Amy McGrath supports raising taxes on Kentucky families and job creators, but when it comes to her own taxes, McGrath would rather not pay. While living in the tony D.C. suburb of Alexandria, Virginia, McGrath failed to pay her own taxes on schedule six times in just five years.
Will McGrath continue to skirt her property taxes if given the chance to raise taxes on Kentucky families and businesses?
Free Beacon: “Amy McGrath Habitually Failed To Pay Property Taxes”
“Kentucky Democratic Senate nominee Amy McGrath was penalized for delinquent property tax payments on her Virginia home six times in five years, local real estate records show.
“McGrath and her husband purchased a $739,000 home in Alexandria, Va., in November 2010. According to the city’s real estate assessment office, the couple was up to five months late on six semi-annual property tax payments between November 2011 and October 2016, garnering fines of about $500 for the delinquent payments.
“McGrath sold the home for $835,000—a $96,000 profit—in October 2016 to move to Kentucky and challenge GOP congressman Andy Barr. She lost to the Kentucky Republican by nearly 10,000 votes in 2018 despite outspending Barr by more than $2.5 million in a Democratic wave election.
“The McGrath campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the delinquent payments.
“While many homeowners pay property taxes out of an escrow account managed by their mortgage lender, escrow is not required if the owner holds at least 20 percent equity in their home. McGrath received a loan for $591,200—80 percent of the Alexandria home’s sale price—in 2010, meaning she was eligible to waive the escrow account and make property tax payments on her own.
“McGrath narrowly emerged from the state’s Democratic Senate primary in June, defeating progressive state legislator Charles Booker by fewer than 3 points. She spent nearly $30 million on the primary while Booker spent just $4.2 million.”