Erickson Was Sued Twice Over Unpaid Credit Card Debt
Court RecordsCourt records show Erickson was sued not once, but twice over unpaid credit card debt.
A court ruled against him, and ordered him to repay the debt in 2021. It took until 2024, three years later, for him to settle his debt.
Despite John Erickson’s personal history with debt, he’s now asking California voters to trust him with a role shaping a nearly $350 billion state budget.
Deeper Dive: In 2019, Portfolio Recovery Associates sued Erickson in Los Angeles County Superior Court over an unpaid credit account.
The following year, Capital One filed a separate suit, alleging he owed more than $3,000 on another account. The Capital One case ended in a judgment against Erickson in February 2021.
Despite the ruling, court filings show the debt remained unpaid for years: an abstract of judgment was filed against him in August 2023, followed by a writ of execution that December. The debt was not formally satisfied until August 2024 – roughly three and a half years after the judgment was first entered.
Erickson's campaign has not commented publicly on the record. The filings remain part of the public court file in Los Angeles County.
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