Private lobbyists get public pensions in 20 states

By Associated Press

Published August 25, 2013 4:00am ET

Private lobbyists get public pensions in 20 states — FILE - In this May 9, 2013 file photo, Stephen Acquario, executive director of the New York State Association of Counties, attends a news conference in the Red Room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Acquario is among hundreds of lobbyists in at least 20 states who get public pensions because they represent associations of counties, cities and school boards, an Associated Press review found. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File) | Mike Groll

ALBANY, N.Y. — As a lobbyist in New York‘s statehouse, Stephen Acquario is doing pretty well. He pulls down $204,000 a year, more than the governor makes, gets a Ford Explorer as his company car and is afforded another special perk:

Even though he’s not a government employee, he is entitled to a full state pension.

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