Del. Steve DeBoy returned four days of his $43,500 annual legislative salary late last year. DeBoy, a two-term Democrat who represents District 12A, released documents showing he participated in a furlough program requested by House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.
District 12A includes Arbutus and Catonsville. (more…)
Del. Jim Malone returned four days of his $43,500 annual legislative salary late last year. Malone, a four-term Democrat who represents District 12A, released documents showing he participated in a furlough program requested by House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.
District 12A includes Arbutus and Catonsville. (more…)
Del. Mike Weir Jr. returned four days of his $43,500 annual legislative salary late last year. Weir, a two-term Democrat who represents the 6th District, released documents showing he participated in a furlough program requested by House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.
The 6th District includes Dundalk and Essex.
Both Busch and Miller returned five days’ salary and asked fellow legislators to also give up between one and five days’ pay at the same time 67,000 state employees were being furloughed for up to five days based on individual salary levels. (more…)
Del. Joseph “Sonny” Minnick returned four days of his $43,500 annual legislative salary late last year. Minnick, a five-term Democrat who represents the 6th District, released documents showing he participated in a furlough program requested by House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.
The 6th District includes Dundalk and Essex.
Both Busch and Miller returned five days’ salary and asked fellow legislators to also give up between one and five days’ pay at the same time 67,000 state employees were being furloughed for up to five days based on individual salary levels. (more…)
The folks over at Insidecharmcity.com have an interesting post summarizing the expenses for Maryland’s congressional delegation during the first three quarters of this year.
You can see how the four Democrats and one Republican who represent Baltimore County in Washington spent taxpayer dollars including:
• Rep. Frank Kratovil, a Democrat who represents the 1st District, spent $18,000 for direct mail pieces.
• Rep.Dutch Ruppersberger, a Democrat who represents the 2nd District, paid for Onstar memberships.
• Rep. John Sarbanes, a Democrat who represents the 3rd District, paid for “home security expenses.”
• Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, a Republican who represents the 6th District, paid a company for web and internet services on top of what is provided by Congress.
• Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Democrat who represents the 7th District, whose food and beverage expenses included $3,900 for an event at Morgan State University.
Insidecharmcity.com also includes links to the original House reports and detailed expense reports for each congressman.
UPDATE:
Makeda Scott, communications director for Rep. John Sarbanes called at 4:30 p.m. to explain the “home security expenses” referenced on Insidecharmcity.com.
“It’s actually for security for the front door of the district office in Towson,” Scott said.
Sen. Larry Haines returned four days of his $43,500 annual legislative salary late last year. Haines, a five-term Republican who represents the 5th District, released documents showing he participated in a furlough program requested by House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.
The 5th District includes parts of northern Baltimore County, including Parkton and Hunt Valley and Phoenix.
Both Busch and Miller returned five days’ salary and asked fellow legislators to also give up between one and five days’ pay at the same time 67,000 state employees were being furloughed for up to five days based on individual salary levels.
By law, the salaries of state lawmakers cannot be increased or decreased during their term.
More than 150 legislators participated in the voluntary furlough days, including 25 of 29 legislators who represent Baltimore County, according to lists released by the House of Delegates and state Senate.
The lists did not contain the number of days each legislator voluntarily gave up. State officials said such information was protected by law as a personnel matter. Patuxent Publishing Co., publisher of this Web site, is asking each legislator who represents the county to voluntarily release information on the furlough days taken in late 2008 and early 2009.
Haines provided a copy of a form dated Dec. 22, 2008 showing that he authorized four days pay totaling $483.36 to be withheld.
Del. Todd Schuler returned five days of his $43,500 annual legislative salary late last year. Schuler, a first-term Democrat who represents the 8th District, released documents showing he participated in a furlough program requested by House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.
The 8th District includes Perry Hall, Parkville and Overlea. (more…)
Del. Pat McDonough returned five days of his $43,500 annual legislative salary late last year. McDonough, a two-term Republican who represents the 7th District, released documents showing he participated in a furlough program requested by House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.
The 7th District includes Cockeysville, Honeygo and Middle River.
Both Busch and Miller returned five days’ salary and asked fellow legislators to also give up between one and five days’ pay at the same time 67,000 state employees were being furloughed for up to five days based on individual salary levels. (more…)
Del. John Olszewski Jr. returned four days of his $43,500 annual legislative salary late last year.
Olzsewski, a Democrat who represents the 6th District, released documents today showing he participated in a furlough program requested by House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.
The 6th District includes Dundalk and Essex.
Both Busch and Miller returned five days’ salary and asked fellow legislators to also give up between one and five days’ pay at the same time 67,000 state employees were being furloughed for up to five days based on individual salary levels. (more…)
Del. Dana Stein took five days without pay as part of a voluntary furlough request made to 188 state legislators late last year.
Stein, a Democrat who represents the 11th District, released a form dated Dec. 26, 2008 that authorizes state human resources officials to withhold five days’ pay totaling $604.20.
Stein’s district includes Owings Mills, Pikesville and part of Timonium. (more…)