What Is Tomi Lahren's Net Worth and Salary?
Tomi Lahren is an American television host and political commentator who has a net worth of $3 million. Tomi Lahren rose to fame in the mid-2010s for her viral videos, which helped her land a job with TheBlaze, an American conservative media company.
She has grown to become very popular and was referred to as a rising media star by "The New York Times" and "the young Republican who is bigger than Trump on Facebook" by BBC News in 2016. Her November 2017 appearance on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" went viral in November 2016. In March 2017, Tomi Lahren made some mildly controversial statements on "The View." She said that women should have access to abortions and accused pro-lifers of being hypocrites. Openly pro-life Glenn Beck, who owns The Blaze, subsequently fired Tomi. She then filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against The Blaze, which ultimately led to an undisclosed settlement. In May 2017, she was hired to work for Great America PAC.
Early Life
Tomi Lahren was born Tomi Rae Augustus Lahren on August 11, 1992, in Rapid City, South Dakota. She is of German and Norwegian descent. Both of Lahren's parents came from families who owned ranches in South Dakota. Lahren attended Central High School in Rapid City and graduated in 2010. She then enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and graduated with her B.A. degree in broadcast journalism and political science in 2014. While a student, she hosted and helped produce the university's political roundtable show "The Scramble." She also interned for Republican Congresswoman Kristi Noem from South Dakota.
Career
After completing her degree, Lahren hoped to pursue a career in political commentary. She applied for a job with One America News Network and was offered the opportunity to host her own show. She moved to San Diego, California, and began hosting "On Point with Tomi Lahren" in August 2014.
In July 2015, a video of her commentary on the 2015 Chattanooga shootings went viral and garnered her widespread attention. A month later, Lahren announced she would be leaving One America News Network. She then moved to Texas and began a new show with TheBlaze in November 2015. TheBlaze is a conservative media company owned by Glenn Beck, a conservative political commentator. Tomi increased her public profile while working for TheBlaze. She ended each of her shows with a final segment called "final thoughts," in which she quickly summarized her thoughts on the various issues she covered on the show. The segments often went viral on social media, leading to an increase in Lahren's popularity.
In January 2016, Lahren endorsed Marco Rubio for president in the Republican Party presidential primary. Throughout that year, she began receiving invitations to appear on popular political and social commentary shows. She appeared on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" for a long interview in November. A few months later, in 2017, she made a guest appearance on "The View." While on the show, Lahren stated that she believed women should have legal access to abortion. She made the point that it would be hypocritical of her to support limited government in addition to government restrictions on abortion. Because the owner of TheBlaze, Glenn Beck, was a vocal anti-abortion advocate, Tomi was criticized for her comments and suspended from TheBlaze. Lahren later filed a wrongful termination suit. The suit was ultimately settled, and Tomi left TheBlaze.
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In May 2017, Lahren began working at Great America Alliance, which was an offshoot of Great America PAC, a pro-Donald Trump super PAC chaired at the time by Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani. In August of that year, she joined Fox News as a contributor.
Over the years, Lahren has discussed a number of her political views on her shows and in various interviews. She has described herself as a constitutional conservative and has stated that she views herself as more of a commentator than a journalist. Tomi has discussed her views on various women's issues, stating that she does not consider herself a feminist but does believe in women's empowerment. She has stated that while she personally is against abortion, she has always supported abortion rights as a matter of national law.
Lahren has also stated she is in favor of same-sex marriage and has voiced that she does not believe people should be fired from their jobs for their status as LGBTQ. She has also made a number of comments related to race. In 2016, she compared the Black Lives Matter movement to the Ku Klux Klan, which led to thousands of people signing a petition on Change.org to get her fired from TheBlaze. However, the petition was unsuccessful. She has also criticized NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality against Black Americans. She has also been very vocal about her view that the U.S. government needs to be much stricter on its border policies. She has supported the construction of the border wall on the Mexico-United States border and also urged then-President Trump to shut down the government in order to force Congress to fund the construction of the wall.
Personal Life
In June 2019, Lahren announced on her Instagram account that she was engaged to her boyfriend, Brandon Fricke. However, they called off their engagement in 2020. In 2021, Tomi confirmed she was in a relationship with fellow broadcaster and former Major League Baseball catcher J.P. Arencibia. They were engaged that year and married in October 2022. Lahren enjoys running in her free time. She has a tattoo of a wheat leaf and South Dakota's state flower on the back of her neck. She also has a tattoo of the number 11, which is her lucky number.
Real Estate
In April 2020, Tomi paid $700,000 for a home in Nashville, Tennessee. She listed this home for rent in September 2023 for $5,000 per month.
