Gordon, Dem leaders among Grayson's post-'die quickly' comment donors

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) raised more than $60,000 the day after his “die quickly” comments on the House floor, including contributions from several members of Democratic leadership and Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.).

There was only one full day until the end of the quarter, Sept. 30, to raise money after Grayson’s comments Sept. 29, but plenty of lawmakers and political action committees got in on the action.

While most members who gave were leaders or chairmen, Gordon’s name stands out as a member who gave to the liberal firebrand and faces a potentially tough challenge next year in a conservative-leaning district.

Others who gave to Grayson on the 30th include House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), as well as chairmen including Reps. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.).

Disney's political action committee (Grayson represents the Orlando area) and AFLAC's PAC were also among the donors.

The notables who contributed to Grayson the day after his “die quickly” comment, according to his third-quarter report, were:

-Rep. Dave Reichert’s (R-Wash.) two-time Democratic opponent, Darcy Burner.
-AFLAC’s political action committee
-AFSCME
-Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.)
-Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.)
-Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)
-Disney’s PAC
-Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.)
-Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.)
-Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)
-Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s (D-N.Y.) PAC
-Rep. Joseph Crowley’s (D-N.Y.) PAC
-Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.)
-Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)
-SEIU’s PAC
-Rep. Bill Pascrell’s (D-N.J.) PAC
-Rep. George Miller’s (D-Calif.) PAC
-United Food and Commercial Workers