Politicians
Richard Blumenthal Net Worth
Richard Blumenthal's Net Worth as of 2024
$85 Million
Richard Blumenthal was born on the 13th February 1946, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, and is a politician, a member of Democratic Party, who is most famous for being the current Connecticut senior US Senator. He is also widely known as the former Attorney General of the State of Connecticut.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this successful politician has accumulated so far? How rich Richard Blumenthal is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total of Richard Blumenthal’s net worth, as of mid-2017, exceeds the sum of $85 million. It has been acquired largely through his bright political career, which has been active since 1977, and from practicing law.
Richard Blumenthal Net Worth $85 million
Richard was one of four children of Martin and Jane Blumenthal and is of part-Jewish descent. He attended The Bronx’s private school Riverdale Country School, after which he continued to Harvard College’s undergraduate studies. He later enrolled at Trinity College in Cambridge, England, UK, before he enrolled at Yale Law School where he was classmate with Hillary and Bill Clinton. During his studies, Richard worked as an intern for The Washington Post as well as an editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. Upon graduation, he joined US Marines, and served between 1970 and 1976 when he was honorably discharged.
After resigning from the military, Blumenthal turned himself towards politics, and began his political career as US Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff’s administrative assistant. He then served as a partner for law firms Cummings & Lockwood and later Silver, Golub & Sandak. In 1977 Richard was named as the District of Connecticut’s US Attorney, serving in that position ‘til 1981, then becoming the state’s federal prosecutor, successfully solving a majority of cases including civil right violations, environmental pollution, drug trafficking as well as white collar and organized crimes subjects. All these engagements provided the basis for Richard Blumenthal’s net worth.
Between 1982 and 1986, Richard was the chairman of his own non-profit organization – Citizens Crime Commission of Connecticut. In 1984, Blumenthal became a member of Connecticut House of Representatives, while in 1987 he was elected for the Connecticut Senate, representing the 27th District. The breakthrough in Blumenthal’s career which set it on the rising path occurred in 1990 when he was named as the Attorney General, which he “reprised” for the next four mandates, in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. It is certain that all these achievements dramatically increased the total of Richard Blumenthal’s net worth.
In November 2010, Blumenthal was elected as a US Senator and began his tenure in January 2011, engaging in Senate Committees for Judiciary, Armed Services as well as Commerce, Science and Transportation. During 2016 elections, Blumenthal made it into political history books for becoming the first person in the history of Connecticut to score more than one million votes. Doubtlessly, these accomplishments have helped Richard Blumenthal to significantly increase the total of his net worth by a large margin.
When it comes to his personal life, since 1982 Richard has been married to Cynthia Allison Malkin, a daughter of American real estate magnate Peter L. Malkin. Richard and Cynthia have welcomed four children and currently reside in Greenwich, Connecticut,
Politicians
Paul Begala Net Worth
Born Paul Edward Begala on the 12th May 1961, in New Jersey USA and is a politician, a member of the Democratic Party, best known to the world as an adviser to former President Bill Clinton, and he also served as a chief strategist during the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign. He has recorded numerous television appearances, in such political shows as “Crossfire” (2004-2014), “Real Time with Bill Maher” (2008-2017), and “Erin Burnett OutFront” (2012-2017), among many others.
Have you ever wondered how rich Paul Begala is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Begala’s net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through his successful career in politics, which has been active since the late ‘80s
Paul Begala Net Worth $3 Million
Paul is of mixed ancestry; his mother, Margaret is Irish American, while his father, David is a Hungarian American. Although born in New Jersey, Paul grew up in Missouri Texas, since his father was stationed there as oil-field equipment salesman. He went to Dulles High School, located in Sugar Land, Texas, and after matriculation enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and then Juris Doctor degree.
Following the end of his studies, Paul commenced a political career, and worked for Robert Casey during his gubernatorial career in Pennsylvania in 1986, then the following year had success with Wallace G. Wilkinson in Kentucky, and in 1988 re-election campaign of incumbent New Jersey US Senator Frank Lautenberg.
In 1992, he teamed up with James Carville, who was also his business partner, in managing the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign that year – during Clinton’s presidency, Paul worked as his advisor and was responsible for policy, politics and communication.
Thanks to his rise in power, Paul started using his influence and could often be seen on television during the ‘90s and early 2000s. In 1992 he hosted the show “Equal Time”, then featured in the documentary “The War Room”, and in 1994 made his first appearance on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”. As Clinton’s political career improved, he was more focused on running his campaigns, but since the 2000s, Paul’s focus changed and he would use his knowledge to work as a political analyst for several television networks, including MSNBC, CNN and others. Some of his most notable appearances include the show “Crossfire” (2004-2014) on CNN, then “At This Hour” (2016-2017) also on CNN, “The Colbert Report” (2006-2010) on Comedy Central, and “The Lead with Jake Tapper” (2016-2017), among many other differing appearances, which also increased his wealth.
Paul is also a recognized author, so far publishing three books on his own, “Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W. Bush” (2000), “It’s Still the Economy, Stupid: George W. Bush, The GOP’s CEO” (2002), and “Third Term: Why George W. Bush (Hearts) John McCain” (2008), the sales of which have contributed to his wealth. Furthermore, he has co-authored two books with James Carville “Buck Up, Suck Up… and Come Back When You Foul Up: 12 Winning Secrets from the War Room” (2002), and “Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future” (2006), further increasing his wealth.
Regarding his personal life, Paul has been married to Diane Friday since 1989; the couple has four sons, and the Begala family resides in Virginia.
Paul is a devout Roman Catholic.
Politicians
Vern Buchanan Net Worth
Born Vernon Gale Buchanan on the 8th May 1951 in Detroit, Michigan USA, he is a businessman and politician, a member of the Republican Party, best known to the world for serving as a representative of Florida’s 16th congressional district since 2007.
Have you ever wondered how rich Vern Buchanan is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Buchanan’s net worth is as high as $44 million, an amount earned through his successful careers.
Vern Buchanan Net Worth $44 Million
Vern is of part-Finnish ancestry since his maternal grandparents immigrated from the country to the USA. He grew up in Detroit with his five siblings. After high school matriculation, Vern enlisted into the Michigan Air National Guard where he spent the next six years. However, he was also focused on his education, attending Cleary University, from which he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He didn’t stop there as he obtained a Masters’ degree in business administration from the University of Detroit.
Before he had any political aspirations, Vern used his knowledge in business to launch a career as a businessman. Back in 1976 he teamed up with an owner of a Michigan printing company and promised him that he would help develop his business. The two started the American Speedy Printing, and in no time the company opened over 730 stores in 44 states. Unfortunately, Vern’s business acumen wasn’t all legal, and as a result the firm went bankrupt, while he himself had to pay $1.5 million to Michigan Corporation Act.
Regardless, he continued his career as he bought a Honda and Acura dealership in Ocala, Florida, developed his career as a car salesman and expanded his kingdom to two more car dealerships. He was quite successful as a car salesman until 2005, when he decided to change his focus to politics and as a result, sold the majority in his car dealerships.
Aside from having success with car dealerships, Vern also has two reinsurance companies in his ownership, Jamat Reinsurance Co., and Buchanan Reinsurance Co., and used these companies to provide extended warranty policies to his car buyers.
His political aspirations began to appear in 2006 when he ran in the 13th congressional district in Florida to replace incumbent Republican Katherine Harris. Vern was the winner of Republican primaries, defeating his Republican opponents Nancy Detert, and Tramm Hudson. And in the general elections, Vern was put up against Christine Jennings, just winning with 50.08% of the votes.
Vern was sworn in as Representative for Florida’s 13th Congressional District on 3 January 2007 and since then has been re-elected three more times quite easily, although his position changed as he became the Representative for Florida’s 16th district, as there has been a change in numbering Florida’s districts.
Regarding his personal life, Vern has been married to Sandra since 1976, with whom he has two children.
Vern is also quite active in the community; he has supported numerous nonprofit organizations, including Boys and Girls Club, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, the American Heart Walk, the Walk to Cure Juvenile Diabetes and many more.
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