Snowmagedden = more babies, less campaign money?
People often joke about the birth rate going up nine months after a big storm like Washington, DC’s snowmagedden. But what about congressional fundraising? Will we see a dip in campaign contributions for this week, when candidates report them to the U.S. Federal Election Commission all too long from now?
We’ve already received notice that several fundraising events scheduled for this week were canceled. This one, a lunar new year celebration thrown by lobbyist Jocelyn Hong for Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.), will be rescheduled. Here’s another, for Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) Rep. Bob Filner’s event at the Tortilla Coast: also canceled. And here’s yet another, below, which we hadn’t entered into our database yet, for Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas).
Of course there’s nothing to prevent donors from wiring a campaign some money this week. Unless, that is, their power is out and internet connection is down. We’ll follow up later, after campaign finance reports are in, to see if Snowmageddon cost congressional campaigns any money.
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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