Did you know that congressional candidates can pay themselves salaries?
I didn’t, although I do remember Crystal Lake’s George Lindberg’s doing so in one of his campaigns. (Can’t remember whether it was for State Rep. or State Comptroller.)
Take a look at this report of a Florida congressional Democrat’s taking a salary:
“Fine slams Josh Weil for pulling salary, criticizes other campaign expenses”
via Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics —
Fine is hammering his Democratic opponent for pulling a campaign salary. A week out from a Special Election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, Fine criticized Democrat Weil after federal campaign disclosures showed the candidate has received more than $9,500 in “candidate salary.”
Fine listed that as one of several questionable expenses by Weil’s campaign.
“Every media outlet that has fallen prey to his grandiose claims of how much money he has raised owes it to their audience to expose how he has actually used the money,” said Fine.
Jan Schakowsky’s opponent Kat Abughazaleh complains about her financial situation while living in Chicago’s Streeterville.
Yet she says she took in $200,000 in twenty-four hours.
So, she could afford to pay herself a salary.
