Tennessee Trey Hollingsworth, a millionaire moved to Indiana from Tennessee for the purposes
of running for Congress.
CNN: “Trey Hollingsworth, A 32-Year-Old Multimillionaire With Political
Ambitions, Went District-Shopping.” “Trey Hollingsworth, a 32-year-old
multimillionaire with political ambitions, went district-shopping. He moved from
Tennessee to Indiana in September and almost immediately announced his bid for
Congress. And polls show the hard-line conservative is actually leading a jam-packed
primary going into Tuesday's election.” [CNN, 5/03/16]
Indy Star Headline: “Trey Hollingsworth Would Be Among Richest In U.S. House
If He Wins Indiana's 9th Dist.” “Trey Hollingsworth, the former Tennessee
businessman self-funding his 9th Congressional District campaign, would be one of the
richest members of Congress if he wins his race in south central Indiana…
Hollingsworth’s assets are worth at least $58.5 million. That’s enough to put him in the
top tier of wealthy House members. Hollingsworth owns Hollingsworth Capital Partners,
a Tennessee company that renovates and markets old industrial buildings and that has
done business in Indiana. Hollingsworth lived in Tennessee until last year, when he
decided to run for Congress from Indiana.” [Indy Star, 3/04/16]
Roll Call Headline: “A Tennessean Just Won An Indiana Congressional District.”
“Trey Hollingsworth didn't live in Indiana a year ago. But Tuesday night, he was well on
his way to becoming the next representative from the 9th District. Hollingsworth, who
moved to the district last fall, tapped into an outsider narrative and his own personal
wealth to win a five-way Republican primary. [Roll Call, 5/03/16]
WTHR: Hollingsworth “Susceptible To Charges Of Carpet-Bagging.” “With an
estimated wealth in excess of $58 million and a life lived outside of Indiana,
[Hollingsworth] has been susceptible to charges of carpet-bagging a congressional seat.”
[WTHR, 7/21/16]