Peter wirth state senator salary

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Politics doesn't always pay — at least, not on the surface.

The US does not have a uniform method for determining how much legislators earn annually. Political encyclopedia Ballotpedia analyzed the salaries of state representatives from all 50 states to see who makes the most and who makes the least. 

Politicians in California — where Democrats control both houses of the state legislature — make the most money, earning on average $, a year.

In New Hampshire, state representatives are paid just $ on average. New Mexico's state-level politicians make the least, earning $0 for their efforts, tho