The Fact That Blake Gottesman Isn’t Quite Making Six Digits is the Only Thing That Keeps Us Going, Really

How Many White House Staffers Do You Out-Earn? The answer may surprise you!

If you earn more than 30k, for example, you’re doing better than at least 20 of ‘em.

Reading the salary list reprinted by the National Journal, we can’t help but wonder which member of the distinguished $165,200 club will be the next subject of a string of well-researched and subtly terrifying newsweekly profiles. Our money’s on Jack Crouch.

(News you can use: White House Hottie Taylor Hughes makes $56,900. Boyfriend Jeb Mason slightly outearns her, as God intended, netting $62,100)

Who’s Making What in the White House? [National Journal]

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White House Hotties: The Winners

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for: announcement of the winners in our White House Hotties contest. We asked for your nominations, selected some worthy contenders — both men and women — and threw open the polls. Thousands of votes later, you have crowned two worthy hotties.

In the women’s race, in which almost 9,000 votes were tabulated, you picked Taylor Hughes as queen of the hotties. Taylor developed an early lead, which she never surrendered — despite aggressive campaigns by her two chief rivals, Mary Anne Calamas and Emily House. Hughes may have benefited from all the exposure she received after she was photographed repeatedly by the news media, strolling alongside her unindicted boss, Karl Rove (who probably taught Taylor a thing or two about running a campaign).

The men’s race was much closer than the women’s. For a while, it was beginning to look like Taylor Hughes’s beau, Jeb Mason, would be elected Prom King to her Queen. But in the final hours, David Copley surged past him, winning the coveted title of male White House Hottie. To those of you who question Copley’s victory, consider this testimonial:

I’ve known Dave Copley for years, and aside from being a total gentleman to every girl I’ve ever seen him deal with, he is ripped and very attractive. He’s a generally great guy and evidently he’s also great in bed if you ask certain Pennsylvania CRs.

Now, a caveat. We don’t mean to turn this contest into Bush v. Gore, with a frustratingly unresolved outcome, but we do have one open issue. In declaring Copley the winner, we’re assuming that he’s still a White House/OMB employee, at least as an official matter.

We hear that Copley may be in Iraq right now. If he’s in Iraq as part of his White House duties, of if he’s on leave from his White House job but still technically employed there, that’s fine. But if not, then we may have to disqualify him — and declare runner-up Jeb Mason to be the winner.

Update: Sorry, Jeb. Multiple sources have informed us that Copley remains on the OMB payroll and is still a White House employee. He’s in Iraq as part of a voluntary detail to the State Department.

The complete contest results appear after the jump. Also, check back later today for our hotties contest postscript, in which we tie up a few loose ends and pass along some funny tidbits (like the Emily House campaign video).

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White House Hotties: Testimonials for the Men

As we mentioned earlier today, the polls in our White House Hotties contest will remain open until 10 a.m. Eastern time, Monday morning. So even if you’ve already voted from your office computer, check in over the weekend, from your home machine, and vote again.

Cast your vote for female hottie here. Cast your vote for male hottie here.

This morning we delivered some testimonials about the women. Now, the testimonials about the men — after the jump (or click here).

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White House Hotties: The Men

We’re chivalrous around here, so we put the ladies first. But now it’s the guys’ turn. We’ve reviewed your nominations in our White House Hotties contest, and we offer up ten fine men for your consideration.

The male finalists, with photos, appear below. More info about the contestants, including job titles and testimonials, will follow.

If you’re acquainted with any of these hunks and would like put in your two cents, please feel free to email us (subject line: White House Hotties). We may quote from your testimonial — but we’ll keep you anonymous, unless you state otherwise.

Gentlemen, start your engines!

Update: We’re told that Reed Dickens has left the White House. Oops! Well, just as we did former staffers Dina Powell and Kristen Slaughter, we’ll leave him in the race — we just hope he doesn’t win.

Earlier: White House Hotties: The Women
White House Hotties: Nominations, Please

2005 White House Office Staff List [FROOMKIN!]

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