When Rep.-elect Ben McAdams, D-Utah, finally won his close congressional race after two long weeks of vote counting, his campaign staff and consultants had about 80,000 extra reasons to cheer.
He promised them just over a combined $80,000 in bonuses if he won, according to campaign financial disclosure forms filed this week. They are listed as owed, but not yet paid. McAdams reports about $76,000 in cash in the bank but will easily raise more as a member of Congress for future campaigns.
The bonuses “are something that was negotiated in interviews before they joined the campaign,” said McAdams spokeswoman Alyson Heyrend, who herself earned what is listed as a $4,162 “win bonus.