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American politician, Mitch McConnell has an estimated net worth of $17 million.
A conservative Republican, he was elected judge-executive of Jefferson co., Ky., in 1978 and served two terms before winning a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1984. Subsequently reelected (1990, 1996, 2002), he chaired the Senate ethics (1995–97) and rules and administration 1999–2001) committees and was well known for his strong opposition to the McCain-Feingold finance reform bill. Senate Republican whip from 2003 to 2007, he became the minority leader in 2007.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2016 |
Asset |
Mitch McConnell's investment in commercial banks and real estate |
$15,380,000 |
2015 |
Earnings |
Money received from Robert C. McNair, an American businessman, philanthropist, and the owner of the Houston Texans of the National Football League |
$1,500,000 |
2014 |
Earnings |
A personal gift to Mitch McConnell and his wife from his father-in-law, James S. C. Chao, after the death of McConnell's mother-in-law |
$15,000,000 |
2014 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Money donated to an undisclosed charity because he does not want to accept the federal contribution to his health premiums associated with the Affordable Care Act |
$5,100 |
2014 |
Salary |
Annual salary as a senator of the United States for the year 2014 |
$193,400 |
2012 |
Earnings |
Money received from the oil and gas industry to urge the President to have the United States withdraw from the Paris Agreement |
$1,500,000 |
2009 |
Salary |
Annual salary as a senator of the United States for the year 2009 |
$174,000 |
2008 |
Asset |
Estimated value of inheritance recieved from Elaine Chao’s mother, Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, who died that year |
$15,000,000 |
1985 |
Salary |
Annual salary as a senator of the United States for the year 1985 |
$75,100 |