Here's everything we know about the net worth and personal finances of every 2020 Democratic presidential candidate

Grace Panetta

Apr 12, 2019, 22:34 IST

Here's everything we know about the net worth and personal finances of every 2020 Democratic presidential candidate

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Rep. Beto O'Rourke and his wife Amy are worth an estimated $9 million.

There are currently 18 candidates and counting vying for the Democratic presidential nomination - and they all come from markedly different financial backgrounds.
The net worth of 2020 candidates ranges from Rep. Eric Swalwell, who has a negative net worth, to Rep. John Delaney who was estimated to be worth $93 million in 2016.
Here's everything we know about the net worth and personal finances of every 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.
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There are currently 18 candidates and counting vying for the Democratic presidential nomination - and they all come from markedly different financial backgrounds.

Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, for example, has been open about being part of the growing ranks of millennials with a negative net worth due to student loan debt.

Other contenders, like former Reps. John Delaney and Beto O'Rourke, are highly wealthy either from success in the private sector or family inheritances. And most other candidates fall somewhere in between.

The 13 Democratic candidates who have recently run for federal office or served in Congress or another federal government position have filed personal financial disclosure forms listing their assets and liabilities.

But because members are only required to report those figures in wide ranges, we don't know the specific net worth of most of the candidates.

And for others who haven't recently filed any formal financial disclosures or released tax returns, we only have limited information about their salaries and assets.

Here's everything we know about the net worth and personal finances of every 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, thanks to data collected by the Center for Public Integrity and the Center for Responsive Politics.

Rep. Eric Swalwell is among the growing numbers of millennials with a negative net worth. In 2017, Swalwell's net worth was estimated at -$10,000 to -$149,000 due to student and credit card debt.

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan's latest personal finance disclosures, filed in 2017, report assets between $85,000 and $276,000 and liabilities between $215,000 and $500,000.

In 2015, the Center for Responsive Politics estimated that Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii had a net worth of $208,504.

According to former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro's January 2017 financial disclosures, he and his family have between $138,000 and $470,000 in assets.

South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg earns an annual salary of $104,000, and is set to receive royalties from his recently-published memoir "Shortest Way Home."

Miramar, Florida Mayor Wayne Messam earns an annual salary of $43,000 and owns a home worth a little over $500,000.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's most recent tax returns reveal he earns an annual salary of $170,000 in addition to a $43,000 congressional pension.

Because entrepreneur Andrew Yang hasn't previously run for office, he hasn't filed financial disclosures documenting his assets and liabilities. His 2016 tax returns showed he earned an annual salary of $285,000 as CEO of Venture for America.

According to a Los Angeles Times analysis, Sen. Kamala Harris of California is worth at least $391,000.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's most recent financial disclosures place her net worth around $498,000, excluding the value of her upstate New York home, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Sen. Cory Booker's most recent financial disclosures place his net worth between $600,000 and $1.3 million, according to the Center for Public Integrity.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar's 2018 financial disclosures place her net worth somewhere between $836,000 and $1.9 million.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who recently confirmed he is a millionaire from sales of his books, has a net worth that has been estimated to be as high as $2 million. He has yet to release his tax returns.

When spiritual guru, self-help author, and Oprah Winfrey pal Marianne Williamson first ran for Congress in 2014, her personal disclosure revealed assets worth $957,000 to $4.5 million.

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's exact net worth is unknown, but he sold a $5.8 million stake in his successful chain of breweries and restaurants in 2007.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's 2017 financial disclosures placed her net worth between $4.6 and $10.6 million.

Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke — whose mother ran a successful business for decades — and his wife Amy, heiress to a real estate fortune, are estimated to be worth at least $9 million, according to financial disclosures.

Rep. John Delaney was ranked the 6th wealthiest member of the House of Representatives after his 2016 financial disclosures revealed him to be worth $93 million.

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