Monday, September 21, 2009

Sass Still Incompetent

And costing the taxpayers too...

Taxpayers spent nearly $5,500 to send state Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass to attend out-of-state conferences over 22 months despite her claim that the travel was privately funded.

Sass told the Journal Sentinel two weeks ago that the National Association of State Treasurers paid for the entire cost of her trips to the group’s conferences. But records released under the state open records law show the group paid just $3,898 of $9,367 in bills for Sass. Taxpayers picked up the remaining $5,469.

In a Sept. 4 interview, Sass said taxpayers sometimes paid for her staff to travel to conferences but that all of her expenses were covered by the association.

Asked if taxpayers had ever paid for her travel to the conferences, she said: “No, never. It never has. I’m one of the most fiscally responsible treasurers there are. I take the subway with my suitcase from the airports. I walk to the (U.S.) Capitol . . . because I didn’t want to spend money on a cab. I am very responsible.”

In an e-mail Friday, Sass said she did not recall saying she never billed taxpayers for travel and noted other state officials travel on the state dime. Her note said she was a frugal traveler.

It seems like the Treasurer, of all people, should know who is paying for what.

(7) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0640 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. You have wonder if Boston Store would even give her back her part-time gig.

    Posted by Fred on September 21, 2009 at 0851 hrs


  2. She’s not even smart enough to be a checker at Walmart

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 21, 2009 at 0901 hrs


  3. Looks like white trash Sass will have a primary opponent.

    http://wcco.com/wireapnewswi/City.of.Madison.2.1197454.html 

    When the last time the State Treasurer had a primary opponent??

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 21, 2009 at 1157 hrs


  4. Instead of a debate, can we have a Math Meet between the candidates?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 21, 2009 at 1229 hrs


  5. Remember everybody - she is the ultimate grand poo-bah on decisions regarding EdVest.  Thankfully she’s let Wells Fargo make all the decisions. 

    But I don’t feel warm and fuzzy about my kids college money with Dawn Marie Sass at the helm. 

    Please vote her out for me next year.  Pretty please?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 21, 2009 at 1729 hrs


  6. If you listened to Belling this afternoon, he talked about her firing her deputy treasurer (the one person that knew what was going on) and replaced him with a highway worker.

    Northing wrong with being a highway worker, but it doesn’t qualify you to be the deputy treasurer, unless you got your CPA while you were rolling asphalt.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 21, 2009 at 2237 hrs


  7. Well, this is why voting for someone purely because of the letter behind their name is pretty (D-umb), but worse, the negative effect it has had on our state.

    Hopefully she won’t survive the primary—her opponent appears to actually be qualified for the position.

    Posted by hsgbdmama on September 22, 2009 at 0726 hrs


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