Rand Paul is Not Very Wealthy

It seems that most of the wealth,  that Rand Paul does have, has come indirectly because of his presidential run.

According to WSJ, Rand reported assets valued between $576,000 and $1.7 million and no liabilities, putting him on the lower end of the 2016 presidential candidates’ wealth spectrum.

He reported income of between $377,000 and $1.4 million in the 18-month period beginning in January 2014, according to his personal financial disclosure filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission. That includes his  $174,000 salary as  a U.S. senator in 2014.

A large chunk of  Rand’s income, notes WSJ, came from royalties and advances from four books he has written. “Taking a Stand,” published in 2014, brought in between $100,000 and $1 million, according to the disclosure.

  -RW