Senator contracts to buy $3.8 million mansion By The Associated Press September 27, 2002 1:47 am The self-described "people's senator" from North Carolina is trading in his Washington mansion for an even bigger one in a better neighborhood.Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and his wife have signed a contract on a $3.8 million home in Georgetown, Washington's historic neighborhood, according to The Charlotte Observer.Elizabeth Edwards said they decided to move because their old house had no yard where their two young children could play freely. They also have a contract to sell their present home near Embassy Row. It...