City Council Draws New Crop of Candidates: State Lawmakers

 

By William Neuman

When State Senator Bill Perkins won a special election last week for an empty seat on the New York City Council, he became the first in a wave of state legislators who are expected to ask voters this year to help them make a similar jump — and in the process gain a hefty pay raise.

“Sounds like I’m in the vanguard,” Mr. Perkins said the day after winning the Feb. 14 special election.

State lawmakers — both senators and Assembly members — have not received a raise since 1999. Legislators, who receive a base salary of $79,500, had their hopes for a raise dashed in November when a commission formed to evaluate lawmaker salaries failed to agree on a recommendation. 

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Source: The New York Times (via The Empire Report)