Presidential Candidates Other Than Presidents
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| Name | Party | Position | Date(s) | Estimated wealth (not necessarily adjusted for inflation so comparing to each other is speculative) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes, Steve | Republican | Board for International Broadcasting, Candidate for US President |
1985–1993, 1996 and 2000 |
$430 million | Editor and publisher |
| Perot, Ross | Reform | Select Committee on Public Education, Candidate for US President |
1983, 1992 and 1996 |
$3.5 billion | Founded Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems |
| Romney, Mitt | Republican | Governor of Massachusetts, Candidate for US President |
2003–2007, 2008 and 2012 |
$190-250 million | Former CEO of Bain & Company and Bain Capital |
| Kerry, John | Democrat | US Senator from Massachusetts, Candidate for US President |
1985–present, 2004 |
$193 million | His wife Teresa Heinz is the widow of the ketchup heir H. John Heinz III |
| Hancock, John | Pro-Administration | Governor of Massachusetts, Candidate for US President |
1780–1785 and 1787–1793, 1789 |
$100 million | |
| Kennedy, Edward | Democrat | US Senator from Massachusetts, Candidate for US President |
1962–2009, 1980 |
$163 million | Inherited much wealth including a share of Merchandise Mart worth tens of millions. |
| Gore, Al | Democrat | US Senator from Tennessee, Vice President of the United States, Candidate for US President |
1985–1993, 1993–2001, 2000 |
$100 million | Corporate advisor, started cable company and an asset management firm. |
| Rockefeller, Nelson | Republican | Governor of New York, Vice President of the United States, Candidate for US President |
1959–1973, 1974–1977, 1960s |
$1 billion | Inherited much money. His grandfather, John D. Rockefeller, was extremely wealthy. |
| Tilden, Samuel | Democrat | Governor of New York, Candidate for US President |
1875–1876, 1876 |
$200 million | His fortune was $8.5 million when he died in 1886. That comes to $200,000,000 in 2010. |
| Cox, James | Democrat | Governor of Ohio, Candidate for US President |
1913–1915 and 1917–1921, 1920 |
$350 million | His fortune was $40 million in 1950. That comes to $350,000,000 in 2010. |
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