Politicians
Bill de Blasio Net Worth
Bill de Blasio's Net Worth as of 2024
$1.5 Million
Warren Wilhelm, Jr. was born on 8 May 1961, in Manhattan, New York City USA, of Italian and German descent. Bill is a politician, best known for currently serving as the mayor of New York City from 2013. Prior to becoming the mayor, he was also a council member, and all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Bill de Blasio? As of mid-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $1.5 million, mostly earned through his career in politics. During his time with the New York City Council he was assigned to various sectors and afterwards, started to put a lot of plans into motion as advocate and eventually mayor. As he continues his career, it’s expected that his wealth will increase.
Bill de Blasio Net Worth $1.5 Million
At an early age, de Blasio’s father left the family and he was raised by his mother’s family. He came to adopt his mother’s family name and then applied it legally after graduating from college. It would eventually become the name he used when his political career started and he also changed his first name to Bill, from a nickname he was called when growing up. He graduated from New York University with a major in Metropolitan Studies and then went to Columbia University to obtain a Master of International Affairs.
After school, De Blasio worked for the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice as part of the Urban Fellows Program. He worked there while studying at Columbia University, and three years later became a part of the Quixote Center. He then worked as a political organizer, including travelling to Nicaragua during the revolution. Bill then moved to New York City and continued his work, at times helping political parties. He eventually became the campaign manager for Charlie Rangel. In 1997, he became the regional director for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for New Jersey and New York.
In 2001, de Blasio decided to run for the New York City Council and won with a 71% vote. He would serve on the council for three terms and a total of eight years. During his time there he helped ptotect tenants against landlord discrimination, and also took part in the creation of the Gender-Based Discrimination Protection Law. Aside from these, he worked in the Finance, General Welfare, Technology and the Education sectors. After serving in the council, he then decided to campaign to become the New York City Public Advocate. During this time, the candidates were many, but he took a big lead when he was endorsed by Ed Koch, Mario Cuomo and Reverend Al Sharpton. He eventually won the election and was inaugurated during 2010. During his time as advocate he focused on housing and education in the city.
In 2013, Bill announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City and despite competing with nine other candidates, he received numerous endorsements and even had celebrities such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Alec Baldwin helping him. He would become the leader in votes among democrat candidates and eventually won the mayoral vote with 72%, the first Democratic mayor for 20 years – Bill is also known to be New York’s tallest mayor at 1.96m. During his time as mayor, he works closely with the New York Police Department; he has also outlawed horse-drawn carriages in the city. He is working on various projects and also received his share of criticisms.
For his personal life, it is known that Bill has been married to Chirlane McCray since 1994. They have two children who have been put into the media spotlight at times. He also calls himself “spiritual, but unaffiliated”.
Politicians
Paul Begala Net Worth
Born Paul Edward Begala on the 12th May 1961, in New Jersey USA and is a politician, a member of the Democratic Party, best known to the world as an adviser to former President Bill Clinton, and he also served as a chief strategist during the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign. He has recorded numerous television appearances, in such political shows as “Crossfire” (2004-2014), “Real Time with Bill Maher” (2008-2017), and “Erin Burnett OutFront” (2012-2017), among many others.
Have you ever wondered how rich Paul Begala is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Begala’s net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through his successful career in politics, which has been active since the late ‘80s
Paul Begala Net Worth $3 Million
Paul is of mixed ancestry; his mother, Margaret is Irish American, while his father, David is a Hungarian American. Although born in New Jersey, Paul grew up in Missouri Texas, since his father was stationed there as oil-field equipment salesman. He went to Dulles High School, located in Sugar Land, Texas, and after matriculation enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and then Juris Doctor degree.
Following the end of his studies, Paul commenced a political career, and worked for Robert Casey during his gubernatorial career in Pennsylvania in 1986, then the following year had success with Wallace G. Wilkinson in Kentucky, and in 1988 re-election campaign of incumbent New Jersey US Senator Frank Lautenberg.
In 1992, he teamed up with James Carville, who was also his business partner, in managing the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign that year – during Clinton’s presidency, Paul worked as his advisor and was responsible for policy, politics and communication.
Thanks to his rise in power, Paul started using his influence and could often be seen on television during the ‘90s and early 2000s. In 1992 he hosted the show “Equal Time”, then featured in the documentary “The War Room”, and in 1994 made his first appearance on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”. As Clinton’s political career improved, he was more focused on running his campaigns, but since the 2000s, Paul’s focus changed and he would use his knowledge to work as a political analyst for several television networks, including MSNBC, CNN and others. Some of his most notable appearances include the show “Crossfire” (2004-2014) on CNN, then “At This Hour” (2016-2017) also on CNN, “The Colbert Report” (2006-2010) on Comedy Central, and “The Lead with Jake Tapper” (2016-2017), among many other differing appearances, which also increased his wealth.
Paul is also a recognized author, so far publishing three books on his own, “Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W. Bush” (2000), “It’s Still the Economy, Stupid: George W. Bush, The GOP’s CEO” (2002), and “Third Term: Why George W. Bush (Hearts) John McCain” (2008), the sales of which have contributed to his wealth. Furthermore, he has co-authored two books with James Carville “Buck Up, Suck Up… and Come Back When You Foul Up: 12 Winning Secrets from the War Room” (2002), and “Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future” (2006), further increasing his wealth.
Regarding his personal life, Paul has been married to Diane Friday since 1989; the couple has four sons, and the Begala family resides in Virginia.
Paul is a devout Roman Catholic.
Politicians
Vern Buchanan Net Worth
Born Vernon Gale Buchanan on the 8th May 1951 in Detroit, Michigan USA, he is a businessman and politician, a member of the Republican Party, best known to the world for serving as a representative of Florida’s 16th congressional district since 2007.
Have you ever wondered how rich Vern Buchanan is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Buchanan’s net worth is as high as $44 million, an amount earned through his successful careers.
Vern Buchanan Net Worth $44 Million
Vern is of part-Finnish ancestry since his maternal grandparents immigrated from the country to the USA. He grew up in Detroit with his five siblings. After high school matriculation, Vern enlisted into the Michigan Air National Guard where he spent the next six years. However, he was also focused on his education, attending Cleary University, from which he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He didn’t stop there as he obtained a Masters’ degree in business administration from the University of Detroit.
Before he had any political aspirations, Vern used his knowledge in business to launch a career as a businessman. Back in 1976 he teamed up with an owner of a Michigan printing company and promised him that he would help develop his business. The two started the American Speedy Printing, and in no time the company opened over 730 stores in 44 states. Unfortunately, Vern’s business acumen wasn’t all legal, and as a result the firm went bankrupt, while he himself had to pay $1.5 million to Michigan Corporation Act.
Regardless, he continued his career as he bought a Honda and Acura dealership in Ocala, Florida, developed his career as a car salesman and expanded his kingdom to two more car dealerships. He was quite successful as a car salesman until 2005, when he decided to change his focus to politics and as a result, sold the majority in his car dealerships.
Aside from having success with car dealerships, Vern also has two reinsurance companies in his ownership, Jamat Reinsurance Co., and Buchanan Reinsurance Co., and used these companies to provide extended warranty policies to his car buyers.
His political aspirations began to appear in 2006 when he ran in the 13th congressional district in Florida to replace incumbent Republican Katherine Harris. Vern was the winner of Republican primaries, defeating his Republican opponents Nancy Detert, and Tramm Hudson. And in the general elections, Vern was put up against Christine Jennings, just winning with 50.08% of the votes.
Vern was sworn in as Representative for Florida’s 13th Congressional District on 3 January 2007 and since then has been re-elected three more times quite easily, although his position changed as he became the Representative for Florida’s 16th district, as there has been a change in numbering Florida’s districts.
Regarding his personal life, Vern has been married to Sandra since 1976, with whom he has two children.
Vern is also quite active in the community; he has supported numerous nonprofit organizations, including Boys and Girls Club, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, the American Heart Walk, the Walk to Cure Juvenile Diabetes and many more.
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