Tiz the season to raise campaign $$$

Wed., Jan. 25

Noon - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Rahm Emanuel, a congressman from Illinois, will headline a fundraiser luncheon at The Westin in downtown Cincinnati for City Councilman John Cranley, who is running against Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Westwood, in the 1st District. Tickets are $500 a plate.

Thursday, Jan. 26:

5 p.m. - Vice President Dick Cheney to headline a fundraiser reception at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C., for Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Cedarville. Tickets are $1,000 for the event or $5,000 to get a photo with Cheney and DeWine.

8 p.m. - Democrat Paul Hackett, an Indian Hill lawyer and Iraq war veteran who is running for the Senate, will hold a meet-and-greet event at the Southside Diner in Mount Vernon. More information is available on his Web site.

Mon., Jan. 30

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - Lynne Wasserman, the daughter of late movie mogul Lew Wasserman of Cleveland, to host a fundraiser cocktail reception at her Beverly Hills home for Hackett. The host committee includes director Rob Reiner, TV producer Norman Lear, producer Julie Bergman Sender ("Six Days, Seven Nights"), screenwriter Callie Khouri ("Thelma & Louise"), music producer T Bone Burnett, actor-producer Rufus Gifford ("Daddy Day Care"), and Dennis Hopper's wife Victoria. Tickets are available through the Hackett Web site for $2,100, $1,000, $500 and $250.

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Ky., to host a "Welcome Back" fundraiser reception at Finemondo Restaurant in Washington, D.C. Tickets cost $1,000 per political action committee or $500 per person. More information available from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) event site.

Tues., Jan. 31

Hackett fundraiser in San Francisco. No details immediately available.