NRSC’s hectic fundraising pace
Glen Thrush has a great piece in Politico today reporting how the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is planning 66 fundraisers in 52 days. He got his hands on the weekly fundraising memo, dated Feb. 5, that goes out to lobbyists and donors.
He points out a number interesting tidbits, such as a Washington GOP star studded event for would-be Colorado Senator Jane Norton (you can see the actual invite for this event here) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s annual itidarod Alaskan fundraiser, which you can see on our site here.
Some more insights from Thrush below. Keep up the good reporting, and remember to check here at Party Time for these invitations–and to send them our way if you get them:
A $1,000-per-PAC Feb. 9 fundraiser for New Hampshire GOP hopeful Kelly Ayotte, held at Morton’s Steakhouse near K Street, is hosted by veteran lobbyist and GOP fundraiser Jeff Walter. Walter currently represents JPMorgan Chase and once lobbied on behalf of AIG, according to Senate records.
Two weeks later, Ayotte is scheduled to attend a fundraiser hosted by Exxon Mobil lobbyist John Boudreaux.
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), who is up this year, is hosting a $1,000-$2,500-a-head fundraiser on Feb. 10 at the Caucus Room steakhouse in D.C., an event hosted by the energy-giant Southern Company Employees PAC and the Edison Electric Institute.
Later that day. NRSC Chairman John Cornyn (R-Tex.) will attend a joint fundraiser thrown by a trio of hosts not typically associated with the Tea Party movement: mega-lobbyist Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, the lobbying arm of engineering and construction giant Fluor Corp. and Pfizer pharmaceutical’s PAC.
Also on Feb. 10: David Vitter, who is running for reelection in Louisiana, actually holds a $2,000-per-host fundraiser inside the D.C. offices of Entergy, a utility company that relies heavily on nuclear power. A day later, North Carolina incumbent Richard Burr attends a K Street fundraiser hosted by energy lobbyist Michael Whatley.
This year big draw appears to be South Dakota’s John Thune, who is a guest speaker at at least four of the events.
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