The city's Office of Campaign Finance has launched a probe into the affairs of the D.C. Democratic State Committee, including allegations that a "secret account" existed under the DCDSC name.
OCF's general counsel and audit division are looking into charges made by committee members, according to agency spokesperson Wesley Williams. "It's not a full-blown investigation," he [...]
On Friday, LL broke the news of a March 11 joint fundraiser for mayors Adrian M. Fenty and Cory Booker of Newark. Now LL has in his possession the official flyer (click to enlarge):
They're bald. They're black. They're fabulous.
And they're raising money together.
According to a Facebook event posting, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Newark Mayor Cory Booker will be holding a joint fundraiser on March 11 at the Local 16 bar/restaurant.
The host committee includes such boldface names as A. Scott Bolden and Ernie Jarvis (son of onetime Fenty [...]
In his column this week, LL broke down the more than $2 million raised by the Adrian M. Fenty fundraising juggernaut.
LL indulged his math and computer nerdness and pulled the Fenty 2010 data filed last week into a spreadsheet, then, with assists from CPers Will Atwood Mitchell and Ryan J. Reilly, he began coaxing whatever [...]
My, oh, my—that didn't take long.
According to documents filed late last night with the city campaign finance office, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has already raised over $2 million for his 2010 re-election campaign.
It's an absolutely staggering sum, considering both the lousy state of the economy and that for the whole of his 2006 election campaign, [...]
Nothing like gathering several hundred of your closest supporters to rekindle the fire in a candidate's belly.
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, before a crowd packed tightly into into a tent erected outside the stately home of developer Chris Donatelli and wife Karen, delivered on Saturday night his first campaign oratory since winning all 142 precincts in [...]
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty is throwing the first fundraiser of the 2010 election cycle tomorrow night. And whether you're with him or agin' him, you're invited.
The bash is scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the home of local developer Chris Donatelli and wife Karen—aka the Owl's Nest—which is located at 3031 Gates Road NW. [...]
