Md. Lawmakers Took Hit In '08

Disclosure Forms Indicate That Most In Congressional Delegation Saw Assets Shrink Amid Recession

Rockeymoore, a former congressional aide, owns a Washington consulting firm that advises nonprofit organizations. She earned at least $188,500 last year, Cummings reported. Though members of Congress are not required to disclose spousal income, Cummings reported last year that his previous wife, from whom he was separated for more than 10 years, earned $80,000 in 2007 from the Baltimore County schools.

Cummings reported assets of $1.3 million to $2.6 million with liabilities of $715,000 to $1.5 million, mostly owed on his wife's real estate in Baltimore and Washington.

No other members of the delegation reported assets of more than $1 million, with House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer and Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski again ranking among those in Congress with modest means.

Hoyer, whose $188,100 leadership salary helped push his 2008 income above $210,000, reported assets of $148,000 to $445,000. Mikulski reported assets of $145,000 to $525,000. Freshman Rep. Frank R. Kratovil, whose district includes the Eastern Shore, reported assets of $321,000 to $740,000. Rep. John Sarbanes listed $134,000 to $362,000 in assets.

Rep. Donna Edwards of Prince George's County reported assets of $26,000 to $32,000.