TN Gov. Bill Haslam riche$t elected official in the USA

Jan 22, 2015 at 06:27 am by bryan


Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is now the richest elected official in America, according to Forbes. Since August, Gov. Haslam has seen his net worth more than double, from $980 million to an estimated $2 billion. Forbes cites falling gas prices for Haslam's financial success this year.

Gov. Haslam's father, Jim Haslam II, founded Pilot Flying J in 1958, which is headquartered in Knoxville, TN. Haslam's brother Jimmy is the current CEO of Pilot, but the governor still owns 15% of the $38 billion truck stop giant.

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