Ohio Gov. John Kasich makes $148,165
and gets his raises no matter what.
and gets his raises no matter what.
- All Members of the Ohio General Assembly earn a base salary of $60,584 for working a part-time job (the average annual salary for all Ohio workers is just over $40,000). But among the 70 Representatives and Senators who voted for SB 5, just 8 earn that 'minimum.' The other 62 receive 'leadership bonuses' ranging from nearly $34,000 per year to $5,000 annually, with the average bonus being over $8,600. Sen. Bill Seitz of Cincinnati —the only current member of the Senate who does not receive a bonus and was in the Senate when the SB 5 vote took place —had his bonus taken away when he refused to support the legislation
- Though fiercely critical of 'double dipping' by other public workers, 12 House and Senate members who support SB 5 are themselves double-dippers (one is a triple-dipper), and collect legislative salaries in addition to state pensions. Perhaps the biggest single double-dipper in Ohio is House Speaker Bill Batchelder, who receives over $100,000 in a PERS pension, on top of his $94,500 annual legislative salary[.]
Kasich's senior staff average over $110,000, and the Senate President recently gave several of his top staff substantial retroactive pay increases.
The American Independent puts it in context:
In fact, the 70 part-time state lawmakers that voted in favor of [SB 5] receive an average annual salary of $67,737, not including all the other perks that come with the job.
By comparison, the teachers, firefighters and police officers they voted to strip of collective bargaining rights make annually about $50,000, $46,000 and $45,000, respect[ive]ly.
Republicans in Ohio are, once again, depending on a massive disinformation campaign to persuade voters to uphold SB 5. Make sure your friends and family in Ohio know the facts and vote NO on Issue 2.