In 2001 James earned $248,000 in public salary. $186,982 as mayor, $26,177 in a longevity bonus from the city, and $35,000 as a state senator. He is one of the highest paid public officials in the country.
I am a lifelong Republican, but I am going to go for this guy again:
http://www.corybooker.com/main.cfm
I disagree about Booker because he has long-term potential and he's best stopped now before he rises too high. He's got the potential to be a MSM dreamboat black, a la Osama Obama if he were to win the mayoralty. The stories about a Newark renaissance would flow fast and furious. Barf. Newark's dead anyway, so Sharpie might as well strangle Booker in the infancy of his career.
The legislature gave themselves a raise to $49,000 + $15K in benefits.