Thanks to some shenanigans by Ticketmaster, tickets to Monday night’s Bruce Springsteen show at Verizon Center were notoriously hard to come by. But not if you were a Democratic donor with some money in your checking account.
According to the fundraiser database compiled by the Sunlight Foundation, four Democratic House members raised cash at the sold-out show. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., charged $1,000 for an individual or $2,500 for a PAC; Reps. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., and Dutch Ruppersburger, D-Md., asked donors to pony up $1,500 for individuals or $2,500 for PACs. The American College of Radiology, throwing the event for Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., charged the most: $2,500 per ticket. But at least they included a preconcert reception across the street at Rosa Mexicano.
Call it the members’ “Beautiful Reward” for all their hard work.
