President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate Glenn Coffee lives exactly 13 miles from the State Capitol building where he does the work he was elected to handle. Thanks to such close proximity, Coffee gets to sleep in his own bed when the legislature is in session, he can eat home cooked meals, and he does not qualify for mileage reimbursement because his commute is less than 25 miles one way.
Despite all of these advantages, Senator Coffee's most recent ethics report suggests he racked up over $125K in travel expenses over the past three years, including $58K in 2008 alone. Luckily for the Oklahoma tax payer, Coffee's travel was not reimbursed by the state, it was all paid through his campaign.