Charles Stenholm net worth at death, obituary

Charles Stenholm’s net worth at death, obituary – Charles Stenholm, an American businessman, and Democratic Party politician from a rural district in the state of Texas, had an estimated net worth of $5 million at the time of his death.

Stenholm, who was born on October 26, 1938, began his career as the owner/operator of a big cotton plantation before entering politics. In his first election, he was elected to Congress.

From 1979 until 2005, Stenholm served in the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party, representing Texas’s 17th congressional district.

He was noted for his conservative social views, and he was instrumental in garnering conservative Democratic support for President Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981, as well as approval of a new farm bill in 2002 that quadrupled farm subsidies for Texas agribusiness.

In 1992, he voted in favor of an amendment requiring the federal government to maintain balanced budgets.

Stenholm remained in Washington, DC after leaving House after being defeated by a Republican in 2004.

He worked as a lobbyist for food and agricultural interests, notably with Olsson Frank Weeda, a Washington, DC-based law and lobbying firm.

Stenholm died on May 17, 2023, at the age of 84, at his home in Granbury, Texas.

His wife Cynthia Watson and three children survive him.