What Are The Presidential Contenders Worth ?

   I thought that you might like to know this so I am going to send you off to do your reading.  The estimate of the candidates newt worth covers not only themselves but their spouses also

    WaPo

Sen.John McCain(R-Ariz.)

Net worth: $25-$38 million

Details: McCain and his wife Cindy have substantial real estate holdings in Arizona -- including a home worth more than $1 million and land worth between $1.5 million and $3 million. Most of the wealth comes from Cindy, who has more than $1 million in beer distributor Hensley & Co., which her father founded. McCain has written three books.

Sen.Hillary Rodham Clinton(D-N.Y.)

Net worth: $10-$50 million

Details: Clinton continues to receive royalties for her autobiography, "Living History," for which she received an $8 million advance from Simon & Schuster. Clinton and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, left office in debt, but both have written bestselling biographies. Former president Clinton has collected nearly $40 million in speaking fees since leaving office

    Washington Post for the remainder. I will note that all of the top 3 leaders on either side, with the exception of Sen. Barack Obama, are worth tens of millions. But go to the article as it is interesting reading.

 

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