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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 2012 – Sep 2012
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Spent this period$1,542,451.87$1,542,451.87 from FY2012 funds.
FY2012 allowance used96.3%$2,958,271.65 of $3,072,336.00 available.
Staff on payroll51Entries in the FY2012 abstract, $1,493,829.35.
Adds up?Yes InspectedRows sum to printed subtotals; subtotals match the summary.

The cutsAll 3 funding lines · Apr 2012 – Sep 2012

1NET PAYROLL EXPENSES · 97.3%2–6
#CutAmount
1Net Payroll ExpensesBy title$1,500,796.15
2Rent, Communications and UtilitiesTotal only$14,636.23
3Travel and Transportation of PersonsItemized$13,676.02
4Supplies and MaterialsTotal only$12,529.98
5Other Contractual ServicesItemized$789.65
6Acquisition of AssetsItemized$23.84
7Printing and ReproductionTotal only$0.00
Organization total$1,542,451.87
The Senate itemizes only travel, contractual services and asset purchases. Total only means no rows exist, not zero spending. Why →

Staff, by title51 entries · Apr 2012 – Sep 2012

TitlePeoplePaid, Apr 2012 – Sep 2012
Field Representative7$209,091.83
Caseworker7$182,134.66
Chief of Staff1$84,729.48
Legislative Counsel2$80,166.63
Administrative Director/scheduler1$74,000.00
Floor Director1$67,999.92
State Director1$63,000.00
Policy Director1$60,000.00
Staff Assistant4$54,044.63
Deputy State Director1$54,000.00
Tax Counsel1$52,166.59
Chief Counsel1$51,750.00
Projects Director1$51,750.00
16 other titles22$408,995.61
Payroll abstract total51$1,493,829.35

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

Travel, line by line47 rows · Apr 2012 – Sep 2012

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR212001152012-04-09Jan 30 → Mar 16IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/30, 3/1, 16 BALTIMORE; 2/20 LINTHICUM; 2/27 LUTHERVILLE, TIMONIUM$220.08B-658
DCAR212001162012-04-09Mar 28, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO ANNAPOLIS AND RETURN$29.40B-658
DCAR212001242012-04-16Jan 24 → Apr 2IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/24, 2/7, 14, 28, 3/5, 13, 20, 27 WASHINGTON DC; 1/27, 3/9 ANNAPOLIS; 1/28 CLINTON; 2/21 FREDERICK; 4/2 NEW CARROLLTON$465.36B-658
DCAR212001252012-04-19Apr 12, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO BALTIMORE TO FREDERICK$56.88B-658
DCAR212001332012-04-26Mar 5 → 25CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION 3/20 WASHINGTON DC TO BALTIMORE; BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/5 ANNAPOLIS, WASHINGTON DC; 3/9 ANNAPOLIS, BETHESDA; 3/10 WASHINGTON DC; 3/23 GAITHERSBURG; 3/25 CHEVY CHASE; BURTONSVILLE, WASHINGTON DC$277.20B-658
DCAR212001352012-04-30Mar 2, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO CHARLOTTE HALL AND RETURN$62.58B-658
DCAR212001382012-05-15May 4, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$28.00B-658
DCAR212001402012-05-16Feb 6 → 29IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/6 CHEVERLY, CLINTON; 2/8 ANDREWS AFB, LARGO; 2/9 BALTIMORE; 2/17 FT WASHINGTON; 2/24 CHEVERLY, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, LARGO; 2/28 ANNAPOLIS; 2/29 MT RAINIER, HYATTSVILLE, LANHAM$164.26B-658
DCAR212001412012-05-16Jan 5 → 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/5 COLMAR MANOR, OXON HILL; 1/9 CLINTON; 1/10, 11, 16 ANNAPOLIS; 1/15 UPPER MARLBORO, GREENBELT, ANDREWS AFB; 1/20 RIVERDALE, BOWIE, ANDREWS AFB; 1/21 TEMPLE HILLS, GREENBELT; 1/26 LARGO, MITCHELLVILLE, COLLEGE PARK; 1/28 CLINTON$221.34B-658
DCAR212001422012-05-16Mar 7 → 31IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/7, 9 ANNAPOLIS; 3/15 FOREST HEIGHTS; 3/16 OXON HILL; 3/23 GREENBELT, LARGO; 3/27 LAUREL, CAPITOL HEIGHTS; 3/31 OXON HILL, MITCHELLVILLE$142.40B-658
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DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR212001432012-05-16Apr 10 → 20IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/10 HYATTSVILLE, GLENARDEN, LANDOVER; 4/16 LAUREL, CAPITOL HEIGHTS; 4/17 LAUREL, BELTSVILLE, SEAT PLEASANT; 4/18 BALTIMORE; 4/19 MITCHELLVILLE; 4/20 CLINTON, TEMPLE HILLS, CAPITOL HEIGHTS$158.94B-658
DCAR212001482012-05-16Jan 9 → Mar 22IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION SALISBURY TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/9, 3/12 OCEAN CITY; 1/11, 2/17 ANNAPOLIS; 1/15, 2/27, 3/15 EASTON; 1/16 CAMBRIDGE, WYE ISLAND; 1/18, 25, 2/29, 3/10, 13, 22 CAMBRIDGE; 1/30 CENTREVILLE; 2/21 WALLOPS ISLAND VA; 3/3 POCOMOKE CITY$657.72B-659
DCAR212001492012-05-16Apr 1 → 28CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/1 UPPER MARLBORO, CLINTON; 4/2 TAKOMA PARK; 4/10 LANDOVER; 4/12 FROSTBURG, CUMBERLAND, FREDERICK; 4/17 LAUREL; 4/20 FULTON; 4/21 TEMPLE HILLS; 4/28 FREDERICK; 4/16 BALTIMORE TO LAUREL TO WASHINGTON DC; 4/27 WASHINGTON DC TO LINTHICUM TO BALTIMORE$453.60B-659
DCAR212001502012-05-18Mar 20 → May 9IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/20 MOUNT AIRY; 3/22, 4/23 HAGERSTOWN; 3/26 SHARPSBURG; 4/2, 12, 18, 24, 26, 27, 28, 5/9 FREDERICK; 4/4 THURMONT; 4/11 WASHINGTON DC; 5/3 WILLIAMSPORT; 3/21, 23 MCHENRY$1,200.36B-659
DCAR212001522012-05-31Apr 26 → May 17IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/26 LISBON; 4/30 BEL AIR; 5/1 PERRYVILLE; 5/3 WESTMINSTER; 5/7, 16 ABERDEEN; 5/8 SEVERNA PARK; 5/9, 16 ANNAPOLIS; 5/9 FALLSTON; 5/17 ABINGDON$360.48B-659
DCAR212001582012-06-07Apr 24 → May 21IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/24 INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION; 5/21 ROCKVILLE$55.96B-659
DCAR212001652012-06-25Jun 9, 2012CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO PROVIDENCE RI AND RETURN$303.60B-659
DCAR212001662012-06-25May 14 → 31CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/14 CUMBERLAND, HAGERSTOWN, FREDERICK; 5/18 BETHESDA, COCKEYSVILLE; 5/19 GLEN ECHO; 5/30 ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON DC; 5/31 UPPER MARLBORO, LA PLATA; 5/15 BALTIMORE TO UPPER MARLBORO TO WASHINGTON DC; 5/21 BALTIMORE TO SILVER SPRING TO WASHINGTON DC; 5/17 WASHINGTON DC TO CATONSVILLE, BALTIMORE TO PIKESVILLE; 5/24 WASHINGTON DC TO CATONSVILLE TO BALTIMORE$443.10B-659
DCAR212001672012-06-22Jun 5, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$36.00B-659
DCAR212001682012-06-25May 14 → Jun 5IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/14 HAGERSTOWN; 6/5 WALDORF$115.92B-659
DCAR212001692012-06-25May 11 → Jun 9IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/11, 21, 6/4 FREDERICK; 5/12 BOONSBORO; 5/14, 6/8, 9 HAGERSTOWN; 5/19 SHARPSBURG; 5/24 OAKLAND; 5/25 HARPERS FERRY WV; 5/31 MCHENRY$689.64B-659
DCAR212001782012-07-18Jun 8 → 9IndividualName withheldSTAFF PER DIEM$56.77B-659
〃〃〃〃STAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO PROVIDENCE RI AND RETURN$572.40B-659
DCAR212001802012-07-24Jun 27, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$28.00B-659
DCAR212001812012-07-19Jun 24 → 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$115.92B-659
DCAR212001822012-07-24Jul 5, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$28.00B-659
DCAR212001832012-07-19Jun 24 → 26IndividualName withheldSTAFF INCIDENTALS$42.00B-659
〃〃〃〃STAFF PER DIEM$399.90B-659
〃〃〃〃STAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$226.80B-659
DCAR212001842012-07-19Apr 10 → Jul 2IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/10 NEW CARROLLTON; 4/12 FROSTBURG; 4/17, 18. 5/8, 15, 6/6, 12, 18, 21, 26, 28 WASHINGTON DC; 5/14 CUMBERLAND; 7/2 SCAGGSVILLE$693.42B-659
DCAR212001872012-08-09Feb 6 → Jul 7IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION GLYNDON TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/6 GREENBELT; 2/17, 3/9, 5/21, 6/11 ANNAPOLIS; 7/7 HAGERSTOWN$240.12B-659
DCAR212001882012-08-01Jun 5 → 28CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/10 CUMBERLAND; 6/11 OWINGS MILLS, ANNAPOLIS, BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON DC; 6/16 SALISBURY, EASTON; 6/24 CAMBRIDGE; 6/25 OCEAN CITY, SALISBURY; 6/5 WASHINGTON DC TO DAVIDSONVILLE, MITCHELLVILLE TO BALTIMORE; 6/6 WASHINGTON DC TO BETHESDA TO BALTIMORE; 6/28 WASHINGTON DC TO CATONSVILLE TO BALTIMORE$552.30B-659
DCAR212001962012-08-06Jul 26, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO COLUMBIA AND RETURN$22.68B-660
DCAR212001972012-08-09Jul 7 → 23IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/7 SHARPSBURG; 7/15 FREDERICK; 7/16 BOONSBORO; 7/17 OAKLAND; 7/23 WILLIAMSPORT$302.82B-660
DCAR212002012012-08-03Apr 10 → Jun 24IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION SALISBURY TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/10, 519 WYE MILLS; 4/17, 5/26, 6/29 CHESTERTOWN; 4/22, 26, 5/2, 6/8, 16 EASTON; 5/5 ST MICHAELS; 5/11, 17, 18, 6/1 CAMBRIDGE; 5/30 FEDERALSBURG; 5/18, 31, 6/25, 26 OCEAN CITY; 6/14 WALLOPS ISLAND; 6/21 CENTREVILLE; 6/24 CAMBRIDGE, EASTON$945.84B-660
DCAR212002032012-08-15May 25 → Jun 26IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/25 EDGEWOOD; 5/28 CROWNSVILLE; 5/30, 31, 6/11, 19 ABERDEEN; 5/31 ROCKVILLE; 6/1 ANNAPOLIS; 6/5 DAVIDSONVILLE; 6/13 CROFTON; 6/14 FALLSTON; 6/21 ABINGDON; 6/22 FORT MEADE; 6/26 SYKESVILLE$393.27B-660
DCAR212002072012-08-13Jul 2 → 31CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/2 ELKTON; 7/3 UPPER MARLBORO; 7/6 CROWNSVILLE, CHEVY CHASE, BETHESDA, HYATTSVILLE; 7/20 WESTMINSTER; 7/26 BELTSVILLE; 7/30 SUITLAND; 7/31 SILVER SPRING, GREENBELT$226.80B-660
DCAR212002092012-08-31May 2 → 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/2 BALTIMORE, MITCHELLVILLE; 5/3 SUITLAND, LANHAM; 5/8 NATIONAL HARBOR; 5/9, 21 SUITLAND, UPPER MARLBORO; 5/10 ANDREWS AFB, UPPER MARLBORO; 5/16; UPPER MARLBORO; 5/18 ANDREWS AFB, MITCHELLVILLE; 5/28 CHELTENHAM, UPPER MARLBORO$232.44B-660
DCAR212002102012-08-31Jun 1 → 21IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/1 CAPITOL HEIGHTS; 6/4 LANDOVER, UPPER MARLBORO, MITCHELLVILLE; 6/7 CAPITOL HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON DC; 6/8 MITCHELLVILLE, LANDOVER, UPPER MARLBORO; 6/11 MITCHELLVILLE, LANDOVER; 6/12 FT WASHINGTON; 6/13 CAPITOL HEIGHTS, OXON HILL; 6/15 UPPER MARLBORO, FOREST HEIGHTS; 6/21 BRENTWOOD, RIVERDALE, MITCHELLVILLE$182.28B-660
DCAR212002112012-08-31Jul 6 → 30IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/6 UPPER MARLBORO, ANDREWS AFB; 7/7 NATIONAL HARBOR; 7/16 NATIONAL HARBOR, UPPER MARLBORO, LARGO; 7/20, 25 BALTIMORE; 7/27 HYATTSVILLE, GREENBELT, LARGO; 7/30 ANDREWS AFB, GLENARDEN$227.04B-660
DCAR212002132012-08-31Aug 1 → 2IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$41.00B-660
DCAR212002142012-08-31Jun 24 → 27IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$196.56B-660
DCAR212002152012-08-31Aug 15 → 17IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$214.20B-660
DCAR212002162012-08-31Aug 2, 2012IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO OXON HILL AND RETURN$45.36B-660
DCAR212002222012-09-11Aug 14 → 27IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 8/14, 27 WASHINGTON DC TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$71.40B-660
DCAR212002282012-09-20Jul 7 → Aug 29IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/7, 16, 8/7 BOONSBORO; 7/15, 8/4, 9, 9/4 FREDERICK; 7/17, 8/8, 29 OAKLAND; 7/23 WILLIAMSPORT; 7/18 WASHINGTON DC; 8/17 HAGERSTOWN; 8/11, 20 MCHENRY; 8/23 MARTINSBURG WV$1,062.18B-660
DCAR212002292012-09-20Aug 14 → 30CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 8/14 CATONSVILLE, UPPER MARLBORO; 8/15 EASTON, SALISBURY, OCEAN CITY, POCOMOKE; 8/19 SILVER SPRING; 8/27 ELLICOTT CITY, COLUMBIA, GAITHERSBURG; 8/29 ST INIGOES, WALDORF, TIMONIUM; 8/30 ANNAPOLIS, COLUMBIA$413.70B-660
Travel total, all 47 rows$13,676.02

Other contractual services, line by line9 rows · Apr 2012 – Sep 2012

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CV1200059202012-04-24Mar 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$26.00B-660
CV1200067762012-05-22Apr 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$63.00B-660
CV1200086812012-07-24Jun 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$33.40B-660
CV1200090392012-07-25Jun 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$24.30B-660
CV1200098722012-08-22Jul 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$22.00B-660
CV1200099642012-08-22Jul 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$16.00B-660
DCAR212001512012-05-17May 7, 2012JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAFEES AND OTHER CHARGES$160.00B-660
DCAR212001782012-07-18Jun 8 → 9IndividualName withheldTRAINING/CONFERENCE/REGISTRATION FEES$349.95B-660
DCAR212001902012-07-26Jun 25, 2012CAPLAN BROS INCFEES AND OTHER CHARGES$95.00B-661
Other contractual services total, all 9 rows$789.65

Acquisition of assets, line by line1 rows · Apr 2012 – Sep 2012

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR212001792012-07-20May 5, 2012IndividualName withheldPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$23.84B-661
Acquisition of assets total, all 1 rows$23.84
Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, Apr 2012 – Sep 2012 (GPO-CDOC-112sdoc10), from page B-655. Open on govinfo ↗
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