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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.
- 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.
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Source: Center for Public Integrity
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.
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Source: Center for Public Integrity
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In 2015, the Center for Responsive Politics estimated that Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii had a net worth of $208,504.
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Read more about Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign.
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Source: Business Insider – gpanetta@businessinsider.com (Grace Panetta)