PORTLAND — Oregon’s former first lady Cylvia Hayes lists at least $339,000 in mortgage, credit card and other debts, according the latest filing in her bankruptcy case.
She declared assets of $234,000, most of which is the value of her Bend home, but reported having just $10 in cash on hand.
The documents filed Monday outline how Hayes has struggled to stay solvent since former Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned in early 2015. Gifts from friends and family helped pay her bills, as her green energy consulting business 3E Strategies floundered with annual gross income of less than $20,000. Things improved in the first half of this year, with Hayes projecting her business will bring in $38,000 in 2018.
Her largest debt is the $150,000 she owes on her first and second home mortgages, followed by the $125,000 in legal fees she owes The Oregonian/OregonLive as a result of a public records lawsuit she filed to block the media company’s request for her emails.