Sen. Maria Cantwell's Net Worth Is More Than What You Think

Maria Cantwell is the daughter of Paul Cantwell and Rose Cantwell.

She was raised in a predominantly Irish American neighborhood on the South side of Indianapolis.

She was born on October 13, 1958. Now Maria is 63 years old and spent her childhood in Indianapolis.

Her father worked for U.S. Representative Andrew Jacobs Jr. Jacobs was the democratic nominee for Mayor of Indianapolis in 1979.

Paul served as a country commissioner, city councilor, state legislator, and chief of staff.

Her mother, Rose, was of Irish and German ancestry. She served as an administrative assistant.

Education

Cantwell went to Emmerich Manual High School and, in 2006, was later inducted into the Indianapolis Public Schools Hall of Fame, then completed her high school.

She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, after high school. She earned a bachelor's degree in Arts and public administration.

In 198, She moved to Seattle, Washington, for the campaign for U.S. Senator Alan Cranston for the 1984 Democratic Presidential nomination, but it went unsuccessful.

Later she moved to Mountlake Terrace and then led a successful campaign to build a new library there in 1986. In 2000, She lived with her in Edmonds, Washington.

Maria Cantwell, a former businesswoman, and an American politician, has a net worth of $6.16

As of 2018, Maria Cantwell has an estimated net worth of $5.7 Million, according to Washington Post's list.

She did a job as vice president of marketing for RealNetworks after her defeat in the 1994 election of the U.S. House of Representatives. She vowed to leave politics after that defeat. 

One of her successes was the 1995 live Internet streaming broadcast of a Mariners-Yankees baseball game, which launched Major League Baseball game Internet broadcasts.

Privacy advocates challenged the corporation in 1998, claiming that the RealJukebox software package had spyware that tracked unwary customers' listening and download habits.

RealNetworks responded by updating its privacy statement to explain its privacy practices concerning user listening habits adequately.

RealNetworks then allowed independent, external audits of its privacy procedures.

Several lawsuits alleging privacy infringement were resolved outside of court. Her opinions on privacy and her resistance to the Bush administration's post-9/11 practices have been shaped by this occurrence.

Besides this job, she only focuses on politics, so the success and worth she earns only from these two professions.

Cantwell started her political career in 1983 and is active to date.

She vowed to quit politics in 1995, but after four years of business, she returned. 

Washington House of Representatives

In the 1986 election, Cantwell was elected to the Washington House of Representatives and served six years, from 1987 to 1993. Maria was just 28 years old at that time.

She was reelected in the same position two more times, in 1988 with 66% vote and in 1990 with 61% vote. 

In 1990 She helped to write Washington Growth Management Act as a state representative. Cantwell also worked on legislation regulating nursing homes.

On January 3, 1993, Cantwell announced her resignation to be sworn in as a U.S. House of Representatives representative.

U.S. House of Representatives 

Cantwell served for precisely two years as a U.S. House of Representative from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 1995.

During her tenure, she supported President Clinton's 1993 budget and assisted in getting the Clinton administration to stop promoting the Clipper chip.

Public Works, Foreign Affairs, and Merchant Marine and fisheries are the committee assignments she performs during her tenure.

U.S. Senate in Washington

United States Senate is the longest tenure she performed in her political career. She serves from 2001 to the present date. 

During her tenure, she faced, went through, and worked actively in the Iraq War, Israel, the Immigration Act, Health care Reform, Environment and Energy, Minimum wage, Sexual abuse in Olympic Sports, and Support for fellow Democrats.

Here are other organizations she served for and duration in her office:-

Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee from January 3, 2013 – February 12, 2014. 

Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee from February 12, 2014 – January 3, 2015

Ranking Member of the Senate Energy Committee from January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021

Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee from February 3, 2021, to the present date.

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