ND AG Stenehjem's Foe Blasts Steep Pay Increase
The Democratic candidate for North Dakota attorney general says a big pay raise for the job represents a "breach of trust" with voters.
ND AG Stenehjem's foe blasts steep pay increase
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Democratic candidate for North Dakota attorney general says a big pay raise for the job represents a "breach of trust" with voters.
Jeanette Boechler (BEK'-luhr) says Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's salary is going up more than 35 percent. The Legislature approved the pay rise after lawmakers found the attorney general is one of the lower-paid lawyers in state government.
Stenehjem says the increase won't take effect until next year — after the November election. The Republican incumbent says Boechler herself could collect the higher pay if she wins at the polls.
Stenehjem is now paid $96,304 annually. The attorney general is in line for two more pay raises in January and June. They will push the salary for the office to $130,228 on July 1.
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