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How Much Are the 2016 Candidates Worth? Check Out the Numbers...
Fox News ^ | 10/12/2015

Posted on 10/12/2015 12:13:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Forbes put together the definitive wealth list of the candidates, compiling the net worth estimates of the top 20 Republican and Democratic contenders.

Forbes used a variety of documents, including financial disclosures with the Federal Election Commission, property records, mortgage papers and tax records.

Obviously, billionaire Donald Trump took first place. But how did the others stack up?

Check out Forbes' full rankings below:

1. Donald Trump
$4.5 bil
Richest candidate by a long shot is the GOP front-runner.

2. Carly Fiorina
$58 mil
Former HP CEO has over 1,000 investments.

3. Hillary Clinton
$45 mil
Half of power couple; the Clintons earned $28 million in 2014.

4. Lincoln Chafee
$32 mil
Rhode Island royalty inherited fortune, first U.S. Senate term.

5. Ben Carson
$26 mil
Retired neurosurgeon sat on boards of Costco, Kellogg

6. Jeb Bush
$22 mil
Fortune up nearly sixteenfold since leaving office in 2007.


(Excerpt) Read more at insider.foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; candidates; networth; president

1 posted on 10/12/2015 12:13:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

3. Hillary Clinton
$45 mil
Half of power couple; the Clintons earned $28 million in 2014.

Not really correct. They have illegitimate access to over 2 billion dollars of unearned/untaxed wealth. Kind of a cool perk...if you are the spawn of Satan.

DK


2 posted on 10/12/2015 12:31:25 PM PDT by Dark Knight
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To: Dark Knight

How is that?


3 posted on 10/12/2015 12:44:12 PM PDT by the_boy_who_got_lost (Trump Tax Calculator: http://bit.ly/1Vrm9kF)
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To: Dark Knight

That can’t be, according to Hillary, Bill and Herself were broke when they left the White House. /sarc


4 posted on 10/12/2015 3:22:54 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (1 of 172)
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