<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Date ( s ) </Th> <Th> Estimated wealth ( not adjusted for inflation ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Bloomberg </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Mayor of New York City </Td> <Td> 2002 -- 2013 </Td> <Td> $47.5 billion </Td> <Td> Founder of Bloomberg L.P. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Koch </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Libertarian nominee for Vice President </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> $44.2 billion </Td> <Td> Son of Fred Koch , founder of Koch Industries ; VP of Koch Industries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> J.B. Pritzker </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Candidate for Governor of Illinois </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> $3.5 billion </Td> <Td> Inheritance , family owns the Hyatt hotel chain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Penny Pritzker </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Secretary of Commerce </Td> <Td> 2013 -- 2017 </Td> <Td> $2.5 billion </Td> <Td> Founder of PSP Capital Partners and Pritzker Realty Group </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilbur Ross </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of Commerce </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $2.5 billion </Td> <Td> Serial investor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Haslam </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Mayor of Knoxville , Governor of Tennessee </Td> <Td> 2003 - 2011 , 2011 -- present </Td> <Td> $2 billion </Td> <Td> Former CEO of the e-commerce and catalog division of Saks Fifth Avenue ; Son of Jim Haslam , founder of Pilot Corporation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Dayton </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> State Auditor of Minnesota , U.S. Senator from Minnesota , Governor of Minnesota </Td> <Td> 1991 -- 1995 , 2001 -- 2007 , 2011 -- present </Td> <Td> $1.6 billion </Td> <Td> Great grandson of George Dayton , the founder of Target </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jim Justice </Td> <Td> Republican with a year intermission as Democratic </Td> <Td> Governor of West Virginia </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $1.59 billion </Td> <Td> Inheritance , coal and agriculture holdings , The Greenbrier resort </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Betsy DeVos </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of Education </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $1.25 billion </Td> <Td> Daughter of Edgar Prince , founder of Prince Corporation ; Daughter - in - law of Richard DeVos , co-founder of Amway ; sister of Erik Prince , founder of Blackwater USA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Linda McMahon </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Administrator of the Small Business Administration </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $938 million - 1.1 billion </Td> <Td> Married to Vince McMahon , who inherited the professional wrestling business founded by his grandfather Jess McMahon and now known as WWE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bruce Rauner </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Governor of Illinois </Td> <Td> 2015 -- present </Td> <Td> $500 million+ </Td> <Td> Chairman of GTCR </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Amo Houghton </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Representative from New York </Td> <Td> 1987 -- 2005 </Td> <Td> $475 million </Td> <Td> Great - great - grandson of Amory Houghton , Sr. , founder of Corning Glass Works ; Former CEO of Corning Glass Works </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jared Polis </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Representative from Colorado </Td> <Td> 2009 -- present </Td> <Td> $388 million </Td> <Td> Founder of ProFlowers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rex Tillerson </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of State </Td> <Td> 2017 -- 2018 </Td> <Td> $325 million </Td> <Td> Former CEO of ExxonMobil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greg Gianforte </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Representative from Montana </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $315 million </Td> <Td> Founder of RightNow Technologies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jon Corzine </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> US Senator from New Jersey , Governor of New Jersey </Td> <Td> 2001 -- 2006 , 2006 -- 2010 </Td> <Td> $300 million </Td> <Td> Former CEO of Goldman Sachs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Steven Mnuchin </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of the Treasury </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $300 million </Td> <Td> Former executive of Goldman Sachs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael McCaul </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Representative from Texas </Td> <Td> 2005 -- present </Td> <Td> $294 million </Td> <Td> Son - in - law of Lowry Mays , founder of Clear Channel Communications </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Warner </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> U.S. Senator from Virginia , Governor of Virginia </Td> <Td> 2009 -- present , 2002 - 2006 </Td> <Td> $243 million </Td> <Td> Co-Founder of Nextel Communications </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Darrell Issa </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Candidate for U.S. Senator from California , Representative from California </Td> <Td> 1998 , 2001 -- present </Td> <Td> $220 million </Td> <Td> Businessman
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Date ( s ) </Th> <Th> Estimated wealth ( not adjusted for inflation ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Bloomberg </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Mayor of New York City </Td> <Td> 2002 -- 2013 </Td> <Td> $47.5 billion </Td> <Td> Founder of Bloomberg L.P. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Koch </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Libertarian nominee for Vice President </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> $44.2 billion </Td> <Td> Son of Fred Koch , founder of Koch Industries ; VP of Koch Industries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> J.B. Pritzker </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Candidate for Governor of Illinois </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> $3.5 billion </Td> <Td> Inheritance , family owns the Hyatt hotel chain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Penny Pritzker </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Secretary of Commerce </Td> <Td> 2013 -- 2017 </Td> <Td> $2.5 billion </Td> <Td> Founder of PSP Capital Partners and Pritzker Realty Group </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilbur Ross </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of Commerce </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $2.5 billion </Td> <Td> Serial investor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Haslam </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Mayor of Knoxville , Governor of Tennessee </Td> <Td> 2003 - 2011 , 2011 -- present </Td> <Td> $2 billion </Td> <Td> Former CEO of the e-commerce and catalog division of Saks Fifth Avenue ; Son of Jim Haslam , founder of Pilot Corporation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Dayton </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> State Auditor of Minnesota , U.S. Senator from Minnesota , Governor of Minnesota </Td> <Td> 1991 -- 1995 , 2001 -- 2007 , 2011 -- present </Td> <Td> $1.6 billion </Td> <Td> Great grandson of George Dayton , the founder of Target </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jim Justice </Td> <Td> Republican with a year intermission as Democratic </Td> <Td> Governor of West Virginia </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $1.59 billion </Td> <Td> Inheritance , coal and agriculture holdings , The Greenbrier resort </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Betsy DeVos </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of Education </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $1.25 billion </Td> <Td> Daughter of Edgar Prince , founder of Prince Corporation ; Daughter - in - law of Richard DeVos , co-founder of Amway ; sister of Erik Prince , founder of Blackwater USA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Linda McMahon </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Administrator of the Small Business Administration </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $938 million - 1.1 billion </Td> <Td> Married to Vince McMahon , who inherited the professional wrestling business founded by his grandfather Jess McMahon and now known as WWE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bruce Rauner </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Governor of Illinois </Td> <Td> 2015 -- present </Td> <Td> $500 million+ </Td> <Td> Chairman of GTCR </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Amo Houghton </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Representative from New York </Td> <Td> 1987 -- 2005 </Td> <Td> $475 million </Td> <Td> Great - great - grandson of Amory Houghton , Sr. , founder of Corning Glass Works ; Former CEO of Corning Glass Works </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jared Polis </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Representative from Colorado </Td> <Td> 2009 -- present </Td> <Td> $388 million </Td> <Td> Founder of ProFlowers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rex Tillerson </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of State </Td> <Td> 2017 -- 2018 </Td> <Td> $325 million </Td> <Td> Former CEO of ExxonMobil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greg Gianforte </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Representative from Montana </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $315 million </Td> <Td> Founder of RightNow Technologies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jon Corzine </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> US Senator from New Jersey , Governor of New Jersey </Td> <Td> 2001 -- 2006 , 2006 -- 2010 </Td> <Td> $300 million </Td> <Td> Former CEO of Goldman Sachs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Steven Mnuchin </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Secretary of the Treasury </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> <Td> $300 million </Td> <Td> Former executive of Goldman Sachs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael McCaul </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Representative from Texas </Td> <Td> 2005 -- present </Td> <Td> $294 million </Td> <Td> Son - in - law of Lowry Mays , founder of Clear Channel Communications </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Warner </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> U.S. Senator from Virginia , Governor of Virginia </Td> <Td> 2009 -- present , 2002 - 2006 </Td> <Td> $243 million </Td> <Td> Co-Founder of Nextel Communications </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Darrell Issa </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Candidate for U.S. Senator from California , Representative from California </Td> <Td> 1998 , 2001 -- present </Td> <Td> $220 million </Td> <Td> Businessman
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Bill Haslam