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.

• • Smith, William A Jr

    Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Positions Held:	American Family Association of Indiana, director; Indiana Right to Life, director

     

  • Smoot, Brian

    Rep. Ron Klein (D-FL)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Klein for Congress, campaign manager

     

  • Snell, Caroline K

    Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Campaign Work:	KBH for Senate Committee, finance director; KPAC, fundraising - paid total of $4,000 per month from both combined

     

  • Snitker, Barbra

    Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Iowans for Nussle, $55,463.33

     

  • Snowdon, Andrew L

    House Energy and Commerce Committee

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	CommCore Consulting Group, consulting; Sims Wyeth & Co., consulting
    Positions Held:	Hill-Snowdon Foundation, trustee
    Agreements:	Dickstein Shapiro LLP, offer letter to work as Of Counsel, January 8, 2007

     

  • Snyder, Susan B

    Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Agreements:	Friends of Fred Thompson Inc., spokesperson role

     

  • Soliman, Michael D

    Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Steve Rothman for Congress, consulting fees, >$5,000

     

  • Solon, Michael J

    Senate Consultants

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Biotechnology Industry Assoc., Novartis

     

  • Soofer, Robert

    Senate Armed Services Committee

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Joe Buchino & Associates, salary

     

  • Sopko, John F

    House Energy and Commerce Committee

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Open Society Institute; JNA Inc., consulting
    Prior Employment:	Homeland Security Institute, deputy director, $12,000 in 2007, $190,000 in 2006; Duke Corporate Education, teaching and training, $3,360 in 2006
    Positions Held:	Terror Free Tomorrow Foundation, member, board of directors

     

  • Spanbauer, Amy

    Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-NV)

    2006 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, spouse salary

     

  • Spurlock, Charles Hughes Jr

    Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Friends of Sessions, salary; Luther Strange for Lt. Governor, commission
    Campaign Work:	Luther Strange for Lt. Governor, $30,000

     

  • Stack, Elizabeth S K

    House Science Committee

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Hall for Congress Committee, $1,000

     

  • Stanton, Richard P

    House Resources Committee

    2006 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Positions Held:	Stanbret LLC, sole proprietor investment LLC

     

  • Stayman, Allen P

    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Positions Held:	Nexigram, LLC, single member LLC, "garage" business, currently inactive, Nov. 2004-present

     

  • Steinbaum, Jason

    House Foreign Affairs Committee

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Positions Held:	Charcot Marie Tooth Association, board member

     

  • Stern, Michael L

    House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

    2006 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Shaw Pittman; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; Baker & McKenzie

     

  • Stetson, Nancy H

    Senate Foreign Relations Committee

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Agreements:	Employment agreement with the New England Healthcare Institute to be vice president for health policy. Terms of agreement include salary between $150,001 and $200,000 and temporary housing and moving expenses up to $25,000.

     

  • Stockwell, Michele Gabert

    House Office of the Majority Leader

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Progressive Policy Institute/Democratic Leadership Council, $8,000 in 2006, $96,000 in 2007; Connecticut Issues Project, consulting, $3,500
    Positions Held:	MDS Group LLC, partner (non-salaried)

     

  • Stone, John Erwin

    Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Positions Held:	U.S. Freedom Foundation, president

     

• • Stopher, John P

    House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Positions Held:	President, Three Seventy Seven Omega, Inc., S Corp., Maryland

     

  • Strawn, Matthew N

    Rep. Michael J Rogers (R-MI)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	The Stanton Park Group; Coyle Real Estate Co.
    Campaign Work:	John McCain 2008 (via Administaff Inc.), $48,569

    2006 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	The Stanton Park Group; Coyle Real Estate Co.
    Campaign Work:	The Mike R. Rurd, $22,140

     

  • Strickland, Brenda P

    Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Earned Income:	Bill Nelson, salary, $1,200
    Campaign Work:	Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate, bonus, $10,000

     

  • Stuntz, Reid Pendleton

    House Energy and Commerce Committee

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, salary; American Electric Power Co. Inc., director fees; Schlumberger Ltd., director fees; Raytheon Corp., director fees

     

  • Sugar, Thomas O

    Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Campaign Work:	All America PAC, $23,747.50; Evan Bayh Committee, 41,376.67
    Positions Held:	The Evan and Susan Bayh Family Foundation, secretary, 10/2002-present

     

  • Sukol, Robert Mark

    House Law Revision Counsel

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:

     

  • Summers, Jon J

    Senate Majority Leader

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Zia Film Distribution, TV royalty, $1,699.91; Greenpeace, consulting, $7,200.00; Democratic Governors Association, $52,885.62

     

  • Sutherland, Lisa J

    Senate Resolution and Reorganization Reserve

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Ducks Unlimited

     

  • Sutton, William T

    Joint Committee on Taxation

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	American Institutes for Research

     

  • Svendson, Dorothy T

    Senate Secretary of the Senate - Executive Office

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Waterways Council Inc.

     

  • Sweeney, Patrick A

    House Administration Committee

    2006 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Positions Held:	Patrick A. Sweeney Corp., president; Columbia College Chicago, trustee; Ohio Institute for Public Service, ex-director

     

  • Tahsuda, John III

    Senate Resolution and Reorganization Reserve

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Lakeside Title Co. (salary); Roger J. Pedersen, Esq. (salary); Carylyle Consulting (fees)

     

  • Takamura, Carl T

    Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Hawaii Business Roundtable, Hawaii, $4,408 in 2007, $105,788 in 2006, $101,719 in 2005

     

  • Tate, Ruth M

    House CAO Advanced Business Solutions

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Dan C. Tate LLC

     

  • Taub, Robert G

    Rep. John McHugh (R-NY)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Steptoe and Johnson LLP

     

  • Taylor, Betty Lou

    Senate Appropriations Committee

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Cavarocchi Ruscio Dennis Associates LLC

     

  • Taylor, Robert P Jr

    Sen. John Thune (R-SD)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Spouse employment:	American Hospital Association; Nickles Group

     

  • Taylor, Steven S

    Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Agreements:	Employment agreement with the United Way of America to become Vice President and Counsel for Public Policy in June 2007. Annual salary will be between $150,001 and $200,000 per year.

     

  • Teehee, Kimberly K

    House Resources Committee

    2007 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Positions Held:	National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

     

  • Terry, James W

    Rep. John Campbell (R-CA)

    2006 Reports Available

    Notes:
    Campaign Work:	National Republican Congressional Committee, $80,000; John Campbell for Congress, consultant fee, $34,000
    Prior Employment:	California State Assemblyman Kevin McCarthy, $45,999