Ohio Gov. John Kasich makes $148,165

and gets his raises no matter what.

All Members of the Ohio General Assembly earn a base salary of $60,584 for working a part-time job (the average annual salary for all Ohio workers is just over $40,000). But among the 70 Representatives and Senators who voted for SB 5, just 8 earn that 'minimum.' The other 62 receive 'leadership bonuses' ranging from nearly $34,000 per year to $5,000 annually, with the average bonus being over $8,600. Sen. Bill Seitz of Cincinnati —the only current member of the Senate who does not receive a bonus and was in the Senate when the SB 5 vote took place —had his bonus taken away when he refused to support the legislation

Though fiercely critical of 'double dipping' by other public workers, 12 House and Senate members who support SB 5 are themselves double-dippers (one is a triple-dipper), and collect legislative salaries in addition to state pensions. Perhaps the biggest single double-dipper in Ohio is House Speaker Bill Batchelder, who receives over $100,000 in a PERS pension, on top of his $94,500 annual legislative salary[.]

Innovation Ohio has put together some fun facts on the governor and legislators who have made such a huge issue over how overpaid public workers like firefighters and teachers are and have fought to strip those workers of collective bargaining rights. Gov. John Kasich, for instance, earns $148,165 per year, "is exempt from the 'performance pay' provisions of SB 5, and is still eligible to receive automatic annual 3% 'step increases' that SB 5 would terminate for other public workers." Also:

Kasich's senior staff average over $110,000, and the Senate President recently gave several of his top staff substantial retroactive pay increases.

The American Independent puts it in context:

In fact, the 70 part-time state lawmakers that voted in favor of [SB 5] receive an average annual salary of $67,737, not including all the other perks that come with the job. By comparison, the teachers, firefighters and police officers they voted to strip of collective bargaining rights make annually about $50,000, $46,000 and $45,000, respect[ive]ly.

Republicans in Ohio are, once again, depending on a massive disinformation campaign to persuade voters to uphold SB 5. Make sure your friends and family in Ohio know the facts and vote NO on Issue 2.