Sunday, April 13, 2014

Another One Cashes Out!



By Jeff Simpson

Career Government worker, and current previous republican assembly representative Chad Weininger is leaving the Assembly, he just is not going to resign

Weininger is leaving the Assembly to become director of administration for Brown County, the top appointed post in the county’s government. He said the county post enables him to be closer to his growing family; Weininger and his wife, Heather, have two pre-school aged daughters.
 
County Executive Troy Streckenbach nominated Weininger in March; the County Board approved the nomination March 19. The previous administration director, Brent Miller, now heads the county’s human resources department.

Weininger will be paid $98,125 in his new position. Miller received the same salary.

Because he didn’t resign from the Assembly, Weininger still is eligible for state benefits until his successor takes office in January. He said he will discontinue those benefits once he obtains coverage from Brown County.
 Once again we have a republican "small government" representative who uses his position and power and contacts to cash in on government.    Double Dipper Weininger will also keep his Wisconsin taxpayer funded benefits and salary, despite the fact that he will no longer be working. 


Weininger is a former Soap Box Derby champion, I guess that qualifies him for $100/yr taxpayer funded non accountable position!

More on Weininger's "qualifications" here.  And here.

That brings to 20 the amount of incumbents(who gerrymandered their districts to stay safe) who are resigning and cashing out on the backs of taxpayers.  

The rats are always the first to leave the ship!  Could be they know how the sausage is made and do not want to be around when the house of cards comes tumbling down? 

 



11 comments:

  1. Like all rat on a sinking ship........Jump before he takes you down!!!

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  2. There's definitely something going on behind the scenes, whether it's John Doe Deux or some other scandal. If it's such a "GOP" or "status quo" year in the state, then why are all these Republicans not willing to face the voters in November.

    C'mon Dems, where are you in asking these questions? And why aren't you forcefully running candidates in the many light pink open districts like Weininger's?

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  3. Looks like John Doe Deux has them running away fast. Bye Bye AG JB Van Hollen, and now Chad.

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  4. He's nearly doubling his pay, taking a position he doesn't have to campaign for every few years and staying in the community he calls home. Seems like this was an opportunity to create more financial security and stability for his family. But it's certainly fun to try to connect this to state GOP dysfunction much like the conspiracy theorists posting at CIF Guardian ask incessantly whether anyone has checked for MH370 on Diego Garcia.

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    1. And it's purely coincidental that it is happening at this moment as a score of others are also bailing.

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    2. I believe it happened right now because his predecessor took the top HR spot with the County.

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  5. He is actually more than doubling his salary because he will be collecting two salaries for a while. He not only is not campaigning he is no longer accountable.

    I get why he is doing it, obviiousl you are here just to blindly follow the leader, but there is a theme in WI. The small government fiscal conservatives just cant wean themselves from the public teat

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    1. He's donating his salary to charity.

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    2. Outstanding. Bravo, it will be a nice tax deduction for him. I wonder if the people who elected him , elected giving away their money to the charity of weininger's choice? What are those charities by the way? Will he also donate the extra money that is going into his pension? How about his benefits?

      Take a look at this leech before you canonize him please

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    3. Have you considered reading any news articles about Weininger's move? Just a suggestion. Anyway, he's saying he'll cancel his state benefits when his county benefits kick in. I doubt very much NE WI-ers are canonizing nor condemning him.

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    4. Thats great for him. It sure beats having to pay a couple thousand bucks a month on COBRA like the rest of society would have to do.

      Try changing a job in the private sector and tell your old company you are not quitting , so you will be still taking your salary and benefits for a while. Dont worry though ill donate my salary to charity!

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