Lawmakers plan to overhaul the state's pension systems this year but one candidate for state representative says they should start by slashing their own benefits.  Ninety-Sixth District candidate Sam Cahnman [[can-man]] says legislators are part time employees receiving full time benefits. 

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Cahnman wants lawmakers to eliminate their pension benefits altogether but that could prove to be a challenge.  The retirement benefits are guaranteed by the state's Constitution, which would likely have to be changed in order for the measure to take effect for current lawmakers.  That means the idea would have to get past both the general assembly plus voters in an election.  When it comes to his own plans, Cahnman says he will not take a pension if he's elected.