Party Time Map Mashup
From the folks at LobbyData.com, a commercial site, comes this free Party Time map mashup that shows all the parties in our database on a searchable, interactive map.
It’s a lot of fun to play with. Look at this view, of parties in the DC/MD/VA area. As expected, the great majority of the parties are clustered downtown. however, there is a scattering of festivities in resort locations, along the Chesapeake Bay and Eastern shore and in the mountains of Virginia.
Here’s a view of New York City parties. Most are in Manhattan. Parties for Democrats are far more plentiful than those for Republicans.
Indeed, searching around provides enticing clues of where lawmakers party when they’re outside the nation’s capital (although also a bit frustrating, because we know there must be many more parties in these locales, but we’re not receiving invitations from our current sources.)
Check out Las Vegas. Here’s Alaska. The Colorado mountains (think skiing). And Florida. If you move around the map of the States you see clusters of parties in Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul (remember the conventions?), Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas and Houston. Rare is the state where we have no parties listed at all.
Glenn A. Kirbo of LobbyData.com says the folks there were inspired by a Sunlight Labs contest to build the site, although they didn’t end up entering the competition. This is the sort of innovation we love to see. Poke around and have fun.
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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