Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is loaded, has no kids, and makes more than four times what her constituents earn. And it looks like she doesn’t even own property in her own congressional district!
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez represents one of the poorest congressional districts, with a median income just over $41,000 a year. Compare that, for example to the 46th Congressional District, which is represented by Dana Rohrabacher. The 46th District has a median income over $61,000 a year. Compare that to Sanchez’ net worth, which is $295,004 to $4,799,998, according to Open Secrets.
And it appears that Sanchez doesn’t even own any property in the 47th District. But she certainly does own property. Apparently she still owns a piece of the estate belonging to her former husband, Stephen S. Brixey III, over in Palos Verdes. It is valued at between $1,000,001 to $5,000,000. No other properties are listed on Open Secrets – and she has only one major liability, a mortgage owned by Ditech. A note owned by Brixey is also referenced.
How about that? Sanchez’ district includes most of Santa Ana – the city with the most foreclosures in Orange County. And Sanchez cannot commiserate with those constituents. She doesn’t own property in the 47th.
I wonder if she even lives in the district?
Sanchez beat the former incumbent in her district, Bob Dornan, in part because he lost touch with his constituents. Well, it would appear that the now well-heeled Sanchez has also lost touch with her constituents.
“Let them eat cake!”
Oh sure, she is a Latina, like 65% of her constituents. But she is quite wealthy. And she makes $174,000 per year. Plus lifetime health insurance, a huge pension and benefits. Sanchez makes more than four times the median income of the average constituent in her congressional district.
Sanchez also has no kids. Oh sure, she likes to yap about kids, but she hasn’t got any. She owns a spoiled cat, named Gretzky, who appears in all of her Christmas cards. But no kids.
So let’s recap. Sanchez may be worth as much as five million dollars. She owns property, in Palos Verdes, but not in her own congressional district. And she earns a salary that is more than four times what her hard-working constituents earn. And, unlike most of her constituents, she has no children.
Out of touch? Sanchez isn’t even in the same zip code.
I am preety sure she still “lives” in West Floral Park.
She is there infrequently but just the same is there.
I saw Steven recently in PV, did’nt look like he was missing the EX.
Heard she sold her home in West Floral Park to her younger brother- and she purchased a townhome across from the Angel’s Stadium since she’s back and forth between OC and DC.
If this is true,??? Good move, those townhomes? condos? are nice.
#2,
I could see her living in ritzy condos with a bunch of yuppies…
#1,
If what #2 says is correct, she may just be visiting her bro.
You’re trying to penalize her for being successful. You guys are jealous losers. Crabs in the bucket. Unless this cultural characteristic is eliminated Mexicans/Chicanos will always be stuck. How can you move forward as a people if success is frowned upon? You have the mentality that anybody who rises above the group must be pulled back to the level of the group. How pathetic and what a recipe for failure.
We are critizicing her emense wealth built on the backs of taxpayers
Sunny/Anna/Bubbles,
The problem isn’t that Sanchez got to the top, but rather that once she arrived she quickly forgot how she got there – and who helped her win.
There is no good reason for Sanchez to disavow the Dream Act. Oh she cries about the plight of Vietnamese people – in Vietnam – but could care less about young Latino students here in this country.
Sanchez is really no better than a Republican when it comes to the plight of her own people. She climbed up their backs and forgot about them.
#4 SUNNY,
“You’re trying to penalize her for being successful. You guys are jealous losers. Crabs in the bucket. Unless this cultural characteristic is eliminated Mexicans/Chicanos will always be stuck. How can you move forward as a people if success is frowned upon? You have the mentality that anybody who rises above the group must be pulled back to the level of the group. How pathetic and what a recipe for failure.” (sunny)
JEALOUS OF WHAT- IS THIS HOW LOW YOU SET THE BAR FOR YOURSELF AND LORE- YOU CALL HER SUCCESSFUL– whatever
But anyway, if she feels successful, good for her.
We are happy for her- and you are missing the point.
First of all, some of us love our lives and have nothing to be jealous about here, Ms. Sunny bubbles.
“You have the mentality that anybody who rises above the group must be pulled back to the level of the group.”
So please explain your condescending remark Bubbles.
What is the level of the group, Missy–according to you???
This is getting fishy– you speak of a congresswoman being above the group
that is exactly what everyone has been trying to prove here.
This lady thinks she is above the group that elected her, rather than their equal and their representative.
ok so she has a decent salary no biggy-
money CANNOT BUY CLASS.
You can get the naca out of the ghetto but you cannot get the ghetto out of the naca.
Take that utube video for example– she is cleaning out her bag which her ppl call purse,
and listen to her ghetto tone of voice, and speech in general- PLEASE- SUNNY-
THAT STUFF MAY RUB OFF ON YOU- CAREFUL.
Nothing against this, each to their own… — but please stop trying to misrepresent this lady. It is what it is, and don’t make a fuss.
“aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda!”
No wonder the OJ, ocweekly, and latinopolitics blog are letting voters know that something is not right here.
–and all your fuss about facts not being there–
in this country, bubblehead bubbles-
not even the blue dress got someone impeached, DUH!!!!
again, we don’t care about Loretta’s personal life- good for her if she likes the way she lives her life. We are not criticizing who she dates or doesn’t date–plainly who cares!
Perception is everything though- she is a public servant and should just be a little careful who she is seen with. Lobbyist??? I have to throw in the famous, “NO BUENO”…
Has she represented the voice of the majority of her supporters- NO.
Hello— it is time to earn the LATINO VOTE, Team Sancheez.
I think it’s smart to live in Anaheim. She has lived in S.A. for many years and now has a chance to live in other parts of her district. This is a silly post. As to her not having children, that’s a tacky thing to write. Many women do not have children.
Re: “There is no good reason for Sanchez to disavow the Dream Act.”
You’re lying again. She said she would vote for it. But you know what? I am sick of talking about The Dream Act because no way in hell is Obama going to sign it. If Obama is willing to sell off American citizens to the health insurance industry, he won’t hesitate to stick it to illegal immigrants.
Re: “So please explain your condescending remark Bubbles.”
It’s not condescending. It’s a fact. Many of you have the mentality that a Mexican person is supposed to be poor. If they’re not, then they are suspect and they must be put back in their “place.” This mentality comes from Spanish colonization and the Catholic Church.
Sanchez has a voting record that is more liberal than Raul Grijalva, head of the Progressive Caucus. Yet you guys trash her and call her a Republican. Based on what? Not her voting record. It’s based on the fact that she is economically successful.
I have read enough of these posts to know that you guys also hate her because she is a single woman who has no children. Mexican culture is very sexist, and you guys hate that in your eyes she is a non-traditional woman.
I stand by my crabs-in-the-bucket comment. You’re trashing somebody who has a liberal voting record and who supports your cause just because she is more successful in life than you are.
Yeah, she lives in Santa Ana, next to her brother. She lives there with her long-time partner/boyfriend, Jack Einwechter. Loretta isn’t missing the EX either, Duplo.
B-1 carpet bagged his way down from LA, where he couldn’t get a single vote. He was a blowhard talking head who couldn’t sell a dog to a flea, so he came down to the Conservative Capital of California and beat a much better man in Tom Umberg out of a seat in the district. Sanchez grew up in the district, as did I. She clearly represents the area far better than B-1 ever could, and continues to win re-election because she comes from the area. B-1 even had the never to call GOP contender Judity Wright a carpet bagger when she ran against him years ago. No shame it that shameful man. Sorry, but this whole story smells – take it to Newport Beach.
Who authored this trash? A successful congresswoman can’t own property in her district because it’s a poor distict and she’s rich? Shame on her for owning property in Palos Verdes? I drove through PV last weekend and would LOVE to own property there – if just to visit occassionally. She’s bad for receiving all the benefits her peers collect? For receiving the same benefits a successor will some day collect in her place? Very stupid piece. Very stupid. By the way, George H.W. Bush filed as a resident of Houston, TX, where his company resided, but he didn’t, for favorable income tax rates. Saved himself a ton of money – was he wrong? Legally, he was perfectly right – as is Sanchez. Stupid piece…really stupid.
You know that that was from December 2009, right? We’re on to newer matters, like whether Brown can beat Whitman and all her money.
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