Boehner & Hoyer Party Map
Two members of Congress who show up the most on invitations we collect at Party Time are House minority leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House majority leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). In their leadership capacities, Boehner and Hoyer not only collect massive amounts of money for their own campaigns, much of which they dole back out to colleagues. (See Boehner’s expenditures here and Hoyer’s here. ) They also act as draws at fundraising events for others.
From press reports, we know we get see a slice of all the events where Boehner and Hoyer appear. CQ Politics recently wrote that Boehner had headlined 127 events around the country in 2009 and raised $13.7 million. The interactive map below shows 53, most of them in the shadow of the Capitol building. Click on the flags to see details about the events.
2 CommentsEnough Golf this weekend to Satisfy Ike
With half a dozen golfing fundraisers this weekend from Virginia to Montana, lawmakers must be hoping for good weather.
Reps. Ed Royce (R-CA), Glenn Nye (D-VA), and Tom Rooney (R-FL) will be hosting events involving golf in the Commonwealth of Virginia and they are asking for contributions ranging from $1,000 per individual to $5,000 per team of four. Nye’s event features “special guest” NFL hall of famer Bruce Smith. Senator Baucus (D-MT) is hosting his 10th Annual Fly Fishing & Golf event in his home state this weekend. He’s asking for contributions of $5,000.
Rep. John Larson (D-CT) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) will be splitting their time this weekend at the MGM Grand’s spa in Foxwoods and the Lake of Isles Golf Course to benefit Larson’s Synergy PAC. Donors can join them in North Stonington, Connecticut for contributions of $5,000.
Finally, Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) is offering PACs and individuals the opportunity to attend the US Open with him at Bethpage Black for $5,000 each.
Six golfing events in one weekend may seem like a lot—but if summers past are any indication of things to come, our legislators are just getting started.
0 CommentsTo lead, you must party
The other day I posted about how Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) likes to help out fellow lawmakers by lending his name to their fundraising invitations. That got me thinking–who in Congress parties the most for their posses? So I queried our Party Time database.
Drum roll please…the answer is:
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), with a whopping 60 parties on file since 2006; and Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), with 48. (Note: these records have not yet been scrubbed for duplicates, so there are some repeat parties here.) The two are, respectively, the House majority and minority leaders.
What does this show? That partying for the party is a big–if not the biggest–part of the job description when you are in the congressional leadership.
0 CommentsPARTYFINDER™ Hints
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.
