To lead, you must party
The other day I posted about how Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) likes to help out fellow lawmakers by lending his name to their fundraising invitations. That got me thinking–who in Congress parties the most for their posses? So I queried our Party Time database.
Drum roll please…the answer is:
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), with a whopping 60 parties on file since 2006; and Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), with 48. (Note: these records have not yet been scrubbed for duplicates, so there are some repeat parties here.) The two are, respectively, the House majority and minority leaders.
What does this show? That partying for the party is a big–if not the biggest–part of the job description when you are in the congressional leadership.
TweetPARTYFINDER™ Hints
Beneficiary: congressional candidate, lawmaker, or entity which collects funds raised at party
Host: person who is hosting party-often, but not always, a registered federal lobbyist
Venue Name: where the party is
Entertainment Type: type of gathering, such as "breakfast," "ski trip," "bowling"
Other Lawmakers Mentioned: lawmakers mentioned on invitation who are used as a draw for the event
Sunlight's Party Time is a project to track parties for members of Congress or congressional candidates that happen all year round in Washington, D.C. and beyond. (read more)
We also post information we receive about parties where members of Congress are expected to participate—such as convention or inaugural parties.
Since we don't hear about all the parties, you can also tell us if you know where the party is and we don't.
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