The Parties Aren’t Over After the Elections
Yesterday I got together with one of the gracious people who make Party Time possible, and picked up a manila file folder stuffed with an inch-thick stack of fundraiser fliers. We’ll soon have them input and uploaded into the database, but here’s one I thought worth pulling out — click to see the flier.
The event has already happened, but Sen. Norm Coleman, who narrowly won the first count for his Minnesota Senate seat against Democratic challenger Al Franken, held a fund raiser on Nov. 18 to raise money for the recount battle. That shouldn’t be a shocker. Ten days earlier, his campaign sent around this flier to supporters, including D.C. PACs, looking for volunteers.
The last dramas of Election 2008 have yet to play out — money continues to be raised, and 527s are running political ads in Georgia’s runoff election. But already, the focus on Washington is on the future — on incoming members, on the new administration, and, of course, on the 2010 election.
PARTYFINDER™ 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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