House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., plans to unwind from the stressful debt negotiations tomorrow evening by attending a “Day at the Park” to benefit his Every Republican is Crucial leadership PAC.

The fundraiser at Nationals Park, once known as the Cantor Carnival, seems to be an annual event for the Republican leader. In 2009, Party Time reported on the connections between Rep. Cantor and the real estate lobbyists who hosted the event.

The invitation for this year’s fundraiser does not list any hosts but does feature the allure of  a “batting cage, arcade games, arts & crafts, face painting, live music, and much much more.” The suggested contributions are $500 for an individual, $1,500 for a PAC, and $2,500 for a PAC Host.

Although the fundraiser is scheduled to take place at Nationals Park, there will be no game that night. On any day a game is not scheduled the space is available for rent. The price to rent a space at the park depends on which section of the stadium you want but unless the majority leader intends to engage in some on-field batting practice (a price of $20,000), a few attendees to the event should cover the cost.

For freshman members of Congress looking to expand their influence in the legislature establishing a leadership PAC is a well-travelled route. Of the 12 freshmen Republicans in the Senate, nine have formed leadership PACs (although four of those Republicans did so during their terms as House Members). Only Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., have yet to form a leadership PAC. Party Time has received invitations to several events benefitting these various PACs, two of which are scheduled for this week.

Tomorrow evening, Rand Paul’s, R-Ky., leadership PAC (RAND PAC), will be at the offices of R.B. Murphy and Associates for cocktails and dinner. The fundraiser will be hosted by a number of lobbyists and PACs including Hunter Bates, who was once chief of staff to Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. The Senate Minority Leader himself will also be at the dinner. This is the first event invitation in the Party Time records to feature both Kentucky senators since Paul was elected.  Suggested contributions for the RAND PAC event run from $500 to $2,500.

The following night of June 29, Kelly PAC, the leadership PAC of Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., will be holding a Defense Industry Dinner at Bobby Van’s Grill. Details on the invitation are few so it is unknown which representatives of the “defense industry” will be present, but Sen. Ayotte has been building her national defense gravitas since arriving in the Senate in January.  Her leadership PAC, established in February, has been holding regular events since May. Listed contributions range from $500 for an individual to $2,000 for a PAC co-host.

*Correction: This post was updated after it was discovered that McConnell hosted a fundraiser for Paul during his senatorial campaign.

With the end of the second quarter on the horizon, lawmakers are scheduling more than the usual number of fundraisers to get in as much campaign cash as they can before June 30. Party Time has received 162 invitations to congressional fundraisers scheduled for the last ten days of June.

These events run the gamut from the usual dinners and receptions to Rep. Rush Holt’s, D-N.J., 7th Annual Jeopardy Event. Attendees of the event will have to pay at least $250 for the honor of being bested by 5-time Jeopardy Champion Holt, a man who has even beaten IBM supercomputer Watson.

For those more interested in outdoor competition, two senators and their leadership PACs will be hosting golf events. On June 20, Sen. Richard Bur, R-N.C., and his Next Century PAC will be hitting the links at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainsville VA. The price to tee off will range from $1,000 to $2,5000. From June 24 to June 26, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., will be on the greens at the Harbourtown Golf Course in St. Michaels, Maryland. Contributions will run $5,000 and be made to Cardin’s leadership PAC, LEGPAC.

Less than a month after her victory in the special election for New York’s 26th district, Rep. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., will be the beneficiary of a fundraiser for her 2012 re-election campaign. The fundraiser will be held on June 21 at the home of fellow New York Democratic representative Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. Also present at the event to welcome Hochul into the fold will be freshmen Democratic representatives Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., and Terri Sewell, D-Ala. Listed contributions start at $250 and top out at $5,000.

Democrats will also be fundraising for another candidate in a special congressional election. A reception benefitting Janice Hahn, the Democrat in the special election to replace Jane Harman of California, is scheduled at the Democratic National Headquarters on June 22. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is headlining the event along with the Democratic house leadership including Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. The invitation lists nineteen Democratic members of the California congressional delegation who will be there in support of the candidate as well.

The man set to become the chair of the House Agriculture Committee has decided to launch a leadership PAC, and is holding a “Kick-Off Lunch” fundraiser tomorrow to get it going.

According to the invitation, Frank Lucas is holding the event for his PAC — called Funding Developing Leadership PAC (FDL) — at the Capitol Hill townhouse of top D.C. lobbying firm Williams and Jensen.

To be named into the “Founder’s Circle,” according to the flyer, PACs are asked to give $5,000 and individuals $2,000.

One corporate PAC — the American Bankers Association (ABA), has already donated to the new PAC, giving $5,000 just weeks after the Federal Election Commission (FEC) registered the PAC’s initial filing in early October.

Lucas is also a top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, and voted against the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The ABA criticized the legislation for inflicting thousands of new regulations for banks. Lucas, along with many other lawmakers, got the maximum $10,000 PAC donation from ABA for his midterm election campaign, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Up until recently, Lucas was being investigated for potentially improper fundraising around the House’s initial financial regulatory overhaul vote one year ago, but the Office of Congressional Ethics dismissed the probe.

Last quarter, Williams and Jensen reported lobbying on many agriculture issues, including the farm bill, sugar tariff policy, and food safety legislation, which passed the Senate last week and is awaiting approval in the House. The lobby shop represents Imperial Sugar, Smithfield Foods and Abbott Laboratories on agriculture issues.

The firm also represents over two dozen clients in the finance, insurance and real estate sector, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, and has two decades of experience dealing with financial services policies, according to its website.

An associate at Williams and Jensen — Meredith Lesher — is also the custodian of records for Lucas’ new PAC, according to FEC records. Lesher has Oklahoma roots as a graduate of the University of Oklahoma law school, and works on federal election compliance, according to her bio.

Senator George LeMieux, R-Fla., will be fundraising for his leadership PAC, Protect America’s Future, on Tuesday at the “Sunset Festival” at FedEx’s Capitol Hill townhouse. LeMieux, who is not running in 2010, was appointed to the Senate by Gov. Charlie Crist, now an independent candidate for the Senate seat LeMieux is vacating. The race is considered one of the most competitive in the country.

According to this news report there is speculation that LeMieux is using the PAC, which he launched last December, to position himself for a possible 2012 Senate run. A spokesperson from his office denies this, saying “He is not raising money for a future bid.”

Hosting the event on Tuesday are several corporate lobbyists and PACs, as well as a well known Florida businessman. FedEx PAC is listed, along with CSX PAC and Progress PAC. Peter Blocklin lobbies for the American Bankers Association; Stacey Hughes represents a long list of health-related corporate clients for the Nickles Group; and Peter Rummell, is a Florida businessman who, along with his wife, LeeAnn, have contributed to numerous GOP and some Democratic  candidates. The PAC is asking $2,500 per PAC host and $1,000 per individual host, or $1,000 per PAC to attend, or $250 per individual.

In April Party Time reported that the PAC was the beneficiary of a fundraiser hosted by several corporate lobbyists, including several with clients in the financial services industry.

The PAC has raised $165,800 to date and spent $36,600 on supporting members of Congress such as Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass.,  Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., who is making a run for the Senate in a hotly contested seat, and GOP Florida Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Connie Mack. While the PAC earlier gave money to Crist, who is now running in the Senate race as an independent, the most recent filings at the Federal Election Commission (FEC) show a $2,400 contribution in June for Marc Rubio, the GOP candidate whose high poll numbers and Tea Party support led Crist to drop out of the GOP primary.

Calls to hosts were not returned by the time of this posting.

Note: Michael Wilson is also listed as a host of the event; however, there are two federal lobbyists listed named “Michael Wilson” in 2010 federal lobbying records, and without a returned call it is not possible to match the name. Other hosts listed appear as unique names in the federal lobbying data.

Keenan Steiner contributed to this post.

Note: an earlier version of this post had some incorrect political party references for lawmakers. This has been corrected.

You might have read in yesterday’s Politico that the nine democrats have raised $50 million for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to internal fundraising numbers obtained by the newspaper. Raising that amount of cash would be daunting to anyone, but for Washington insiders, it’s part of their daily grind.

The Party Time database also reveals that beyond the cash these lawmakers raise for the DCCC, they are also fixtures and draws at fundraisers for other lawmakers. This fact would not show up on DCCC reports.

* Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. – Pelosi has raised $23.5 million for the DCCC, according to Politico. Party Time invites show that she’s served as a draw for at least eight fundraisers this year for other lawmakers and at least two for the DCCC — the latest DCCC event was a March 19th breakfast at Democratic National Headquarters, along with several other Democratic lawmakers. The cost to attend ranged from $5,000-$20,000.

* Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. – The second highest fundraiser according to Politico, Van Hollen is also the chair of the DCCC and has raised $7.1 million for the committee. According to Party Time invites, Van Hollen has been present for at least for nine fundraisers for other lawmakers and one for the DCCC.

* Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. – Crowley raised an $6.5 million for the DCCC, according to Politico. He’s also incredibly active in fundraising for his colleagues. According to Party Time invites, he’s attended at least 10 fundraisers for colleagues and at least 15 for either the DCCC or the New Democrat Coalition PAC. His most recent headliner was for the Coalition’s fifth annual retreat at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina.

* Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. – According to Politico, Wasserman Shultz has raised $3.5 million for the DCCC. She’s also been busy raising money for fellow lawmakers, Party Time invites list her at at least 7 fundraisers this year for her colleagues, and she’s attended at least six for the DCCC or her own leadership political action committee, the Democrats Win Seats PAC.

* Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. – Clyburn has raised $3 million for the DCCC, according to Politico and he’s attended at least 13 fundraisers for colleagues and at least two for the DCCC and held at least two for his own Bridge PAC. Later this week he will host a fundraiser for Baron Hill, his Democratic colleague in Indiana, where guests can attend after paying $1,000-$5,000.

* Rep. Steny Hoyer, D- Md. – Hoyer has added $2.3 million to DCCC coffers, according to Politico. He’s also attended at least 17 fundraisers for his colleagues this year, and at least three for the DCCC and Wasserman Schultz’s Democrats Win Seats PAC.

* Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y. – Israel has collected $1.5 million for the DCCC, according to Politico, it’s possible he raised part of that while attending a January 13th DCCC Business Council Kickoff Reception where guests paid anywhere from $5,000-$15,000.

* Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. – Frank has raised $1.5 million for the DCCC, according to Politico. He’s also helped fundraise for at least 12 of his colleagues and at least two times for the DCCC, according to Party Time invites. His latest effort was a June 7th lunch fundraiser for Democratic colleague Rep. Ron Klein of Florida.  Guests could attend for anywhere from $500-$2,500.

* Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass. – Barney Frank’s Massachusetts colleague has raised $1.1 million for the DCCC, according to Politico. It’s possible that part of that total was raised that money while serving as the special guest of the DCCC Business Council Breakfast on March 4th. The invitation lists Markey as the headliner and asks for donations ranging from $5,000-$15,000 for the DCCC.

And let’s not forget how the DCCC raises money for itself, such as the Committee’s upcoming June 23rd, “DCCC Summer Solstice Reception” at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers offices in Capital Hill. The event says “friends” can attend for $5,000, while “hosts” can buy 4 tickets for $15,000.

Political fundraisers happening this weekend:

* Rep. Joseph Crowley of New York’s 7th Congressional District, hosts his “I Love NY Weekend” at the chic Standard Hotel, which sits above New York City’s High Line, an old elevated rail-turned park in the Meatpacking District. The weekend will cost PACs $5,000 while individual donors can come along for $2,400.

* At DNC Headquarters on Sunday, a throng of Democrats and lobbyists are scheduled to join Kentucky’s 3rd District Congressman John Yarmuth for his 4th Annual Bourbon & Barbecue. According to the invitation, attendees can sample Kentucky bourbons and southern-style barbecue from Yarmuth family-owned Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q.

Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., will be on hand, along with Lyndon Boozer, a lobbyist with AT&T who has been billed as a host on at least five invitations to Democratic fundraisers this year. PAC tickets range from $1,000 to $5,000 while individuals can play host for $2,400.

Yarmuth is the favorite to win in November, though his seat is in play, according to the Cook Political Report. He faces Republican anti-establishment pick and National Air Guard veteran Todd Lally.

* For $2,500, PACs can send a golfer to tee off at The Country Club at Woodmore in Mitchellville, MD, to benefit The Committee for the Preservation of Capitalism, Charles Boustany’s Leadership PAC. Boustany, R-La., a former surgeon and big supporter of market-based reforms to the health care system, has received over $1 million from health professionals over his career. This year, about a third of donations to Boustany’s PAC have come from the health care industry.

June, always a big month for fundraising as it’s the close of the fiscal quarter, does not disappoint this weekend. Even reluctant fundraisers are getting into the act.

House Democratic Caucus Chair and Ways and Means member John Larson, D-Conn., will host a $5,000-per-PAC event at Mohegan Sun, one of Connecticut’s two major casino resorts, to benefit his political action committee, Synergy PAC.

Larson, a public finance supporter, dislikes the constant fundraising necessary to win campaigns. “It borders on insanity when you think of the time and energy that’s devoted to the money chase instead of serving your constituents, instead of spending time on issues,” he told the Huffington Post.

Perhaps his dislike for raising money is why there’s been themes to most of the fundraisers he’s held this year, based on invites sent to Party Time. For example this year he’s raised money at a Rooftop Bocce Ball Tournament (with a $2,000 entry fee for a 4-person squad), a Jay-Z concert, and a Georgetown Hoyas game.

This weekend’s casino event is billed as “New England’s Summer Golf, Spa & Concert Retreat,” and includes learning to gamble from the pros, tickets to see James Taylor and Carole King, and a legislative update with Rep. Larson, who represents Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District.

Last June, Larson’s PAC doled out $35,000 for the annual event — though it was held at Mohegan Sun’s rival, Foxwoods.

Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.) is raising cash for his leadership PAC at a golfing event this month, despite the fact he is retiring, according to a report (subscription required) by Roll Call reporter Matthew Murray, who obtained the invitation.

Murray reports that the event “appears to be a rare example of a lame-duck lawmaker hitting up lobbyists for campaign cash while he still can. Tanner’s pitch, according to downtown sources, is also seen as an attempt to seed his leadership political action committee — a political account that has very few spending restrictions — to further his expected K Street career once he leaves Capitol Hill in January.” (He also quotes me in the story.)

Murray uses the Party Time database to show that it’s rare for politicians to hold fundraising events once they’ve announced their retirement:

According to Sunlight Foundation records, only a handful of retiring Members this cycle have announced fundraisers once they’ve either bowed out or been ousted by voters. Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.), who announced his retirement in January 2009, held an event for his leadership PAC four months later, Sunlight Foundation records show. As of April 1, Bond’s Kit PAC had raised $339,000 and spent $293,000 this cycle, including roughly $40,000 on lodging and catering expenses in Key West, Fla., according to MoneyLine.

All cycle, Bond’s leadership PAC has given only $50,000 to candidates, campaign finance records also show. His office did not respond to a request for comment for this article.

Sen. Bob Bennett, who was not renominated last month during the Utah GOP convention, is hosting a “Flies and Drives” golf and fly-fishing fundraiser Aug. 13-14 in Park City, Utah, according to Sunlight’s website. His office also did not respond to a request for comment.

Leadership PACs have far fewer spending restrictions than do personal campaign committees, and campaign finance experts and the Federal Election Commission have urged that these rules be strengthened.

Edited to add: Keen-eyed Party Time intern Keenan Steiner points out that Tanner has been helping fundraise for fellow Blue Dogs recently. Check out these events–four in 2010–where Rep. Tanner has been a host for Blue Dog coalition members who are in competitive races. This includes this breakfast for Roy Herron, who is running for Tanner’s seat in Tennessee. Leadership PAC 21, Tanner’s PAC, has given $10,000 to Herron. Other top recipients include Reps. Boyd Allen (D-Fla.), who has co-hosted fundraisers with Tanner, and Travis Childers (D-Miss.), Glenn Nye (D-Va.), and Baron Hill (D-Ind.), all of whom are in competitive races.

While Republican congressmen will be spending the weekend on the Central California coast, a more Democratic crowd will be gathering in Cape Cod this weekend.

For a $5,000 contribution, people can join Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., for his “Summer Weekend on Cape Cod.” Guests will stay on the beach at the beautiful Chatham Bars Inn.

The weekend getaway benefits Neal’s political action committee, Madison PAC, which has raised nearly $160,000 this cycle, but only $13,000 has actually gone to other federal candidates so far. Most of the money raised has been directed towards raising money, something that’s not unusual for PACs.  For last year’s annual weekend on the Cape,  Madison PAC paid nearly $20,000 to Chatham Bars Inn.

Neal is a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, and reportedly seeking the chairmanship .