Hillsborough County, Florida | January 15, 2024
In a shocking revelation of political greed in Hillsborough County, Florida, Democrat Politician Robert Henriquez, 59, has orchestrated a brazen money grab from taxpayers.
Exploiting his Political Position as Property Appraiser, Henriquez shamelessly secured an exorbitant $1,255,455 taxpayer-funded pension bonus, setting a disgraceful benchmark for personal enrichment in politics. Source documents at: https://TripleDippers.org/hall-of-shame
Originally slated for a $675,047 payout on August 31, 2026, Henriquez’s insatiable appetite led him to employ cunning tactics. On July 18, 2023, he submitted paperwork, reneging on a previous promise to resign on August 31, 2026. This cunning maneuver allowed Henriquez to extend his pension bonus period by an additional three years, inflating his total pension cash bonus to an indefensible $1,255,455, with a monthly taxpayer-funded pension soaring from approximately $6,750 to $12,330.
“Sneaky Politician Robert Bonus Henriquez is greedy. How many lavish meals, luxury cars, and vacation homes does one person truly need?”
“With an ego at least as big as his waistline, Pension Plotter Robert Henriquez seems to relish the pursuit of a $1.2 Million taxpayer pension as much as a second trip through the buffet line. Pension Mastermind Robert Henriquez voted to increase Politician and Bureaucrat pension bonuses when he served as a State Representative from 1998 to 2006 and earning a State Legislative Pension . Having worked for various Hillsborough Government and School jobs, Robert Henriquez may have accumulated even more taxpayer Funded Pensions .”
– Dave Jaye, Tripledippers.org Researcher
As County Property Appraiser Sneaky Robert Henriquez draws a base paycheck of $205,918, plus a pension for life, and approximately $85,024 in annual benefits. Henriquez does not contribute the standard 3% of his salary ($6,177) to the Florida Pension program, unlike other public employees shifting his personal responsibility to taxpayers. As highlighted by www.tripledippers.org , Robert Henriquez falls under the category of Triple Dipping Politicians.
Sneaky Robert Henriquez’s outrageous $1.2 million pension cash bonus grab could be stopped by voters when he seeks re-election in 2024. There are legal questions about whether sneaky Robert Henriquez can break his contract promise to resign on August 31, 2026.
The average Tampa, FL worker earning $40,751 per year or $19.59 per hour[1], would need over 30 years to match Politician Robert Henriquez’s staggering pension cash bonus of $1,255,455.
Having worked for Hillsborough County School District, Pension Plotter Robert Henriquez knows first hand that only 39% of Hillsborough County High School students are college ready, only 46% pass reading, only 32% pass math, yet 76.6% graduate with what is often viewed as a worthless Diploma[2]. Robert Henriquez’s $1.2 million pension cash bonus would be better spent on providing 53,672 tutoring hours[3] for Hillsborough students to become more job and college ready.
Politician Robert Henriquez’s pension cash bonus is formally called the “Deferred Retirement Option Program” (DROP). DROP’s original intent: helping the state retain essential and rare skill sets and experience in mission-critical jobs– not for politicians and low skill jobs. For the list of the names, employers and pension cash bonuses of approximately 28,536 Florida’s Triple Dippers, visit https://tripledippers.org/fl-statewide-2023-june-28537-tripledippers/ .
Governor Jim DeSantis signed SB 7024 effective July 1, 2023 allowing politicians and bureaucrats to extend pension bonuses by 60% from 5 to 8 years and up to ten year for School Employees and increased the pension bonus interest rate from 1.2 to 4% and allow many to collect pension bonuses earlier[4]. The Triple Dipper Pension Bonus system created $39 billion in unfunded Florida Retirement obligations, amounting to a $1,725 liability for every man, woman, and child in Florida.
State and local Politicians are entitled by law to special treatment that allows them to accrue benefits faster and retire with bigger payments than most other workers. The separate class was created and modified over the years by the Florida Legislature, whose 160 members also are covered by pension cash bonuses
[1] https://www.talent.com/salary?job=&location=tampa
[2] https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/florida/districts/hillsborough-108398
[3] $1,255,455/ $23.39 per tutor hour = 53,672 hours https://www.indeed.com/career/tutor/salaries/Tampa–FL
[4] https://thecapitolist.com/frs-double-dip-retirement-expansion-will-make-it-harder-for-private-sector-to-compete-with-state/
