New toy!
Ever wonder what the folks who work for your elected officials make? Check out LegiStorm for the answer.
For example, you can see that Howard Coble’s chief of staff pulled down $39,053.63 between 1/3/06 and 3/31/06.
From a Washington Post Story on the new site:
A Web site documenting the salaries of the roughly 20,000 Capitol Hill employees went live last week -- and almost as soon came crashing down.No, it didn't get shut down by a judge's order claiming that private information had been leaked. By law, the salaries of Hill staffers have long been available in thick books in the offices of the House and Senate clerks. The site came down because of the rush of traffic from computers housed in Congress -- and elsewhere.
It seems to be up and running fine right now.
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Interesting!
I also notice a Jennifer G. Coble who grabbed up $13,377.04 as an Executive Assistant in the same period. Is she related, and, if so, is this not a conflict of interest?
Posted on September 27, 2006 4:18 PM
I don't know the answer to your question, but will ask next time I have occasion to call their office. Howard, himself, is famously a bachelor so I'm pretty sure it's not a child.
Posted on September 27, 2006 5:02 PM