Romney to fundraise for McDonnell, mingle in DC

Mitt Romney is swinging through the greater DC area this weekend to chat up conservative groups and fundraiser for Bob McDonnell, CNN reports.

Romney will deliver speeches to the Values Voter Summit and the Foreign Policy Initiative, a neoconservative think tank.

But the former and possibly future presidential candidate will also rake in some cash:

The former Massachusetts governor has four finance events planned — including a Thursday night gathering dubbed "Sundaes with Mitt" that will benefit his own political action committee, Free and Strong America PAC. The confab will held at the Washington home of Charlie Spies, who was Romney's top money man during his presidential bid.

He'll also raise money for three GOP candidates in Virginia. On Friday he's hosting a fundraiser in Alexandria for Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, now running for re-election. On Sunday, he heads to Great Falls to help former campaign staffer Barbara Comstock, who is seeking a House of Delegates seat in Virginia.

Romney's visit to the area will be capped off on Monday, when he will host a fundraiser for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell at the American Gas Association, a trade group representing the gas industry. The event is expected to pull in $100,000 for McDonnell.