Sloppin' the Hogs: Rep. Jason Mumpower tops Moocher List of House per diem requests

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Rep. Jason Mumpower tops list of House per diem requests
by Christian Grantham - 2:24 pm - August 5th, 2009
http://www.nashvilleistalking.com/2009/08/rep-jason-mumpower-tops-list-of-house-per-diem-requests/



Greedy moocher Rep. Jason Mumpower, Sullivan County (Bristol)

Rep. Jason Mumpower tops the list of House member per diem requests for the entire past session. Keep in mind these numbers could change due to some back dating that’s been going on with these requests, according to a source.

Speaker Kent Williams’s office issued a letter July 17, 2009 with guidelines on curbing per diem requests during the summer session. News2 found out the top requesters during the summer session for each respective party was Rep. Brenda Gilmore (D-Nashville) and Rep. Joe Carr (R-Lascassas). No such request from Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey of the Seante has come to our attention. You can view the Senate numbers here.

You can view final reported per diem requests per legislator once they are posted to the Tennessee State Legislature website.

REPRESENTATIVE MILEAGE PER DIEM TOTAL
Rep. Jason Mumpower from Bristol $ 8,143.20 $ 16,587.00 $ 24,730.20
Rep. Kent Williams from Butler $ 346.68 $ 15,048.00 $ 15,394.68

And TNGA House Speaker Kent WIlliams actually lives farther away from Nashville than does Rep. Mumpower...