Speaking of ’ooops’

[jon-nyc]

Hate it when I misjudge my assets by 300x.

[jon-nyc]

I can’t remember if I can retire tomorrow comfortably for life or if I’d be wiped out if I needed to replace my car.

[89th]

To be fair, she had all her stock invested in the Quality Learing Center.

[Horace]

Her liabilities happened to almost exactly equal the assets her accountant randomly thought she had. One unlikely happenstance after another.

[Horace]

The notion that her actual net worth is in the five figures is as blatant a lie as anything Trump has ever said. I wonder if anybody believes it. It would have to put her last amongst all congresspeople.

[Horace]

We have one example of a serving congressperson declaring bankruptcy while in office, so I guess she's not historically the poorest serving congressperson. Maybe second poorest.

1. Rubén Hinojosa
   Filed personal bankruptcy (2010) while serving in the House.
   Cause: liabilities tied to a family meat business loan (~$2.6M owed to Wells Fargo).
   This is consistently described as a “rare” case of a sitting member filing bankruptcy.

This is the clearest, well-documented modern example.