What is Joe Scarborough net worth and salary?
Joe Scarborough, a cable news and talk radio host, lawyer, author, and former politician, has a net worth of $25 million. He is best known for co-hosting MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” with his wife, Mika Brzezinski, and previously hosted “Scarborough Country” on the same network. Scarborough served as a Republican for Florida’s 1st district in the United States House of Representatives for six years before his broadcasting career.
Early Life and Education
Joe Scarborough was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1963 and moved with his family to Meridian, Mississippi in 1969. They later moved to Elmira, New York and finally settled in Pensacola, Florida where Scarborough attended Pensacola Catholic High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Alabama in 1985 and went on to receive his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida College of Law in 1990. Scarborough was also a musician and football coach during his time in higher education.
Representation of Michael F. Griffin
Joe Scarborough was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1991 and practiced law in Pensacola. He gained notoriety for his representation of Michael F. Griffin, who had murdered Dr. David Gunn in 1993. While he eventually removed himself from the case, Scarborough continued to assist Griffin in choosing counseling services and worked pro bono to protect his family from media attention.
Opposition to Property Tax Increase
In 1993, Scarborough gained attention for his assistance with a petition drive opposing a property tax increase in Pensacola.
Political Career
Joe Scarborough was elected to represent Florida’s 1st congressional district in the US House of Representatives in 1994, defeating Democratic candidate Vince Whibbs Jr. He was reelected in 1996, 1998, and 2000, with his only opposition consisting of write-in candidates. During his time in Congress, Scarborough served on several committees, including Judiciary, Education, Government Reform, and Armed Services. He signed the controversial Contract with America legislative agenda and was named chairman of the Civil Service Committee in 1998. Scarborough was also part of a group of around 40 freshman Republican legislators called the New Federalists, who advocated for major cuts in the US government, including plans to drastically reduce or privatize several departments.
Scarborough supported conservative positions on social, economic, and foreign policy issues, including anti-abortion positions, sponsoring a bill to withdraw the US from the United Nations, and voting to eliminate federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. However, he had slightly more moderate records on environmental and human rights causes. In 2001, Scarborough announced his resignation from Congress, five months into his fourth term, with the intention of spending more time with his children.
Joe Scarborough’s Career Highlights
Joe Scarborough founded The Florida Sun while serving in Congress in 1999, which later merged to become Independent News. In 2003, he launched “Scarborough Country” on MSNBC, and in 2007, he started hosting “Morning Joe” with cohosts Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. Scarborough has also been a regular guest on NBC and MSNBC news programs, including “Meet the Press.” He cohosted a radio show with Brzezinski on WABC from 2008 to 2010, and has authored several books. In 2017, Scarborough released his debut EP, “Mystified,” and a music video for the title track.
Personal Life and Political Views
Scarborough married Melanie Hilton in 1986 and they had two sons before their divorce in 1999. In 2001, he married Susan Warren and they had a daughter and a son before their divorce in 2013. He later moved to New Canaan, Connecticut in 2016 and got engaged to Mika Brzezinski during a trip to France the next year. They married in 2018 in Washington, DC.
In 2017, Scarborough announced that he was leaving the Republican Party to become an independent due to the party’s embrace of Donald Trump, who had targeted Scarborough and his wife. After the attempted insurrection at the US Capitol in January of 2021, Scarborough criticized the Capitol Hill Police for enabling the attack.
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