This Is How Much Money The Wealthiest Person In Each State Makes

Robert Gore & Elizabeth Snyder, Delaware

Gore and Snyder can thank Gor-Tex for their $885 million. The materials firm W. L. Gore & Associates was founded by their parents in 1958, and it manufactures everything from human body implants to outdoor weather clothing. Robert invented Gore-Tex, a lightweight waterproof fabric. 

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