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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.

• • Deatherage, Clay A

    Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Agreements:	Signed offer letter from Greenberg Traurig to become an associate in the commercial litigation department. Agreed salary is between $100,000-$150,000.

     

  • Deboer, Joan Mitchell

    Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Real Estate Roundtable

     

  • Decheine, Robert B

    Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Vocus Inc.
    Campaign Work:	Rothman for New Jersey Inc., $25,000

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Rothman for New Jersey, $24,000

     

  • Deist, Jeffrey E

    Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	The Liberty Committee, copy writer

     

  • Delacourt, Sapna

    Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-LA)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Wiley Rein, $310,001

     

  • DeLeon, Patrick H

    Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	American Psychological Association, journal editor, $1,000
    Positions Held:	American Phychological Association, journal editor; American Psychological Foundation, trustee; University of Hawaii, clinical faculty; Widner University, clinical faculty; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, clinical faculty; Vanderbilt University, clinical faculty; Greenwood Publishing Group, psychology book series adviser; Colorado School of Professional Psychology Press, editorial board

     

  • Delfin, Ricardo Ramon

    House Financial Services Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Wilmer Hale

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Wilmer Hale LLP

     

  • Delgado, Patricia Coufal

    House Energy and Commerce Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Delgado and Associates

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Delgado & Associates PC

     

  • Denning, Jana

    House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Aerospace Industry Association, $13,769

     

  • De Rosa, Mary B

    Senate Judiciary Committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Arnold and Porter
    Prior Employment:	Center for Strategic and International Studies, $140,000

     

  • Desai Biswal, Nisha

    House Appropriations Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	SFA Inc.

     

  • Desantis, Patricia A

    Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R-MN)

    2006 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Congressional Management Foundation, $18,750 in 2006, $73,333 in 2005

     

  • Dewhirst, Diane

    House Office of the Speaker

    2006 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	The Smith-Free Group; Brookings Institution
    Earned Income:	Alliance for Justice, consulting salary, $21,000; Smithsonian Institution, consulting salary, $35,100

     

  • Diamond, Gregory M

    Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Ridder-Braden Inc., $48,000

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Ridder-Braden Inc.

     

  • Dickinson, Marie F

    Senate Armed Services Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Exponent Failure Analysis Association

     

  • Diller, Daniel C

    Senate Foreign Relations Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Patton Boggs LLC; Gerson Lehrman Group Inc.

     

  • Dillon, Heather C

    Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Missouri Democratic Party, salary for serving as executive director

     

  • Dimond, Lisa E

    Rep. Shelley Sekula Gibbs (R-TX)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Shelley-Sekula-Gibbs Political, $19,929.30 in 2006
    Positions Held:	Vasquez and Associates LLC, vice president (unpaid)

     

  • Ding, Steven J

    House Natural Resources Committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Pombo for Congress, $45,000; spouse also worked there

     

  • Dion, Stacey A

    House Office of the Minority Leader

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	New Era Communications

     

• • DiSanto, Dino

    Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Lakeland Community College
    Campaign Work:	LaTourette for Congress, $6,000

     

  • DiSanto, Emilia

    Senate Finance Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Federal Resources Corp.

     

  • Doern, Martin E

    Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Dittus Communications

     

  • Doerrer, Paul S

    Senate Appropriations Committee

    2006 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Holland & Knight
    Agreements:	Agreement with parties to join Cardinal Point Partners, a government relations firm. Partnership agreement has not been finalized (expected Feb. 2006). Terms still being negotiated, but likely to include salary between $250,001 and $500,000 and bonus structure.

     

  • Donches, Michelle M

    Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Grindstone Consulting

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Grindstone Consulting

     

  • Donnelly, Kellie A

    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Blank Rome Government Relations LLC; Flour Enterprises Inc.

     

  • Donner, Craig

    Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	DNAL Consulting and Communications, president

     

  • Donovan, Garrett H

    Rep. Ron Klein (D-FL)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Williams and Jensen PLLC, $6,700

     

  • Dougherty, Michael T

    Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Carter and Lay PLLC

     

  • Dover, Gordon Jack

    Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

    2006 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Hogan and Hartson

     

  • Downey, Frederick M

    Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	Virginia Militiary Institute International Studies Department, advisory board member
    Agreements:	Employment agreement with Aerospace Industries Association to become vice president, National Security Division. Agreement for salary between $200,000-$250,000.

     

  • Duffield, Steven J

    Senate Resolution and Reorganization Reserve

    2007 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Wiley Rein

     

  • Duncan, Jeffrey Scott

    Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA)

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	JK Holdings LLC, initial member

     

  • Duncan, Thomas Gamble

    House Financial Services Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Positions Held:	James A. and Ruth D. Neff Historical Foundation, secretary; American Institute of Parliamentarians, advisory board

     

  • Durante, Patrick J

    Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL)

    2005 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Regional Transportation Authority, board salary, $24,099.96; Frick-Gallagher Manufacturing Co., sales, $18,640.21
    Campaign Work:	Hyde for Congress Committee, consulting fee, $5,000
    Positions Held:	Chairman, Addison Township Republican Organization; Director, Regional Transportation Authority

     

  • Dwyer, Sheila M

    Senate Secretary of the Senate - Executive Office

    2008 Report Notes:
    Gifts:	David Krone, Prada Weekend Bag, Ethics Committee waiver granted, $1000

    2007 Report Notes:
    Campaign Work:	Friends for Harry Reid, $32,000; Searchlight Leadership Fund, $138,000

     

  • Easley, Daniel C

    Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	National Business Travel Association, $90,407

     

  • Eddy, Julie

    Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)

    2007 Report Notes:
    Prior Employment:	Mortgage Bankers Association, $46,944.27 in 2007, $140,100 in 2006

     

  • Edmonds, Kenneth Allen

    House Appropriations Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Earned Income:	Krauthamer & Associates Inc.
    Positions Held:	Tosca LLC, member; Maximum Holdings LLC, partner; Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, trustee

    2006 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Kelley, Drye and Warren
    Positions Held:	Tosca LLC, member; Maximum Holdings LLC, partner; Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, trustee

     

  • Edwards, Eric H

    House Financial Services Committee

    2008 Report Notes:
    Spouse employment:	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom