<Tr> <Td> Samuel J. Tilden </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Governor of New York, Candidate for U.S. President </Td> <Td> 1875--1876, 1876 </Td> <Td> $8.5 million (D. 1886) </Td> <Td> 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 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Hancock </Td> <Td> Federalist </Td> <Td> Governor of Massachusetts, Candidate for U.S. President </Td> <Td> 1780--1785 and 1787--1793, 1789 </Td> <Td> $100 million </Td> <Td> Inherited much wealth--including a profitable mercantile business from his uncle . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Date (s) </Th> <Th> Estimated wealth (not adjusted for inflation) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Bloomberg </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Mayor of New York City </Td> <Td> 2002--2013 </Td> <Td> $47.5 billion </Td> <Td> Founder of Bloomberg L.P. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Koch </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Libertarian nominee for Vice President </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> $44.2 billion </Td> <Td> Son of Fred Koch, founder of Koch Industries; VP of Koch Industries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> J.B. Pritzker </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Candidate for Governor of Illinois </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> $3.5 billion </Td> <Td> Inheritance, family owns the Hyatt hotel chain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Penny Pritzker </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Secretary of Commerce </Td> <Td> 2013--2017 </Td> <Td> $2.5 billion </Td> <Td> Founder of PSP Capital Partners and Pritzker Realty Group </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilbur Ross </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of Commerce </Td> <Td> 2017--present </Td> <Td> $2.5 billion </Td> <Td> Serial investor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Haslam </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Mayor of Knoxville, Governor of Tennessee </Td> <Td> 2003 - 2011, 2011--present </Td> <Td> $2 billion </Td> <Td> Former CEO of the e-commerce and catalog division of Saks Fifth Avenue; Son of Jim Haslam, founder of Pilot Corporation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Dayton </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> State Auditor of Minnesota, U.S. Senator from Minnesota, Governor of Minnesota </Td> <Td> 1991--1995, 2001--2007, 2011--present </Td> <Td> $1.6 billion </Td> <Td> Great grandson of George Dayton, the founder of Target </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jim Justice </Td> <Td> Republican with a year intermission as Democratic </Td> <Td> Governor of West Virginia </Td> <Td> 2017--present </Td> <Td> $1.59 billion </Td> <Td> Inheritance, coal and agriculture holdings, The Greenbrier resort </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Betsy DeVos </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of Education </Td> <Td> 2017--present </Td> <Td> $1.25 billion </Td> <Td> Daughter of Edgar Prince, founder of Prince Corporation; Daughter - in - law of Richard DeVos, co-founder of Amway; sister of Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater USA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Linda McMahon </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Administrator of the Small Business Administration </Td> <Td> 2017--present </Td> <Td> $938 million - 1.1 billion </Td> <Td> Married to Vince McMahon, who inherited the professional wrestling business founded by his grandfather Jess McMahon and now known as WWE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bruce Rauner </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Governor of Illinois </Td> <Td> 2015--present </Td> <Td> $500 million+ </Td> <Td> Chairman of GTCR </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Amo Houghton </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Representative from New York </Td> <Td> 1987--2005 </Td> <Td> $475 million </Td> <Td> Great - great - grandson of Amory Houghton, Sr., founder of Corning Glass Works; Former CEO of Corning Glass Works </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jared Polis </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Representative from Colorado </Td> <Td> 2009--present </Td> <Td> $388 million </Td> <Td> Founder of ProFlowers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rex Tillerson </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of State </Td> <Td> 2017--2018 </Td> <Td> $325 million </Td> <Td> Former CEO of ExxonMobil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greg Gianforte </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Representative from Montana </Td> <Td> 2017--present </Td> <Td> $315 million </Td> <Td> Founder of RightNow Technologies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jon Corzine </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> US Senator from New Jersey, Governor of New Jersey </Td> <Td> 2001--2006, 2006--2010 </Td> <Td> $300 million </Td> <Td> Former CEO of Goldman Sachs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Steven Mnuchin </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of the Treasury </Td> <Td> 2017--present </Td> <Td> $300 million </Td> <Td> Former executive of Goldman Sachs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael McCaul </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Representative from Texas </Td> <Td> 2005--present </Td> <Td> $294 million </Td> <Td> Son - in - law of Lowry Mays, founder of Clear Channel Communications </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Warner </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> U.S. Senator from Virginia, Governor of Virginia </Td> <Td> 2009--present, 2002 - 2006 </Td> <Td> $243 million </Td> <Td> Co-Founder of Nextel Communications </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Darrell Issa </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Candidate for U.S. Senator from California, Representative from California </Td> <Td> 1998, 2001--present </Td> <Td> $220 million </Td> <Td> Businessman; founder of Directed Electronics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr . </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. </Td> <Td> 1938--1940 </Td> <Td> $200--400 million </Td> <Td> Investor, banker, filmmaker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carl Paladino </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Buffalo Public Schools board of education member, Candidate for Governor of New York </Td> <Td> 2010--2017 </Td> <Td> $150 million </Td> <Td> Retail real estate developer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rick Scott </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Governor of Florida </Td> <Td> 2011--present </Td> <Td> $147 million </Td> <Td> Founder of Columbia Hospital Corporation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arnold Schwarzenegger </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Governor of California </Td> <Td> 2003--2011 </Td> <Td> $100--$200 million </Td> <Td> Real estate, acting </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Date (s) </Th> <Th> Estimated wealth (not adjusted for inflation) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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