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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$1,311,029.40$1,300,075.23 from FY2014 funds; $10,954.17 of adjustments to FY2013.
FY2014 allowance used42.1%$1,300,075.23 of $3,090,426.00 available.
Staff on payroll40Entries in the FY2014 abstract, $1,278,524.58.
Adds up?Yes InspectedRows sum to printed subtotals; subtotals match the summary.

The cutsAll 3 funding lines · Oct 2013 – Mar 2014

1NET PAYROLL EXPENSES · 97.9%2–7
#CutAmount
1Net Payroll ExpensesBy title$1,283,279.47
2Rent, Communications and UtilitiesTotal only$12,072.71
3Supplies and MaterialsTotal only$7,930.13
4Travel and Transportation of PersonsItemized$3,922.53
5Printing and ReproductionTotal only$2,195.50
6Acquisition of AssetsItemized$1,599.06
7Other Contractual ServicesItemized$30.00
Organization total$1,311,029.40
The Senate itemizes only travel, contractual services and asset purchases. Total only means no rows exist, not zero spending. Why →

Staff, by title40 entries · Oct 2013 – Mar 2014

TitlePeoplePaid, Oct 2013 – Mar 2014
Field Representative7$187,624.72
Caseworker6$165,665.75
Chief of Staff1$84,729.48
Administrative Director/scheduler1$73,624.98
Legislative Aide4$69,749.83
Floor Director1$64,999.93
State Director1$60,999.96
Projects Director1$60,499.93
Policy Director1$58,249.98
National Communications Director1$54,499.98
Chief Counsel1$51,750.00
Staff Assistant3$51,749.94
Senior Foreign Policy Adviser1$45,624.96
11 other titles11$248,755.14
Payroll abstract total40$1,278,524.58

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

Travel, line by line32 rows · Oct 2013 – Mar 2014

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR213002382013-10-29Aug 14 → 17IndividualName withheldSTAFF PER DIEM$50.00B-556
〃〃〃〃STAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$94.00B-556
DCAR213002402013-10-03Jul 12, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO STEVENSVILLE AND RETURN$40.04B-556
DCAR213002412013-10-03Aug 20 → 22IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO ANNAPOLIS AND RETURN$23.80B-556
DCAR214000062013-10-31Sep 3 → 26CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 9/3, 23, 26 WASHINGTON DC; 9/15 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND; 9/16 ODENTON, COLUMBIA$124.60B-556
DCAR214000242013-11-22Sep 22 → 26IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 9/22, 26 EASTON; 9/23 BOWIE; 9/25 OCEAN CITY$90.16B-556
DCAR214000832014-02-21May 17 → Jun 27IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION GLYNDON TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/17 INDIAN HEAD; 6/27 BELTSVILLE; 5/24, 6/3 ANNAPOLIS$119.28B-556
DCAR214000932014-02-25Sep 23, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO CLINTON AND RETURN$24.92B-556
DCAR214000152013-11-07Oct 25, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO BOWIE, GAITHERSBURG, ELLICOTT CITY, GERMANTOWN, BETHESDA, GAITHERSBURG AND RETURN$42.67B-559
DCAR214000182013-11-13Oct 17, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION FREDERICK TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$31.92B-559
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DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR214000202013-11-13Oct 25 → 28CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/25 GAITHERSBURG; 10/28 FREDERICK$54.60B-559
DCAR214000212013-11-13Oct 21 → Nov 4IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/21, 28, 30, 11/4 FREDERICK; 11/1 MYERSVILLE$250.88B-559
DCAR214000222013-11-22Nov 16, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION FREDERICK TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$46.92B-559
DCAR214000252013-11-25Oct 24 → Nov 12IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/24 MILLINGTON; 10/27, 28, 11/8 EASTON; 11/3 BERLIN; 11/7 CAMBRIDGE; 11/11 GRASONVILLE, HURLOCK; 11/12 WASHINGTON DC$194.32B-559
DCAR214000452013-12-17Nov 13 → Dec 4IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 11/13 CAMBRIDGE; 11/15, 23 EASTON; 11/16 BALTIMORE; 11/19 WALLOPS ISLAND VA; 12/2 CRISFIELD; 12/4 SALISBURY, WYE MILLS$245.84B-559
DCAR214000462013-12-18Nov 1 → 21CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 11/1 MYERSVILLE; 11/15 EASTON; 11/18, 21 WASHINGTON DC$119.00B-559
DCAR214000502013-12-23Nov 11 → Dec 12IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 11/11, 13, 14, 18, 23 HAGERSTOWN; 11/11 MC HENRY; 11/19 EMMITSBURG; 12/4 FREDERICK; 12/7 SHARPSBURG; 12/12 MOUNT AIRY$367.92B-559
DCAR214000622014-01-23Dec 6, 2013IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO ROCKVILLE AND RETURN$25.20B-559
DCAR214000682014-01-24Dec 5 → 7CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION 12/5, 6, 7 BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$120.40B-559
DCAR214000722014-02-03Jan 16 → 27IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 1/16, 27 FREDERICK TO BELTSVILLE AND RETURN$108.40B-559
DCAR214000732014-02-03Dec 12, 2013 → Jan 9, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 12/12, 13 CAMBRIDGE; 1/3 EASTON; 1/9 WALLOPS ISLAND VA, CRISFIELD$151.76B-559
DCAR214000792014-02-11Jan 23 → 24IndividualName withheldSTAFF PER DIEM$114.13B-559
〃〃〃〃STAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO ANNAPOLIS AND RETURN$151.40B-559
DCAR214000842014-02-12Jan 7 → 24IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 1/7, 23, 24 GLYNDON TO ANNAPOLIS AND RETURN$91.60B-559
DCAR214000892014-02-21Jan 6 → 29CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/6 GREENBELT; 1/7, 23 ANNAPOLIS; 1/8 HOLLYWOOD; 1/13 BEL AIR, JESSUP; 1/17 HANOVER; 1/20 ARNOLD; 1/26 ROCKVILLE; 1/27 BELTSVILLE, ANNAPOLIS; 1/29 LANHAM$253.40B-559
DCAR214000902014-02-20Jan 31, 2014CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO BETHESDA, BROOKLYN AND RETURN$44.10B-559
DCAR214000922014-02-26Oct 24, 2013 → Jan 2, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/24 CUMBERLAND; 10/28, 11/11 CAPITOL HEIGHTS; 11/15 WYE MILLS; 12/5 ELKTON; 1/2 ROCKVILLE$217.28B-560
DCAR214000972014-03-07Oct 24 → Dec 11IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 10/24, 12/10 ANNAPOLIS; 11/4 GREENBELT; 11/18 EDGEWOOD; 11/20, 12/4, 6 ROCKVILLE; 11/22, 12/11 ABERDEEN; 11/26 BELCAMP$243.22B-560
DCAR214000982014-03-07Jan 20 → Feb 3IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 1/20 ROCK HALL, FRUITLAND; 1/29 EASTON; 2/3 NANTICOKE$115.92B-560
DCAR214001092014-03-10Feb 1 → 26CARDIN,BENJAMIN LSENATOR'S TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 2/1 WALDORF; 2/3 COLUMBIA; 2/10 HUGHESVILLE, LA PLATA, COLUMBIA; 2/23 ROCKVILLE; 2/24 BEL AIR, NORTH EAST, ELKTON, PERRYVILLE; 2/26 ANNAPOLIS$298.20B-560
DCAR214001172014-03-27Feb 28, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE TO SILVER SPRING, ANNAPOLIS AND RETURN$38.64B-560
DCAR214001182014-03-27Mar 15, 2014IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION ROCKVILLE OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$28.01B-560
Travel total, all 32 rows$3,922.53

Acquisition of assets, line by line8 rows · Oct 2013 – Mar 2014

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CV1400008952013-11-04Sep 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSCERTIFIED PURCHASED EQUIPMENT$19.99B-556
DCAR214000022013-10-30Sep 23 → 25JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$95.97B-556
DCAR214000052013-10-30Sep 30, 2013JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$41.97B-556
DCAR214000432013-12-06Sep 24, 2013GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECH INCPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$695.68B-556
DCAR214000552014-01-03Sep 25, 2013GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECH INCPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$474.07B-557
CV1400045952014-03-26Feb 1 → 28SERGEANT AT ARMSCERTIFIED PURCHASED EQUIPMENT$117.44B-560
DCAR214000542014-01-02Dec 12, 2013JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$49.98B-560
DCAR214000742014-02-03Jan 16, 2014JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NAPURCHASED EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$103.96B-560
Acquisition of assets total, all 8 rows$1,599.06

Other contractual services, line by line5 rows · Oct 2013 – Mar 2014

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CV1400006782013-11-04Sep 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$4.00B-556
CV1400018292013-12-30Nov 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$6.00B-560
CV1400029902014-01-30Dec 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATION$8.00B-560
CV1400034802014-02-27Jan 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$6.00B-560
CV1400044872014-03-26Feb 1 → 28SERGEANT AT ARMSPHOTO STUDIO CERTIFICATION$6.00B-560
Other contractual services total, all 5 rows$30.00
Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, Oct 2013 – Mar 2014 (GPO-CDOC-113sdoc22), from page B-555. Open on govinfo ↗
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