Bernie Sanders has made more than $1.75 million from book royalties since 2016 - here's what we know about his wealth and assets
Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Vermont senator running for president for a second time in 2020, is worth as much as $2 million, according to one estimate.
Sanders makes $174,000 a year from his senator's salary, and in 2015, his total reported assets amounted to less than $750,000.
Source: Congressional Research Service, Politico
However, the senator's income has seen a jump in the past couple of years.
Source: Newsweek, US Senate Financial Disclosures
Sanders made more than $1 million for the first time in 2016, largely thanks to book royalties, which earned him about $868,000 that year.
Source: Newsweek, US Senate Financial Disclosures
He released "Our Revolution" in November 2016 and "Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution" in August 2017.
Source: Amazon
In 2017, Sanders made around $1.06 million, more than $880,000 of that from book royalties.
Source: Newsweek, US Senate Financial Disclosures
Sanders reportedly owns three homes, including a four-bedroom house in Chittenden County, Vermont, that he bought with his wife, Jane, for $405,000 in 2009.
Source: Forbes
The senator also owns a one-bedroom townhouse in Washington, DC that he bought in 2007 for $488,999.
Source: Forbes
In 2016, Sanders bought an 1,800-square-foot house on the shores of Lake Champlain in Vermont for $575,000.
Source: Washington Post
Sanders served as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, from 1981 to 1989, a position that earned him about $33,700 per year.
Source: Politico
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