Speaking of post-election celebrations, Rep. Mellisa Bean (D-IL) is planning one for after the election benefitting her leadership PAC, BEAN PAC, aka “Building Empowerment and Accountability Now.” She uses the PAC to help out other Democrats do what she’s done successfully for herself–win close races.

The occasion? A breakfast welcoming the “new class of the 111th Congress” as part of a “Frontline/Red2Blue” celebration. The location? The street address is 421 New Jersey Avenue, NW, which just happens to be the location of the UPS townhouse. This is a popular place for congressional fundraisers, as USA Today reported earlier this year.

Bean, who was elected in 2004, has been a top target of Republicans. She has also been, however, a tremendously successful fundraiser, collecting more than $3 million for her 2008 election bid. (To see more of her parties, click here.) Her reputation as a pro-business centrist and her seat on the powerful House Financial Services committee helps: she was the second top recipient this election cycle from finance and credit companies, and collected $827,000 from the finance, insurance, and real estate sector overall. Bean is favored to win her race next week.

Tim Leahy, who is the contact person for the event, says the event is no longer planned for Nov. 17 but will likely be later that week.

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