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Displaying salaries for time period: 10/01/20 - 03/31/21

Full salary listings

Payee Name	Start date	End date	Salary Title	Amount	Notes	PDF
Payee Name Kiley A. Naas	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/30/20	Salary Title Special Counsel	Amount $7,916.65	Notes
Payee Name Katherine Teresa Nikas	Start Date 03/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Chief Counsel	Amount $64,999.99	Notes † Employed from Mar 1
Payee Name Bentley Olson	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21	Salary Title Assistant Clerk	Amount $26,375.00	Notes
Payee Name Stuart M. Paine	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 11/02/20	Salary Title Archivist	Amount $5,747.45	Notes
Payee Name Eric M. Palmer	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/30/20	Salary Title Special Counsel	Amount $8,333.31	Notes
Payee Name Bryan T. Palmer	Start Date 01/04/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Hearing Clerk	Amount $15,708.31	Notes † Employed from Jan 4
Payee Name Charles L. Papirmeister (Chuck)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21	Salary Title Law Librarian	Amount $51,041.60	Notes
Payee Name Daniel Preston Parker (Dan)	Start Date 02/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Investigator	Amount $10,693.00	Notes † Employed from Feb 1
Payee Name William Robert Payne	Start Date 03/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Chief Counsel	Amount $71,462.54	Notes † Employed from Mar 1
Payee Name David H. Pendle	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 02/21/21 †	Salary Title Chief Counsel	Amount $76,543.64	Notes † Employed to Feb 21
Payee Name Michael D. Perkins	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21	Salary Title Legislative Aide	Amount $28,333.31	Notes
Payee Name DeLisa Lay Ragsdale	Start Date 02/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Chief Investigative Counsel	Amount $24,950.16	Notes † Employed from Feb 1
Payee Name Akhil Rajasekar	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Law Clerk	Amount $7,199.99	Notes † Employed to Dec 20 and from Mar 3
Payee Name Briana Francesca Ramirez-Navarro	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/30/20	Salary Title Staff Assistant	Amount $4,166.65	Notes
Payee Name Amanda E. Ray (Mandi)	Start Date 11/02/20	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Archivist	Amount $29,692.32	Notes † Employed from Nov 2
Payee Name Ryan Russell Raybould	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Chief Counsel	Amount $62,652.50	Notes † Employed to Feb 17 and from Feb 22
Payee Name Taylor Catherine Reidy	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 02/03/21 †	Salary Title Communications Director	Amount $39,500.00	Notes † Employed to Feb 3
Payee Name Matthew A. Robinson	Start Date 03/16/21	End Date 03/30/21 †	Salary Title Law Clerk	Amount $5,499.99	Notes † Employed from Mar 16 to Mar 30
Payee Name Andrew T. Robinson (Drew)	Start Date 02/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $41,615.18	Notes † Employed from Feb 1
Payee Name Timothy A. Rodriguez (Tim)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $48,433.29	Notes
Payee Name Ethan A. Sachs	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/30/20	Salary Title Special Counsel	Amount $7,916.65	Notes
Payee Name Saurabh Hemant Sanghvi	Start Date 03/02/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $8,216.67	Notes † Employed from Mar 2
Payee Name Heather Chase Sawyer	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 12/30/20	Salary Title Staff Director/Chief Counsel	Amount $47,822.47	Notes
Payee Name Ashley Renee Schapitl	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/27/20	Salary Title Communications Adviser	Amount $9,000.00	Notes
Payee Name John Lee Schoenecker	Start Date 02/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $21,385.80	Notes † Employed from Feb 1
Payee Name Kristina M. Sesek	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21	Salary Title Senior Counsel	Amount $50,327.04	Notes
Payee Name Anna E. Shepard	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21	Salary Title Research Assistant	Amount $32,499.96	Notes
Payee Name Neil S. Siegel	Start Date 10/14/20	End Date 11/05/20	Salary Title Special Counsel	Amount $9,166.66	Notes
Payee Name Rita M. Siemion	Start Date 03/15/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Senior Counsel	Amount $5,111.10	Notes † Employed from Mar 15
Payee Name Matthew H. Simpson (Matt)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/08/21 †	Salary Title Associate Counsel	Amount $18,138.87	Notes † Employed to Jan 8
Payee Name Peter T. Singhal	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/30/20	Salary Title Law Clerk	Amount $2,000.00	Notes
Payee Name Ziya M. Smallens	Start Date 02/28/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Speechwriter	Amount $7,516.65	Notes † Employed from Feb 28
Payee Name Amalea Christina Smirniotopoulos	Start Date 03/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $19,174.98	Notes † Employed from Mar 1
Payee Name Judd A. Smith	Start Date 01/19/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Civil Counsel	Amount $22,999.96	Notes † Employed from Jan 19
Payee Name Robert Michael Smith	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/30/20	Salary Title Special Counsel	Amount $8,333.31	Notes
Payee Name Daniel Patrick Smith (Danny)	Start Date 03/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Chief Counsel	Amount $8,750.00	Notes † Employed from Mar 1
Payee Name Jack David Solano	Start Date 03/16/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $4,375.00	Notes † Employed from Mar 16
Payee Name Joseph R. Solmonese (Joe)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/30/20	Salary Title Nominations Coordinator	Amount $9,999.99	Notes
Payee Name Rachael Ann Soloway	Start Date 03/15/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Professional Staff Member	Amount $2,666.67	Notes † Employed from Mar 15
Payee Name Zachary Noah Somers (Zach)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 12/22/20	Salary Title Chief Investigative Counsel	Amount $36,460.53	Notes
Payee Name Caitlin E. Soto	Start Date 02/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Oversight Counsel	Amount $14,257.16	Notes † Employed from Feb 1
Payee Name Aaron David Stanislawski	Start Date 03/02/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $5,638.88	Notes † Employed from Mar 2
Payee Name Donald Robert Stevens	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $56,651.98	Notes † Employed to Mar 23 and from Mar 29
Payee Name Katherine S. Stewart	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/30/20	Salary Title Special Counsel	Amount $7,916.65	Notes
Payee Name Colin F. St. Maxens	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/15/21 †	Salary Title Legislative Assistant	Amount $21,646.00	Notes † Employed to Jan 15
Payee Name David Andrew Stoopler	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/07/21 †	Salary Title Chief Counsel	Amount $58,875.00	Notes † Employed to Mar 7
Payee Name Jessica T. Sullivan	Start Date 03/16/21	End Date 03/30/21 †	Salary Title Law Clerk	Amount $1,650.00	Notes † Employed from Mar 16 to Mar 30
Payee Name Daniel Cullen Swanson (Dan)	Start Date 03/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title General Counsel	Amount $79,973.56	Notes † Employed from Mar 1
Payee Name Andrew G. Taverrite	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/30/20	Salary Title Communications Adviser	Amount $9,166.65	Notes
Payee Name Manpreet Kaur Teji	Start Date 02/02/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Associate Counsel	Amount $13,111.10	Notes † Employed from Feb 2
Payee Name Raymond P. Tolentino (Ray)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/28/20	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $5,600.00	Notes
Payee Name Elliott Ryan Tomlinson	Start Date 10/05/20	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $32,222.19	Notes † Employed from Oct 5 to Jan 29 and from Mar 1
Payee Name Stephanie R. Trifone	Start Date 03/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Deputy General Counsel	Amount $11,250.00	Notes † Employed from Mar 1
Payee Name Heather L. Vachon	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21	Salary Title Chief Clerk	Amount $82,979.12	Notes
Payee Name Jenna J. Valle-Riestra	Start Date 02/22/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Press Secretary	Amount $6,500.00	Notes † Employed from Feb 22
Payee Name Christopher Ventura (Chris)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/01/21 †	Salary Title Associate Counsel	Amount $31,475.52	Notes † Employed to Mar 1
Payee Name Elliott Anne Walden	Start Date 03/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Investigative Counsel	Amount $46,041.60	Notes † Employed from Mar 1
Payee Name Nicole McClain Walton	Start Date 03/15/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $4,666.66	Notes † Employed from Mar 15
Payee Name Abby Rose Warren	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 10/30/20	Salary Title Special Counsel	Amount $8,333.31	Notes
Payee Name Bradley James Watts (Brad)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Chief Counsel	Amount $57,108.32	Notes † Employed to Jan 31 and from Mar 1
Payee Name Seth T. Williford	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/01/21 †	Salary Title Associate Counsel	Amount $25,515.23	Notes † Employed to Jan 31 and from Mar 1 to Mar 1
Payee Name Julian S. Wilson	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21	Salary Title Legislative Aide	Amount $24,431.25	Notes
Payee Name Brian C. Winseck	Start Date 03/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Professional Staff Member	Amount $72,499.98	Notes † Employed from Mar 1
Payee Name Shanna A. Winters	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21	Salary Title Senior Counsel	Amount $67,500.00	Notes
Payee Name Rachel Hensley Wright	Start Date 02/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $38,251.40	Notes † Employed from Feb 1
Payee Name Nicholas A. Wyatt (Nick)	Start Date 03/04/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Investigator	Amount $7,217.69	Notes † Employed from Mar 4
Payee Name Nicholas John Xenakis (Nick)	Start Date 03/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title General Counsel	Amount $75,833.32	Notes † Employed from Mar 1
Payee Name Vaishalee Yeldandi	Start Date 03/08/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $6,708.33	Notes † Employed from Mar 8
Payee Name Kathryn E. Yukevich (Kassi)	Start Date 11/03/20	End Date 12/20/20	Salary Title Counsel	Amount $15,666.65	Notes
Payee Name Sara Schofield Zdeb	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 03/31/21	Salary Title Chief Counsel, Oversight	Amount $69,999.96	Notes
Payee Name Joseph R. Zogby (Joe)	Start Date 03/01/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Staff Director/Chief Counsel	Amount $47,872.20	Notes † Employed from Mar 1

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