Prijten says he’ll cut congressional salary by $60k

New Jersey’s newest congressional candidate wants a pay cut.

Rainier Prijten, a Republican who has entered the race to challenge freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in 2020, said he would  take a $60,000 pay cut — “phased in,” he says.

“A member of Congress should not make more than the average income of the district he/she represents,” said Prijten, a former Morgan Stanley vice president.

He says New Jersey’s 11th district has an average annual income of $112,000.  Congressman make $174,000-per-year.

“I admire my opponent’s decision not to get paid during a government shut down, but she still gets paid 60K more than the median income of her district when the government is not shut down,” Prijten said.  “We must stop it.”