Robert S. Molaro
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| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 21st district |
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| In office 2003 - 2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Michael J. Zalewski |
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| Born | June 29, 1950 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara |
| Profession | attorney |
Robert S. Molaro is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 21st District from 2003 until January 2009. Molaro was previously an Illinois State Senator starting in 1993.
Illinois lawmakers' benefits are based on 85 percent of their final pay on the last day of service. On Dec. 4, 2008, Illinois State Representative Molaro resigned from the state legislature after serving about 15 years in the House and the Senate, making him eligible to receive a public pension of about $64,000 based on his roughly $75,000 salary. One month later, Molaro nearly doubled his pension by spending one month as an aide to Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke. Burke paid Molaro $12,000 to write a 19-page white paper about Chicago's ailing pension funds. That paycheck sent his pension soaring. When Molaro officially retired on Jan. 1, 2009, his pensionable salary was calculated at $144,000 — the amount he would have earned had he worked for Burke for a full year.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Grotto, Jason; Long, Ray (2011-12-16), "Ex-lawmaker nearly doubles his pension with one month of work; Robert Molaro's short stint as aide to Ald. Ed Burke brought him windfall for life", Chicago Tribune, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-12-16/news/ct-met-pension-molaro-20111216_1_pension-fund-pension-crisis-public-pension
- ^ "You, Molaro, Burke and $3 million; The pols count on you to get mad and then … forget", Chicago Tribune, 2011-12-19, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-12-19/news/ct-edit-pension-20111219_1_public-pension-pension-funds-pension-code
[edit] External links
- Illinois General Assembly - Representative Robert S. Molaro (D) 21st District official IL House website
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Robert S. Molaro (IL) profile
- Follow the Money - Robert S Molaro
- Illinois House Democrats - Robert S. Molaro profile
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