More top March congressional partiers here
Following up on yesterday’s post on how Sen Arlen Specter is the top congressional partier this month, with a dozen fundraisers, here are some other lawmakers who stand out for multiple parties this frenzied month:
Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D, IL), with seven parties;
Sen. Jim DeMint (R, SC), with six parties;
Rep. Thad McCotter (R, MI), with six parties;
Rep. John Larson (D, CT), with six parties;
Sen. Mark Souder (R-IN), with five parties;
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), with five parties;
Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK), with five parties; and
and Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), with five parties.
What’s most striking, however, is how spread out among lawmakers and PACs the fundraising invitations we’ve collected are. Out of 427 invitations collected as of today, 269 are for different people or PACs. So that’s an average of 1.5 parties per person or organization.
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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
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.
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