Politicians With Large Bank Accounts

Bruce Rauner – $1 Billion

Bruce Rauner is the 42nd Governor of Illinois and one of the wealthiest Republicans in elected office. Rauner earned the vast majority of his wealth while serving as a chairman for R8 Capital Partners and GTCR. Rauner worked at GTCR for over 30 years where he likely accrued most of his wealth. Rauner was a controversial governor but he was also a successful one. A report in 2015 revealed that Rauner was earning more than $3 million per week due to his work in politics and his businesses outside of it, though critics would argue that he often linked the two into one murky position. Rauner recently lost re-election to J.B. Pritzker, an even wealthier Democrat.