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.

• • Botts, Aleta

    House Agriculture Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Southern States Cooperative

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Southern States Cooperative

     

  • Boushey, Heather

    Joint Economic Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Public Citizen
    Earned Income:	Center for Economic and Policy Research, $67,700; American Prospect, $2,500; St. Mary's College, $1,000; Inclusion, $2,700; Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University, $3,500
    Agreements:	Agreement to co-edit a research volume for Cornell University Press on low-wage work in the United States, unpaid

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Public Citizen
    Prior Employment:	Center for Economic and Policy Research, $139,000

     

  • Bowen, David C

    Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	National Health Policy Forum, steering committee member; Realizing Rights - The Ethical Globalization Initiative, member of Health Worker Migration Advisory Council

     

  • Bowie, Maria R M

    Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Gladstone Management

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Gladstone Management

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Gladstone Management

     

  • Bowman, John R

    Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	American Association of Justice, $77,250

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	American Association for Justice, salary, $86,900 in 2007, $98,500 in 2006
    Positions Held:	American Association of Justice, associate director

     

  • Bowser, David G

    Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	President, Increase Strategies Inc.

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	National Transportation Safety Board
    Earned Income:	Increase Strategies Inc., $2,225
    Positions Held:	Increase Strategies Inc., president

    2006 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
    Campaign Work:	Phil Gingrey for Congress; Rob Simmons for Congress; Mike Conaway for Congress; Friends of Mike Ferguson; John Campbell for Congress; Friends of Joe Pitts; Mario Diaz-Balart for Congress
    Prior Employment:	Keelen Communications, $66,000; Increase Strategies, Inc., $50,000
    Positions Held:	President, Increase Strategies, Inc.

     

  • Boyd, April S

    Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Holland and Knight LLP

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Holland and Knight LLP

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Holland & Knight

     

  • Boykin, Richard

    Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL)

    2006 Report Notes:
    Gifts:	Vicky Palivos, Chicago, IL, wedding gift, $500; Peter Dravilas, Addison, IL, wedding gift, $1000; Bernie Robinson, Washington, DC, wedding gift, china, $500

     

  • Boyles, Bret Kevin

    Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Principle Strategies Group, consulting, president, $150,000
    Agreements:	Pursuant to a contractual obligation between Principle Strategies Group and U. of Southern MS Foundation, PSG sought to end all contractual obligations effective August 2005. Unable to do so by December 2005, talks moved into 2006 and were completed in February 2006. This arrangement was noted on previous disclosure forms and should be again noted as bona fide compensation for services entered prior to Senate employment. This arrangement was made in conjunction with Senate Rule 37. PSG has now been fully compensated and this matter should be considered closed.

     

  • Bradley, Neil L

    House Minority Employees

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	The NSSV Corp., director, (trustee for a charitable trust)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	N.S.S.U. Corp., director

     

  • Brake, Adam G

    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	The Hill newspaper

     

  • Bramwell, Adam L H

    Senate Secretary of the Senate - Executive Office

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Syms Consulting LLC, National Women's Party, Perriello for Congress
    Campaign Work:	Moran for Governor, undisclosed amount

     

  • Branca, Arlene C

    Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	K&L, salary, $30,000

    2008 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	K&L, $30,000

    2007 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Herb Kohl, salary, $39,000

     

  • Brand, Adam G

    Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Friends of Patrick Kennedy, $12,000

    2008 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Friends of Patrick Kennedy, $3,000

    2007 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld, $137,500 in 2006; Democratic Party of Rhode Island, $3,000 in 2006

     

  • Branson, Cherri

    House Homeland Security Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	The Whitney Group, partner
    Positions Held:	St. Michael's School Advisory Board, member

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Stephen James and Associated

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Callaway Partners

     

  • Branton, Brian E

    Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	USA Funds Inc., $173,334, 2008; $3,669, 2009
    Positions Held:	USA Funds Inc., vice president of congressional relations; Point Foundation, board of regents

     

  • Brasell, Justin M

    Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Geoff Davis for Congress Campaign, $78,375, Geoff Davis for Congress Campaign, $15,750

     

  • Brathwaite, Paul A

    Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	International Franchise Association

    2006 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	International Franchise Association

     

  • Brayboy, Joyce Martin

    Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Watt for Congress Campaign, consulting, $13,000

    2006 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Watt for Congress Campaign, consulting, $3000

     

  • Brennan, John J III

    House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Agreements:	Union Pacific Corp., counsel position in Omaha, Neb.

     

• • Brennan, John K

    House Office of the Speaker

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	ABC News

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Amgen Inc., $359,158

     

  • Brennan, Kevin

    House Sergeant at Arms

    2007 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	D.C. Friends of Ireland, vice president

     

  • Brescia, Judith C

    Senate Sergeant at Arms - Technology Development Services

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Focus Group Corp.

     

  • Brinck, Michael F

    House Veterans' Affairs Committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Flexible Packaging Association

     

  • Brink, David M

    House Judiciary Committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Wright Robinson Osthimer & Tatum, employment prior to working for House of Representatives, approx. $10,000

     

  • Broderick-Sokol, Sam B

    House Judiciary Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Wilmer Hale, $130,000

     

  • Brody, Perry Finney

    Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Clark Realty Capital LLC

     

  • Brown, Barry

    Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Texas State Society of Washington, DC, board member; Red Raider Club, board member

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Texas State Society, board member; Red Raider Club, board member

     

  • Brown, Catherine E

    House Education and Workforce Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Center for American Progress, salary; Gates Foundation, consulting; Be the Change, consulting; Freedman Consulting, consulting; New York City Department of Education, consulting; The New Republic, articl fee; WashingtonPost.com, article fee; Policy Link, meeting fee; National Academy of Sciences, paper fee; The American Prospect, article fee; Urban Institute, honorarium
    Campaign Work:	Hillary Clinton for President, $38,000
    Positions Held:	Teach for America, Early Childhood Initiative, advisory board member

     

  • Brown, Christopher C

    House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

    2006 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, pre-House employment, $62,172.39

     

  • Brown, Cynthia S

    Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Van Voorhis, van de Venne and Partners, partner

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Weil Gotshal and Manges
    Positions Held:	Van Voorhis, van deVenne and Partners, partner

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
    Positions Held:	Partner, Van Voorhis, Van de Venne and Partners

     

  • Brown, Ellen B

    House Government Reform Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Brent Franzel Inc.; Cardinal Point Partners LLC

     

  • Brown, James W

    Sen. Bob Casey Jr (D-PA)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Pennsylvania Society of Washington, DC, director

    2008 Report Notes:
    Agreements:	Sale of interest in SCP Private Equity Management Co. LLC and related entities. Terms of agreement include payments of $100,000 per year for three years, satisfaction of $200,000 loan and withdrawal and waiver of distributions from SCP Private Equity Management LP and related entities.

    2007 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	SCP Private Equity Management Co. LLC, partner's guaranteed payment and bonus, $978,589; CIP Capital Management, Inc., $15,000
    Agreements:	Sale of interest in SCP Private Equity Management Co. LLC and related entitities

     

  • Brown, Jennifer Y

    Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	U.S. House of Representatives

     

  • Brown, Leigh Ann

    House Science Committee

    2009 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	U.S. House of Representatives

     

  • Brown, Michael T

    Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Weil Gotshal and Manges, $155,459 in 2007; Gate Government Inc., $202,526 in 2007, $27,500 in 2008
    Prior Employment:	Scientists and Engineers for America Inc., $120,000 in 2007, $10,000 in 2008
    Positions Held:	Ballston Science and Technology Alliance, director
    Compensation >$5,000:	Owens-Illinois, consulting services including lobbying; Moran for Congress, campaign consulting; McGuire Woods Consulting, grass roots consulting

     

  • Brown, Sherry L

    Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)

    2009 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Friends of Joe Lieberman, $24,000
    Positions Held:	Komen CT for the Cure, board of directors

    2008 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Friends of Joe Lieberman, $16,696
    Positions Held:	Komen Connecticut Race for the Cure, board member

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Friends of Joe Lieberman, consulting fee, $132,500

     

  • Brown, Thomas L

    Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	St. Lukes Hospital of Kansas City, trustee; St. Lukes Northland Hospital, trustee; St. Lukes Health System, committee member; St. Lukes Medical Group, trustee

     

  • Bruce, Bonnie B

    House Natural Resources Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

     

  • Bruett, Cameron T

    Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Agreements:	Employment agreement with JBS Swift & Co. to work in government relations. Terms of agreement include salary between $150,001-$200,000.

    2007 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	EOP Group Inc.