Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) - Staff salaries 04/01/2021

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

In Office • Alternate Name: Rafael Edward Cruz

Displaying salaries for time period: 04/01/21 - 09/30/21

Full salary listings

Payee Name	Start date	End date	Position	Amount	Notes	PDF
Payee Name Christine Schaffer Babcock	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Administrative Director	Amount $74,684.32	Notes
Payee Name Bryan David Bashur	Start date 04/01/21	End date 07/23/21	Position Legislative Aide	Amount $23,040.47	Notes
Payee Name Sarah C. Bass	Start date 06/23/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $8,711.08	Notes
Payee Name Valeah Isabel Beckwith	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Constituent Liaison	Amount $27,999.96	Notes
Payee Name Spencer Miller Bennett	Start date 06/17/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $9,244.42	Notes
Payee Name Rasuali W. Bray (R.W.)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Regional Deputy Director, Southeastern Texas	Amount $39,333.32	Notes
Payee Name Samara J. Brown	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Aide	Amount $33,170.55	Notes
Payee Name Clinton Brown (Clint)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Executive Director, Senate Steering Committee	Amount $6,124.92	Notes
Payee Name Juliana Camacho	Start date 09/13/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,049.99	Notes
Payee Name Madison B. Carson	Start date 04/01/21	End date 08/06/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $13,916.65	Notes
Payee Name Giovanni Catanzaro	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Constituent Services Assistant/Staff Assistant	Amount $17,817.00	Notes
Payee Name Omri M. Ceren	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position National Security Adviser	Amount $75,347.02	Notes
Payee Name Jacob C. Chamblin	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Constituent Services Liaison	Amount $18,666.64	Notes
Payee Name Steven A. Chartan (Steve)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Chief of Staff	Amount $86,949.96	Notes
Payee Name Anne G. Coates	Start date 04/01/21	End date 04/23/21	Position Intern	Amount $766.66	Notes
Payee Name Jeffrey R. Collins	Start date 06/07/21	End date 07/09/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,099.98	Notes
Payee Name Sam Cooper	Start date 04/01/21	End date 07/16/21	Position Deputy Chief of Staff	Amount $58,333.33	Notes
Payee Name Andrew Bray Davis	Start date 07/07/21	End date 08/31/21	Position Counsel	Amount $17,541.66	Notes
Payee Name Brenda Davis	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Caseworker	Amount $37,499.96	Notes
Payee Name Lela Mae Derr	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position State Operations Director	Amount $44,375.00	Notes
Payee Name Amy A. English	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $22,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Garrett J. Exner	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Military Legislative Assistant	Amount $54,999.99	Notes
Payee Name Mary Kathryn G. Fedorchak (Mary Kathryn)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Assistant Scheduler	Amount $24,743.87	Notes
Payee Name Erin B. Fleck	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/26/21	Position New Media Adviser	Amount $37,449.91	Notes
Payee Name Kelsey Baer Flores	Start date 07/26/21	End date 07/30/21	Position Associate Counsel	Amount $10,652.78	Notes
Payee Name Michael Anthony Flusche	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Regional Deputy Director	Amount $39,999.92	Notes
Payee Name Jason Roth Fuller	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Regional Director, Southeastern Texas	Amount $57,499.96	Notes
Payee Name Casandra Lynn Garcia Meade (Cassy Garcia)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position State Deputy Director/Regional Director, Southern Texas	Amount $49,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Adrianeli Gomez	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Constituent Outreach Liaison	Amount $21,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Samuel A. Guebara (Sam)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Constituent Services Liaison	Amount $22,031.07	Notes
Payee Name Stephen Michael Guest (Steve)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Special Adviser, Communications	Amount $61,999.96	Notes
Payee Name Hailey Hamel	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Senior Legislative Correspondent	Amount $27,842.47	Notes
Payee Name Bobbi Kennedy Hanson	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Regional Deputy Director, Western Texas	Amount $31,833.32	Notes
Payee Name Gray C. Harker	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Special Assistant	Amount $30,168.20	Notes
Payee Name Joel Newman Heimbach	Start date 04/01/21	End date 06/08/21	Position Legislative Counsel	Amount $18,666.66	Notes
Payee Name Jessica Skaggs Henrichs	Start date 04/01/21	End date 04/06/21	Position Press Secretary	Amount $3,616.66	Notes
Payee Name Marisela Hernandez (Mari)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Constituent Services Liaison	Amount $32,499.92	Notes
Payee Name Anna Elizabeth Holland	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Press Assistant	Amount $27,999.92	Notes
Payee Name Alejandro J. Interiano (Alex)	Start date 07/08/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Systems Administrator	Amount $9,222.18	Notes
Payee Name Jonathan R. Iwaskiw	Start date 04/01/21	End date 07/02/21	Position Legislative Correspondent	Amount $11,888.84	Notes
Payee Name Christopher M. Jaarda (Chris)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Director	Amount $76,291.65	Notes
Payee Name Madeline C. Jackson	Start date 04/01/21	End date 04/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Sarah E. Jones	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $16,333.32	Notes
Payee Name Adam A. Kozloski	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Correspondent	Amount $26,999.92	Notes
Payee Name Meredith Elaine Lambert	Start date 04/01/21	End date 04/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Sydnie L. Long	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/24/21	Position Constituent Outreach Liaison	Amount $7,375.00	Notes
Payee Name Carolyn Busse Lowrance	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Deputy Scheduling Director	Amount $41,649.96	Notes
Payee Name Carolyn S. Madan	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Policy Adviser	Amount $2,499.96	Notes
Payee Name Patrick F. McAllister	Start date 04/01/21	End date 07/09/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $9,777.74	Notes
Payee Name Connor C. McCulloch	Start date 06/07/21	End date 08/06/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,999.98	Notes
Payee Name Melika Willoughby McKinnis	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Policy Adviser	Amount $3,874.92	Notes
Payee Name Samantha Leahy McLean (Sam)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Senior Legislative Assistant	Amount $45,666.64	Notes
Payee Name Christian E. McMullen	Start date 04/01/21	End date 06/11/21	Position Communications Coordinator	Amount $13,299.99	Notes
Payee Name Arjun P. Mehendale	Start date 09/13/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,049.99	Notes
Payee Name Carl Brent Mica	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position State Director	Amount $73,333.32	Notes
Payee Name Melissa L. Miller	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Caseworker	Amount $38,631.40	Notes
Payee Name Andrew Raebel Miller	Start date 04/01/21	End date 06/18/21	Position Legislative Correspondent	Amount $12,382.85	Notes
Payee Name Matthew Grant Murray (Grant)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Regional Deputy Director	Amount $61,666.64	Notes
Payee Name Claire R. Nevill	Start date 06/07/21	End date 08/06/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,999.98	Notes
Payee Name Mary Whistler Owen	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Regional Director, Western Texas	Amount $33,217.96	Notes
Payee Name Sarah Dickinson Paciorek	Start date 04/01/21	End date 07/14/21	Position Operations Manager	Amount $34,084.41	Notes
Payee Name Rachel K. Paik	Start date 09/14/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $991.66	Notes
Payee Name Erin M. Perrine	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Communications Director	Amount $78,087.02	Notes
Payee Name Lori Borchardt Petersen	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Constituent Services Director	Amount $53,333.28	Notes
Payee Name Kristen J. Pettit	Start date 06/07/21	End date 08/06/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,999.98	Notes
Payee Name Austin C. Pistor	Start date 09/13/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,049.99	Notes
Payee Name Ricardo A. Pita Macedo (Ricardo Pita)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Aide	Amount $30,784.89	Notes
Payee Name Brittany Alexandra Psyhogios-Smith	Start date 06/28/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Operations Manager	Amount $23,250.00	Notes
Payee Name Charles Duncan Rankin (Duncan)	Start date 06/09/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Assistant	Amount $31,777.74	Notes
Payee Name Maria Jeffrey Reynolds	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Speechwriting Director/Strategic Communications Director	Amount $56,833.28	Notes
Payee Name Javier D. Salinas	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Regional Director	Amount $37,749.92	Notes
Payee Name Corinne L. Schillizzi	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/20/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $5,444.43	Notes
Payee Name James R. Schindler	Start date 06/15/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Counsel	Amount $23,555.53	Notes
Payee Name Brandon James Simon	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Regional Director, Central	Amount $40,525.00	Notes
Payee Name Elizabeth Marie Slezak (Liz)	Start date 09/15/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Constituent Correspondence Manager	Amount $1,777.77	Notes
Payee Name Jon Austin Smithson (Austin)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Domestic Policy Adviser	Amount $61,999.96	Notes
Payee Name Bethany Caroline Stevens	Start date 06/07/21	End date 08/06/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,999.98	Notes
Payee Name Matthew William Swint (Matt)	Start date 08/02/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Correspondent	Amount $6,555.52	Notes
Payee Name Sara Edwards Sylvester	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Scheduling Director	Amount $67,499.92	Notes
Payee Name Alexander N. Thiessen (Alex)	Start date 06/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $10,666.64	Notes
Payee Name Amanda Michelle Turner	Start date 06/07/21	End date 08/06/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,999.98	Notes
Payee Name Camille Peeples Varone	Start date 08/09/21	End date 08/15/21	Position Counsel, Constitution Subcommittee	Amount $1,361.10	Notes
Payee Name David Vasquez (Dave)	Start date 06/14/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Press Secretary	Amount $26,750.00	Notes
Payee Name Paul M. Windsor	Start date 04/01/21	End date 06/06/21	Position Digital Director	Amount $8,466.66	Notes
Payee Name Leigh N.W. Wolf	Start date 07/12/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Creative Director	Amount $22,471.07	Notes
Payee Name John C. Wolfe	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/31/21	Position Constituent Services Liaison	Amount $6,409.70	Notes
Payee Name Jason F. Wright	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Regional Director, East	Amount $44,500.00	Notes

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