Tip sheet: partying before it’s 2010
With the holiday break approaching fast, we’ve got more than two dozen congressional fundraisers in the Party Time database scheduled to take place before Christmas. Some of note include:
- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist continues his fundraising swing through Florida, with two parties coming up in the next week in Naples and St. Petersburg. As we blogged here, Crist has been furiously fundraising in a contested primary with Marco Rubio for a senate seat.
- Lobbyist Matt Keelen, who represents a mix of unions and some industry clients, is hosting a luncheon today for Rep. Rodney Alexander, a Republican from Louisiana. Alexander switched parties from Democrat to Republican in 2004. So far he’s collected more than $435,000 toward his 2010 election race, without any opponent reporting any cash raised.
- On Thursday, GAS PAC, the PAC for the American Gas Association, is feting Sen. John Thune of South Dakota. In January, the association praised Thune for cosponsoring legislation to provide a tax incentive for production of natural gas from waste products.
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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