You may know him now as the host of The Dan Bongino Show, but what was he doing before that?
Dan Bongino had quite the career at NYPD and then the US Secret Service! Here, we’ll reveal the details of his interesting career, political background, and cancer-fighting journey.
A Brief Biography of Dan Bongino
Dan Bongino was born on the 4th of December, 1974, making him 50 years old at the time of writing. He was born in Queens, New York City, and he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Queens College. Later on, he earned an MBA from the Pennsylvania State University.
Bongino comes from an Italian descent, and his family is known for being conservative. During high school, he studied at a Catholic all-male high school in Jamaica, Queens.
The popular show host is married to Paula Andera Bongino and shares two kids with her. He reportedly lives in Palm City, Florida.
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Aside from these basic facts, no one knows more details about Dan Bongino’s family. He keeps the details of his personal life under wraps, and the nature of his past jobs doesn’t allow much to be disclosed.
Dan Bongino’s Journey from the US Secret Service to Hosting a Show
Show hosts don’t typically come from a background of being in the Secret Service, but with Dan Bongino, it’s different.
Life in the Presidential Protection Division
Dan Bongino served as a New York City Police Department officer from 1995 to 1999, and then he joined the Secret Service. Three years after joining it, he left the Field Office and decided to become an instructor at the Secret Service Training Academy in Beltsville, Maryland.
Four years later, he received a major assignment, joining the Presidential Protection Division for the second term of George W. Bush.
From 2006 to 2011, he remained on protective duty, leaving the Secret Service while Barack Obama was still in office to run for the U.S. Senate.
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Running for Office and Failing
At first, Bongino was criticized for running for office because he was using his political background to run. Some people also claimed that he had secret information from conversations he overheard in the White House, and others said that he was hijacking the Secret Service brand by running for office.
Despite allegedly having access to high-level discussions in the presidential house, Bongino’s run was unsuccessful. He won the Republican primary in April 2012, though he lost the general election.
Two years later, Bongino ran for a seat in the House of Representatives, but he narrowly lost by 1.5 percentage points.
That wasn’t the end of Bongino’s journey in the political office, though. In 2016, he decided to seek the Republican nomination for Florida’s 19th congressional district, but he lost to Francis Rooney.
Book Publications
Running for office and working in the US Secret Service apparently wasn’t enough for Dan Bongino. He decided to document his career in book publications. His first published book was a memoir titled Life Inside the Bubble. The 2013 book addressed Bongino’s time protecting the US presidents and running a campaign for the US Senate.
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In 2016, he published his second book, titled The Flight: A Secret Service Agent’s Inside Account of Security Failings and the Political Machine. And in 2018, he published Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump.
Only three years later, he published his fourth book, which ended up on the New York Times Best Seller list.
The book, called Exonerated: The Failed Takedown of President Donald Trump by the Swamp, was about the now-discredited Russiagate scandal.
He went on to publish two more books after that, putting the total number of his published books to six.
Hosting a Show
After trying his luck in political office and failing, Dan Bongino decided that he had enough with that career path. He then started focusing on media, which wasn’t hard since he’d already been a guest host for some radio shows.
In 2021, his show was signed to replace The Rush Limbaugh Show on Cumulus Media. During the same year, Bongino was signed by Fox News to host a new weekend program.
He also hosted Canceled in the USA, a five-part series for Fox Nation.
Bongino’s deal with Cumulus Media came to an end in 2022, and then he signed a multi-year contract with Westwood One. He also parted ways with Fox News in 2023 due to failed contract negotiations.
Now, the former Secret Service agent has been hosting his radio show since 2021. The Dan Bongino Show is a nationally syndicated radio program that airs on more than 300 stations.
Is Dan Bongino a Cancer Patient?
In 2020, Dan Bongino was diagnosed with throat cancer. He reportedly had a 7-centimeter tumor in his throat, and it needed removal surgery.
In October of the same year, he underwent the surgery, but he was later diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
He was private about his medical condition during that time, but in 2021, he announced that he’d beaten cancer, so he’s probably alright now.
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What Is Dan Bongino’s Net Worth?
Some sources suggest that Dan Bongino is worth $150 million, which isn’t hard to believe since he has holdings in Rumble valued at around $130 million. Meanwhile, other sources suggest that his net worth is $45 million, which is an assessment according to his assets in real estate and his annual income.
In both cases, it’s not hard to believe that Dan Bongino is rich. He’d been a media personality for years now, and he used to earn a $6–$7 million salary from Fox News before leaving.
Final Thoughts
Dan Bongino’s net worth is estimated at around $45 million according to his annual income and assets. However, when you account for his holdings in Rumble, valued at around $130 million, he may be worth around $150 million.
In all cases, Dan Bongino earned his wealthy status. He’d served in the NYPD from 1995 to 1999, and then he became a Secret Service Agent. In 2011, he left the service and ran for the US Senate, but the run wasn’t as successful as he’d anticipated.
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Now, Dan Bongino hosts his radio show and shares his political views online. He’s a popular supporter of Trump’s presidency and policies, and he often uses his platforms to advocate for Trump’s agenda.
It was even rumored back in November that Trump was considering Bongino as a possible candidate to lead the Secret Service. According to CNN, this rumor may not be true.
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