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Seth
He was Born -
Midnight Pay Raise
The PA General Assembly passed a pay raise that increased legislators' pay from 16% to 34% at 2am. -
The Pink Pig
Gene Stilp leaves a giant pink pig at the Capitol to protest the pay raise. -
Protest
Protestors struck back by protesting the retention of Justice Russel. -
The Repeal
Governor Rendell signed a repeal of the raise. -
Gene Stilp
Gene Stilp began a law suit against the Midnight Pay Raise. -
Gene Stilp Lawsuit
Gene Stilp argues midnight pay raise before PA Supreme Court. -
Primary Election
Seventeen legislators were defeated in the primary election. This included the Senate President Pro Tempore and the Senate Majority Leader. -
Supreme Court Decision
PA Supreme Court decides judges can keep pay raise. -
"Checks and Balances"
“Checks and balances” bills are passed to terminate the judicial pay raise. -
General Election
In the general election more representatives like Gene McGill, Mike Veon, Matt Wright, Tom Gannon, and Matthew Good were defeated. Most likely because of anger over pay raise. -
Barbara McIlvaine Smith
announced that she would not run for re-election in 2010, saying that she was frustrated with the progress of the post-pay raise reform movement. -
Years Later
Years later more than half of the legislators involved in the midnight pay raise are still in office. -
The Pig Returns
Gene Stilp brings the pig back to the Capitol to protest another increase in lawmakers’ paychecks and other actions. -
Kane Released Emails
The PA Supreme Court Chief receives over 4,000 of Kane’s emails.
