Mary Bono’s Net Worth

Mary Bono is an American politician and businesswoman with a net worth of $6 million. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1961 and was married to Sonny Bono from 1986 until his passing in 1998. She has been married a total of four times and is a Republican who graduated from the University of Southern California.

Bono served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1998 to 2013, replacing her late husband Sonny. She joined Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting in 2013 as senior vice president and became interim president and CEO of USA Gymnastics in 2018, but resigned four days later due to criticism of her role as a lobbyist for USA Gymnastics and for marking out the Nike logo on her sneakers.

After Sonny Bono’s death, Cher sued his estate for $1.6 million in unpaid alimony related to their 1974 divorce. Mary Bono took over his spot in US Congress where she would serve for 15 years. According to a congressional disclosure form, more than 20 years after his death, Mary was still earning between $250,000 and $1 million per year in royalties, interest and dividends connected to Sonny’s songwriting credits. According to her 2004 wealth disclosure, Mary Bono had a net worth of $3 million.

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