Though Virginia lawmakers are opposed to permanently handing Metro management to Dan Tangherlini without an expansive and expensive national search because of his strong ties to the District, the interim general manager doesn’t have to look far to get input on how suburbanites feel about transit service.

Just 12 of Metro’s 200 highest-ranking managers live in D.C., according to payroll records obtained by The Examiner. And just three of Tangherlini’s top 20 executives reside in D.C., with the rest divided between Maryland (nine) and Virginia (seven). One director in the top 20 lives in Pennsylvania.