Lawmakers set to host fundraisers focused on Nats’ World Series trip

Lawmakers are taking advantage of the Washington Nationals going to the World Series with a number of them, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), planning fundraisers centered around the team’s appearance. 

The World Series begins Tuesday with the Nationals scheduled to play on the road against either the New York Yankees or the Houston Astros.

The Nationals will host Game 3, Game 4 and, if necessary, Game 5 at Nationals Park Friday, Oct. 25, to Sunday, Oct. 27.

McConnell, who is up for reelection in 2020, is holding a fundraiser at Games 3 and 5 in the AT&T Suite in Nationals Park. Tickets to both the Oct. 25 and Oct. 27 are $10,000 and a ticket for Game 5 only is $5,000, according to the invite obtained by The Hill.

Checks should be made out to McConnell for Majority Leader and the invite notes that tickets are limited.

{mosads}Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who is up for reelection in 2020, is slated to hold a fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 27, for Game 5 of the World Series. Tickets are $5,000 from PACs and $3,500 from individual contributions, according to the invite obtained by The Hill. 

The Nebraska senator also held a fundraiser on Oct. 6 during the first round of the MLB playoffs and charged $1,500 for PACs and $1,000 in individual contributions for one ticket.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), an area senator who is up for reelection in 2024, is slated to hold a fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 26, for tickets to Game 4 of the World Series. Tickets are available for donations of $5,000 each to his political action committee, Common Ground PAC, and the fundraiser will take place in a suite at the park, according to the invite obtained by The Hill.

Taylor Hennings, who worked as a fundraiser for Kaine in his 2018 election, is organizing the event. She is now working for Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who is up for reelection. Warner’s campaign told The Hill it is not hosting any fundraiser at the World Series games. 

Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), who is up for reelection in 2022, is also slated to hold a fundraiser for Game 4. Tickets are $5,000 from PACs and $2,500 in individual contributions, according to the invite obtained by The Hill. Political fundraiser Erin Casey French is organizing the event.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who is also up for reelection in 2022, is slated to hold a fundraiser for Game 5. Tickets are $5,000 from PACs and $3,500 in individual contributions, according to the invite obtained by The Hill.

Laura Rizzo, a political fundraiser with the Rizzo Dukes Group, is organizing the event. They ask for checks made out to Cotton for Senate or his PAC, the Republican Majority Fund. 

House Democrats are also taking advantage of the D.C. baseball team making its first appearance in the World Series. 

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) is slated to hold a fundraiser on Oct 25 for Game 3. Tickets are $5,000, according to the invite obtained by The Hill, and Justin Davey, a political consultant, is organizing the event.

Additionally, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) is slated to hold a fundraiser for Game 5. Tickets are also $5,000 and Davey is planning her event as well, according to the invite obtained by The Hill. 

None of the campaigns responded to The Hill’s request for comment.

Updated at 5:50 p.m.