While much has been made this election season about Trump's tax returns and bankruptcy, he isn't the only politician who has faced financial trouble. Here is a list of some of the more famous politicians who have struggled with debt during their careers.

1. Famous
Politicians
Who
Struggled
with Debt
By Adam Kidan

2. Thomas
Jefferson
• Accrued somewhere between $1 and $2 million in
debt during his lifetime!
• His fame kept creditors away while he was alive,
but his family had to sell much of his property to
pay off his debts after death

3. George McGovern
• Amassed
around $113,000
in campaign
debt in 1984!
• Opened a hotel
four years later
that shuttered
and fell into
bankruptcy in
less than two
years

4. Linda
McMahon
• Racked up about
$1 million in debt
in 1976!
• Later made up for
it and had a net
worth of $376
million when she
ran for US Senate
from Connecticut
in 2010

5. Abraham
Lincoln
• Owned a general
store early in life
that amassed
$1,000 in debt!
• Was brought to
court and took
several years to
pay back what he
owed

6. Marco !
Rubio
• Rubio has long
struggled with debt
for everything from
education to
mortgages!
• His money problems
ended after an
$800,000 book deal
in 2012, but he then
decided to spend
$80,000 on a luxury
speedboat!
• While Mitt Romney’s
campaign was
vetting Rubio as a
possible running
mate, his careless
decisions made
them reconsider