What is JD Vance's net worth? A look at Donald Trump VP pick's fortune
Republican Donald Trump's pick for vice president J.D. Vance is an investor, venture capitalist, best-selling author and U.S. Senator from Ohio.
So, how much is Vance worth? Here's a look at his fortune.
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J.D. Vance worth estimated at $5 million
Vance, 39, of Middletown, has a net worth of $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Citing Vance's 2022 Congressional financial disclosure, Celebrity Net Worth reports that the majority of his 100-plus investments are worth between $1,000 and $15,000. Some of Vance's significant investments include:
Huntington National Bank, which holds $250,000 – $500,000
Robin Hood checking account which holds $100,000 – $250,000
Five Goldman Sachs CDs valued at a combined range of $500,000 and $1.05 million
$500,000 – $1 million worth of shares in the QQQ Exchange Traded Fund
$100,000 – $200,000 worth of 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF shares
$100,000 – $250,000 worth of Bitcoin held through Coinbase
$50,000 – $100,000 worth of Walmart stock
What's U.S. Senator Vance's annual salary?
Vance earns an annual salary of $174,000 as a U.S. Senator, according to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation.
How much would Vance earn as Vice President of the United States?
If he ascends to be the country's second in command, Vance will make $235,100 each year he serves as vice president, according to the NTUF.
'Hillbilly Elegy' earns Vance nearly $500,000
According to Business Insider, Vance reported earnings of $475,308 in 2021 off royalties from his 2016 memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy."
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That royalty payday in the year he announced his political candidacy was an increase from the previous year. In 2020, his book earned him $347,752, not including a deal with Netflix.
Colleges pay Vance $70,000 to speak after 'Hillbilly Elegy' published
In the two years after the publication of "Hillbilly Elegy," Vance visited 18 colleges and universities to give commencement addresses, lectures or political talks, the Associated Press reports. He was paid more than $70,000 for those visits, according to records provided to the AP.
At the time, Vance, an Ohio State University and Yale Law School graduate, spoke highly of education, the AP reports. But once he announced his political campaign, he targeted universities as enemies of the conservative movement.
Vance wins U.S. Senate seat in 2022
In Nov. 2022, Trump-endorsed Vance defeated Democrat Tim Ryan in the election for the U.S. Senate, keeping one of Ohio's seats in Republican hands.
The race to replace retiring Sen. Rob Portman became one of the most watched in the nation, and Republicans fought harder than planned to keep a seat critical to a GOP Senate majority.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan raised millions of dollars and took advantage of a bruising GOP primary to keep the race close until the very end, as the Cincinnati Enquirer previously reported.
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