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In September of last year Democratic state Assembly Speaker John Pérez announced he was posting the salaries of all Assembly staffers online for the public to peruse.
“The scandals in the City of Bell have made it clear more public disclosure of public salaries is in order,” he said in a statement at the time.
But the disclosure isn’t totally foolproof.
We recently reviewed the latest salary posting on the Assembly’s website , dated May 31 of this year, and found that Michel Zimmerman, who is listed as pulling down monthly pay of $9,333, annually $111,996, is identified as chief of staff, Republican caucus.
Over on the website of GOP Assemblyman Martin Garrick, Zimmerman is identified as that office’s chief of staff, and he has played a key role in handling the public relations fallout from Garrick’s June drunk driving apprehension at the state capitol.
In March of last year, the L.A. Times reported that Garrick raised Zimmerman’s annual salary from $66,780 to $111,996, around the same time Garrick briefly became minority leader.
Below is a list of staffers to local Assembly members we found on the May 31 Assembly roster, ranked in order of highest to lowest pay.
Block is Marty Block, Democrat Hueso is Ben Hueso, Democrat Atkins is Toni Atkins, Democrat Fletcher is Nathan Fletcher, Republican Garrick is Martin Garrick, Republican.
$9,744.00 PENA, MARGARET Principal Assistant Block, M-Higher Education
$9,587.00 MOLINA-RODRIGUEZ, ANA LILIA Chief Of Staff Hueso, B-Capitol Office
$9,333.00 ZIMMERMAN, MICHAEL JAMES Chief of Staff Republican Caucus (Garrick)
$8,542.00 CRAIG, KIMBERLY A Chief Of Staff Atkins, T-Majority Whip
$7,774.00 FRIED, SANDRA L. Chief Consultant Block, M-Higher Education
$7,500.00 CALDWELL, ERIK WILLIAMS Chief Of Staff Fletcher, N-District
$7,500.00 FANSLAU, JUSTIN EDMOND Senior Assistant Atkins, T-Majority Whip
$7,273.00 WARD, CHRISTOPHER M. Chief Of Staff Block, M-Higher Education
$7,084.00 BANKHEAD, DALE K District Coordinator Atkins, T-Majority Whip
$6,417.00 METUNE, LAURA N Principal Consultant Block, M-Higher Education
$6,250.00 GROSCH, RICHARD STEPHEN District Coordinator Block, M-District Office
$5,344.00 HATLEY, MONICA LORRAINE Executive Secretary Block, M-Capitol Office
$5,250.00 IGNELL, STACI LYNN Senior Field Representative Fletcher, N-District Office
$5,000.00 JIMENEZ, LOURDES AYON Senior Assistant Hueso, B-Capitol Office
$4,584.00 HARRIS, KENDRA NOELLE Senior Assistant Block, M-Se/c S.D. Trade, Tourism, Job Creation
$4,583.00 APALATEGUI LUGO, YOLANDA GABRIELA, Senior Field Representative Hueso, B-District Office
$4,333.00 MARSH, CHRISTOPHER C. District Coordinator Garrick, M-District Office
$4,261.00 HEGYI, JULIE DENISE Legislative Assistant Garrick, M-Capitol Office
$4,150.00 NAPLE, MICHAEL A. Senior Assistant Block, M-Higher Education
$3,901.00 ONEILL, JACOB M Senior Field Representative Hueso, B-District Office
$3,901.00 RANON, MARTHA ALICIA Senior Field Representative Block, M-District Office
$3,900.00 MEANS, KARIN BECHELLI Executive Secretary Hueso, B-Capitol Office
$3,833.00 AVILA, PAOLA M Senior Field Representative Hueso, B-District Office
$3,700.00 TEEL, KAREN ELAINE Committee Secretary I Block, M-Higher Education
$3,697.00 BAYARDO, RENE ARMONDO Principal Assistant Hueso, B-Capitol Office
$3,833.00 TOWNER, EMILY L Executive Secretary Garrick, M-Capitol Office
$3,667.00 DILEVA, CHRISTINA CATHERINE Legislative Assistant Fletcher, N-District Office
$3,500.00 OROZCO, TIMOTHY RANDEL Field Representative Atkins, T-District Office
$3,500.00 POWERS, KEVIN J. Senior Assistant Block, M-Higher Education
$3,360.00 MASUKAWA, LINDSEY B. Senior Field Representative Atkins, T-District Office
$3,300.00 TEMPORAL, JOYCE MIRIAM Field Representative Block, M-District Office
$3,180.00 JOYCE, MARIE ELISE Senior Field Representative Garrick, M-District Office
$3,010.00 DIMARUCUT, RALPH ANTHONY J Senior Field Representative Block, M-Se/c S.D. Trade, Tourism, Job Creation
$3,000.00 NAYLOR, CODY MICHAEL Executive Secretary Atkins, T-Capitol Office
$2,938.00 GREGG, RACHEL E. Field Representative Atkins, T-District Office
$2,926.00 RELLS, WILLIE Senior Field Representative Hueso, B-District Office
$2,917.00 STINSON, TOMMY JO Senior Field Representative Garrick, M-District Office
$2,833.00 BOUTELLER, PATRICK J. Legislative Assistant Fletcher, N-Capitol Office
$2,833.00 KOSZKA, HEATHER KAYE FARLEY Secretary Fletcher, N-Capitol Office
$2,750.00 ZEIGER, BENJAMIN RICE Field Representative Block, M-Se/c S.D. Trade, Tourism, Job Creation
$2,667.00 MCHALE, STERLING S. Field Representative Fletcher, N-District Office
$2,666.00 BULLOCK, CHASEN M Field Representative Fletcher, N-District Office
$1,000.00 BARIUAN, RAYMOND G. Office Assistant Fletcher, N-District Office
In September of last year Democratic state Assembly Speaker John Pérez announced he was posting the salaries of all Assembly staffers online for the public to peruse.
“The scandals in the City of Bell have made it clear more public disclosure of public salaries is in order,” he said in a statement at the time.
But the disclosure isn’t totally foolproof.
We recently reviewed the latest salary posting on the Assembly’s website , dated May 31 of this year, and found that Michel Zimmerman, who is listed as pulling down monthly pay of $9,333, annually $111,996, is identified as chief of staff, Republican caucus.
Over on the website of GOP Assemblyman Martin Garrick, Zimmerman is identified as that office’s chief of staff, and he has played a key role in handling the public relations fallout from Garrick’s June drunk driving apprehension at the state capitol.
In March of last year, the L.A. Times reported that Garrick raised Zimmerman’s annual salary from $66,780 to $111,996, around the same time Garrick briefly became minority leader.
Below is a list of staffers to local Assembly members we found on the May 31 Assembly roster, ranked in order of highest to lowest pay.
Block is Marty Block, Democrat Hueso is Ben Hueso, Democrat Atkins is Toni Atkins, Democrat Fletcher is Nathan Fletcher, Republican Garrick is Martin Garrick, Republican.
$9,744.00 PENA, MARGARET Principal Assistant Block, M-Higher Education
$9,587.00 MOLINA-RODRIGUEZ, ANA LILIA Chief Of Staff Hueso, B-Capitol Office
$9,333.00 ZIMMERMAN, MICHAEL JAMES Chief of Staff Republican Caucus (Garrick)
$8,542.00 CRAIG, KIMBERLY A Chief Of Staff Atkins, T-Majority Whip
$7,774.00 FRIED, SANDRA L. Chief Consultant Block, M-Higher Education
$7,500.00 CALDWELL, ERIK WILLIAMS Chief Of Staff Fletcher, N-District
$7,500.00 FANSLAU, JUSTIN EDMOND Senior Assistant Atkins, T-Majority Whip
$7,273.00 WARD, CHRISTOPHER M. Chief Of Staff Block, M-Higher Education
$7,084.00 BANKHEAD, DALE K District Coordinator Atkins, T-Majority Whip
$6,417.00 METUNE, LAURA N Principal Consultant Block, M-Higher Education
$6,250.00 GROSCH, RICHARD STEPHEN District Coordinator Block, M-District Office
$5,344.00 HATLEY, MONICA LORRAINE Executive Secretary Block, M-Capitol Office
$5,250.00 IGNELL, STACI LYNN Senior Field Representative Fletcher, N-District Office
$5,000.00 JIMENEZ, LOURDES AYON Senior Assistant Hueso, B-Capitol Office
$4,584.00 HARRIS, KENDRA NOELLE Senior Assistant Block, M-Se/c S.D. Trade, Tourism, Job Creation
$4,583.00 APALATEGUI LUGO, YOLANDA GABRIELA, Senior Field Representative Hueso, B-District Office
$4,333.00 MARSH, CHRISTOPHER C. District Coordinator Garrick, M-District Office
$4,261.00 HEGYI, JULIE DENISE Legislative Assistant Garrick, M-Capitol Office
$4,150.00 NAPLE, MICHAEL A. Senior Assistant Block, M-Higher Education
$3,901.00 ONEILL, JACOB M Senior Field Representative Hueso, B-District Office
$3,901.00 RANON, MARTHA ALICIA Senior Field Representative Block, M-District Office
$3,900.00 MEANS, KARIN BECHELLI Executive Secretary Hueso, B-Capitol Office
$3,833.00 AVILA, PAOLA M Senior Field Representative Hueso, B-District Office
$3,700.00 TEEL, KAREN ELAINE Committee Secretary I Block, M-Higher Education
$3,697.00 BAYARDO, RENE ARMONDO Principal Assistant Hueso, B-Capitol Office
$3,833.00 TOWNER, EMILY L Executive Secretary Garrick, M-Capitol Office
$3,667.00 DILEVA, CHRISTINA CATHERINE Legislative Assistant Fletcher, N-District Office
$3,500.00 OROZCO, TIMOTHY RANDEL Field Representative Atkins, T-District Office
$3,500.00 POWERS, KEVIN J. Senior Assistant Block, M-Higher Education
$3,360.00 MASUKAWA, LINDSEY B. Senior Field Representative Atkins, T-District Office
$3,300.00 TEMPORAL, JOYCE MIRIAM Field Representative Block, M-District Office
$3,180.00 JOYCE, MARIE ELISE Senior Field Representative Garrick, M-District Office
$3,010.00 DIMARUCUT, RALPH ANTHONY J Senior Field Representative Block, M-Se/c S.D. Trade, Tourism, Job Creation
$3,000.00 NAYLOR, CODY MICHAEL Executive Secretary Atkins, T-Capitol Office
$2,938.00 GREGG, RACHEL E. Field Representative Atkins, T-District Office
$2,926.00 RELLS, WILLIE Senior Field Representative Hueso, B-District Office
$2,917.00 STINSON, TOMMY JO Senior Field Representative Garrick, M-District Office
$2,833.00 BOUTELLER, PATRICK J. Legislative Assistant Fletcher, N-Capitol Office
$2,833.00 KOSZKA, HEATHER KAYE FARLEY Secretary Fletcher, N-Capitol Office
$2,750.00 ZEIGER, BENJAMIN RICE Field Representative Block, M-Se/c S.D. Trade, Tourism, Job Creation
$2,667.00 MCHALE, STERLING S. Field Representative Fletcher, N-District Office
$2,666.00 BULLOCK, CHASEN M Field Representative Fletcher, N-District Office
$1,000.00 BARIUAN, RAYMOND G. Office Assistant Fletcher, N-District Office