Ramaswamy Would Be The Third-Richest Elected U.S. Official If He Wins Ohio

Forbes Daily Briefing · Sep 23, 2026 · 6m

On the Ohio campaign trail, Democrat Amy Acton has turned her opponent Vivek Ramaswamy’s fortune into a line of attack. She calls the Republican nominee her “self-funding billionaire” opponent, contrasting his private-jet travel with her old Jeep and arguing that he is out of touch with families squeezed by rising costs. Ramaswamy has leaned into it. “I believe in celebrating success,” he said after winning May’s Republican primary. “I was not born a billionaire. I was not born a millionaire. I was not born an anything-aire.” He now has more to celebrate with. Ramaswamy is worth an estimated…