Dan Quayle Net Worth

Net Worth:	$6 Million
Date of Birth:	February 4, 1947 (77 years old)
Gender:	Male
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.82 m)
Profession:	Jurist, and Politician
Nationality:	United States of America

What is Dan Quayle’s Net worth?

Dan Quayle is an American Jurist and Politician who has a net worth of $6 million. Quayle pegged his net worth at $1.8 million in 1988. That is equivalent to about $3 million in today’s dollars.

Real estate and a financial trust that was established before he was elected vice president were the main sources of his net worth.

The most notable role of Quayle’s career is that of President George H.W. Bush’s 44th Vice President, which he held from January 1989 to January 1993.

After graduating from college, he opened a law office and chaired the National Space Council as Vice President. In 1994, his autobiography Standing Strong came out.

Childhood

Dan Quayle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in February 1947. He is the son of Martha Corinne and James Cline Quayle.

His great-grandfather, a native of the Isle of Man, is responsible for the family’s last name. Eugene C. Pulliam, a powerful publisher, was Quayle’s maternal grandfather. He started more than a dozen significant newspapers, which he owned.

Education

Dan spent much of his childhood in Arizona, although he later moved back to Huntington, Indiana, where he finished high school in 1965.

He is a Republican who received a B.A. in Political Science from DePauw University in 1969 and a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis. He was a golfer and a Delta Kappa Epsilon member in college.

Career

After receiving his degree, Quayle enlisted in the American Army, where he held the rank of Sergeant, from 1969 to 1975.

Between January 1977 and January 1981, Quayle represented Indiana’s 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. From January 1981 through January 1989, he served as Indiana’s United States senator.

On August 16, 1988, George H.W. Bush selected Dan Quayle to serve as his running partner in the 1988 U.S. Presidential Election.

At the convention that year, Quayle was relentlessly questioned by the media about his time in the military, his trip to Florida to play golf, and his lack of expertise.

When answering the questions, Quayle showed signs of trembling and evasion. Quayle debated Democratic contender Lloyd Bentsen, Michael Dukakis’ running mate, at the vice-presidential debate in October 1988.

Bush and Quayle swept 40 states with a 53-46 victory. They received 426 electoral votes. On January 20, 1989, Quayle took the oath of office as vice president of the US. During his tenure as vice president, he traveled to over 47 different nations.

In a rematch four years later, Bush and Quayle faced off against the independent ticket of Ross Perot and James Stockdale as well as Democratic opponents Bill Clinton and Al Gore.

Quayle told the media that he thought homosexuality was a choice during this campaign and was even described as calling it “the wrong option.”

In the weeks before the 1992 Republican National Convention, Quayle was seen as a liability by many right-wing strategists, which caused Bush to lag in the polls.

He was ultimately kept on the ballot despite their efforts to have him replaced. Clinton and Gore defeated Bush and Quayle in the subsequent election, garnering 168 votes to their opponent’s 370.

After Serving as Vice President

Quayle was on the board of Central Newspapers, Inc. from January 1993 to 1999 after leaving his position as vice president.

In 1993, he was appointed a trustee of the Hudson Institute. From 1995 until 1999, he served as the political action committee’s director.

In 1994, he published a memoir titled Standing Strong, which went on to become a blockbuster. In 1996, he released his second book, The American Family: Learning the Principles That Strengthen Us.

His third book, Worth Fighting For, was published in 1999. He was hired as an international study visiting professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1997.

At a 1999 appearance on Larry King Live in January, Quayle declared his intention to run for president in the year 2000, however, he was not successful.

In August 1999, after placing eighth in the Ames Straw Poll, he withdrew from the race. Later, when Al Gore was running for president, he backed George W. Bush.

In 1999, he started working at Cerberus Capital Management. He backed Donald Trump’s campaign for president in 2016.

At the same time that he leads Quayle and Associates, he is an Honorary Trustee Emeritus of the Hudson Institute. Aozora Bank, situated in Tokyo, also has Quayle on its board of directors.

According to Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s book Perl, Quayle was a major advisor to Vice President Mike Pence on how to follow Senate procedure and certify the 2020 presidential election results. In January 2021, he then went to President Joseph Biden’s inauguration.

Personal Life

While in law school, Dan and Marilyn Tucker were assigned to work together, which is how they first met. Soon after, on November 18, 1972, they were wed.

Before they both passed the bar exam in 1974, Marilyn Quayle gave birth to their first child just a few days before. Benjamin, Corrine, and Tucker are their three children. Paradise Valley, Arizona is home to the Quayles.

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