Will the Squad be Re-Elected in 2020

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Meet the Real Househusbands of the 'Squad'​

While their wives rage against capitalism, they're getting rich​


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'Squad' husbands Tim Mynett, Cortney Merritt, and Conan Harris (Twitter)

It pays to be married to the "Squad."

As Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), and Cori Bush (Mo.) rage against capitalism from within the halls of Congress, their husbands bring home the bacon, raking in millions through consulting firms, vineyards, and private security operations. The husbands of the "Squad," who appear to be friends in their own right, have seen their financial fortunes rise in line with their wives' political stardom.

Mr. Ayanna Pressley ​

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Three days before Pressley took office in January 2019, her husband, Conan Harris, left his $92,500-per-year position as public safety adviser to then-Boston mayor Marty Walsh (D.) to launch his own consulting business. A convicted felon who served 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, Harris said he launched his firm to provide him more "flexibility professionally."

The move has paid off for Harris. By 2021, he more than tripled his annual salary, earning $350,000 by consulting for nonprofits and businesses in the Boston area. Harris in 2022 earned up to $1.05 million from his consulting businesses, according to Pressley's financial disclosure.


Mr. Ilhan Omar (the Third)​

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After divorcing the father of her children and probably marrying her brother, Omar personally saw that her third marriage started on solid financial grounds. Her campaign paid Tim Mynett's firm just under $3 million from 2018 through 2020 for advertising and fundraising consulting services, with payments beginning as the pair embarked on a secret romantic affair.


Though Omar and Mynett in 2019 initially denied having an affair, the pair ultimately divorced from their respective spouses and tied the knot in March 2020. Omar's campaign cut ties with Mynett's firm, E Street Group, after the 2020 elections amid widespread criticism that the "Squad" member was enriching her husband with campaign funds.


Mr. Cori Bush​

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Bush has enriched her husband, private security guard Cortney Merritts, with campaign funds. Following in Omar's footsteps, Bush's campaign payments to her husband started before the pair legally married in February. Merritts has received over $92,000 in the form of bimonthly $2,500 payments from his wife's campaign since January 2022, Federal Election Commission records show.

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Meet the Real Househusbands of the 'Squad'

It pays to be married to the "Squad."
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