The Life Of A State Legislator
Published by Al Adomite on July 9th, 2008
I can’t think of any job I’d want less in the world than that of a state legislator. Constant trips to Springfield (even for special sessions like today’s), being away from home for 5 months in the spring, and more than 60,000 constituents to keep happy. Heck, doing a little lobbying in Springfield is enough of the town for my tastes.
As a little more evidence of the hectic pace, this story from State Senator Dan Rutherford - one of the better “constituent service” legislators in Springfield - shows how the job takes a toll on everything and everyone, including his car:
As you may know, my 2002 Pontiac Bonneville will be hitting the 300,000 mile mark some time soon. We have come up with a contest to see who can guess where she will be when she hits that 300.
Here’s a photo of the workhorse:
50,000 miles a year! Lot’s of windshield time for state legislators.
As an aside, I should mention no one does a better job than Dan at e-mail outreach. My wife and I both get Happy Birthday e-mails from him.
Filed under State Issues
July 9th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Al
You forgot to mention Rutherford is a Republican.