Anti-D.C. GOP freshmen quickly find big D.C. donors

[Newsjock]

Source: Washington Post

After Francisco "Quico" Canseco beat Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-Texas, as part of the Republican wave Nov. 2, the tea-party favorite declared: "It's going to be a new day in Washington."

Two weeks later, Canseco was at a $1,000-a-head fundraiser at the Capitol Hill Club. The event — hosted by fellow Texas Republican Reps. Pete Sessions and Jeb Hensarling — was aimed at paying off more than $1.1 million in campaign debts racked up by Canseco, much of it from his pocket.

After winning election with an anti-Washington battle cry, Canseco and other incoming GOP freshmen have rapidly embraced the capital's culture of big-money fundraisers, according to new campaign-finance reports and other records.

Dozens of freshmen lawmakers have held receptions at Capitol Hill bistros and corporate town houses, taking money from K Street lobbyists and other power brokers within days of their victories. Newly elected House members have raised at least $2 million since the election, according to preliminary Federal Election Commission (FEC) records filed last week, and many more contributions have yet to be tallied.

... Incoming House member Robert Hurt, who railed against "union and special-interest money" during his campaign against Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Va., received contributions for debt retirement from Rolls-Royce, Verizon Communications, Yum Brands and others. Overall, Hurt received more than $600,000 from PACs in 2010, according to the FEC.

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[OHdem10]

1. Keep this information out there and in the public view.

Their base has told them they had best not get
the DC ways or they will throw them out next election.

This should be kept and run frequently next 36 hr
so as many Duers as possible will see it.