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Frates Packed Top of the Hill
FamousDC stopped by National Journal’s Influence Alley event last night and it was packed with over 150 lining the bar.
As promised, the night was filled with politics, power, people and, most importantly, pints. Guests also submitted names for their top 35 under 35 hill staffers. We conducted a few unofficial exit poll interviews and it looks like this is Freddy Barnes’ race to lose.
While there, we spotted a few famous faces: NBWA’s Rebecca Spicer, the AHIP crew of Robbie & Katie Zirkelbach with L.D. Platt, Examiner Yeas & Nays scribe Jenny Rogers, Nu Wexler, Kamara Jones, Stephen “The Gronk” Martinko and his wife Erin, Sunlight’s Liz Bartolomeo, Catherine Goode, Jessica Butler, Derek Satya Khanna, Caroline Holdman, Cam Newton, and the NJ team including Elahe Izadi, Mike Catalini, Ron Fournier, Matt Cooper, Nicole Duran, Julie Edwards, Andrew Behringer, and Caroline Boccarosse.
DJ’s First Pitch
Darrell “DJ” Jordan, communications director for the House Small Business Committee, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at last night’s Baltimore Orioles game. The team welcomed 150 youths from KidsPeace, a group that serves the behavioral and mental health needs of children, preadolescents, teens and young adults in 10 states and the District of Columbia. Jordan, who works for Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.), is a KidsPeace foster parent.
We were also told his arm isn’t half bad.
Famous Friday [Round Up]
FamousDC is looking good, Jenna Jameson [pornographic star] is supporting Mitt Romney, Matt Gagnon is passionate about the Olympics, Linda Shultz finally gets her FamousDC shout out, Madden is on the road with Mitt, Kim Robilotto is one day older today, Clinton Yates balls so hard, see you in September, …
Famously Promoted: Martinko Takes Over as Rep. Bill Shuster’s Chief of Staff
He famously guarded the door and rocked the list at Smith Point. He dominates the flag football fields for the powerhouse team that is Blunt Force. He looks like Rob Gronkowski. And now he is the new Chief of Staff for Rep. Bill Shuster. Congrats to Stephen Martinko on his …
Clinton Yates
Meet Clinton Yates.
Yates is the local news editor for the WaPo’s Express and writes Lunchline, a feature dedicated to commenting on the day’s headlines. One of the proud few, he is a DC native. And he clearly loves his city, his Caps and his Nats. Yates began his career in radio and then jumped to the newspaper industry to become one of the districts favorite journo personalities. Luckily we caught him in between deadlines to answer a few questions.
Find Yates on Twitter, Storify & Instagram
Sunrise on Pennsylvania Ave by Angela B. Pan Photography
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Here’s How You Can Get A Hug From Michelle Obama
Win like an Olympian. http://youtu.be/4HUhNIHpgUc
Rep. Kelly Receives USA Chants
USA! USA! chants followed Rep. Kelly’s stirring floor speech this afternoon.