Modern History Project

"A little learning is a
dangerous thing"

"Capitol Weekly reported that [Rep.] Richardson walked away from the mortgage on her $535,000 Sacramento home, letting the house slip into foreclosure and disrepair less than two years after she bought it with no money down.

'While being elevated to Congress in a 2007 special election, Richardson apparently stopped making payments on her new Sacramento home, and eventually walked away from it, leaving nearly $600,000 in unpaid loans and fees,' the publication reported." -- L.A. Times

At least she is truly representative of the people that elected her.