Six thousand dollars a month. That’s how much Gina Yunker was paid during this year’s legislative session while employed as a full-time aide of her husband, Republican Rep. Dwayne Yunker.

It’s unclear how often she came to work in person. Several Republican lawmakers, legislative aides and lobbyists who work near Yunker’s office told The Oregonian/OregonLive they didn’t recall seeing her at the Capitol during this year’s five-month session.

That’s likely because Yunker is also a full-time fifth grade teacher at a private school near Grants Pass.

Yunker is one of at least five legislative aides related to their boss who have quietly collected taxpayer-funded paychecks this year while infrequently being spotted in the state Capitol and leaving behind few traces of substantial work in

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