Senator Thompson voted for the 2005 pay raise and accepted “unvouchered expenses.” Senator Robert J. Thompson said he believed the pay raise was fair when he voted for it. And besides, he has spent much of his four-month salary increase on charitable contributions, he said. "I don't really have a lot to give back," Thompson said (Patriot News/AP, Wednesday, November 16, 2005.) On December 6, 2005, Senator Thompson’s staff referred inquires to the Chief Clerk’s Office of the Senate #(717)-787-7163.