Governor Perry Trying To Get New SOS A Raise, Craddick Trying To Get Perks For Allies
By Vince Leibowitz on Aug 30, 2007 in 80th Legislature, A Cool 40 oz. Of Lite Guv
It seems as though his salary of $117,516 per year isn’t enough for Texas Secretary of State Phil Wilson–in spite of the fact that he just took home a cool $80,000 bonus from the state’s TexasOne foundation.
Capitol Annex has learned that the Governor’s Office is trying to get House Speaker Tom Craddick and Lt. Governor David Dewhurst to agree to increase the SOS’s salary from a “Group 4″ to a “Group 5,” which would allow Governor Perry to set a salary for Wilson of as much as $149,052 per year.
Dewhurst and Craddick, of course, are the co-chairs of the Legislative Budget Board which has some sway over spending and appropriations when the Lege isn’t in session.
Along the same vein, it is also rumored that Speaker Craddick is doing what he can to get some appropriations money for a few House members who remained loyal to him throughout the session but, sadly, didn’t get any good payola for their districts in the appropriations bill.
We’ll keep our ears to the ground on this, and see if we hear any more. As always, if you have any more information, send it to us at tips@capitolannex.com.
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