Not only is Boehner a somewhat infamous pack-a-day or more smoker (current House Speaker Paul Ryan told The New York Times he had to sit as far as he could from his former House co-worker because “I just hate getting that smell in my clothes,”), but his favored brand is reported to be Camel Ultra Lights, making this a doubly swell job for this particular tobacco enthusiast. It’s a plum upgrade in the financial department too, since in addition to all the free cigarettes CNN reports that the salary for a job on the Reynolds American board of directors can pay between $300,000 and $1 million – a tidy sum compared to Boehner’s Speaker of the House salary of $174,000. According to the statement announcing the personnel addition made by Reynolds American, Boehner’s duties will include serving on the board’s corporate governance, nominating and sustainability committee. The job should have a nostalgic glow for Boehner, since before he went into politics in 1990 he had a career in business, serving as president for a plastics and packaging sales company.
