US presidential candidates must prove to voters that they understand the problems and worries that ordinary people face. But if you look at the report on their incomes, it becomes clear that many applicants for the presidency of the US 2016 lead a lifestyle that most Americans have never dreamed of.
Introducing you 10 richest US presidential candidates according to Forbes magazine.
10. Jim Gilmore, $ 7 million
The Republican and ex-governor of Virginia is one of the few politicians who made it to the rich from the common people. His father was a butcher, and his mother worked as a secretary. In his youth, Jim Gilmore served in the US counterintelligence, and is now president and chief executive officer of the Free Congress Foundation research center.
9. Mike Hookaby, $ 9 million
The former Governor of Arkansas, after leaving office, does not interrupt his Coke sandwich. This Republican Party candidate for the United States often appears on television (of course, not for free) and earns seasonal rental income in the state of Florida, where Hukaby bought three luxury homes.
8. John Keysich, 10 million dollars
The current governor of Ohio and the Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States earned part of his money thanks to the position of managing director in one of the branches of Lehman Brothers Bank. He also hosted the Heartland with John Kasich show on Fox News, which ended in 2007.
7. George Pataki, 13 million dollars
The Republican Party lawyer and politician served three terms as governor of New York (from 1995 to 2006). One of the richest candidates for the post of 45 president of the United States of America. A consultant at Chadbourne & Parke brings Pataki one million “evergreens” each year. He is also the founder and president of the Pataki-Cahill Group construction company.
6. Jeb Bush, $ 22 million
The former Florida governor and member of the Republican Party was at one time a paid adviser to Lehman Brothers, an investment bank that went down during the 2008 financial crisis. In addition, the younger brother of George W. Bush became the founder of the investment company Britton Hill Holdings LLC, which offers services in the field of energy, logistics, ecology, oil and gas.
5. Ben Carson, $ 26 million
A Republican candidate, a former neurosurgeon, and one of the few non-politicians in the ranking of the richest US presidential candidates. He received part of his fortune from paid performances and the sale of an autobiography, on which a television series was shot.
4. Lincoln Chafey, $ 32 million
Now a Democrat, and earlier a Republican Chafey, most of the fortune was inherited. His father, John Chafey, was Minister of the Navy under Nixon and served as Senator. Lincoln himself also visited the US Senate and in the chair of the Governor of Rhode Island. He was the only Republican senator to vote against permission for a military operation in Iraq.
3. Hillary Clinton, $ 45 million
Heads the top 3 richest US presidential candidates in 2016. In 2014, Mrs. Clinton gave 51 public appearances, receiving 235 thousand dollars per speech. This is eight times the average annual salary in the United States.
2. Carly Fiorina, $ 58 million
The former Hewlett-Packard CEO has amassed tremendous wealth during her time in the business world - albeit not quite in trump-like proportions. However, the popularity of the only woman of the republican presidential candidates is much less than her condition. During her tenure at the head of HP, Fiorina fired many employees, brought down the company's shares by 50% and managed to quit herself, without waiting until she was “asked for a way out”.
1. Donald Trump, $ 4.5 billion
The developer, television star and Republican candidate are the richest presidential candidate in the United States. The businessman’s income is constantly changing due to his many business relationships and the sale and purchase of real estate. Will Trump succeed in confirming his laudatory statement “I will be the best president ever created by God” - time will tell.
