Stark’s Maryland Tax Break Under Scrutiny

Rep. Pete Stark (D-Fremont), dean of the California congressional delegation, has claimed his Maryland home as his principal residence to qualify for a $3,770 tax break, even though it is thousands of miles from the Northern California district he represents — and where he is registered to vote.

A senior member of the House’s tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, Stark said he was unaware that he might not be eligible for the tax break. Asked whether it was questionable for him to receive it, he said, “I guess it is.”

Read more: (Richard Simon, “Rep. Stark’s Maryland Tax Break Under Scrutiny,” Los Angeles Times, 3/20/09)