Former Senator Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) - Staff salaries 04/01/2021

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Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska)

Resigned • Alternate Names: Benjamin Sasse, Benjamin Eric Sasse

This member of Congress has also worked as a congressional staffer. Click here to see the staffer records.

Displaying salaries for time period: 04/01/21 - 09/30/21

Full salary listings

Payee Name	Start date	End date	Position	Amount	Notes	PDF
Payee Name Joseph M. Accardi	Start date 09/14/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $566.66	Notes
Payee Name Chandler G. Ashburn	Start date 05/10/21	End date 08/12/21	Position Intern	Amount $825.58	Notes
Payee Name Taylr James Bahr	Start date 04/01/21	End date 04/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $275.00	Notes
Payee Name Rachel A. Baker	Start date 06/01/21	End date 07/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,999.99	Notes
Payee Name Ryan P. Bentz	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $17,211.61	Notes
Payee Name Shelly C. Blake	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Deputy Chief of Staff	Amount $64,537.46	Notes
Payee Name Brooke Shane Bolam McCollum (Brooke Bolam)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Deputy Press Secretary	Amount $31,016.59	Notes
Payee Name Clinton Brown (Clint)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Executive Director, Senate Steering Committee	Amount $6,499.92	Notes
Payee Name Caroline M. Bryant	Start date 09/15/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Fellow	Amount $1,333.33	Notes
Payee Name Sarah H. Burke	Start date 05/10/21	End date 08/31/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,154.40	Notes
Payee Name Daniel A. Butherus (Danny)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/28/21	Position Legislative Correspondent	Amount $22,671.39	Notes
Payee Name Adam Thomas Calandra	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Assistant	Amount $22,177.72	Notes
Payee Name Laura G. Clay	Start date 05/17/21	End date 06/18/21	Position Intern	Amount $533.32	Notes
Payee Name Daniel G. Currell (Dan)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Fellow	Amount $32,499.96	Notes
Payee Name Marieke van der Vaart Desmond	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Writer	Amount $24,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Seamus H. Duffy	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $16,470.36	Notes
Payee Name Katherine Shin An Duveneck	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Assistant	Amount $44,749.96	Notes
Payee Name Benjamin T. Earhart (Ben)	Start date 08/23/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $337.33	Notes
Payee Name Omar A. Elkhader	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/31/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $5,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Brett James Fetterly	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Assistant	Amount $-60,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Brett James Fetterly	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Assistant	Amount $53,050.00	Notes
Payee Name Andrea Louise Gilsdorf	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Administrative Manager	Amount $32,249.92	Notes
Payee Name Tyler Gene Grassmeyer	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Deputy Chief of Staff	Amount $86,949.96	Notes
Payee Name Andrew Ignatius Guernsey	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Policy Adviser	Amount $3,428.40	Notes
Payee Name Kathryn J. Harbath (Katie)	Start date 04/21/21	End date 06/21/21	Position Researcher	Amount $20,333.32	Notes
Payee Name Austin K. Harrison	Start date 09/15/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $533.33	Notes
Payee Name Grant G. Harrison	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Visual Media Manager/Systems Administrator	Amount $51,666.66	Notes
Payee Name Rebecca L. Heckel	Start date 05/10/21	End date 08/31/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,669.58	Notes
Payee Name Jacob S. Heineman (Jake)	Start date 05/10/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $12,201.09	Notes
Payee Name Shannon M. Hossinger	Start date 04/01/21	End date 07/21/21	Position Legislative Assistant	Amount $29,291.64	Notes
Payee Name Brooke N. Hostler	Start date 08/23/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $337.33	Notes
Payee Name Katherine A. Huiskes	Start date 06/01/21	End date 07/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,999.99	Notes
Payee Name James Dylan Jeremiah III (Dylan)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 07/30/21	Position Legislative Correspondent	Amount $14,726.04	Notes
Payee Name Meredith A. Jones	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Correspondent	Amount $22,499.92	Notes
Payee Name Alison J. Kjergaard (Ali)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Deputy Spokesperson	Amount $30,916.63	Notes
Payee Name James Kuester (Jim)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 08/20/21	Position Veterans and Military Affairs Director	Amount $30,144.20	Notes
Payee Name Sarah Anne Labuhn	Start date 08/23/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $337.33	Notes
Payee Name Patrick Conrad Lehman	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Director	Amount $86,949.96	Notes
Payee Name Rachel I. Lokie	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Outreach Representative	Amount $30,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Michael C. Lucchese	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Media Production Coordinator/Research Coordinator	Amount $26,249.96	Notes
Payee Name Morgan L. Lutz	Start date 06/01/21	End date 07/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,999.99	Notes
Payee Name Carolyn S. Madan	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Policy Adviser	Amount $3,499.92	Notes
Payee Name Joseph A. Martin	Start date 09/14/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $566.66	Notes
Payee Name Tanner P. McCracken	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/06/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,199.99	Notes
Payee Name Matthew C. McKnight	Start date 04/01/21	End date 04/09/21	Position Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff	Amount $1,917.21	Notes
Payee Name Chadd Spain Montgomery	Start date 04/01/21	End date 04/23/21	Position Legislative Assistant	Amount $4,025.00	Notes
Payee Name Joseph P. Nakasone	Start date 06/14/21	End date 08/20/21	Position Intern	Amount $2,233.32	Notes
Payee Name Stephen D. Nelson (Steve)	Start date 09/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Senior Adviser, Agriculture Policy	Amount $5,666.66	Notes
Payee Name Dacey Lyn Nelson	Start date 06/01/21	End date 08/13/21	Position Intern	Amount $2,433.33	Notes
Payee Name Cassandra A. Nichols (Cassie)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Constituent Services Director, Western Nebraska	Amount $32,812.50	Notes
Payee Name Tyler M. Okenwa	Start date 08/23/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $372.07	Notes
Payee Name Abigail D. Olson	Start date 05/10/21	End date 08/06/21	Position Intern	Amount $904.80	Notes
Payee Name Alicia M. Ostrander	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Outreach Coordinator	Amount $19,645.83	Notes
Payee Name Tadhq Zachariah Parks	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/31/21	Position Intern	Amount $700.00	Notes
Payee Name Matthew Gustav Penner (Matt)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $18,500.00	Notes
Payee Name Ilan Posner	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Research Assistant	Amount $21,395.76	Notes
Payee Name Kelicia M. Rice	Start date 04/12/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Scheduler	Amount $54,791.66	Notes
Payee Name Kari S. Ridder	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position State Policy Director	Amount $31,500.00	Notes
Payee Name Ray M. Ringlein	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Constituent Services Director, Eastern Nebraska	Amount $33,500.00	Notes
Payee Name Aspen Marie Rittgarn	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/31/21	Position Intern	Amount $532.64	Notes
Payee Name Jonathan R. Roberts	Start date 04/01/21	End date 06/10/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $6,611.08	Notes
Payee Name Kelina N. Rodgers	Start date 08/24/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $792.81	Notes
Payee Name Kelina N. Rodgers	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/31/21	Position Intern	Amount $532.64	Notes
Payee Name Raymond W. Sass III (Ray)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Chief of Staff	Amount $86,949.96	Notes
Payee Name Matthew A. Saucerman	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/20/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,666.66	Notes
Payee Name Andrew R. Schwartz	Start date 05/10/21	End date 08/31/21	Position Intern	Amount $985.38	Notes
Payee Name Ryan S. Secord	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/31/21	Position Intern	Amount $532.64	Notes
Payee Name Raven Shirley	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Confidential Assistant	Amount $38,166.66	Notes
Payee Name Taylor Richard Sliva	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Press Secretary	Amount $53,208.26	Notes
Payee Name Sarah G. Smith	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/14/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,466.66	Notes
Payee Name Matthew Davin Soper-Wendell	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/10/21	Position Intern	Amount $355.09	Notes
Payee Name Hyrum K. Stephen	Start date 08/23/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $443.33	Notes
Payee Name Matthew Steven Stross (Matt)	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Legislative Assistant	Amount $45,708.26	Notes
Payee Name Katherine J. Thomas	Start date 08/02/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Agriculture Legislative Assistant	Amount $22,766.66	Notes
Payee Name Hannah L. Triske	Start date 08/23/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Intern	Amount $337.33	Notes
Payee Name Grace E. Turner	Start date 04/01/21	End date 05/31/21	Position Intern	Amount $532.64	Notes
Payee Name Ian P. Tuttle	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Writer	Amount $24,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Connor L. Utech	Start date 06/01/21	End date 07/31/21	Position Intern	Amount $2,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Grant T. Van Robays	Start date 05/10/21	End date 08/05/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,433.32	Notes
Payee Name Franklin R. Vicente	Start date 05/10/21	End date 08/31/21	Position Intern	Amount $1,154.40	Notes
Payee Name Elizabeth A. Voth (Izy)	Start date 05/18/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Staff Assistant	Amount $13,283.66	Notes
Payee Name James R. Wegmann	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Communications Director	Amount $86,949.96	Notes
Payee Name Jason N. Wendling	Start date 05/14/21	End date 08/06/21	Position Intern	Amount $736.81	Notes
Payee Name Jacob R. Wenger	Start date 04/01/21	End date 09/30/21	Position Outreach Coordinator	Amount $22,208.33	Notes
Payee Name Caleb H. Williams	Start date 06/08/21	End date 07/24/21	Position District Intern	Amount $783.32	Notes

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