Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is pledging not to accept PAC money in her personal campaign account to be consistent with the practices of the Democratic National Committee, where she will take over as chair on May 4, her spokesperson said.

Tuesday will be the last day for PACs to donate to her campaign, and they will have the chance at a top dollar fundraiser Monday night, according to an invitation to the event.

The DNC has vowed to steer clear of both PAC and lobbyist money since 2008, when Barack Obama, as the Democrats’ presumptive candidate for president, made the announcement.

“Since she’ll be the DNC chair, on her personal campaign she’ll be following that same guideline,” the congresswoman’s spokesperson Jonathan Beeton said.

Beeton said he did not know whether she would accept donations from lobbyists to her re-election fund going forward.

The Monday night fundraiser allows PACs one more chance to show the new chief fundraiser for the Democratic Party how much they support her.

The flyer notes that “PAC contributions must be received by May 3, 2011” and solicits an unusually high donation from PACs for a single event: $10,000. The maximum PAC-to-candidate contribution is $5,000 per election but that amount can be applied to the primary and general elections.

If $10,000 is too high for some, the invitation also suggests that PACs give $5,000, $2,500 or $1,000. Individuals may attend for $500.

Without PAC money, the Florida congresswoman—who is running for re-election—will have to rely much more heavily on individual donors if she wants to raise the kind of money she did in 2010. For that election, nearly 60 percent of her over $1.9 million campaign fund was supplied by PAC money, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Lobbyists gave her over $85,000, according to CRP.

In the first quarter of this year, only about one quarter of the nearly $245,000 she raised came from PACs, including $5,000 from the American Hospital Association, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the union Unite Here, and the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Beeton added that, “She’ll take the steps necessary steps to remain competitive in her congressional district.”

The top ten lobbyist bundlers of 2010 also hosted plenty of fundraisers when their names and organizations were cross-referenced with Party Time’s database of fundraising invitations.

According to a Washington Post analysis this weekend of fundraising records filed under new Federal Election Commission requirements, nearly 160 lobbyists have raised $9 million for political parties and federal candidates by bundling—a method of donating where lobbyists or other fundraisers funnel multiple contributions to campaigns or political parties without violating individual donation limits.The new requirements instruct filers to disclose reports of contributions of $16,000 or more that are bundled by lobbyists.

According to Party Time’s list of invites, the top bundlers of 2010 hosted more than 80 fundraisers going back to 2006. Here are the top ten bundlers as found by the Post and their fundraising history using our list of invitations:

1. Ben Barnes, Ben Barnes Group lobbying firm: $641,950
Party Time didn’t have an invite for Ben Barnes specifically, but lobbyist Scott Reed represents the Group and hosted a fundraiser in April for George Lemieux’s Protect America’s Future PAC. He also hosted fundraisers for Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., in 2008 and Mike DeWine in 2006.

2. Brian L. Wolff, Edison Electric Institute: $615,500
There was no exact match for Wolff, but we do have two fundraisers on file for the PowerPAC of the Edison Electric Institute this year. The most recent was a May 4th energy industry breakfast for Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., at the American Gas Association. In February, the PAC held a reception for Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, co-hosted by the Nuclear Energy Institute PAC. They also held a June 2009 energy industry reception fundraiser for Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark. Also, in 2009, two fundraisers were held by Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, and in 2008, the Edison Electric Institute held a fundraiser on the first day of the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minnesota.

3. Tony Podesta, Podesta Group: $420,350
One of the city’s top lobbying firms and a Party Time regular, Tony Podesta has 22 invitations on which he is listed as a host for fundraisers in our database, the latest being an April 23 fundraising breakfast for Rep. Debbie Wasserman, D-Fla. In nearly all cases his wife, Heather Podesta, is also listed, but we did find two invites where she hosted without her husband.

4. Vincent Roberti, Navigators Global: $283,200
Roberti appears on one Party Time invite, a March 11 fundraising reception for Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., however DC Navigators, LLC, appears as host to 18 different fundraisers going back to March 2008. The most recent was a fundraising reception for Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.

5. Wilson Pipestem, Ietan Consulting: $202,000
Pipestem does not appear in the Party Time list of invitations, however Ietan Consulting partner Larry Rosenthal hosted a 2006 reception fundraiser, along with several other lobbyists, for Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa.

6. Bill Paxon, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: $180,000
There were six fundraisers hosted by Bill Paxon in the Party Time database, the most recent being a March 17th fundraiser for Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. at the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Paxon’s powerhouse lobbying firm also appears as host on 23 different fundraisers in our database since July 2008.

7. T. Martin Fiorentino, Jacksonville: $173,700
No Party Time invites on file.

8. Association for Advanced Life Underwriters: $162,300
No Party Time invites on file.

9. Aurene M. Martin, Holland & Knight: $156,200
Martin has hosted one fundraiser according to the Party Time list of invites, an October 2009 birthday dinner for Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. The Holland & Knight Committee for Effective Government also hosted an April 26th fundraising reception for Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif.

10. Steve A. Elmendorf, Elmendorf Strategies: $151,400
There are four invitations on file for Steve Elmendorf, the most recent was a March 24th breakfast for Frank Kratovil Jr., D-Md. Invitees could attend the breakfast if they paid $500 per person or they could host the event for $2,500.

Please note: Invitations in the Party Time database only represent a portion of the fundraising events that take place in Washington D.C. The database consists largely of events sent to us by anonymous sources, where we then strip off all possible identifying information. If you know of a fundraiser in D.C. or in your state, please consider uploading it to our anonymous upload system.

In a flurry of fall fundraisers, lobbyists are itching to stand out.  One recent event really succeeded. Tuesday night, at least five lobbyists and an unknown number of donors planned to take to the streets with Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK)–on Segways.

Lobbyist hosts included Liz Williams and Stephen Aaron, who lobby on behalf of the National Rifle Association, Chris Peace who represents United Technologies, Glenn LeMunyon of the Lemunyon Group, and Colin Chapman of Chapman Capitol Consulting.

Chapman represents Doyon Drilling and the American Trucking Association while LeMunyon represents the Air Transport Services Group. (Sullivan sits on the House Energy and Commerce and the Select Energy Independence and Global Warming committees).

The tour started at conservative mecca, the Capitol Hill Club, and ended where so many other fundraisers do–the Tortilla Coast.

To see clients for lobbyists hosting events click on individuals’ names:Liz Williams, Stephen Aaron, Chris Peace, Glenn LeMunyon, Colin Chapman.

The Associated Press reports today on the “scores” of parties that “lobbyists and corporations are hosting around the capital to mark Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration.” Companies and organizations with Pennsylvania addresses are also hosting get-togethers today so guests can watch the inaugural parade in comfort.

Reporters Alan Fram and Julie Hirschfeld Davis give the scoop on one such bash, hosted by NBC Universal and parent company General Electric Co., an invitation-only affair at the National Museum of Women in the Arts whose guest list included members of Congress, incoming Obama administration officials, and celebrities.

Richard Cotton, the executive vice president and general counsel for NBC Universal, explained why they threw the bash, complete with sushi and jazz:

“Obviously there’s a new Congress, a new administration. These are people we work with in many different capacities, day in and day out. This is an opportunity for people to get acquainted, at least on an informal basis.”