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Senator · MD · Democrat · bioguide C000141

Benjamin L. Cardin

Senators Official Personnel and Office Expense Account · In office since Jan 2007
Spent this period$1,443,052.64$1,425,437.64 from FY2013 funds; $17,615.00 of adjustments to FY2012.
FY2013 allowance used98.6%$2,876,695.83 of $2,917,779.07 available.
Staff on payroll46Entries in the FY2013 abstract, $1,398,459.96.
Adds up?YesPayroll abstract differs from its class lines, as printed; see method.

The cutsAll 3 funding lines · Apr 2013 – Sep 2013

1NET PAYROLL EXPENSES · 97.3%2–5
#CutAmount
1Net Payroll ExpensesBy title$1,403,696.94
2Rent, Communications and UtilitiesTotal only$16,163.40
3Supplies and MaterialsTotal only$15,987.42
4Travel and Transportation of PersonsItemized$6,788.18
5Other Contractual ServicesItemized$416.70
6Acquisition of AssetsItemized$0.00
7Printing and ReproductionTotal only$0.00
Organization total$1,443,052.64
The Senate itemizes only travel, contractual services and asset purchases. Total only means no rows exist, not zero spending. Why →

Staff, by title46 entries · Apr 2013 – Sep 2013

TitlePeoplePaid, Apr 2013 – Sep 2013
Field Representative8$187,952.37
Caseworker6$169,999.64
Chief of Staff1$84,729.48
Administrative Director/scheduler1$73,999.95
Floor Director1$65,999.92
Legislative Counsel2$64,708.29
State Director1$63,499.96
Policy Director1$59,500.00
National Communications Director1$54,500.00
Chief Counsel1$52,750.00
Projects Director1$51,645.10
Staff Assistant4$51,543.44
Senior Foreign Policy Adviser1$48,749.96
13 other titles17$368,881.85
Payroll abstract total46$1,398,459.96

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

Travel, line by line40 rows · Apr 2013 – Sep 2013

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR213001232013-04-24Jan 9 → 30IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/9, 21 ANNAPOLIS; 1/10, 15 FORT MEADE; 1/30 COLUMBIA$109.20B-627
DCAR213001242013-04-24Feb 2 → 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/2 WESTMINSTER; 2/11 COLLEGE PARK; 2/19 ABERDEEN; 2/20 ODENTON; 2/21 ANNAPOLIS; 2/25 ELKTON$202.38B-627
DCAR213001262013-04-24Mar 21, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO ANNAPOLIS AND RETURN$49.40B-627
DCAR213001272013-04-24Jan 22 → Mar 19IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/22, 29, 2/4, 13, 27, 3/5, 12, 19 WASHINGTON DC; 2/11 COLLEGE PARK; 2/25 WOODLAWN, UPPER MARLBORO; 3/11 WALDORF$442.08B-627
DCAR213001352013-04-24Mar 1 → 25CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/1 LINTHICUM, TOWSON; 3/4 ANNAPOLIS, HANOVER; 3/11 BEL ALTON, WALDORF; 3/13 ROCKVILLE; 3/15 BETHESDA; 3/18 SUITLAND; 3/22 LARGO; 3/25 FT MEADE$256.20B-627
DCAR213001412013-05-02Apr 18, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO ROCKVILLE AND RETURN$35.28B-627
DCAR213001482013-05-10Apr 8 → 29CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/8 ROCKVILLE; 4/12 GREENBELT, COLUMBIA; 4/15 CROWNSVILLE, SILVER SPRING; 4/19 ANNAPOLIS; 4/26 PARKVILLE, WYE MILLS; 4/29 BETHESDA$256.20B-627
DCAR213001492013-05-13Apr 15, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO SILVER SPRING AND RETURN$26.46B-627
DCAR213001512013-05-14Mar 8 → 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION PORT REPUBLIC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/8 WALDORF, SOLOMONS; 3/11 WALDORF, LEONARDTOWN, BEL ALTON; 3/14 LEONARDTOWN; 3/20 LA PLATA; 3/21 OXON HILL; 3/25 CLEMENTS ISLAND$199.08B-627
DCAR213001522013-05-17Apr 5 → May 3IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/5, 7 FREDERICK; 4/10 OAKLAND; 4/11,18, 26, 29 HAGERSTOWN; 4/24 MYERSVILLE; 5/2, 3 MCHENRY$568.26B-627
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DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR213001542013-05-20Jan 3 → Apr 26IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION SALISBURY TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/3 WASHINGTON DC; 1/9, 10, 2/6 CRISFIELD; 1/21, 3/14, 4/4 EASTON; 1/30, 4/24, 26 WYE MILLS; 2/2, 16, 26, 3/9, 12, 23, 27 CAMBRIDGE; 2/11 COLLEGE PARK; 2/19 WALLOPS ISLAND VA$773.64B-627
DCAR213001592013-06-05Apr 15 → May 18IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/15 FREDERICK, FT DETRICK; 4/30 BALTIMORE; 5/18 WASHINGTON DC$89.88B-627
DCAR213001612013-06-13May 13 → 24CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/13 DUNDALK, ROCKVILLE; 5/20 HYATTSVILLE, COLLEGE PARK; 5/22 BETHESDA; 5/24 CHEVY CHASE$89.60B-627
DCAR213001632013-06-13Jun 4, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$7.00B-627
DCAR213001702013-07-02May 3 → Jun 17IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION GAITHERSBURG TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/3 CUMBERLAND; 5/30 BOWIE; 6/17 SALISBURY$160.16B-628
DCAR213001712013-07-03Jan 9 → Feb 8IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 1/9, 2/8 WASHINGTON DC TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$28.00B-628
DCAR213001722013-06-28Apr 16 → May 14IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$40.00B-628
DCAR213001742013-07-01May 4 → 31IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/4 HAVRE DE GRACE; 5/22 WESTMINSTER; 5/31 ANNAPOLIS$35.56B-628
DCAR213001762013-07-02May 8 → Jun 17IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/8, 13, 15, 18, 6/8 FREDERICK; 5/16, 21, 6/17 HAGERSTOWN; 5/17, 6/13 OAKLAND$433.44B-628
DCAR213001832013-07-12Jun 22, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO LINTHICUM HEIGHTS AND RETURN$22.40B-628
DCAR213001872013-07-23Jun 1, 2013CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION HERNDON VA TO BALTIMORE$18.20B-628
DCAR213001882013-07-25Jun 1 → 24CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/3 CLARKSVILLE; 6/5 OXON HILL; 6/17 ROCKVILLE; 6/7 COLUMBIA; 6/10 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, BALTIMORE, LANHAM, SILVER SPRING; 6/21 SNOW HILL, BALTIMORE, GREENBELT; 6/24 HAGERSTOWN, FREDERICK$298.20B-628
DCAR213001982013-08-05Jul 19, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$7.00B-628
DCAR213002022013-08-30Apr 2 → Jun 19IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 4/2, 20, 23, 30, 5/7, 14, 21, 28, 6/4, 11, 19 BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$357.00B-628
DCAR213002062013-08-29Apr 2 → 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/2, 4, 19, 28 ANNAPOLIS; 4/8 EDGEWOOD; 4/17 NORTH EAST; 4/23 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND$207.48B-628
DCAR213002072013-08-29May 8 → Jun 27IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/8 ANNAPOLIS; 5/9 WESTMINSTER; 6/3 CLARKSVILLE; 6/7 COLUMBIA; 6/10 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, ARNOLD, BALTIMORE, ABERDEEN; 6/24 CROWNSVILLE; 6/26 PERRYVILLE; 6/27 WOODSTOCK$179.84B-628
DCAR213002082013-08-28Jul 15 → 30IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/15 OLNEY; 7/16 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND; 7/25 EDGEWATER; 7/30 WASHINGTON DC$82.32B-628
DCAR213002092013-08-28Jul 26, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO DICKERSON AND RETURN$12.32B-628
DCAR213002102013-08-29Jun 23 → Jul 16IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/23, 26 HAGERSTOWN; 6/24, 7/2, 3 FREDERICK; 6/25, 7/16 OAKLAND; 7/4 WILLIAMSPORT; 7/6 SHARPSBURG; 7/15 MOUNT AIRY$430.08B-628
DCAR213002112013-08-29Jul 19 → 30IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/19, 20, 26 OAKLAND; 7/22 WILLIAMSPORT; 7/24 FREDERICK; 7/25 ACCIDENT; 7/27 FRIENDSVILLE; 7/30 ROCKVILLE$290.64B-628
DCAR213002152013-08-28Jul 21 → 26CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/21 ANNAPOLIS; 7/23 GAMBRILLS; 7/26 DICKERSON$72.80B-628
DCAR213002182013-09-06Aug 13, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO CHEVERLY AND RETURN$21.84B-628
DCAR213002192013-09-09Aug 14 → 22IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 8/14 OAKLAND; 8/15, 20, 22 HAGERSTOWN; 8/16 HANCOCK$165.48B-628
DCAR213002202013-09-06Aug 22 → 29IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 8/22, 29 FREDERICK TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$74.84B-628
DCAR213002262013-09-17Aug 12 → 29CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 8/12 HALETHORPE, WASHINGTON DC; 8/13, 26 WASHINGTON DC; 8/14 WASHINGTON DC, ODENTON; 8/15-17 OCEAN CITY; 8/28 ANNAPOLIS, SEVERN; 8/29 WASHINGTON DC, MILLERSVILLE, WASHINGTON DC$281.40B-628
DCAR213002322013-09-25May 14 → 27IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION PORT REPUBLIC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/14 HOLLYWOOD, LA PLATA; 5/17 INDIAN HEAD; 5/27 CHESAPEAKE BEACH$64.68B-628
DCAR213002332013-09-27Jun 3 → 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION PORT REPUBLIC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/3 WHITE PLAINS; 6/5 LEXINGTON PARK; 6/14 BOWIE; 6/28 SAINT LEONARD, BARSTOW$62.44B-629
DCAR213002342013-09-25Jul 29, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION PORT REPUBLIC TO WALDORF AND RETURN$16.80B-629
DCAR213002352013-09-26May 2 → Jun 3IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION SALISBURY TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/2, 18, 30 OCEAN CITY; 5/8 WYE MILLS; 5/21 WALLOPS ISLAND VA; 5/24 BERLIN; 5/26, 6/3 CRISFIELD; 5/30 HURLOCK; 5/31 CAMBRIDGE$196.84B-629
DCAR213002362013-09-26Jun 4 → Jul 31IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION SALISBURY TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/4 EASTON; 6/26 BERLIN; 6/27, 7/12 OCEAN CITY; 7/13 CAMBRIDGE, EASTON; 7/31 FEDERALSBURG$123.76B-629
Travel total, all 40 rows$6,788.18

Other contractual services, line by line7 rows · Apr 2013 – Sep 2013

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CV1300069592013-05-30Apr 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$8.00B-629
CV1300079942013-06-25May 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$124.20B-629
CV1300083162013-06-26May 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$3.90B-629
CV1300086302013-07-23Jun 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$46.00B-629
CV1300095302013-08-23Jul 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$119.00B-629
CV1300096262013-08-23Jul 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$44.00B-629
CV1300104522013-09-26Aug 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$71.60B-629
Other contractual services total, all 7 rows$416.70

Acquisition of assets, line by line0 rows · Apr 2013 – Sep 2013

No itemized rows this period.

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, Apr 2013 – Sep 2013 (GPO-CDOC-113sdoc17), from page B-624. Open on govinfo ↗
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