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Documenting the Political Partying Circuit
From the early hours of the morning until late in the evening, politicians are partying. Sunlight's PARTY TIME can help you find out who is partying, where and when.

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Partytime health care • POSTED - 04.05.10 BY Elham Khatami

Bachmann, Palin fundraise against health care bill

Alaska Governor and former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin will host a “Kill the Bill” rally which will also serve as a fundraiser for Rep. Michele Bachmann, of Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District on Wednesday.

The rally, which calls for a repeal of the Health Care Bill, begins at 2 p.m. on April 7th and will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Donations to benefit Bachmann’s re-election campaign will be accepted.

Following the rally, a fundraising dinner will take place at the Minneapolis Hilton Hotel, complete with a “photo opportunity” and a general reception. Honorary hosts include Gov. Tim Pawlenty; former Senator Norm Coleman; Rep. John Kline, R-Minn.; and Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn. According to the RSVP form, the price for a couple to attend the photo opportunity, the private reception, and the dinner (which includes a table for 10) is $10,000.

Both events are advertised on Bachmann’s website. The Cook Political Report describes Bachmann’s district as “likely Republican.”

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Partytime competitive races • POSTED - 11.26.08 BY Bill Allison

The Parties Aren’t Over After the Elections

Yesterday I got together with one of the gracious people who make Party Time possible, and picked up a manila file folder stuffed with an inch-thick stack of fundraiser fliers. We’ll soon have them input and uploaded into the database, but here’s one I thought worth pulling out — click to see the flier.

The event has already happened, but Sen. Norm Coleman, who narrowly won the first count for his Minnesota Senate seat against Democratic challenger Al Franken, held a fund raiser on Nov. 18 to raise money for the recount battle. That shouldn’t be a shocker. Ten days earlier, his campaign sent around this flier to supporters, including D.C. PACs, looking for volunteers.

The last dramas of Election 2008 have yet to play out — money continues to be raised, and 527s are running political ads in Georgia’s runoff election. But already, the focus on Washington is on the future — on incoming members, on the new administration, and, of course, on the 2010 election.

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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.

Since we don't hear about all the parties, you can also tell us if you know where the party is and we don't.