ProPublica and Washington Post use Party Time data
At two Bruce Springsteen concerts in DC last year there were more than a dozen fundraisers held for members of Congress, according to a Washington Post article today.
Reporters at the nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica and the Post wrote about these fundraisers using Party Time data and combined it with campaign finance and lobbying reports, identifying some of the organizations involved with these fundraisers.
Here’s a complete list of all the fundraiser fliers for the concerts Party Time collected last year:
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., May 2009.
Democratic Congressional Committee/Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., May 2009.
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., May 2009.
Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., Nov 2009.
Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wisc., May 2009.
Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., May 2009.
Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., May 2009.
Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., Nov 2009.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., Nov 2009.
Rep. John Carter, R-Tex., Nov 2009.
Rep. Ed Towns, D-N.Y., Nov 2009.
Rep. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa., Nov 2009.
Rep. John Hall, D-N.Y., Nov 2009.
Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., May 2009.
Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., May 2009.
Rep. Ed Towns, D-N.Y., May 2009.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., May 2009.
Rep. Tom Harkin D-Iowa., May 2009.
Elham contributed to this report.
Tweet 0 CommentsBecause the night is made for fundraisers
It may not be too late for lobbyists to nab a congressional fundraiser ticket for Bruce Springsteen’s performance tonight at the Verizon Center, which I blogged earlier about here. We’ve now got nine fundraisers in our Party Time database for the big event, most for Democrats. We also just got this one in, an event sponsored by the American Resort Development Association PAC (which I blogged about here today) benefitting the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and featuring a special guest: Rep. Barney Frank.
However, some GOPers are going to the Boss’ show, too. Politico found some additional invitations, including a sold-out event benefiting the House Conservative Fund, whose mission is “to return the Republican party to its Ronald Reagan roots.” (Fans will remember that Springsteen was not happy about the Reagan campaign’s use of the Song “Born in the USA.”)
Todd MItchell, chief of staff for Republican Rep. Leonard Lance, whose invitation can be found here, told Politico that his boss’ attendance was: “Just two Garden State guys doing a little bipartisanship Jersey-style.”
Working on a (Fundraising) Dream
The fundraising invitations are piling up for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s May 18th performance at the Verizon Center. We’ve got five so far, all for Democrats. (We just got one in for Rep. Baron Hill, which is not in the database yet.) The requested contributions heftier than what I paid to see the Boss when he swung through Denver a few weeks ago, ranging from $1,000 to $2,500.
Rock concerts are a popular fundraising choice for members of Congress, as I wrote back in January. Come to think of it, I’ve never seen an invitation coming over the Party Time transom for a fundraiser at an opera or a performance by a string quartet.
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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
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