Bush likely earned less, paid higher tax rate than Clintons

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's 2013 federal income tax form is photographed in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Bush released a third of a century of his personal income tax returns, a record disclosure for presidential candidates. The returns Bush posted online included the eight years since he left office as Florida governor, a period during which he served on numerous corporate boards and saw his income rise sharply. (AP Photo) Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's 2013 federal income tax form is photographed in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Bush released a third of a century of his personal income tax returns, a record disclosure for presidential candidates. The returns Bush posted online included the eight years since he left office as Florida governor, a period during which he served on numerous corporate boards and saw his income rise sharply. (AP Photo)

By Associated Press July 1, 2015 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – In the first presidential race since Democrats cast the GOP nominee as an out-of-touch millionaire, Republican Jeb Bush is aggressively trying to flip the script.

The former Florida governor released three decades of federal tax returns on Tuesday revealing he likely paid more in taxes and earned millions of dollars less than leading Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Bush and his wife earned nearly $29 million since leaving the Florida governor’s mansion in 2007 and paid an effective federal tax rate of 36 percent since 1981. He made nearly $10 million giving speeches.

The Clintons have earned more than $30 million combined in speaking fees and book royalties since January 2014 and paid a tax rate of more than 30 percent.