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United Russia's wealthiest Duma candidates declare 8 billion rubles in income
The 2025 income declarations of the seven wealthiest candidates from Russia's ruling United Russia party have been released ahead of September's parliamentary elections. Their combined income topped 8 billion rubles, exceeding the annual budgets of many cities.
As Russia prepares for State Duma elections, the financial situations of candidates from the ruling United Russia party are drawing attention. According to the 2025 income declarations of the seven richest candidates on the party's federal list, their combined earnings reached 8 billion 68 million rubles ($103.27 million).
Topping the income list is Leonid Simanovsky, a five-term lawmaker and former chairman of the board of Novatek. Simanovsky, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes, reported an income of 5.6 billion rubles ($71.68 million). His declaration also includes bank deposits worth 17.5 billion rubles, two plots of land with two houses in the Moscow region, two Mercedes-Benz cars, and a boat.
Other high-income candidates
Ivan Yegorov, a member of the Tatarstan State Council and CEO of Ak Bars Holding, declared an income of 673.9 million rubles ($8.63 million). Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev reported an income of 477.5 million rubles ($6.11 million). Savelyev's assets include five plots of land, four houses, three apartments, and a Bentley Continental car.
The declarations of other candidates are as follows: lawmaker Ruslan Gadzhiyev, 442.7 million rubles ($5.67 million); Denis Rybakov, head of the Regionservice Bar Association, 407.4 million rubles ($5.21 million); Anton Tsvetkov, deputy commander of the BARS-Kursk volunteer brigade, 259.2 million rubles ($3.32 million); and State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, 257.8 million rubles ($3.30 million).
Incomes surpass regional budgets
The combined income of these seven candidates exceeds the annual budgets of many of Russia's regional capitals. For example, the 2026 budget of Anadyr, the administrative center of Chukotka, stands at 4.6 billion rubles ($58.88 million), while the budget of Gorno-Altaysk, the capital of the Altai Republic, is 5 billion 354 million rubles ($68.53 million).
The candidates' earnings also surpassed the 2026 budgets of Neftekamsk, with a population of about 130,000, at 4 billion 878 million rubles ($62.44 million), and Kashira, with 45,000 residents in the Moscow region, at 7 billion 365 million rubles ($94.27 million). Only the budgets of Pskov, at 8 billion 992 million rubles ($115.10 million), and Vladikavkaz, at 9 billion 411 million rubles ($120.46 million), exceeded this combined income.
Election process and Kremlin target
Russia's Central Election Commission registered United Russia's federal list of 390 candidates this week. The top five spots on the party list are held by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, state television war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny, children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, and Vladislav Golovin, chief of staff of the Yunarmiya youth movement.
According to a previous report by the Vedomosti newspaper, the Kremlin instructed regional officials to ensure United Russia wins about 50 percent of the vote, secures at least 300 seats, and maintains its constitutional majority in the State Duma. The candidate list is seen more as the public face of the party's campaign than a guarantee of parliamentary seats.
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