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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 2025Apr 2014 – Sep 2014
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Apr 2024 – Sep 2024Oct 2023 – Mar 2024Apr 2023 – Sep 2023Oct 2022 – Mar 2023Apr 2022 – Sep 2022Oct 2021 – Mar 2022Apr 2021 – Sep 2021Oct 2020 – Mar 2021Apr 2020 – Sep 2020Oct 2019 – Mar 2020Apr 2019 – Sep 2019Oct 2018 – Mar 2019Apr 2018 – Sep 2018Oct 2017 – Mar 2018Apr 2017 – Sep 2017Oct 2016 – Mar 2017Apr 2016 – Sep 2016Oct 2015 – Mar 2016Apr 2015 – Sep 2015Oct 2014 – Mar 2015Oct 2013 – Mar 2014Apr 2013 – Sep 2013Oct 2012 – Mar 2013Apr 2012 – Sep 2012Oct 2011 – Mar 2012Apr 2011 – Sep 2011
Spent this period$1,512,917.71$1,512,520.11 from FY2014 funds; $397.60 of adjustments to FY2013.
FY2014 allowance used91.0%$2,812,595.34 of $3,090,426.00 available.
Staff on payroll45Entries in the FY2014 abstract, $1,470,052.28.
Adds up?Yes InspectedRows sum to printed subtotals; subtotals match the summary.

The cutsAll 3 funding lines · Apr 2014 – Sep 2014

1NET PAYROLL EXPENSES · 97.6%2–7
#CutAmount
1Net Payroll ExpensesBy title$1,476,198.78
2Rent, Communications and UtilitiesTotal only$11,558.63
3Supplies and MaterialsTotal only$11,347.55
4Travel and Transportation of PersonsItemized$8,211.78
5Printing and ReproductionTotal only$4,522.25
6Other Contractual ServicesItemized$656.30
7Acquisition of AssetsItemized$422.42
Organization total$1,512,917.71
The Senate itemizes only travel, contractual services and asset purchases. Total only means no rows exist, not zero spending. Why →

Staff, by title45 entries · Apr 2014 – Sep 2014

TitlePeoplePaid, Apr 2014 – Sep 2014
Field Representative8$245,774.73
Caseworker6$167,516.55
Chief of Staff1$84,729.48
Administrative Director/scheduler1$78,683.32
Legislative Aide4$74,177.57
Floor Director1$71,499.92
State Director1$68,899.96
Projects Director1$68,499.92
National Communications Director1$67,899.96
Chief Counsel1$61,750.00
Policy Director1$59,900.51
Tax Counsel1$58,983.28
Senior Foreign Policy Adviser1$52,499.96
12 other titles17$309,237.12
Payroll abstract total45$1,470,052.28

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

Travel, line by line42 rows · Apr 2014 – Sep 2014

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR214001232014-04-04Jan 27 → Mar 13IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/27, 30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/1, 3/13 FREDERICK; 2/7 MC HENRY; 2/15 BRUNSWICK; 2/26 ANNAPOLIS$791.28B-626
DCAR214001272014-04-03Mar 6, 2014CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO CHESAPEAKE BEACH TO BALTIMORE$46.20B-626
DCAR214001282014-04-04Mar 24 → 31CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/24 FREDERICK, COLLEGE PARK; 3/28 WYE MILLS, QUEENSTOWN, STEVENSVILLE; 3/31 COLUMBIA$123.90B-626
DCAR214001292014-04-03Mar 25, 2014CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO ROCKVILLE TO BALTIMORE$27.30B-626
DCAR214001382014-04-16Feb 4 → Mar 20IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 2/4, 3/20 WASHINGTON DC TO ANNAPOLIS AND RETURN$58.80B-626
DCAR214001452014-05-14Feb 25 → Apr 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/25 VIENNA; 2/27 WALLOPS ISLAND VA; 3/12 WYE MILLS; 3/13 ANNAPOLIS; 3/27, 4/1, 25 FRUITLAND; 4/12 BERLIN; 4/23 CRISFIELD; 4/4 SALISBURY OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$570.36B-626
DCAR214001542014-05-15Apr 4 → 14CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/4 CHEVERLY, COLLEGE PARK; 4/11 ROCKVILLE, GAITHERSBURG; 4/14 ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION$107.10B-626
DCAR214001592014-06-04Apr 29 → May 16IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/29, 5/15, 5/16 CAMBRIDGE; 5/4, 10 EASTON; 5/6 CENTREVILLE; 5/7 BALTIMORE; 5/8 PRINCESS ANNE; 5/12 BERLIN; 5/13 WYE MILLS$407.40B-626
DCAR214001632014-06-09May 27, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION FREDERICK TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$47.88B-626
DCAR214001652014-06-18May 2 → 19CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/2 HAGERSTOWN, CUMBERLAND, FROSTBURG; 5/4, 16, 19 INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$287.70B-626
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DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR214001662014-06-18May 5, 2014CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO CONOWINGO TO WASHINGTON DC$58.80B-626
DCAR214001672014-06-18May 12, 2014CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO BETHESDA, SILVER SPRING TO WASHINGTON DC$31.50B-626
DCAR214001682014-06-18May 15, 2014CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO PARKVILLE TO BALTIMORE$25.20B-626
DCAR214001692014-06-18May 22, 2014CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO ROCKVILLE TO WASHINGTON DC$33.60B-626
DCAR214001712014-06-18Mar 22 → Apr 16IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/22, 24, 25, 4/1, 15 FREDERICK; 3/26, 4/16 HAGERSTOWN; 3/28, 4/5 OAKLAND; 4/7 WILLIAMSPORT$640.92B-626
DCAR214001722014-06-18Apr 28 → Jun 7IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/28, 5/2, 16, 20 HAGERSTOWN; 5/8, 9, 6/7 FREDERICK; 6/2, 4, 6 OAKLAND$591.36B-627
DCAR214001832014-07-01Jun 19, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION FREDERICK TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$59.88B-627
DCAR214001862014-07-02Jun 18, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$26.92B-627
DCAR214001872014-07-02Jun 19, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO BLADENSBURG, BRENTWOOD AND RETURN$15.62B-627
DCAR214001882014-07-02Jun 23, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO BRENTWOOD, CLINTON, CHEVERLY AND RETURN$22.34B-627
DCAR214001912014-07-15Jun 25, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO HYATTSVILLE, LANHAM, BOWIE, BRENTWOOD, BOWIE, RIVERDALE, BOWIE, UPPER MARLBORO, OXON HILL AND RETURN$28.39B-627
DCAR214001922014-07-16May 21 → Jun 12IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/21 QUEEN ANNE; 5/22, 6/7 FRUITLAND; 5/26, 6/8 OCEAN CITY; 5/28 CAMBRIDGE; 5/30 EASTON, HURLOCK; 6/5 ANNAPOLIS; 6/12 BERLIN; 6/12 DENTON$488.88B-627
DCAR214001972014-07-23May 16, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO BOWIE AND RETURN$26.04B-627
DCAR214002012014-07-23Jun 18, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$14.00B-627
DCAR214002042014-07-23Jun 20, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO SAINT LEONARD AND RETURN$68.25B-627
DCAR214002052014-07-24Jun 8 → 10IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$169.38B-627
DCAR214002062014-07-28Jun 2 → 23CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/2 WALDORF, HOLLYWOOD, LA PLATA, WASHINGTON DC; 6/9 ANNAPOLIS; 6/23 ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE$126.00B-627
DCAR214002072014-07-28Jun 14 → Jul 3CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/14 GREENBELT, COLLEGE PARK; 6/16 CROWNSVILLE, GREENBELT; 6/19 ANNAPOLIS; 6/20 WESTMINSTER; 6/28-7/3 ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE$172.20B-627
DCAR214002112014-07-31Jun 2, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO WALDORF, HOLLYWOOD, LA PLATA AND RETURN$56.28B-627
DCAR214002122014-08-01Jun 8 → 10IndividualName withheldSTAFF PER DIEM$378.00B-627
〃〃〃〃STAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$117.72B-627
DCAR214002132014-07-31Jun 20, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO WESTMINSTER AND RETURN$50.40B-627
DCAR214002172014-08-05Jun 13 → Jul 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/13, 18, 7/9, 7/18 FREDERICK; 6/16, 18 OAKLAND; 7/21, 22, 28 HAGERSTOWN$565.32B-627
DCAR214002182014-08-11Aug 4, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO ROCKVILLE TO FREDERICK$14.70B-627
DCAR214002192014-08-11Aug 5, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION FREDERICK TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$59.88B-627
DCAR214002212014-08-26Jul 1 → Aug 13IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/1 UPPER MARLBORO, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, BRANDYWINE; 7/7 CAPITOL HEIGHTS, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, UPPER MARLBORO; 7/18 FORT WASHINGTON; 7/22 LANHAM, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, HYATTSVILLE, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, CAPITOL HEIGHTS; 7/30 COLLEGE PARK, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, BRENTWOOD; 8/1 BALTIMORE; GREENBELT, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, UPPER MARLBORO, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, UPPER MARLBORO; 8/6 LANHAM, BRENTWOOD, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, UPPER MARLBORO; 8/7 COLLEGE PARK, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, HYATTSVILLE; 8/13 UPPER MARLBORO, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, HYATTSVILLE, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION, CAPITOL HEIGHTS$266.74B-627
DCAR214002312014-08-26Jul 7 → 21CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/7 BRANDYWINE, GAMBRILLS; 7/10 UPPER MARLBORO; 7/14 DUNDALK, LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, HUNT VALLEY; 7/18 FREDERICK, JESSUP, GREENBELT; 7/20 SUITLAND; 7/21 GERMANTOWN, ROCKVILLE, WASHINGTON DC, OWINGS MILLS$306.60B-628
DCAR214002322014-09-03Aug 19, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION FREDERICK TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$59.88B-628
DCAR214002352014-09-04Jul 30 → Aug 17IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/30, 8/6, 15, 17 WASHINGTON DC; 8/1 GREENBELT; 8/11 BEL AIR; 8/12 ESSEX, TOWSON; 8/12-14 BETHANY BEACH DE, OCEAN CITY$353.76B-628
DCAR214002362014-09-10Aug 12 → 15IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$172.74B-628
DCAR214002402014-09-05Jun 17 → Aug 6IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/17 OCEAN CITY; 6/18 GRASONVILLE; 6/19 CHESTERTOWN; 7/10 DENTON; 7/11 OXFORD; 7/16 CRISFIELD, OCEAN CITY; 7/17 FISHING CREEK; 7/18 EASTON; 8/1 BALTIMORE; 8/6 BERLIN$486.36B-628
DCAR214002482014-09-23Aug 1 → 29CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 8/1 GREENBELT; 8/11 BEL AIR; 8/13-15 SALISBURY, PRINCESS ANNE, OCEAN CITY; 8/29 LAUREL$256.20B-628
Travel total, all 42 rows$8,211.78

Other contractual services, line by line6 rows · Apr 2014 – Sep 2014

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CV1400051902014-04-24Mar 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$10.00B-628
CV1400065732014-06-23May 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$200.00B-628
CV1400073672014-07-23Jun 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$134.00B-628
CV1400084042014-08-27Jul 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$120.00B-628
CV1400084972014-08-27Jul 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$67.30B-628
DCAR214001482014-05-15Apr 28 → 29JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAFEES AND OTHER CHARGES$125.00B-628
Other contractual services total, all 6 rows$656.30

Acquisition of assets, line by line5 rows · Apr 2014 – Sep 2014

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CV1400071172014-06-24May 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSCERTIFIED PURCHASED EQUIPMENT$22.49B-628
DCAR214001402014-04-18Apr 8, 2014JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$96.99B-628
DCAR214001582014-06-02May 8, 2014JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$99.99B-628
DCAR214001602014-06-02May 8, 2014AUTOMATED SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGYPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$158.00B-628
DCAR214002472014-09-22Sep 4, 2014JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$44.95B-628
Acquisition of assets total, all 5 rows$422.42
Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, Apr 2014 – Sep 2014 (GPO-CDOC-113sdoc25), from page B-623. Open on govinfo ↗
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