What Is John Boehner's Net Worth?
John Boehner, a retired American politician, has a net worth of $5 million. He served as the House Majority Leader (2005-2007), House Minority Leader (2007-2011), and the 53rd Speaker of the House of Representatives (2011-2015), representing the Republican party.
Early Life
Born on November 17, 1949, in Reading, Ohio, John Boehner is the second of 12 children. Growing up in a two-bedroom house in Cincinnati, he started working at his family's bar at the age of eight. He attended Moeller High School, where he played as a linebacker for the football team, and graduated in 1968. Boehner enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam War but was honorably discharged after eight weeks due to a back injury.
He graduated from Xavier University in the late '70s with a B.A. in business administration after seven years of juggling his studies with multiple jobs.
Early Career
Upon graduating, John worked at Nucite Sales, a packaging and plastics company, eventually becoming its President. He transitioned to politics in the 1980s, starting as a county Trustee and then serving as an Ohio State Representative from 1985 to 1990.
U.S. House of Representatives
In 1990, Boehner challenged and defeated incumbent Congressman Buz Lukens amid a scandal, despite being lesser-known and outspent. He was re-elected to Congress 12 times. As a member of the Gang of Seven, he exposed the House banking scandal. Boehner served as House Republican Conference Chairman (1995-1999) and championed the Freedom to Farm Act. He lost the chairmanship to J.C. Watts in 1998. After George W. Bush's election in 2001, Boehner chaired the House Education and Workforce Committee (2001-2006), co-authoring the No Child Left Behind Act with Senator Ted Kennedy.
In the 2010 midterm elections, Republicans gained a House majority, and Boehner was unanimously selected as the Speaker of the House in November 2010, succeeding Nancy Pelosi on January 5, 2011. He narrowly won re-election as Speaker in January 2013 with 220 votes. Boehner announced his resignation from Congress on September 25, 2015, and it became official on October 31, 2015. Paul Ryan succeeded him as Speaker.
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In September 2016, Boehner joined the board of Reynolds American, a tobacco company. In 2018, he joined Acreage Holdings' board to advocate for medical cannabis and chaired the National Cannabis Roundtable in 2019.
Boehner supported Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential race but chose not to endorse any candidate for the 2020 election. He criticized Trump and his supporters for the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, calling it a disgrace and urged Republicans to awaken. Boehner later congratulated Joe Biden on his presidential win and expressed critical views on Trump and Ted Cruz in his memoir, "On the House: A Washington Memoir," released in April 2021.
Personal Life
Boehner has been married to Debbie since 1973. They have two daughters, Lindsay and Tricia, and have always lived in Ohio.
