Thursday, February 22, 2007

Gold dome leadership

Ever wonder just how many "leaders" we have "under the gold dome?" Here are the numbers:

45 of 107 House Democrats are "leaders," including my personal favorite Pat "DWI" Dillon. (House Democratic leaders should be ashamed of themselves for not removing her title.)

22 of 44 House Republicans are "leaders."

ALL 36 Senators are "leaders."

In total, 103 of 187 legislators (55.1%!!) are "leaders."

So, my question is... can anyone tell me where to find the "roles and responsibilities" for each of these positions? I'm curious to know the difference between a "deputy majority whip" and a "deputy majority whip at large." And what are the pay differentials?... since each "leadership title" comes with a few thousand dollar stipend.

And, if you were wondering... here's the roll call for our "leaders"...

2007-2008 House Democratic Caucus Leaders (45 of 107)

Speaker of the House
James A. Amann
Majority Leader
Christopher Donovan
Deputy Speakers
Emil "Buddy" Altobello, Mary Fritz, Robert Godfrey, Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey
Assistant Deputy Speaker
Brendan Sharkey
Deputy Majority Leaders
Michael Christ, Demetrios Giannaros, Linda Orange, Walter Pawelkiewicz, Felipe Reinoso, Toni Walker
Majority Caucus Chair
John Geragosian
Deputy Majority Caucus Chair
Robert T. Keeley, Jr.
Majority Whip at Large
Louis P. Esposito
Deputy Majority Whip at Large
Minnie Gonzalez
Deputy Majority Whip
Betty Boukus, Jack Malone, Vickie Orsino Nardello
Assistant Majority Whips
Terry Backer, John “Corky” Mazurek, David McCluskey, Steve Mikutel, Melissa Olson, James O’Rourke, Patricia Widlitz
Assistant Majority Leaders
Juan Candelaria, Don Clemons, Patricia Dillon!!!, William Dyson, Gail Hamm, Joan Lewis, Robert Megna, Ted Moukawsher, Mary Mushinsky, Sandy Nafis, Tim O’Brien, Jamie Spallone, Kathy Tallarita, Peter Tercyak, John W. (Jack) Thompson, Christel H. Truglia, George Wilber, Bruce “Zeke” Zalaski

House Republican Leadership 2007-2009 (22 of 44)

Republican Leader
Lawrence F. Cafero, Jr.
Deputy Republican Leaders
William Hamzy, Themis Klarides
Deputy Republican Leader-At-Large
Richard O. Belden, Claudia “Dolly” Powers
Republican Caucus Chairman
John Harkins
Republican Whips
Ruth C. Fahrbach, John Frey, John E. Piscopo, Pamela Z. Sawyer
Assistant Republican Leaders
Antonietta "Toni" Boucher, Michael A. Caron, Mary Ann Carson, Tony D'Amelio, Richard Ferrari, Livvy Floren, Lile Gibbons, David Labriola, Selim Noujaim, John Ryan, John Stripp, David Scribner

And, again, ALL 36 Senators are "leaders."

Tim White

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