Burris and his federal pension

Add comment January 27th, 2009

Our new U.S. senator, Roland Burris, is collecting a state pension because of his years as a comptroller and attorney general, but he won’t get a federal pension unless he runs for election in 2010 and wins.

According to Rich Carter, a spokesman for U.S. Rep Don Manzullo,  members of the House and Senate must serve five years before they are vested for a pension. A few readers thought Burris would be eligible for a federal pension even if he served only a day.

Burris annual salary as a U.S. senator is $169,300.