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.

• • Beirne, Katherine N

    Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, $55,000
    Prior Employment:	Competition Policy Associates, vice president salary, $100,000, bonus, $35,000, consulting fees, $20,000

     

  • Beland, Michael A

    House Homeland Security Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Systems Research and Applications Corp., $33,070
    Positions Held:	University of Maryland School of Law, fellow; Systems Research and Applications, consultant and attorney

     

  • Bender, Richard A

    Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Washington Region for Justice and Inclusion; Foundation for NIH; Donor Strategies; Center for Inspired Teaching; Gail Nordheimer Associates
    Campaign Work:	Citizens for Harkin, $24,377

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Washington Region for Justice and Inclusion, consultant
    Campaign Work:	Citizens for Harkin, $24,377

     

  • Beneke, Patricia J

    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

    2006 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Gardner, Carton and Douglas LLP

     

  • Bennett, Barry P

    Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange, board member

     

  • Bennett-Ingold, Dawn R

    Senate Secretary of the Senate - Administrative Services

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	BITS

     

  • Bentzel, Suzanne M

    Senate Appropriations Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	DCI Group LLC

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	DCI Group LLC

     

  • Benzing, Sarah Ruth

    Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, approved leave salary, $44,605.49

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Kaine Inaugural Committee, salary, $3,000; Braley for Congress, salary, $88,000; Braley for Congress, bonus, $17,000

     

  • Berard, James A

    House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Self-publishing, book sales, $1,597

     

  • Beresik, Micheal T

    House Financial Services Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Wolf Trap Foundation, $184,009
    Positions Held:	Montgomery County Cable and Communications Advisory Committee, member

     

  • Bergman, Terry G

    House Appropriations Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	AFL-CIO Working for America Institute, $27,071

     

  • Bernal, Daniel E

    Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	San Francisco AIDS Foundation, board member

     

  • Bertram, Christoph P

    Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Regan, Zambri and Long

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Regan, Zambri and Long

     

  • Bestor, Geoffrey G

    House Veterans' Affairs Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Bestor Law Firm, private legal practice prior to coming to the Hill, $63,184

     

  • Beutel, Richard

    Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

    2006 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Archstone Smith Co.

     

  • Bhalotra, Sameer R

    Senate Intelligence Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Hogan & Hartson LLP

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Hogan & Hartson LLP

     

  • Bharara, Preetinder

    Senate Judiciary Committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Bryan Cave LLP

     

  • Bhowmik, Rachana

    Senate Resolution and Reorganization Reserve

    2006 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Ernst and Young LLP

     

  • Bilas, Kurt W

    House Energy and Commerce Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Agreements:	Employment agreement with Midwest ISO, executive director, government relations.

     

  • Billups, Karen K

    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Consulting fees: Edison Electric Institute; Pepco Holdings; Mirant Corp.; United States Enrichment Corp.; PJM LLC

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Edison Electric Institute; Pepco Holdings; Mirant Corp.; U.S. Enrichment Corp.; PJM LLC

     

• • Birman, Igor A

    Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	McClintock for Congress Campaign, $103,000; McClintock for Senate , consulting, $6,773; Placer County Republican Party, consulting, $9,825
    Positions Held:	Citizens for the California Republic, officer
    Compensation >$5,000:	Citizens for the California Republic, consulting and legal services

     

  • Birnbaum, S E

    House Administration Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Arlington County Environment and Energy Conservation Commission, chair

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	American Rivers, $27,400

    2007 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	American Rivers, $33,168.79 in 2007, $97,500 in 2006
    Positions Held:	Environment and Energy Conservation Commission, Arlington, VA, chair

     

  • Bjorklund, Cybele

    House Ways and Means Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	David Winston Health Policy Fellowship, board of directors; National Health Policy Committee, steering committee; Center for Studying Health System Change, advisory committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Steering Committee, National Health Policy Forum; Advisory Committee, Center for Studying Health System Change

     

  • Bjornstad, Jeff E

    Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Washington 2 Advocates

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Washington 2 Advocates

     

  • Blankenburg, Daniel W

    House Government Reform Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	American College of Sugeons (new job); American Osteopathic Association

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	American Osteopathic Association

    2007 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Enburg Consulting, political consulting, $3,000

     

  • Bliley, Christopher P

    House Budget Committee

    2006 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	BKSH & Associates

     

  • Blinken, Antony J

    Senate Foreign Relations Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Biden for President, $110,000; United Our States, $12,000

     

  • Blodgett, Timothy P

    House Finance

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	American Society of Civil Engineers

     

  • Bloom, Andrew G

    Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Slager Radio - Emmis International, radio consultant, $19,832

     

  • Bloomquist, Michael D

    House Energy and Commerce Committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Reed Smith LLP

     

  • Blumenfield, Robert J

    Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Children's Pressline, board member; Neighborhood Trust for Public Schools, board member and vice chair; Valley Leadership Institute, board member

    2007 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Children's Pressline, board member; League of Conservation Voters, Los Angeles, board member; Anti-Defamation League, board member, executive & regional; Valley Advisory Board of Anti-Defamation League, chair, board member

     

  • Bock, Paul S

    Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Center for Inspired Teaching, board member
    Gifts:	Sen. Herb Kohl, $7,500 gift to son, $7,500 gift to daughter

    2007 Report Notes:
    Gifts:	Sen. Herb Kohl, gift to son, $7,500; Sen. Herb Kohl, gift to daughter, $7,500

     

  • Boeckel, Martha A

    Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Self-employed practicing attorney
    Campaign Work:	Friends of Kent Conrad, unspecified amount over $5,000
    Positions Held:	Charles Hall Youth Services, foundation board member; Friends for Preservation of Former Governor's Mansion, board member

     

  • Boerio, Bibiana

    Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Ford Motor Co., $330,101 in 2007, foreign service reimbursement, $265,630 in 2007, $10,458 in 2008
    Positions Held:	Jaguar Cars Ltd., managing director; Vista Maria School for Girls, board member; University of Pittsburgh, board of trustees; Seton Hall University, board of trustees; Coventry Business Group for National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, chairman of the board of trustees

     

  • Bohigian, Thomas J

    Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	KVPR-FM Valley Public Radio, advisory board

    2007 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Tree Fresno, advisory board; KVPR-FM Valley Public Radio, advisory board

     

  • Boling, David

    Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AR)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Mitchell Williams Selig Gates and Woodyard PLLC, $38,000

     

  • Bonlender, Brian N

    Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Nature Conservancy

    2008 Report Notes:
    Gifts:	Washington State Society Annual Potluck Dinner, two airline tickets won during drawing at this non-profit charity dinner, $1,740

     

  • Bookout, Randall D

    Senate Intelligence Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Operation Homefront

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Consumer Specialty Products Association

     

  • Borden, Michael

    House Financial Services Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	By Debbie Inc., $30,000

     

  • Bott, Wynn J

    House Agriculture Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Income tax preparation, $625