May 11, 2012

Congressman Joe Walsh: Failure by Numbers

In advance of tonight’s first debate between Congressman Joe Walsh and Tammy Duckworth, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee brings you a look at Congressman Joe Walsh’s failures over the course of his political career:

4: The number of times Congressman Walsh paid his property taxes late or the number of tax liens Congressman Walsh accrued.  [Cook County Treasurer, Property Tax Payment Records, Accessed 3/23/11] [Cook County Recorder of Deeds]

$800 : The amount Congressman Walsh and his wife took as a Stimulus tax credit. [2009 Walsh IRS Form 1040]

1996: The first year Joe Walsh ran for Congress and lost. [The Hill, 10/16/96]

24: The percentage by which Joe Walsh lost in his second political bid. [Chicago Tribune, 8/13/98]

416%: The percent Congressman Joe Walsh’s personal income improved since coming to Washington. [Walsh for Congress Press Release via Walsh Campaign Email, 4/30/10]

$117,437: Overdue child support. [Chicago Sun-Times, 7/28/11]

$2136: The amount garnished from Congressman Walsh’s wages for outstanding child support. [Chicago Daily Herald, 10/12/11]

$322,629.89: Taxpayer dollars Congressman Walsh spent on mass-mailings and communications.

2: The number times Congressman Walsh’s driver’s license was suspended. [Chicago Tribune, 11/04/10]

$43,306: Walsh’s outstanding campaign debts and obligations. [2012 First Quarter FEC Report, filed 4/15/12]

$3,600: Walsh’s Outstanding campaign debt on an unexplained trailer rental. [2012 First Quarter FEC Report, filed 4/15/12]

$10,298: The amount in judgments against Congressman Walsh in Cook County Circuit Court. [Robinson Furnace Company, et al v. Joe Walsh, et al, Cook County Circuit Court, Case Number 2000-M2-000142, filed 1/19/00; 1415 Sherman Ave Condominium Association v. William J Joe Walsh, Cook County Circuit Court, Case Number 2006-M1-706985, filed 3/31/06; 1415 Sherman Ave Condominium Association v. William J Joe Walsh, Cook County Circuit Court, Case Number 2009-M1-704736, filed 2/24/09]

$21,556: The amount in Congressman Joe Walsh’s educational trust fund he didn’t think was taxable. [Chicago Daily Herald, 10/19/10]

$200: The fine Congressman Joe Walsh had to pay for filing required personal financial disclosure form late. [Chicago Daily Herald, 4/28/10]

$6,000: Hike on seniors for the same health care under the Republican budget Congressman Joe Walsh supports that ends Medicare. [Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 2011]

78,000: The number of Medicare beneficiaries in IL-08 who would lose preventative care benefits under the Republican budget Congressman Joe Walsh supports that ends Medicare. [Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 2011]

$7,000:  The amount of Congressman Joe Walsh’s campaign check that bounced. [Associated Press, 5/04/10; illinoisreview.typepad.com, 5/15/10]

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