Charlie Rangel off the DC Party Circuit?
A string of ethics violations led to Rep. Charles Rangel’s, D-NY, taking a temporary leave as chairman of the influential House Ways and Means Committee on March 3, 2010. But Rangel’s fundraising seems to have slowed long before his decision to leave the chairmanship.
Rangel, once a prolific fundraiser who hosted many parties for politicians in the past, has not attended any fundraisers recently. According to Party Time’s invitation database, Rangel’s name appeared in 36 different events going back to June 2006 with the last event being a 50th birthday celebration for former Rep. Eric Massa in September 2009.
Party Time’s database of invitations is hardly complete–it largely consists of events sent to us that take place in Washington, D.C., so it’s possible Rangel is still on the fundraising circuit. Calls to Rangel’s office to find out were not returned.
In 2009, he donated thousands of dollars to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; Rep. Dina Titus, D-NV; Rep. Dan Maffei, D-NY; Rep. Jim Himes, D-CT; Rep. Eric Massa, D-NY and Rep. Michael McMahon, D-NY. But Rangel has not made any donations to members of Congress in 2010, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
As of April 12, Rangel has raised nearly $2 million, a number that pales in comparison to last year’s amount of more than $5 million.
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