LegiStorm: Transparency's Sidekick

Congressional staffers are featured on our "notable staffer disclosures" pages if they have disclosures that met certain criteria. We spotlight work on campaigns, prior or current work for interest groups, gifts received, certain positions held and other matters. For more details, see under "Data entry" on our About Financial Disclosures page.

• • Kahn, Thomas S

    House Budget Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	American Jewish Committee, Washington chapter, board member; American Jewish Committee, National Council member; American Jewish Committee, member of Board of Governors; National Conference on Soviet Jewry, board member; DC Jewish Community Center, board member; Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, board member

     

  • Kalipi, Davelyn Noelani

    Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee

    2006 Report Notes:
    Agreements:	Employment agreement with UPC Wind Management LLC to become director of government and community relations effective June 15. Employment agreement includes salary between $100,000 and $150,000, payment of relocation expenses.

     

  • Kamela, William C

    Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Agreements:	Employment agreement with Microsoft Corp. to become policy counsel, education, workforce and immigration. Terms of agreement include salary of $165,000, $80,000 signing bonus, split over two years post-hire and $100,000 on-hire stock award vested at 20%/year.

     

  • Kane, Timothy J

    Joint Economic Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Neocor Innovations LLC, founder and partner

    2007 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Heritage Foundation, $130,000

     

  • Kaneshiro, Jessica L

    Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Daniel K. Inouye, income-personal service, $750

     

  • Kardon, Joshua Robert

    Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Self-employment accountant; HOOPSPAC
    Campaign Work:	Wyden for Senate, $24,000

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Self-employed accountant; HOOPSPAC
    Campaign Work:	Kulongoski for Governor, $24,000

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Wyden for Senate; Hoops PAC
    Campaign Work:	Kulongoski for Governor, $24,000

     

  • Karvelas, David M

    Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Potomac Design Communications
    Campaign Work:	VERN PAC, $25,500

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Potomac Design Communications

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Lee PAC, $24,000

     

  • Kassiday, Joel D

    Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Republican Jewish Coalition, $83,610.64

     

  • Katz, Daniel E

    Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Kohanza Media Ventures; America's Health Insurance Plans; Taylor and Francis Group; Washington Business Journal; Wolters Kluwer Health; John Wiley and Sons; Niche Media Holdings; National Public Radio; Washington Post
    Campaign Work:	Lautenberg for Senate, $10,000

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Kohanza Media Ventures LLC; Turner Strategies; America's Health Insurance Plans; Taylor & Francis Group LLC; American Medical Student Association; Washington Business Journal; National Public Radio; EMI Media Inc.

     

  • Katz, Ruth J

    House Energy and Commerce Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	George Washington University, 2008, $279,892; 2009, $372,048; Rebecca Wood Johnson Foundation, 2009, honorarium, $2000
    Positions Held:	Andner Realty, partner; Somerset Realty, partner; Pembroke Realty, partner; Troy Realty, partner; Emory University, trustee; CDC Foundation, secretary, board of directors; NARAL Pro-Choice America, member, board of directors (resigned March 2009); Trust for America's Health, advisory committee member (resigned March 2009); Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, member, finalist selection committee (resigned December 2008); Trustees Council for Democracy; Trustes Council fof Dem Women, member

     

  • Katzman, Julie E

    Senate Judiciary Committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Harkins Cunningham
    Positions Held:	Kaz Inc., director, 1997-present

     

  • Kauders, Andrew D

    Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

    2006 Report Notes:
    Gifts:	Mr. Leonard Franzblau, New York, NY, Wedding cash gift towards home purchase from father's best friend and war buddy, $50,000

     

  • Kelleher, Dennis M

    Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Philips Healthcare

    2007 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, capital account payment, $271,115.57

     

  • Keller, Keenan R

    House Judiciary Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	United Planning Organization, director

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	DC MPD Standards and Training Board; United Planning Organization, director

     

  • Kellner, Kenneth

    House Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics) Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	United Communications Group; Montgomery County Public Schools; George Mason University; University of Maryland University College; George Washington University
    Earned Income:	Georgetown University, $2,300; George Washington University, $5,500 (approved teaching fees)

     

  • Kelly, Francis J

    Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Virginia Right to Life Inc., president

     

  • Kendall, Karyn

    House Appropriations Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	LRS Federal; Plexus Scientific

     

  • Kenderian Aronson, Elise M

    Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	BAE Systems North America

     

  • Keniry, Margaret

    House Homeland Security Committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Gifts:	Variety of gifts from boyfriend and lobbyist Dan Keniry

     

  • Kennedy, Arthur W

    Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	USA Parking, president minority company, partner, $48,500
    Positions Held:	Moriah 15, president

     

• • Kennedy, Brian J

    House Minority Employees

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Pombo for Congress, $14,000

     

  • Kerr, Kathy M

    Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-OH)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Pryce for Congress, $71,501.85

    2006 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Pryce for Congress, $71,501.85

     

  • Kerrigan, Kathleen M

    Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Open Text Inc.

     

  • Kessler, Eric S

    Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)

    2005 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	League of Conservation Voters Education Fund

     

  • Kessler, Richard J

    House Foreign Affairs Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Town of Somerset, incorporated township of Chevy Chase, MD, member of town council

     

  • Kibria, Behnaz L

    House Ways and Means Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Dow Lohnes PLLC, $289,000; American Bar Association, royalties, $2,224

     

  • Kiley, Gregory T

    Senate Minority Policy Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Gifts:	Raytheon IDSA, roundtrip air travel and lodging from Washington, DC to Tewskbury, MA for site visit and interviews, March 25-26, 2007; Roundtrip air travel and lodging from Washington, DC to Tewskbury, MA for site visit and interviews, April 12-13, 2007

     

  • Kim, Cindy M

    House Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics) Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	SBA Communications Corp.

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	SBA Communications Corp.
    Prior Employment:	Crowell & Moring LLP, salary prior to starting with committee (1/07-3/07)

     

  • Kimble, Kevin

    Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)

    20008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Motorola, $140,000
    Campaign Work:	Charles A. Gonzalez for Congress, $19,200

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Gonzalez for Congress, consulting, $18,000

     

  • King, Bruce W

    Senate Consultants

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Self-employment consultant

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Self-employed consultant

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Self-employed lobbyist

     

  • King, Crystal A

    Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Hagan Senate Committee, $95,000
    Prior Employment:	ATLAS Project Inc., $26,515; Human Rights Campaign, $10,000; Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, $6,488

     

  • King, Kay Atkinson

    House Interparliamentary Affairs

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management, National Advisory Council, member; Brigham Young University Institute of Public Management, advisory board, member; Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management Global Management Center, executive advisory board member; Brigham Young University Management Society Washington,DC chapter, advisory boad member; University of Utah Alumni Association Washington, DC chapter, advisory board member

     

  • King, Robert R

    House Foreign Affairs Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	American Society for Genealogy and Family History, president; Global Management Center, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, member of executive advisory board

     

  • King-Huntoon, Ellen

    Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Curt L Sytsma

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Self-employed practicing attorney

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Legal Center for Special Education

     

  • Kircher, Kerry

    House General Counsel

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Farhat Tasneem Ahmed, PC

     

  • Kiriakou, John C

    Senate Foreign Relations Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Central Intelligence Agency, salary, over $120,000
    Prior Employment:	Deloitte and Touche LLP, severance, $165,0000; McLarty Associates, consulting, $15,000; Elliott Associaates, consulting, $23,000; Veracity Worldwide, consulting, $500; Los Angeles Times, writing fee, $300; ABC News, $28,000
    Agreements:	I have a contract to provide consulting services to ABC News that has been suspended for the duration of my federal employment.
    Compensation >$5,000:	Random House will publish my book in 2010; University Pictures bought the film rights to my book

     

  • Kirincich, John G Jr

    Rep. Jim Marshall (D-GA)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Democratic Party of Georgia, consulting, $9,000

     

  • Kivett, Josh T

    Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Jamison Group Inc., $7,500 in 2008, $30,000 in 2007
    Positions Held:	Jamison Group, president of strategic consulting firm

     

  • Klaassen, Mark

    House Homeland Security Committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	JRM Properties LLC, member

     

  • Klatt, Victor

    House Education and Workforce Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Waverider LLC, partner