Posted on 10/06/2010 7:49:18 AM PDT by SmithL
Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin filed for bankruptcy shortly before she was elected to the City Council and sought to avoid paying $119,000 in credit card bills and student loans, arguing in court documents that she suffered serious psychiatric disabilities and could not hold a full-time job.
The Richmond police and firefighters' unions, who oppose the 58-year-old mayor's re-election bid, unveiled a mailer, 30-second television ad and website Tuesday that contained these potentially damaging personal details.
The unions, among other labor groups, have vowed to oust the one-term mayor, largely due to her opposition to the proposed Indian casino at Point Molate and her criticism of the Chevron refinery retrofit project.
McLaughlin, who was elected to the council in 2004 and as mayor in 2006, has two challengers Nov. 2: Councilman Nat Bates and former Councilman John Ziesenhenne.
"There are things the mayor hid from voters when she first ran for office," said Richmond Police Officers Association President Sgt. Andre Hill. "Richmond police and firefighters believe voters ought to know the truth about their leaders."
McLaughlin adamantly rejects critics' assertion that her mental and financial history makes her unqualified to serve as mayor of Contra Costa County's second-largest city. She said she suffered from depression, but has overcome it with therapy.
(Excerpt) Read more at contracostatimes.com ...
Richmond, California is a lot like its neighbor, Oakland, but without all the charm. It doesn’t have a football team, either.
“McLaughlin adamantly rejects critics’ assertion that her mental and financial history makes her unqualified to serve as mayor”
Let me guess, she is a demoncrat?
The voters in Richmond must be feeling REALY stupid about now.
(and I’m feeling “realy” stupid too)
>> Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin filed for bankruptcy shortly before she was elected to the City Council and sought to avoid paying $119,000 in credit card bills and student loans ...
I was under the impression that you couldn’t bankrupt out of a student loan debt.
SnakeDoc
I think our elected officials should get their financial situations in order and live within their means.
Let me guess, she is a demoncrat?It's nowhere in the story, but she's Green Party.
Aren’t all DemonRat politicians mentally ill? Some kind of job requirement isn’t it?
Isnt it rich, The Police and Fire unions are the ones releasing the add.
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