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Partying like it's 2010
State senator Mark Wyland likes to party when big corporations and political action committees foot the bill.
California state legislators have a lot of ways to raise and spend special-interest cash for their own relaxation and enjoyment. Take the example of Republican state senator Mark Wyland and his 2010 “officeholders account.” It’s all on the up-and-up, a strictly legal way for big corporate donors to filter cash into a fund for Wyland’s personal use, as long as a few rules are obeyed.
For instance, it’s entirely okay for Wyland to have successfully solicited an even total of $17,000 during the first half of the year from a not-so-shabby assortment of special interest, including the California Defense Counsel PAC ($2000); AT&T ($1500); California Association of Highway Patrolmen PAC ($1500); Disney Worldwide Services ($1000); Verizon ($2500); and the California-Nevada Soft Drink Association PAC ($1000).
And there’s nothing at all wrong with using a portion of the cash to throw a few free-lunch bashes for staff, including $157 at the Park in Sacramento, or spending $1351 on an L.A. “manufacturing summit,” or laying out $102 for an overnight stay during the Morongo Casino’s Western Indian Gaming Conference in February; $514 for two staffers to stay for free during the state GOP convention in March is all right as well. And, of course, a quick shopping spree at the Apple Store ($1455) is always fun, and apparently quite necessary for an elected official to do his duty.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Partying like it's 2010
Partying like it's 2010
State senator Mark Wyland likes to party when big corporations and political action committees foot the bill.
California state legislators have a lot of ways to raise and spend special-interest cash for their own relaxation and enjoyment. Take the example of Republican state senator Mark Wyland and his 2010 “officeholders account.” It’s all on the up-and-up, a strictly legal way for big corporate donors to filter cash into a fund for Wyland’s personal use, as long as a few rules are obeyed.
For instance, it’s entirely okay for Wyland to have successfully solicited an even total of $17,000 during the first half of the year from a not-so-shabby assortment of special interest, including the California Defense Counsel PAC ($2000); AT&T ($1500); California Association of Highway Patrolmen PAC ($1500); Disney Worldwide Services ($1000); Verizon ($2500); and the California-Nevada Soft Drink Association PAC ($1000).
And there’s nothing at all wrong with using a portion of the cash to throw a few free-lunch bashes for staff, including $157 at the Park in Sacramento, or spending $1351 on an L.A. “manufacturing summit,” or laying out $102 for an overnight stay during the Morongo Casino’s Western Indian Gaming Conference in February; $514 for two staffers to stay for free during the state GOP convention in March is all right as well. And, of course, a quick shopping spree at the Apple Store ($1455) is always fun, and apparently quite necessary for an elected official to do his duty.
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