Politicians
Rand Paul Net Worth
Rand Paul's Net Worth as of 2024
$2.5 Million
Randal Howard Paul is a trained ophthalmologist and an American politician born on 7 January 1963 in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is best known as a Republican Senator and the son of Ron Paul, a former Texas congressman. He has made several headlines, especially for his opinions on the controversial Civil Rights Act as well as his support for the Tea Party Movement.
Are you wondering how rich Rand Paul is, as of early 2016? Paul is a wealthy man with an estimated net worth of about $2.5 million. Of course he has made his money from his career as a Senator, earning about $300,000 annually in income. In 2012, he made $55,000 after selling his practice to concentrate on politics. He also has a property in Kentucky that’s valued between $50,000 and $100,000, and generating between $5,000 and $15,000 annually.
Rand Paul Net Worth $2.5 Million
Rand Paul is the son of Carol Paul and Ron Paul, being the third of five children. Although he was born in Pittsburgh, he was raised in San Antonio, Texas after his family moved there when he was just a toddler. He joined Baylor University before moving to the medical school.at Duke University. He then pursued an internship in general surgery at George Baptist Medical Center located in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1995, Rand Paul founded a non-profit facility that offered free eye care, which included free eye surgeries for poor children in developing countries. By this time, he had founded a watchdog group known as Kentucky Taxpayers United, which tracked spending issues and taxation in the state legislature of Kentucky, until 2000 when it was disbanded. In 2008, he became more popular not only in his home city, but also the entire US when he campaigned for his father in the presidential nominations for the Republican Party. Although unsuccessful, the campaign gave him a platform, attracting a massive following.
During the American economic crisis that was experienced in 2008, he became active in leading an anti-tax movement. He hinted that he would run to succeed Jim Bunning, the then retiring Kentucky Senator, and emerged victorious for the Senator’s seat in January 2011. While in the congress, he focused on issues which included lifting business restrictions by the Environment Protection Agency, cutting the benefits of Social Security, and reducing the federal debt.
In 2013, Rand Paul made headlines with his long speech – a so-called filibuster taking the Senate floor to speak against confirmation of the head of CIA John Brennan. He also took the opportunity to air his objections to the policy of President Barack Obama for striking terrorist using unarmed drones. In February 2014, he went to the courts, filing a lawsuit against government officials including the President himself over NSA’s collection of metadata from phones. In early 2015, he also advocated for change of US foreign policy, introducing a bill meant to reduce the aid to the Palestinian Authority.
In April 2015, Rand Paul announced that he would be one of the presidential candidates in 2016, but then dropped the bid in February 2016. He however stated that his political career is not over, and will continue to seek the nomination in the future.
In his personal life, Rand Paul met his later wife Kelly Ashby while at internship at Georgia Baptist Medical Center, and they married in 1991. When Paul was through with his internship, they left for Bowling Green in Kentucky, where they live. They have three sons.
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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