His chances of being elected became a little less today.

Roy Blunt (R-MO): Congressman, GOP leader, Senate Candidate and Tax Cheat

The District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue will charge Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and his spouse $5,600 in back property taxes for their Georgetown home, following a nearly two-month review of the property’s tax status.

The Missouri lawmaker and his wife, Abigail Perlman Blunt, own a three-bedroom Georgetown home, valued at $1.62 million in tax assessment records.

According to public tax records, the Blunts’ home had received the homestead tax deduction as recently as April, a benefit intended for full-time city residents that can shave hundreds of dollars off annual tax bills — and significantly more in the long term by limiting assessment increases.

Public records show that the city has recalculated taxes dating to 2005. The city does not list interest or penalties on the unpaid taxes.

Link: http://www.americablog.com/2009/05/roy-blunt-r-mo-congressman-gop-leader.html