2008 staff bonuses by Arizona members of U.S. House

by Adnan Alam

By Cronkite News Service

Here are fourth-quarter 2008 bonus amounts Cronkite News Service determined from congressional payroll data for Arizona members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

While Rep. Ed Pastor provided bonus totals, offices of five other members would confirm only that congressmen awarded bonuses. Rep. Rick Renzi didn’t return phone calls seeking comment:

_ Rep. Rick Renzi, Republican, District 1: $136,000 total for 12 staff members;

_ Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Democrat, District 7: $52,000 total for 16 staff members;

_ Rep. Harry Mitchell, Democrat, District 5: $38,000 total for 10 staff members;

_ Rep. Jeff Flake, Republican, District 6: $36,000 total for 13 staff members;

_ Rep. John Shadegg, Republican, District 3: $24,000 total for nine staff members;

_ Rep. Trent Franks, Republican, District 2: $22,000 total for nine staff members;

_ Rep. Ed Pastor, Democrat, District 4: $13,500 total for nine staff members;

_ Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Democrat, District 8: No bonuses.