The Pay Raise happened on the night of July 7th, 2005. The Pay raise was made secretly by the Pennsylvania General assembly giving the state lawmakers and judges all a pay increase.

The vote for this Pay Raise occurred at 2:00 A.M. in the morning without public review or commentary from Ed Rendell.

2017 BCE

The legislature repealed the pay raise after four months by a 50-0 vote in the senate a 197-1 vote in the house.

2017 BCE

In November 2009, Barbara McIlvaine Smith announced that she would not run for re-election in 2010

2009 BCE

Despite the repeal, a total of 17 legislators were defeated in the 2006 primary elections including Senate President Pro Tempore

2006 BCE

The November 2006 General Election claimed several more members who supported the pay raise including Reps.

2006 BCE

Frank LaGrotta, who was defeated in the 2006 primary election over the pay raise issue, was one of many legislators who were paying back their unvouchered expenses in installments

2006 BCE

After pleading guilty to two counts of conflict of interest for hiring relatives as "ghost employees," he stopped repayment and was even refunded the amount that he had previously returned.[6]

2006 BCE

On November 16, 2005, Governor Rendell signed a repeal of the pay raise after a near unanimous vote for repeal

2005 BCE