to become Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. He has amassed a net-worth of $2 million.

19.  Paul Cook

Before entering politics, Paul Cook fought in the Vietnam War as part of the United States Marine Corps. He was honored with a Bronze Star and two Purple Heart Awards. For six years he was a California State Assembly member.

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He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives. While there, he filled the role of Committee member for Veterans’ Affairs,  Armed Services and Foreign Affairs. He now has a net-worth of $1.3 million.

20. Kevin Brady

In the 1990s, Kevin Brady joined the House of Representatives on behalf of Texas. He then went on to serve on the House of Ways and Means Committee.

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His other political endeavors include the Congressional Western, Constitution, Army and International Conservation Caucuses. Brady chaired the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Joint Economic Committee. He now has a net-wroth of $1 million.

21. Jack Kingston

As of 2018, Jack Kingston had a net-worth of $3 million. After graduating from college he went on to become a Georgia House of Representatives member. He was active in the House of Representatives from 1985 to 2015. During that time Kingston was also the House Republican Conference Vice Chair for a period of four years.

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Despite an unsuccessful run for Senate in 2014,  Kingston continued working in politics.  He went on to become the Georgia Republican Party Foundation Chairman. Since 2017 he has worked for CNN as a political commentator.

22. Maxine Waters

For 14 years Maxine Waters was a California States Assembly member. Afterwards she joined the U.S. House of Representatives. In the past, Maxine chaired the Congressional Black Caucus.

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She now has a net-wroth of $2 million.

23. Chuck Schumer

Chuck Schumer served in the New York State Assembly as a member between 1975 and 1980. He then joined the House of Representatives. Schumer later chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. He then went on to serve as a chair on the Senate Rules Committee.

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For 10 years he was the Senate Democratic Caucus’s Vice Chair. He also chaired the Senate Policy Committee. His run as U.S. Senator has been going on since 1999. In 2017 he became Senate Minority Leader. Schumer now has a net-worth of $900 million.

24. John Kasich

John Kasich was on the Ohio Senate Committee starting in 1979. After that, he joined the U.S. House of Representatives. During this time he also worked as House Budget Committee Chairman.

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In 2011 he became the Governor of Ohio. He now has a net-worth of $10 million.

25.  Gary Hart

In 1988 Gary Hart ran for the Democratic Primary. Though he didn’t win, he has still made a name for himself in politics. Prior to the primary,  Hart was a U.S. Senator representing the state of Colorado.

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He also spent almost two years as the Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Vice Chairman.  In 2014 he held the role of United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. He now has a net-worth of $7 million.

26. Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine began his political career in 1998, when he became Virginia’s Mayor. After he left that position he worked as the Lieutenant Governor and then Governor of Virginia. While he was Governor of Virginia until 2010, starting in 2009 he was the Democratic National Committee Chairman.

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Kaine  then went on to join the U.S. Senate. Throughout the 2016 Presidential Election, Kaine served as Hilary Clinton’s running mate for Vice President. He now has a net-worth of $10 million.

27. Corey Booker

Corey Booker began his political career as a Newark City Council member. Four years later he was elected the Mayor of New Jersey

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He then went on to become a Senator for the state. Booker now has a net-worth of $3 million.

28. Jim Webb

Jim Webb worked for Ronald Reagan as a Reserve Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense. He then went on to become the Navy’s United States Secretary. Webb was also a Virgina Senator for six years.

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Though he declared he’d run for the Deomcratic Nomination for President in 2016, he didn’t get it. Despite that setback, Webb still has a net-worth of $7 million.

29. Dan Quayle

Prior to serving as George Bush’s Vice President, Dan Quayle worked his way up to Army Sergeant. After he left the Army, Quayle went on to join the U.S. House of Representatives.

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He was a Senator for eight years as well. In addition, during his Vice Presidency he was the National Space Council Chairman. Quayle now has a net-worth of $3 million.

30. Mike Pence

Though Mike Pence began pursuing politics in the 1980s, he didn’t hold any office until 2000. He then spent 12 years as a member of Congress. Pence left his position as a member in order to serve as Indiana’s Governor.

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He now has a net-worth of $2 million.

31. Martin O’Malley

Martin O’Malley has spent his entire political career in Maryland. He started as a member of the City Council in 1991, a position he held for eight years.

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O’Malley then went on to serve as the Mayor of Baltimore and then the Governor of Maryland. O’Malley also declared his intention to run for President in 2016. He did not make it into the election, but still has a net-worth of $400K.

32. Jim Gilmore

Jim Gillmore became Virginia’s Attorney General in the 1990s. In 2001 he was the Republican National Committee Chairman.

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Seven years later he unsucecesfully ran for President of the U.S. He attempted another Presidential run in 2016 but was also unsuccesful. However, he does have a net-worth of $7 million.

33. Julian Castro

Julian Castro began his political career in 2001 when he served on the San Antonio City Council. He also served a term as the city’s Mayor. Afterwards he held a position as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Barack Obama’s presidency.

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When Hilary Clinton ran for President, Castro was almost her running mate. He is now throwing his hat in the ring to run for the Presidency in the 2020 election. He currently has a net-worth of $700 K.

34. Pat Buchanan

Pat Buchanan was a senior advisor for three Presidents of the United States. They were Regan, Nixon and Ford. Buchanan ran for U.S. President three times; once in 1992, once in 1996 and once in 2002.

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For most of his political career, Buchanan has been a republican. He now has a net-worth of $7 million.

35. Franklin Roosevelt

If Franklin Roosevelt were alive today he would have a net-worth of $60 million. He was successful in Presidential elections four times. Between 1933 and 1945 he served as U.S. President.

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Prior to that he was a New York Senator between 1911 and 1913. He then went on to spend four years as the US. Navy’s Assistant Secretary. He also had a successful run as New York’s Governor.

36. Elizabeth Warren

Having served as both a Democrat and a Republican, Elizabeth Warren spent two years as the Congressional Oversight Panel Chairwoman.

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During Obama’s Presidency she was also the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Special Advisor. Since 2013 she has been a United States Senator for Massachusetts. Warren has a net-worth of $8 million.

37.Howard Dean

In the 1980s, Howard Dean began his political career by joining the U.S. House of Representatives. He was Vermont’s Leutenant Governor starting in 1991. He would hold this position until 2003. The next year he was a Democratic Presidential nominee.

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Afterwards, he was the Democratic National Committee Chairperson. While Dean was interested in pursuing the Presidency in 2016, he ultimately chose to support Hilary Clinton in the election instead.

38. Marco Rubio

Starting in 2000, Marc Rubio was a U.S. House of Representatives member for Florida. For the last two years he held that position, he also worked as the state’s Speaker of the House.

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In 2010 he was chosen to be the Senator for the state of Florida. He went on to unsucessfuly run for the Presidential nomination in 2016. He now has a net-worth of $400K.

39. John Lewis

In the 1960s, John Lewis was the Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee ‘s 3rd Chairman.  He went on to join the U.S. House of Congress in the 1980s.

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Lewis also serves as the Georgia congressional delegation dean. Other positions Lewis has held include Chief and Senior Chief Deputy Whip. In 2011 Barack Obama gave  Lewis the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Lewis now has a net-worth of $300 K.

40. Bobby Rush

For five years in the 1960s, Bobby Rush served in the Army.  His political career highlights include joining the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Rush’s power as a politician lies in his defeat of Barack Obama in the 2000 election in Chicago. No other politician was abele to defeat Obama in that election.  Bobby Rush now has a net-worth of $300K.

Each of these politicians/presidents earned their net-worth. While some have been more successful than others, everyone on this list has proven that they have the power to change the world.

Each story of hardship and success can serve as inspiration for anyone who strives to have more than they do.