Monday, August 9, 2010

Espada's Staff (now with extra Haile Rivera!)

Just received an email listing the public information about Pedro Espada's bloated staff (39 staffers at about $36K/week).

In any case, the full list is below. The most surprising name on this to us is Haile Rivera, a former potential Espada challenger and Obama volunteer (and dining partner) whose tears on election night were chronicled by the Norwood News. I guess he needs to pay his bills too...hold your nose and cash the check, Haile.

Here's the full list sent to us (Rivera is #30):

1. ACEVEDO, JONATHAN SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALIST $769.24SA

2. BEARDSLEE-RUIZ, PATRICIA M SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR ALBANY ASSISTANT $7.25TE

3. CALHOUN, SANDRA C SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR ALBANY OFFICE MANAGER $1,807.70RA

4. CALLAHAN, WILLIAM J SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BUFFALO SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE UPSTATE DIR $442.31SA

5. CARELA, AIDA J SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX OUTREACH SPECIALIST $19.00TE

6. DE PENA, JOSHUA SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALIST $1,346.16SA

7. DEJESUS, JUAN G SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALIST $1,346.16RA

8. DENNIS, DENISHA S SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX RECEPTIONIST $1,153.85SA

9. DIAZ, ALEX SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX CHIEF OF STAFF $3,653.85RA

10. DRAZAN, EMILY C SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR ALBANY SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR FISCAL POLICY $1,846.16RA

11. ELLIOTT, ELISON J SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX SPECIAL ADVISOR $4,538.47RA

12. FRIDAY, LEONARD M SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX CONSTITUENT LIAISON $11.00TE

13. GARY, MICHAEL V SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX COMMUNITY ORGANIZER $346.16SA

14. GONZALEZ, SIGFREDO SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFICER $1,153.85SA

15. HARRIS, MARZETTA L SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH $2,500.00RA

16. HARRIS-COLEMAN, MONICA A SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX EDUCATION LIAISON $1,923.08RA

17. JOHNSON, LUIS M SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX OUTREACH COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIAL $1,153.85RA

18. LABOY, FRANCK SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS $1,730.77RA

19. LANDAUER, JANET A SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR ALBANY ASSISTANT $7.25TE

20. Lawrence, Mortimer A, Majority Staff, Albany, Special Counsel to the Majority Leader, $6798

21. LEDER, DARLENE A SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR ALBANY SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO CHIEF OF STAFF $1,923.08RA

22. MANGIONE, STEPHEN J SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR $2,153.85SA

23. MANSFIELD, THOMAS C SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR ALBANY CHIEF STAFF FOR LEG & STRATEGIC AFF $3,846.16RA

24. MARTIN, NATHANIEL M SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX DIR OF ADV OPERATIONS & OUTREACH SP $1,730.77RA

25. ORTIZ, YADIRA SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $1,769.24RA

26. Pegano, Daniel L, Maj Counsel/Program/Committee Staff, Bronx, General Counsel $1923.08

27. PFAFF, DAVID B SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BUFFALO DIR UPSTATE RELATIONS FOR MAJ LDR $2,692.31RA

28. PIGEON, G STEVEN SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR ALBANY COUNSEL TO THE MAJORITY LEADER $5,769.24RA

29. REYES, NORREIDA I SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR ALBANY DIRECTOR OF MULTI MEDIA $3,076.93RA

30. RIVERA, HAILE M SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX SP AST ECONO DR. FOR THE VP URB PLA $1,615.39SA

31. RODRIGUEZ, MARIA A SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH $1,923.08RA

32. ROSEBURGH, SHAWN W SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX SEN OUTREACH COMMU REL SPECIALIST $1,730.77SA

33. SANTANA, RIQUEVIL SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX OUTREACH COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIAL $1,653.85RA

34. ST PAUL, RICHARD E SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX COUNSEL $3,288.47SA

35. TORRES, JEANETTE SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX OFC RESCE MGR CHARITY OUTRCH COORD $3,269.24RA

36. TUCKER, CURTIS J SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR NEW YORK DIR. OF LEGIS POLICY MAJ. LEADER $5,000.00RA

37. WALSH, CHRISTOPHER P SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BUFFALO SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE UPSTATE DIR $1,000.00SA

38. WANGLIEN, DANIELLE M SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR NEW YORK COUNSEL TO THE MAJORITY LEADER $3,653.85RA

39. WILLIAMS, JOEY SENATOR PEDRO ESPADA, JR BRONX ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT $1,923.08RA

~ErLu

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's not even everyone. There's also that Angel chick who goes to community meetings and reads from Espada's newsletter.

Jessica W. said...

Haile Rivera should not be attacked for this decision. While I have never met Haile, I think he has his very good reasons for working for Senator Espada, who I believe will win re-election.
We must admit, Espada was very smart to pick up Haile's support/skills. He's very active in the community and who knows what happens in the future...

paperpest said...

My biggest problem with Espada's opponent J. Gustavo Rivera is that he remains a cipher.

Anonymous said...

boogie Downer has a serious problem and public infromation is not one othem . you violate dFederal Alw by publishing a government list of govenment staffers, but the knock will come on your door. If you thought you hurt Epsada, you did not. you broke the Law and the best lawyers won't save Boogie Downer. You're all lible and there may be jail for you.

Anonymous said...

Hey anonymous @8:46PM,

That's all public information, dumbass. Are you gong to sue the state of New York for publishing that list first, too? If I were Marzetta Harris or any other member of Espada's senate staff, I'd spend less time threatening bloggers, Rivera supporters, and ordinary voters and worry more about finding a job come this Fall. Hope you've saved some of that taxpayer money, scumbags!

Anonymous said...

To Anonymous @ 8:46

It is pubic information. (By the way, government web sites publish lists of employees online as part of their course of doing business. There are even web sites where you can search for contract values, etc.)

Further, it is covered by legal precedent in NYT v Sullivan - look it up.


Lastly, it is true.

By the way, learn to spell, then learn libel law.

Anonymous said...

Bigots!

Anonymous said...

@ #7

Bigots?

I wrote Comment #6, if that's the one that set you off. But before you start some ad hominem attack, check yourself. I am a Puerto Rican born and raised in the South Bronx. Like many of my friends, we have watched the rise of our so-called political class with more than a bit of shame and embarrassment.

Leave it to those who have nothing to offer besides cheap attacks to shout bigotry when they are being held accountable. Accountability - that's part of the democratic process and public dialog, the same public they claim to represent.

But as always, our political class prefers to wrap themselves in faux-pride when their shenanigans become painfully obvious.

Nationalism - the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Abigail Roodriguez-Stevens said...

My problem with this Gustavo guy is that we don't know anything about him...i've met him briefly and all but he just does the same political talk... no details, no specifics... II have not heard him say one idea he would push for for the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment and this is critical for our community...I'm not into that living wage thing since a job at minimum wage is better than no job at all and if you don't believe me, just ask someone who's unemployed. I think that despite all the media attacks on Espada, he has the best possibilities of coming out on top on September 14th. Not that I like the guy, please don't take me wrong but at the end, we have NO IDEA WHO GUSTAVO RIVERA IS. I have lived in this community for more than 20 years and this is the FIRST TIME I hear of Gustavo. Ultimately, I might not even vote for anyone.

Abigail Rodriguez-Stevens said...

My problem with this Gustavo guy is that we don't know anything about him...i've met him briefly and all but he just does the same political talk... no details, no specifics... II have not heard him say one idea he would push for for the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment and this is critical for our community...I'm not into that living wage thing since a job at minimum wage is better than no job at all and if you don't believe me, just ask someone who's unemployed. I think that despite all the media attacks on Espada, he has the best possibilities of coming out on top on September 14th. Not that I like the guy, please don't take me wrong but at the end, we have NO IDEA WHO GUSTAVO RIVERA IS. I have lived in this community for more than 20 years and this is the FIRST TIME I hear of Gustavo. Ultimately, I might not even vote for anyone.

Anonymous said...

Dear Abigail - you can go to Gustavo's website to learn more about his views on the armory. It's all there. www.gustavoforstatesenate.com.

And ditto on the public information thing...the only place someone could have gotten the names and salaries is on a PUBLIC information site:
http://www.nysenate.gov/payroll-report-end-date-8410

it is typical of the Espada people to threaten and intimidate rather than revert to reasonable discourse. And it is more than ironic that a lawmaker is willing to break every law in the book to remain in power. People on Soundview's payroll are also on the government payroll and are also at the board of elections right now threatening staffers from Gustavo's campaign.

Anonymous said...

Don't let em intimidate you Boogie Downer!!!

hypnoticBX said...

I rather vote for a rabid racoon before I vote for Espada. Seriously the argument is I don't know the other candidate? Please use Google or even contact his office directly I am sure you will get the answers you are looking for.

Anonymous said...

8 of these staffers are also on his campaign staff:

http://voteespada.com/staff.php

Anonymous said...

Was there a list of his staff on that link? There is only a photograph of 6 men and information about volunteering. Did they list the campaign staff and since removed it. Very shaddy. I did hear that most if not all of the people who where at the Board of Election are his Senate Staff. Isn't that illegal?

Anonymous said...

They edited the page. They can't change it on Google cache though:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:x3wDfYdcFaQJ:voteespada.com/staff.php+http://voteespada.com/staff.php&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

Anonymous said...

Espada's campaign website is HILARIOUS! It's border line illiterate. Did they write all of their content up on a mobile phone?

He's the senator of a district in New York City and the "Democratic Majority Leader". Run that thing through spell check!

James Pearson said...

Interesting how no one seems to want to go after ANY one else BUT Espada... and then we say we don't have a race problem in the Bronx? Please...Afrian-Americans all they need to utter is: DR. KING OR MALLCOM X and they have what they want so to avoid a racial discussion...Latinos, well, sad to say, we have no one... now Espada stands up, and demands a seat at the table where no other Latino elected has dared to do and he's attacked for his actions?

Anonymous said...

Mr. Pearson,

People are going after Espada because he's a crook and that's all. Period. No one believed that "they don't like to see Hispanic people in power" then and we won't believe it now. We want someone from the community who will truly represent us and fight for us. It's clear that is not Espada.

Anonymous said...

How does anyone really know what goes on. You all listened to the media but do you have any idea what Senator Espada does for his community free food, free school supplies, grant money for non for nonprofits People wake up and stop listening to the media I would be damn grateful to have a Senator like Senator Espada who has lived, witnessed, and knows his community and would never take that for granted!!!!

Anonymous said...

Hallie was the freak in espada staff. he solicited sex from female staffers and liked anyone under 15 years of age. and he not that bright arrogant without inteligence