Local Republican State Senators Kathleen Marchione, George Amedore, James Seward, and Sue Serino were among the state lawmakers spending the most on bulk rate postage last year according to state records. Ahead of elections, state lawmakers spent almost double on bulk rate postage last year than in 2015, with taxpayers paying the bill again, The Daily News reports. Serino spent the most of the locals, $126,514.41, fourth highest in the state. Amedore spent $112,716.39, Marchione $102,860.32, and Seward $100,292.80. Much lower on the list were Assemblymembers Didi Barrett, a Democrat, who spent $43,437.56, Pete Lopez, a Republican, who spent $19,472.14, and Steve McLaughlin, a Republican, who spent $6,379.07 on bulk rate postage in 2016. Bulk rate postage is used to send fliers, letters, and postcards to voters, and are supposed to be used to information, not campaigns.