Sheldon Whitehouse
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Sheldon Whitehouse Net Worth

U.S. Senator for Rhode Island
DemocratSenateRhode IslandMillionaire
Estimated net worth (midpoint)
$22.6M
Range: $11.2M to $34M
Source: U.S. Senate eFD, Annual Report for CY 2025 filed August 10, 2026. Updated November 10, 2026.
How to read this: members of Congress report each asset and debt in a value band (for example, $1,001 to $15,000), not an exact amount. We add up the low ends and the high ends, then subtract debts the same way, to get the widest possible range. The midpoint is simply the middle of that range, not a measured value. The forms do not include a home the official lives in (unless it earns rent), cars and personal belongings, or federal retirement savings such as the Thrift Savings Plan, so true net worth can be higher. Senate reports list mortgages but usually not the homes they are on. We count those mortgages as debts, as on all our Senate profiles, which can make the low end look lower than it really is.

Sheldon Whitehouse’s net worth over time

$0$10M$20M$30M$40M◂ Took office (2007), before the first report shown2013: $2.4M to $9.36M (Annual Report for CY 2013 (Amendment 1), filed August 12, 2015)2014: $2.55M to $10.3M (Annual Report for CY 2014, filed August 13, 2015)2015: $2.37M to $10.7M (Annual Report for CY 2015 (Amendment 1), filed September 8, 2016)2016: $2.55M to $11.3M (Annual Report for CY 2016, filed August 11, 2017)2017: $2.5M to $10.3M (Annual Report for CY 2017 (Amendment 2), filed August 12, 2019)2018: $3.06M to $11.8M (Annual Report for CY 2018, filed August 12, 2019)2019: $4.92M to $18.3M (Annual Report for CY 2019 (Amendment 1), filed March 1, 2021)2020: $6.3M to $21.3M (Annual Report for CY 2020, filed August 10, 2021)2021: $8.3M to $25.5M (Annual Report for CY 2021, filed August 11, 2022)2022: $5.84M to $21.2M (Annual Report for CY 2022 (Amendment 1), filed September 27, 2023)2023: $6.98M to $21M (Annual Report for CY 2023, filed August 13, 2024)2024: $9.98M to $31.7M (Annual Report for CY 2024, filed August 12, 2025)2025: $11.2M to $34M (Annual Report for CY 2025, filed August 10, 2026)Midpoint $5.88MMidpoint $6.43MMidpoint $6.53MMidpoint $6.93MMidpoint $6.42MMidpoint $7.44MMidpoint $11.6MMidpoint $13.8MMidpoint $16.9MMidpoint $13.5MMidpoint $14MMidpoint $20.8MMidpoint $22.6M2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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Disclosed range (low to high)MidpointTook office

He took office in 2007. The Senate's online database has his electronic reports from 2013 on, so we can't show his wealth when he first took office. Every bar is one official report, added up the same way. Nothing is filled in between reports. Tap or hover a bar for details.

See every year as a table
YearNet worth rangeMidpointSource
2013$2.4M to $9.36M$5.88MAnnual Report for CY 2013 (Amendment 1), filed August 12, 2015
2014$2.55M to $10.3M$6.43MAnnual Report for CY 2014, filed August 13, 2015
2015$2.37M to $10.7M$6.53MAnnual Report for CY 2015 (Amendment 1), filed September 8, 2016
2016$2.55M to $11.3M$6.93MAnnual Report for CY 2016, filed August 11, 2017
2017$2.5M to $10.3M$6.42MAnnual Report for CY 2017 (Amendment 2), filed August 12, 2019
2018$3.06M to $11.8M$7.44MAnnual Report for CY 2018, filed August 12, 2019
2019$4.92M to $18.3M$11.6MAnnual Report for CY 2019 (Amendment 1), filed March 1, 2021
2020$6.3M to $21.3M$13.8MAnnual Report for CY 2020, filed August 10, 2021
2021$8.3M to $25.5M$16.9MAnnual Report for CY 2021, filed August 11, 2022
2022$5.84M to $21.2M$13.5MAnnual Report for CY 2022 (Amendment 1), filed September 27, 2023
2023$6.98M to $21M$14MAnnual Report for CY 2023, filed August 13, 2024
2024$9.98M to $31.7M$20.8MAnnual Report for CY 2024, filed August 12, 2025
2025$11.2M to $34M$22.6MAnnual Report for CY 2025, filed August 10, 2026

Since the earliest online report (2013)

+$8.83M
change in the low end ($2.4M → $11.2M)
+$24.7M
change in the high end ($9.36M → $34M)
+$16.8M
change in the midpoint ($5.88M → $22.6M)

Compares the 2013 report with the 2025 report, using the same method for both. He took office in 2007. The Senate's online database has his electronic reports from 2013 on, so we can't show his wealth when he first took office. Changes can come from a spouse’s assets, market moves, property values, new debts or how filers choose bands, and the forms do not say which. We do not guess.

What the latest report lists

Apple Inc.$1M–$5M
NVIDIA Corporation$1M–$5M
NVIDIA Corporation common stock, spouse$500K–$1M
Amazon.com Inc.$500K–$1M
Debt: Mortgage, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, joint$100K–$250K
Debt: Mortgage, Shellpoint Mtg division of Newrez LLC, joint$100K–$250K
Debt: Liquidity Access Line, Morgan Stanley, joint$100K–$250K
One more debtsee the full report

From the 2025 report filed August 10, 2026. Highlights only. The full report is linked in the sources below.

Where the money comes from

Congressional salarySpouse's investmentsMutual funds and ETFsStocksBank and cash accountsTrusts

Main sources named in the disclosures and the reporting we cite. The forms don’t split the total into exact amounts, so we don’t show percentages.

Sheldon Whitehouse reported household assets minus debts of $11.2M to $34M, a midpoint of about $22.6M, on his latest financial disclosure (Annual Report for CY 2025, filed August 10, 2026).

Sheldon Whitehouse has represented Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate since 2007, after defeating incumbent Lincoln Chafee in 2006. He is a Democrat and was reelected in 2012, 2018 and 2024.

An attorney, he was U.S. attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 1993 to 1998 and Rhode Island attorney general from 1999 to 2003. He became chair of the Senate Budget Committee in 2023.

What his 2025 disclosure shows

The report he filed on August 10, 2026 covers 2025. It lists 256 assets with a value, adding up to $12.1 million to $34.4 million. The largest are Apple Inc. ($1M–$5M); NVIDIA Corporation ($1M–$5M) and NVIDIA Corporation common stock (spouse, $500K–$1M). Another 31 items are listed with no value or an undetermined value, such as a pension, so they are not counted.

On the debt side, the report lists four debts adding up to $350,000 to $850,000. The largest is a mortgage with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, held jointly, in the $100K–$250K band. Subtracting debts the same way gives a range of $11.2 million to $34 million, with a midpoint of about $22.6 million. The Senate form lists mortgages but usually not the homes they are on, so counting those mortgages as debts pulls the low end of the range down.

How the range has changed

Using the same method for every year, the midpoint of his disclosed range went from about $5.9 million on his 2013 report to about $22.6 million on his 2025 report. The chart shows 13 reports from 2013 to 2025, each added up the same way, and nothing is filled in between them.

These are ranges built from the value bands on each form, not exact values. They move with market prices, property values, new or paid-off debts and the bands a filer picks, and the forms do not say which of these caused a change. Like every member of Congress, Whitehouse does not have to report a home he lives in, cars and personal belongings, or federal retirement savings such as the Thrift Savings Plan, so his real net worth could be higher than these forms show.

Career and money timeline

  1. 1993

    Becomes U.S. attorney for Rhode Island.

  2. 1999

    Becomes Rhode Island attorney general.

  3. 2007

    Takes office as a U.S. senator.

  4. 2013

    Earliest report in the Senate's online database: range of $2.4 million to $9.4 million (midpoint $5.9 million).

  5. 2023

    Becomes chair of the Senate Budget Committee.

  6. 2025

    Latest report: range of $11.2 million to $34 million (midpoint $22.6 million).

Sheldon Whitehouse net worth FAQ

What is Sheldon Whitehouse's net worth?

Sheldon Whitehouse's 2025 financial disclosure puts household assets minus debts at $11.2M to $34M, a midpoint of about $22.6M. Officials report values in ranges, so this is an estimate, not an exact figure.

Where does this number come from?

From Sheldon Whitehouse's official annual financial disclosure, filed with the U.S. Senate on August 10, 2026. We add up every asset and debt band on the form. The same method is used for every year on the chart.

Has Sheldon Whitehouse's net worth changed since taking office?

Compared with the earliest online report (2013), the low end of the range went from $2.4M to $11.2M and the high end from $9.36M to $34M. He took office in 2007. The Senate's online database has his electronic reports from 2013 on, so we can't show his wealth when he first took office.

What are Sheldon Whitehouse's largest assets?

On his 2025 report, the largest holdings are Apple Inc. ($1M–$5M); NVIDIA Corporation ($1M–$5M); NVIDIA Corporation common stock (spouse, $500K–$1M). Values are reported in bands, not exact amounts.

Sources

  1. U.S. Senate, Electronic Financial Disclosures (eFD) database (accessed November 10, 2026). Filings used for the chart:
  2. House Committee on Ethics, Financial Disclosure Instruction Guide (calendar year 2025). What is and isn’t reported.
  3. Background facts: Wikipedia, Sheldon Whitehouse (accessed November 10, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.

Photo: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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