With All The Crap That's Going On Around Us, My Good Friend And Legislator Jim DeCesare Shines. I Wonder Who Else Will Follow!

DeCesare donates $2,000 for scholarship

State Rep. Jim DeCesare, R-Bowling Green, will donate $2,000 of his salary from the 2011 special legislative session to create a scholarship for a single mother enrolled in the nursing program at Western Kentucky University.

“I am so pleased this scholarship will help a fellow Kentuckian who is working hard toward her college education and providing a better life for her family,” DeCesare said in a news release. “Education is the cornerstone of making Kentucky a better place to live, work, and raise a family.”

DeCesare sponsored legislation that would have banned lawmakers from being paid in a special session when they failed to pass a budget in the regular session.

“While that bill did not pass, it doesn’t change the fact that we as legislators shouldn’t be paid if we fail to do the job voters expect from us,” DeCesare said. “That’s why I decided to take part of my salary from this year’s special session toward helping someone further their education.”

DeCesare also plans to waive his pay and expenses for legislative work days the remainder of the year.

Editor's comment: I spoke with Jim today and he assured me he will NOT claim the donation as charitable contribution on his income tax.

Can Richie Farmer assure us, too?!