Opensecrets.org features Party Time data
If you visit the motherlode of all campaign finance data websites, the Center for Responsive Politics’ OpenSecrets.org, you can now find Party Time data about congressional fundraisers. Check out this link, for example, to Rep. Steny Hoyer’s (D-Md.) profile page here, which now shows his upcoming fundraising events. We’re really pleased to see the information from Party Time get around the web, where more people will see it. Note: the Sunlight Foundation helps fund the Center for Responsive Politics.)
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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