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Cost of State cars v. Mileage for 20 CA State Senators
The waste, abuse and in some instances outright fraud (that issue will be addressed in detail later) involving cars provided to California State Senators is rather mind-boggling. Below you’ll see what it would have cost the taxpayer had these overpaid and indulgent ingrates been reimbursed for each mile they drove with their personal car that specifically related to official state business. As you’ll see below the total for this absurd waste for 20 senators is just under $1.5 million.
Below are twenty examples beginning with taxpayer losses of $72,578 and ending with $28,965 for a total loss of $888,962 for 20 senators. In truth, senators are lucky if 20% of their use of these cars is related to provable state business.
The totals for the amounts the taxpayers actually paid to provide luxury vehicles to state senators verses what it would have cost if they were paid mileage is set forth below, followed by individual costs fo 20 senators. Since my prior investigation of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer of the Ohio Supreme Court and several associate justices proved beyond all doubt that at least 85% or more of the use of state vehicles and fuel related to personal use.
 $1,621,758 = total taxpayer cost to provide 20 senators with vehicles $799,929 = cost if senators were reimbursed by the mile $821,829 = costs for cars verses mileage reimbursement = taxpayer loss $159,986 = actual official state mileage costs = 20% of miles driven $1,461,772 = total losses to taxpayers for 20 senators $73,089 = average taxpayer loss per senator
Individual Senators
The figures set forth below detail the following:
Line 1 – make, model and cost of car or cars Line 1 – depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs Line 2 – mileage driven and costs if paid federal mileage rate Line 3 – total loss incurred by taxpayers
Eddie Vincent – 25th Senate – Los Angeles – ca. 2001-2008
2000 Town Car = $47,278 + 2005 Town Car = $47,895 $139,702 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 161,744 = miles driven = $67,124 if paid mileage at $.41.5 per mile $72,578 = loss to taxpayers
Sam Aanestad – 4th Senate – Grass Valley – ca. 2003-2008
2003 Expedition = $45,394 + 2007 Chrysler 300M = $43,781 $136,112 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 173,778 = miles driven = $76,462 if paid mileage at $.44 per mile $59,650 = loss to taxpayers - $2.37 = cost per mile
Deborah Ortiz – 6th Senate – Sacramento – ca. 2001-2006
2000 Lincoln LS = $36,594 + 2004 Lincoln LS = $39,567 $73,240 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 43,843 = miles driven = $16,660 if paid mileage at $.38 per mile $56,580 = loss to taxpayers - $1.67 = cost per mile
Dennis Hollingsworth – 40th Senate – Chula Vista – ca. 2003-2008
2003 Buick LeSabre = $29,560 + 2007 Prius = $27,804 $118,953 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 143,276 = miles driven = $63,041 if paid mileage at $.44 per mile $55,912 = loss to taxpayers - $1.20 = cost per mile
Roy Ashburn – 18th Senate – San Diego – ca. 2003-2008
2005 Chrysler 300M = $38,014 $127,239 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 164,045 = miles driven = $72,180 if paid mileage at $.44 per mile $55,059 = loss to taxpayers
Jack Scott – 21st Senate – Los Angeles – ca. 2001-2008
2001 Olds Intrigue = $27,904 + 2005 Honda Hybrid = $35,073 $85,551 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 75,648 = miles driven = $33,285 if paid mileage at $.44 per mile $52,266 = loss to taxpayers
Gloria Romero – 24th Senate – Los Angeles – ca. 2001-2008
2001 Jeep Wrangler = $25,856 + 2005 Jeep Wrangler = $30,855 $96,441 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 143,276 = miles driven = $45,562 if paid mileage at $.41.5 per mile $50,879 = loss to taxpayers
Gil Cedillo – 25th Senate – Los Angeles – ca. 2003-2008
2004 Jeep Cherokee = $33,726 + 2007 Lexus 400H = $53,436 $104,182 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 126,541 = miles driven = $55,678 if paid mileage at $.44 per mile $48,504 = loss to taxpayers
Tom McClintock – 19th Senate – Thousand Oaks – ca. 2001-2008
1998 – Grand Marquis = $16,748 – used $59,235 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 32,070 = miles driven = $11,233 if paid mileage $48,002 = loss to taxpayers - $1.85 = cost per mile
Jerome Horton – 51st Assembly – Los Angeles – ca. 2001-2006
2001 Chevy Tahoe = $39,984 $64,449 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 54,730 = miles driven = $19,156 if paid mileage at $.38 per mile $45,293 = loss to taxpayers - $1.18 = cost per mile
Hector De La Torre – 50th Assembly – Los Angeles – ca. 2005-2008
2005 Ford Escape Hybrid = $29,981 $50,089 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 26,331 = miles driven = $11,586 if paid mileage at $.44 per mile $38,503 = loss to taxpayers - $1.90 = cost per mile
Patty Berg – 1st Assembly – Eureka – ca. 2003-2008
2003 Chrysler 300M = $ $50,200 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 27,493 = miles driven = $12,097 if paid mileage at $.44 per mile $38,103 = loss to taxpayers
Carole Migden – 3rd Senate – San Francisco – ca. 2005-2008
2005 Caddy STS = $53,481 +2007 Highland = $42,450 $68,247 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 66,492 = miles driven = $31,251 if paid mileage at $.47 per mile $36,996 = loss to taxpayers - $2.37 = cost per mile
Michael Machado – 5th Senate – Davis – ca. 2001-2008
2001 Cherokee = $37,878 + 2005 Escape = $35,069 + 2006 Lexus 400 = $37,000 $139,789 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 238,199 = miles driven = $104,808 if paid mileage at $.44 per mile $34,981 = loss to taxpayers - $2.37 = cost per mile
Bob Margett – 29th Senate – Los Angeles – ca. 2001-2008
2001 Explorer Sport Trac = $30,001 + 2005 Caddy CTS = $41,326 $96,316 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 150,220 = miles driven = $62,341 if paid mileage at $.41.5 per mile $33,975 = loss to taxpayers - $2.37 = cost per mile
Ron Calderon – 30th Senate – Los Angeles – ca. 2007-2008
2006 Caddy STS = $54,831 $47,544 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 33,296 = miles driven = $15,649 if paid mileage at $.47 per mile $31,895 = loss to taxpayers
Bob Dutton – 31st Senate – Rancho Cucamonga – ca. 2007-2008
2005 – Chevy Tahoe Z71 = $40,593 $63,558 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 70,406 = miles driven = $33,091 if paid mileage $47 per mile $30,467 = loss to taxpayers - $1.20 = cost per mile
George Runner – 17th Senate – Lancaster – ca. 2005-2008
2005 Chrysler 300M = $38,014 $59,589 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 62,764 = miles driven = $29,499 if paid mileage at $.47 per mile $30,090 = loss to taxpayers
Joe Simitian – 11th Senate – Santa Cruz – ca. 2005-2008
2005 Chrysler 300 = $34,663 $54,350 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 52,615 = miles driven = $24,729 if paid mileage at $.47 per mile $29,621 = loss to taxpayers - $1.67 = cost per mile
Denise Ducheny – 40th Senate – Chula Vista – ca. 2003-2008
2003 Buick LeSabre = $29,560 + 2007 Prius = $27,804 $60,122 = depreciation, lease, maintenance, fuel and insurance costs 70,812 = miles driven = $31,157 if paid mileage at $.44 per mile $28,965 = loss to taxpayers - $1.20 = cost per mile
FYI: In the near future I will be posting the same type of facts in regards to California State Assembly members. Put simply, stay tuned – there’s gonna be much, much more evidence posted for the purpose of exposing these indulgent buffoons for what they truly are. |