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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 2019 – Sep 2019
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Senator Benjamin L Cardin

Spent this period$1,700,138.00$1,700,138.00 from FY2019 funds.
FY2019 allowance used92.0%$3,340,138.65 of $3,629,114.00 available.
Staff on payroll44Entries in the FY2019 abstract, $1,654,890.33.
Adds up?Yes InspectedRows sum to printed subtotals; subtotals match the summary.

The cutsAll 3 funding lines · Apr 2019 – Sep 2019

1NET PAYROLL EXPENSES · 97.7%2–7
#CutAmount
1Net Payroll ExpensesBy title$1,661,724.43
2Travel and Transportation of PersonsItemized$13,766.48
3Rent, Communications and UtilitiesTotal only$13,730.60
4Supplies and MaterialsTotal only$10,656.63
5Acquisition of AssetsItemized$132.91
6Other Contractual ServicesItemized$100.70
7Printing and ReproductionTotal only$26.25
Organization total$1,700,138.00
The Senate itemizes only travel, contractual services and asset purchases. Total only means no rows exist, not zero spending. Why →

Staff, by title44 entries · Apr 2019 – Sep 2019

TitlePeoplePaid, Apr 2019 – Sep 2019
Field Representative7$232,608.11
Caseworker4$130,749.88
State Director1$78,456.57
Legislative Correspondent4$78,027.64
Floor Director1$74,560.75
Chief of Staff1$72,490.78
Administrative Director/scheduler1$72,294.38
National Communications Director1$70,206.57
Legislative Assistant2$66,083.24
Senior Defense Policy Advisor1$63,102.44
Senior Advisor, Foreign Policy and National Security1$60,777.73
Chief Counsel1$60,749.96
Community Outreach Director1$54,852.44
16 other titles18$539,929.84
Payroll abstract total44$1,654,890.33

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

Travel, line by line52 rows · Apr 2019 – Sep 2019

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR219001752019-04-04Mar 28, 2019IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH AND RETURN$63.84B-720
DCAR219001782019-04-05Feb 28 → Mar 15IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/28 SNOW HILL; 3/4 GREENBELT; 3/5 PRINCESS ANNE; 3/6 WASHINGTON DC; 3/7 EASTON, CHESTER, EASTON; 3/8 ANNAPOLIS; 3/10 CHURCH CREEK; 3/12 CAMBRIDGE, CHESTER, EASTON; 3/14 OXFORD; 3/15 CAMBRIDGE$451.67B-720
DCAR219001802019-04-08Mar 3 → 30CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/3 ARNOLD; 3/4 ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, GREENBELT ; 3/9 BALTIMORE, IJAMSVILLE, BALTIMORE; 3/11 GAITHERSBURG; 3/15 LA PLATA, WALDORF; 3/30 NEW HAVEN CT$472.50B-720
DCAR219001812019-04-05Mar 14 → 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION FREDERICK TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/14, 21, 28 BALTIMORE; 3/19 EASTON$233.50B-720
DCAR219001822019-04-29Apr 2 → 16IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 4/2, 8, 15, 16 FREDERICK TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$191.52B-720
DCAR219001832019-04-29Feb 21 → Apr 11IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION OWINGS TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/21 UPPER MARLBORO, RIVERDALE; 2/22, 28, 3/1 ANNAPOLIS; 2/25 LEONARDTOWN, WASHINGTON DC; 2/27 WALDORF; 3/4 GREENBELT; 3/6 CLINTON; 4/8 LANHAM, ANNAPOLIS; 4/11 CHESAPEAKE BEACH$273.00B-720
DCAR219001842019-04-29Feb 1 → 19IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION OWINGS TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/1, 8, 15 ANNAPOLIS; 2/4 CHARLOTTE HALL; 2/6 LEXINGTON PARK; 2/9 PRINCE FREDERICK; 2/11 BALTIMORE; 2/12 CALIFORNIA; 2/16 UPPER MARLBORO; 2/19 CHARLOTTE HALL, GREENBELT$319.64B-720
DCAR219001852019-05-10Mar 18 → Apr 10IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/18 GREENSBORO; 3/19, 4/10 EASTON; 3/20 PRINCESS ANNE; 3/21, 22 WYE MILLS; 3/28 WORTON; 3/29 DENTON; 4/4 BERLIN$338.52B-720
DCAR219001862019-05-13Apr 2 → 26IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/2 THURMONT; 4/9, 10 BRUNSWICK; 4/16, 18 FREDERICK; 4/18 HAGERSTOWN; 4/26 MEYERSDALE PA$478.80B-720
DCAR219001872019-05-10Feb 7 → Mar 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/7 ROCKVILLE; 2/8 NEW MIDWAY; 2/11, 25, 3/16, 28 FREDERICK; 2/12 WILLIAMSPORT; 3/19 OAKLAND$588.84B-720
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DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR219001952019-05-10Apr 5 → 29CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/5 WESTMINSTER; 4/8 NEW CARROLLTON; 4/11 INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION; 4/15, 16, 22 ANNAPOLIS; 4/17 SALISBURY, WALLOPS ISLAND VA; 4/18 HAGERSTOWN, CUMBERLAND, WILLIAMSPORT; 4/29 FREDERICK$489.30B-720
DCAR219001972019-05-28Apr 17 → May 10IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/17, 23, 5/9 WALLOPS ISLAND VA; 4/18 CAMBRIDGE; 4/26 GREENSBORO; 4/29 TILGHMAN; 5/3, 8, 10 EASTON$433.27B-720
DCAR219001982019-05-28Apr 12 → May 3IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION OWINGS TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/12 RIVERDALE, WALDORF, GREENBELT; 4/16 PRINCE FREDERICK, SOLOMONS; 4/18 CHARLOTTE HALL; 4/23 WALDORF, LEXINGTON PARK; 4/24 HYATTSVILLE, GREENBELT, WHITE PLAINS, INDIAN HEAD; 4/25 UPPER MARLBORO; 5/1 LEXINGTON PARK, UPPER MARLBORO; 5/2 COLLEGE PARK; 5/3 FORT WASHINGTON; 4/29 BOWIE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$367.08B-721
DCAR219001992019-05-28May 4 → 17IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION OWINGS TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/4 COLLEGE PARK, WALDORF; 5/5 ROCKVILLE; 5/6 UPPER MARLBORO, COLLEGE PARK, LARGO; 5/7 UPPER MARLBORO, SAINT LEONARD; 5/9 COLLEGE PARK; 5/10 WALDORF; 5/13 OXON HILL; 5/14 CALLAWAY, SOLOMONS; 5/15 NANJEMOY, SAINT MARYS CITY; 5/17 CLINTON$400.40B-721
DCAR219002002019-06-10Feb 4 → Mar 6IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/4 RISING SUN; 2/5 NEW WINDSOR; 2/6, 12, 14, 3/6 ANNAPOLIS; 2/11 INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION; 2/26 HAVRE DE GRACE; 2/27 WESTMINSTER$281.43B-721
DCAR219002012019-06-10Mar 7 → 29IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/7, 19, 28, 29 ANNAPOLIS; 3/13 HAVRE DE GRACE; 3/14 CHESAPEAKE CITY; 3/15, 20 WESTMINSTER; 3/21 BEL AIR; 3/25 CHURCHVILLE, ANNAPOLIS$375.42B-721
DCAR219002072019-06-10May 1 → Jun 3IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/1, 6/3 HAGERSTOWN; 5/17 FREDERICK; 5/21 WASHINGTON DC; 5/29 HANCOCK; 6/1 FRIENDSVILLE$368.34B-721
DCAR219002122019-06-10May 2 → 30CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/2 POTOMAC; 5/4 CUMBERLAND, ROCKY GAP; 5/6 UPPER MARLBORO, COLLEGE PARK, UPPER MARLBORO; 5/9, 23 INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION; 5/13 DUNDALK, OXON HILL; 5/20 HUNT VALLEY, RANDALLSTOWN, TOWSON; 5/29 WEST ACCOKEEK, CLINTON, BALTIMORE CITY; 5/30 SILVER SPRING, ROCKVILLE$430.50B-721
DCAR219002132019-06-17May 14 → Jun 6IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/14 WYE MILLS; 5/15 MILLINGTON, CHESTERTOWN; 5/17 QUEENSTOWN; 5/18 EASTON; 5/20 CAMBRIDGE; 5/21 WASHINGTON DC; 5/30 PARSONSBURG; 6/4 CENTREVILLE; 6/6 WALLOPS ISLAND VA, POCOMOKE CITY, EASTON, DENTON$352.80B-721
DCAR219002142019-06-17Mar 6 → May 23IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 3/6, 13, 27, 4/3, 9, 12, 5/1, 8, 14, 23 BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$361.00B-721
DCAR219002152019-06-17Mar 11 → May 31IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/11 GAITHERSBURG; 3/29, 4/22 ANNAPOLIS; 4/5 WESTMINSTER; 5/9, 28 INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION; 5/29 ACCOKEEK, CLINTON; 5/31 STEVENSVILLE$248.46B-721
DCAR219002162019-07-01Jan 31 → May 7IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 1/31, 3/21, 5/7 BALTIMORE TO ANNAPOLIS AND RETURN$148.20B-721
DCAR219002182019-07-01Jun 17 → 20IndividualName withheldSTAFF PER DIEM$381.06B-721
〃〃〃〃STAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO EL PASO TX AND RETURN$579.70B-721
DCAR219002192019-06-28Jun 5 → 9IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 6/5, 9 IN AND AROUND ELLICOTT CITY$59.64B-721
DCAR219002212019-06-28Jun 4, 2019IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO HYATTSVILLE, BALTIMORE TO OWINGS$37.38B-721
DCAR219002252019-07-01Apr 25 → Jun 20IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION FREDERICK TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/25 HAGERSTOWN; 5/2, 6, 29, 6/3, 10, 20 BALTIMORE$316.68B-721
DCAR219002292019-07-18Jun 12 → 29IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION OWINGS TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/12 INDIAN HEAD, UPPER MARLBORO; 6/13 OXON HILL; PRINCE FREDERICK; 6/18 PRINCE FREDERICK; 6/14 PRINCE FREDERICK, CALIFORNIA, BOWIE, UPPER MARLBORO; 6/17, 29 LARGO; 6/19 CALIFORNIA$209.16B-721
DCAR219002302019-07-15Jun 11, 2019IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION OWINGS TO COLLEGE PARK TO BOWIE$27.16B-721
DCAR219002322019-07-19Jun 23 → 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF INCIDENTALS$50.40B-721
〃〃〃〃STAFF PER DIEM$318.00B-721
〃〃〃〃STAFF TRANSPORTATION OWINGS TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$136.30B-721
DCAR219002332019-07-19May 18 → Jun 9IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION OWINGS TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/18 UPPER MARLBORO, MOUNT RAINIER; 5/21 WASHINGTON DC; 5/22 WALDORF, HYATTSVILLE; 5/27 NORTH BEACH, CHELTENHAM; 5/28 UPPER MARLBORO; 5/29 ACCOKEEK, CLINTON; 5/30 CHARLOTTE HALL, LARGO; 6/5 LEXINGTON PARK, CALIFORNIA; 6/8 LANDOVER, ACCOKEEK; 6/9 SAINT LEONARD$291.90B-722
DCAR219002382019-07-19Jun 4 → 27CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/4 BETHESDA; 6/14 PRINCE FREDERICK, CALIFORNIA, MITCHELLVILLE; 6/22-23 OCEAN CITY; 6/27 ANNAPOLIS$289.80B-722
DCAR219002392019-07-19Jun 28, 2019IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO SYKESVILLE AND RETURN$36.96B-722
DCAR219002402019-07-22Jun 18 → Jul 16IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/18, 7/11 FREDERICK; 6/19 OAKLAND; 7/9, 13 HAGERSTOWN; 7/16 WASHINGTON DC$420.84B-722
DCAR219002412019-08-02Jun 10 → Jul 26IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/10 SAINT MICHAELS; 6/12 GEORGETOWN; 6/14 WYE MILLS; 6/20 PRESTON; 6/23-25 OCEAN CITY; 6/28 CHESTERTOWN; 7/8 GREENSBORO; 7/9 EASTON; 7/26 PRINCESS ANNE$357.84B-722
DCAR219002422019-08-01Jul 25 → 29IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 7/25, 29 WASHINGTON DC TO MOUNT AIRY AND RETURN$87.36B-722
DCAR219002432019-08-05Jun 23 → 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF PER DIEM$234.26B-722
〃〃〃〃STAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$111.52B-722
DCAR219002442019-08-01Jul 25, 2019IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$9.71B-722
DCAR219002462019-08-09Apr 3 → May 4IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/3, 5, 18, 5/3 WESTMINSTER; 4/15 CROWNSVILLE; 4/16, 5/1, 4 ANNAPOLIS; 4/25 INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION; 5/2 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND$285.00B-722
DCAR219002472019-08-09May 15 → Jun 27IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/15 STREET; 5/16 ANNAPOLIS; 5/21, 6/12 WASHINGTON DC; 5/30 BEL AIR; 6/6, 21 HAVRE DE GRACE; 6/13, 20 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND; 6/27 BEL AIR, ANNAPOLIS$393.40B-722
DCAR219002492019-08-15Jul 12 → 22CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/12 ELKTON, BEL AIR; 7/19 ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE; 7/22 INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$138.60B-722
DCAR219002582019-08-20Jun 27 → Aug 7IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 6/27, 7/10, 11, 29, 31, 8/5, 7 FREDERICK TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$335.16B-722
DCAR219002602019-09-18Jul 30 → Aug 27IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/30, 8/21 WYE MILLS; 8/5, 9 CHESTERTOWN; 8/13 CAMBRIDGE; 8/14-16 OCEAN CITY; 8/22 EASTON; 8/23 CENTREVILLE; 8/27 WESTOVER$320.04B-722
DCAR219002612019-09-19Aug 28 → 29IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 8/28, 29 BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$32.00B-722
DCAR219002622019-09-18Jul 8 → 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION OWINGS TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/8, 20 CAPITOL HEIGHTS; 7/10 UPPER MARLBORO; 7/12 ACCOKEEK; 7/16 LA PLATA; 7/17 CHARLOTTE HALL; 7/18 WASHINGTON DC; 7/25 INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$183.12B-722
DCAR219002632019-09-17Aug 8, 2019IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$34.00B-722
DCAR219002672019-09-19Aug 29, 2019IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$12.00B-722
DCAR219002682019-09-17Aug 20, 2019IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$70.52B-722
DCAR219002712019-09-18Aug 2 → 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION OWINGS TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 8/2 TAKOMA PARK, BOWIE, CAPITOL HEIGHTS; 8/5, 9 CHARLOTTE HALL; 8/6 PRINCE FREDERICK, NORTH BEACH, UPPER MARLBORO, DISTRICT HEIGHTS; 8/19, 23 HOLLYWOOD; 8/20 PRINCE FREDERICK, NANJEMOY; 8/21 COLLEGE PARK; 8/27 HUGHESVILLE, LUSBY; 8/28 WALDORF$338.94B-722
Travel total, all 52 rows$13,766.48

Acquisition of assets, line by line3 rows · Apr 2019 – Sep 2019

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CV1900070002019-07-25Jun 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSCERTIFIED PURCHASED EQUIPMENT$18.74B-723
CV1900074432019-08-19Jul 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSCERTIFIED PURCHASED EQUIPMENT$93.71B-723
DCAR201900042019-05-01Feb 22 → 28CITIBANK - PURCHASE CARDPURCHASED SOFTWARE (EXPENDABLE)$20.46B-723
Acquisition of assets total, all 3 rows$132.91

Other contractual services, line by line2 rows · Apr 2019 – Sep 2019

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CV1900076832019-08-19Jul 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$83.60B-722
CV1900085452019-09-30Aug 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$17.10B-722
Other contractual services total, all 2 rows$100.70

Intern Compensation - Cardin

Spent this period$10,649.99$10,649.99 from FY2019 funds.
FY2019 allowance used21.9%$10,649.99 of $48,700.00 available.
Staff on payroll12Entries in the FY2019 abstract, $10,649.99.
Adds up?Yes InspectedRows sum to printed subtotals; subtotals match the summary.

The cutsFY2019 funds · Apr 2019 – Sep 2019

1NET PAYROLL EXPENSES · 100.0%
#CutAmount
1Net Payroll ExpensesBy title$10,649.99
Organization total$10,649.99
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Staff, by title12 entries · Apr 2019 – Sep 2019

TitlePeoplePaid, Apr 2019 – Sep 2019
Intern11$9,800.00
Legal Intern1$849.99
Payroll abstract total12$10,649.99

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Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, Apr 2019 – Sep 2019 (GPO-CDOC-116sdoc10), from page B-717. Open on govinfo ↗
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