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Senator · MD · Democrat · bioguide C000141

Benjamin L. Cardin

Senators Official Personnel and Office Expense Account · In office since Jan 2007
Period
Oct 2025 – Mar 2026Apr 2025 – Sep 2025Oct 2024 – Mar 2025Oct 2011 – Mar 2012
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Spent this period$1,446,095.57$1,415,819.78 from FY2012 funds; $30,275.79 of adjustments to FY2011.
FY2012 allowance used46.1%$1,415,819.78 of $3,072,336.00 available.
Staff on payroll48Entries in the FY2012 abstract, $1,384,597.02.
Adds up?Yes InspectedRows sum to printed subtotals; subtotals match the summary.

The cutsAll 3 funding lines · Oct 2011 – Mar 2012

1NET PAYROLL EXPENSES · 96.3%2–6
#CutAmount
1Net Payroll ExpensesBy title$1,392,373.67
2Supplies and MaterialsTotal only$16,647.82
3Rent, Communications and UtilitiesTotal only$16,128.67
4Travel and Transportation of PersonsItemized$14,143.31
5Acquisition of AssetsItemized$6,706.85
6Other Contractual ServicesItemized$95.25
7Printing and ReproductionTotal only$0.00
Organization total$1,446,095.57
The Senate itemizes only travel, contractual services and asset purchases. Total only means no rows exist, not zero spending. Why →

Staff, by title48 entries · Oct 2011 – Mar 2012

TitlePeoplePaid, Oct 2011 – Mar 2012
Field Representative7$180,999.60
Caseworker6$161,899.68
Chief of Staff1$84,729.48
Legislative Counsel2$73,500.00
Administrative Director/scheduler1$69,000.00
Legislative Aide4$68,416.42
Floor Director1$64,999.92
State Director1$60,000.00
Press Assistant4$57,792.25
Policy Director1$57,000.00
Chief Counsel1$51,750.00
Deputy State Director1$51,000.00
Communications Director1$46,999.92
12 other titles17$356,509.75
Payroll abstract total48$1,384,597.02

The report prints every staffer's name. We publish titles, service dates and totals; names stay internal. Policy →

Travel, line by line48 rows · Oct 2011 – Mar 2012

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR211002642011-10-06Aug 4 → Sep 18IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 8/4 SUITLAND; 8/16 DISTRICT HEIGHTS; 9/18 OLNEY$118.32B-645
DCAR211002652011-10-06Aug 31 → Sep 1IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 8/31 BETHESDA; 9/1 DICKERSON$12.82B-645
DCAR212000042011-10-12Aug 14 → 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$119.26B-645
DCAR212000082011-10-14Sep 10 → 19CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 9/10 REISTERSTOWN, ANNAPOLIS, WALDORF; 9/11 COLUMBIA, REISTERSTOWN; 9/18 OLNEY, COLUMBIA. 9/12 ESSEX, WASHINGTON DC; 9/18 WASHINGTON DC; 9/19 FREDERICK, LANHAM, WASHINGTON DC$245.70B-645
DCAR212000102011-10-17Sep 10 → 30IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 9/10 REISTERSTOWN, ANNAPOLIS; 9/13, 20, 27 ANNAPOLIS; 9/14, 15, 22 ABERDEEN; 9/19 ELKTON; 9/23 PERRYVILLE; 9/28 ARNOLD; 9/30 CHARLESTOWN$417.90B-645
DCAR212000132011-10-20Aug 22 → Sep 30IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 8/22, 24, 9/13, 24 HAGERSTOWN; 8/25, 9/7, 9, 16, 19, 22, 23, 30 FREDERICK; 8/30 MCHENRY; 9/6 BRUNSWICK; 9/26 KEEDYSVILLE$1,028.16B-645
DCAR212000142011-10-19Jul 6 → Sep 23IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION SALISBURY TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/6, 30, 8/19, 9/20 OCEAN CITY; 7/18, 23, 26, 29, 8/3, 8/16, 9/17 CAMBRIDGE; 7/20, 9/3 CRISFIELD; 8/2 BERLIN; 8/25, 9/15 EASTON; 9/14 WASHINGTON DC; 9/23 GRASONVILLE; POCOMOKE CITY$660.24B-645
DCAR212000192011-11-01Sep 7 → 21IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 9/7, 21 WASHINGTON DC TO LINTHICUM AND RETURN$78.96B-645
DCAR212000222011-11-01Sep 13 → 21IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 9/13 DAMASCUS; 9/21 ANNAPOLIS$54.18B-645
DCAR212000302011-11-16Jul 22 → Sep 8IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/22 ROCKVILLE; 7/26, 8/17, 24, 9/7, 8 BALTIMORE; 9/7 GAITHERSBURG$190.68B-646
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DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR212000312011-11-15Aug 12 → Sep 30IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 8/12, 9/30 GAITHERSBURG; 8/19 ANNAPOLIS; 9/16 WHITE OAK, KENSINGTON$97.86B-646
DCAR212000332011-11-16Aug 18 → 19IndividualName withheldSTAFF PER DIEM$114.28B-646
〃〃〃〃STAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO ANNAPOLIS, SALISBURY AND RETURN$110.86B-646
DCAR212000342011-11-16Jul 19 → Sep 29IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/19, 26, 28, 8/2, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 9/6, 14, 20, 21 WASHINGTON DC; 7/25 MT AIRY; 8/4, 5 SUITLAND; 8/17 DISTRICT HEIGHTS; 9/13 LANHAM; 9/19 FREDERICK, LANHAM; 9/29 VIENNA$765.24B-646
DCAR212000362011-11-15Aug 18, 2011IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: BOWIE, CONOWINGO, HAVRE DE GRACE$79.60B-646
DCAR212000792012-02-03May 2 → Jul 12IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION GLYNDON TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/6, 7/12 ANNAPOLIS; 5/2 BALTIMORE$72.84B-646
DCAR212000962012-03-08Sep 1 → 29IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION PORT REPUBLIC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 9/1, 13 WASHINGTON DC; 9/6, 12 BALTIMORE; 9/11 CHESAPEAKE BEACH; 9/28 LA PLATA; 9/29 WALDORF$260.40B-646
DCAR212000112011-10-17Oct 3 → 6IndividualName withheldSTAFF PER DIEM BALTIMORE TO COLORADO SPRINGS CO AND RETURN$249.00B-648
DCAR212000182011-11-01Oct 4, 2011IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO ADELPHI AND RETURN$31.92B-648
DCAR212000202011-11-01Oct 18, 2011IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$5.00B-648
DCAR212000292011-11-10Oct 5 → 31CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/7 ANNAPOLIS; 10/15 JEFFERSON; 10/21 COLUMBIA, DUNDALK; 10/27 WOODLAWN, CONOWINGO, ABERDEEN, LINTHICUM; 10/28 CROWNSVILLE; 10/5 BLADENSBURG, WASHINGTON DC; 10/6 COLLEGE PARK, WASHINGTON DC; 10/31 CAMBRIDGE, VIENNA, CAMBRIDGE, LINTHICUM, ANNAPOLIS, WASHINGTON DC$357.00B-648
DCAR212000322011-11-16Oct 2 → 31IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/2, 3, 13, 24, 31 ANNAPOLIS; 10/4 WASHINGTON DC; 10/11 PORT DEPOSIT; 10/12 REISTERSTOWN; 10/13 LAUREL; 10/14 WESTMINSTER; 10/17 CROWNSVILLE; 10/19 BEL AIR; 10/20 CENTERVILLE; 10/27 CONOWINGO.$484.34B-648
DCAR212000372011-11-21Oct 31, 2011IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO CAMBRIDGE AND RETURN$66.78B-648
DCAR212000462011-12-08Nov 2 → 30CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 11/2 COLLEGE PARK, CHEVY CHASE, BALTIMORE CITY; 11/3 BALTIMORE CITY, GREENBELT; 11/4 BLADENSBURG, SILVER SPRING, KENSINGTON; 11/5 ANNAPOLIS; 11/6 FT WASHINGTON; 11/11 CHELTENHAM; 11/16 ELKRIDGE, COLUMBIA; 11/18 CHEVY CHASE, BALTIMORE, SILVER SPRING, GLEN BURNIE; 11/30 GREENBELT; 11/15 WASHINGTON DC TO ELKRIDGE AND BALTIMORE CITY$417.90B-648
DCAR212000472011-12-08Oct 4 → Nov 15IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/4 WASHINGTON DC; 10/7 OAKLAND; 10/15 JEFFERSON; 10/21, 29, 11/2, 4, 8, 9, 14 FREDERICK; 10/22, 28, 11/15 MCHENRY; OAKLAND 10/26, 11/9 OAKLAND; 11/12 HAGERSTOWN$1,084.02B-648
DCAR212000502011-12-12Oct 31 → Nov 14IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/31 CAMBRIDGE; 11/14 COLLEGE PARK; 11/2 ADELPHI$132.30B-648
DCAR212000562011-12-14Oct 11 → Nov 15IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$26.50B-648
DCAR212000612011-12-28Nov 15, 2011IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$15.00B-648
DCAR212000622012-01-18Nov 17 → Dec 16IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 11/17 MARTINSBURG WV; 11/18 FREDERICK; 11/22 HAGERSTOWN; 11/28 CLEAR SPRING; 12/1 ACCIDENT; 12/3 BALTIMORE; 12/7, 14 OAKLAND; 12/16 HANCOCK$525.00B-648
DCAR212000652012-01-18Dec 1 → 13IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 12/1 PERRYVILLE; 12/5 MOUNT AIRY; 12/13 WESTMINSTER$119.58B-649
DCAR212000662012-01-18Nov 1 → 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 11/1 LAUREL; 11/3, 16 ABERDEEN; 11/7, 28 CHESAPEAKE CITY; 11/7, 15 ANNAPOLIS; 11/11 CROWNSVILLE; 11/18 LINTHICUM$301.86B-649
DCAR212000732012-01-30Dec 2 → 16CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 12/2, 16 BETHESDA; 12/3 SILVER SPRING; 12/4 FORT WASHINGTON; 12/5 WHEATON; 12/9 DUNKIRK, WALDORF, PATUXENT RIVER; 12/10 UPPER MARLBORO$321.30B-649
DCAR212000742012-01-27Jan 5, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$8.00B-649
DCAR212000752012-01-30Jan 10 → 18IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/10 EDGEWATER; 1/11 ANNAPOLIS; 1/14, 18 WESTMINSTER; 1/16 ARNOLD$175.56B-649
DCAR212000762012-01-30Nov 11, 2011 → Jan 13, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 11/11 CHELTENHAM; 11/15, 29, 12/5, 14, 1/10 WASHINGTON DC; 12/9 PATUXENT RIVER; 1/13 FREDERICK, HAGERSTOWN, CUMBERLAND$469.14B-649
DCAR212000782012-02-02Jan 5 → 23IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/5, 9, 13, 16, 19 FREDERICK; 1/11 ANNAPOLIS; 1/13 MCHENRY; 1/18 FRIENDSVILLE; 1/23 HAGERSTOWN$647.64B-649
DCAR212000802012-02-08Oct 1 → Dec 10IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION SALISBURY TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/1, 2, 12/5 OCEAN CITY; 10/4 WASHINGTON DC; 10/14, 11/1, 10 WYE MILLS; 10/18 CAMBRIDGE; BERLIN; 10/24 WOOLFORD; 10/31 CAMBRIDGE, VIENNA, CAMBRIDGE; 11/11 HURLOCK; 11/13, 12/2 POCOMOKE CITY; 11/15 WALLOPS ISLAND VA; 11/29 EASTON; 12/8 WESTOVER; 12/10 CHESTERTOWN$698.88B-649
DCAR212000872012-02-14Jan 30 → Feb 6IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/30 ABERDEEN; 2/6 CLINTON$69.72B-649
DCAR212000882012-02-15Jan 26 → 27IndividualName withheldSTAFF PER DIEM$114.13B-649
〃〃〃〃STAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO ANNAPOLIS AND RETURN$134.40B-649
DCAR212000902012-03-01Jan 9 → 29CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/9, 29 ROCKVILLE; 1/13 FREDERICK, HAGERSTOWN, HANCOCK, CUMBERLAND, ACCIDENT; 1/16 SALISBURY; 1/18 WESTMINSTER; 1/20 ANDREWS AFB; 1/21 GREENBELT; 1/22 NORTH BRENTWOOD; 1/27 ANNAPOLIS; 1/28 WALDORF, CLINTON$569.10B-649
DCAR212000922012-02-27Oct 3 → 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION PORT REPUBLIC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/3 BALTIMORE; 10/4 WASHINGTON DC, LEXINGTON PARK; 10/13, 15, 19 WALDORF; 10/14 CHARLOTTE HALL; 10/15 PAX RIVER; 10/25 HOLLYWOOD$233.94B-649
DCAR212000932012-02-27Nov 2 → 30IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION PORT REPUBLIC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 11/2 WALDORF; 11/05 CHARLOTTE HALL; 11/05 CHESAPEAKE BEACH; 11/07 BALTIMORE; 11/08 WALDORF, WHITE PLAINS; 11/10 PAX RIVER; 11/11 LEONARDTOWN; 11/17 LEONARDTOWN, HOLLYWOOD; 11/30 WASHINGTON DC$262.92B-649
DCAR212000942012-02-27Dec 2 → 20IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION PORT REPUBLIC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 12/02, 3 BOWIE; 12/7, 9 DUNKIRK,WALDORF, PAX RIVER; 12/12, 18 SOLOMONS; 12/20 LEONARDTOWN$294.00B-649
DCAR212000952012-02-27Jan 2 → 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION PORT REPUBLIC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/02 SUNDERLAND; 1/6 LEXINGTON PARK; 1/07 HOLLYWOOD; 1/11, 23 ANNAPOLIS; 1/16 ST MARYS CITY, WALDORF; 1/17 WHITE PLAINS; 1/20 PAX RIVER; 1/28 WALDORF, CLINTON$264.18B-649
DCAR212001072012-03-12Feb 2 → 26CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/2 GLEN BURNIE; 2/3 CAPITOL HEIGHTS; 2/4 WALDORF; 2/6 CHEVERLY, CLINTON, GREENBELT; 2/9 INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, CHEVY CHASE; 2/12 WASHINGTON DC; 2/17 ANNAPOLIS; 2/18 LANHAM; 2/20 HAGERSTOWN; 2/21 FREDERICK, BALTIMORE CITY; 2/26 ROCKVILLE, HAGERSTOWN$550.20B-649
DCAR212001102012-03-14Jan 8 → Mar 7IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/11 COLUMBIA; 3/7 ANNAPOLIS$69.88B-649
DCAR212001122012-03-30Feb 7 → Mar 15IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/7, 20, 26, 29 HAGERSTOWN ; 2/11 NEW MIDWAY; 2/13, 15, 17, 21, 3/7, 12 FREDERICK; 2/18 BRUNSWICK; 2/22 OAKLAND; 2/24 MEYERSDALE PA; 3/3 HANCOCK; 3/15 WILLIAMSPORT$1,016.82B-649
Travel total, all 48 rows$14,143.31

Acquisition of assets, line by line8 rows · Oct 2011 – Mar 2012

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CD1200004462011-12-16Nov 10, 2011FINANCIAL CLERK US SENATECERTIFIED PURCHASED EQUIPMENT−$5.00B-646
CV1200002002011-10-14Sep 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSPURCHASED SOFTWARE (EXPENDABLE)$5,000.00B-646
DCAR212000022011-10-07Sep 27 → 28JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$535.98B-646
DCAR212000422011-11-29Sep 23, 2011GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECH INCPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$74.63B-646
DCAR212000432011-11-30Sep 23, 2011GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECH INCPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$735.00B-646
CD1200004462011-12-16Nov 10, 2011FINANCIAL CLERK US SENATECERTIFIED PURCHASED EQUIPMENT−$47.91B-650
DCAR212000172011-10-24Oct 13 → 14JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$23.01B-650
DCAR212000542011-12-12Nov 30, 2011JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$391.14B-650
Acquisition of assets total, all 8 rows$6,706.85

Other contractual services, line by line6 rows · Oct 2011 – Mar 2012

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CV1200011692011-11-16Oct 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$75.00B-650
CV1200021132011-12-21Nov 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$2.00B-650
CV1200022012011-12-21Nov 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$3.75B-650
CV1200033782012-01-18Dec 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$8.00B-650
CV1200045282012-02-22Jan 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$3.50B-650
CV1200051332012-03-20Feb 1 → 29SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$3.00B-650
Other contractual services total, all 6 rows$95.25
Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, Oct 2011 – Mar 2012 (GPO-CDOC-112sdoc7), from page B-644. Open on govinfo ↗
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