House Lottery

December 1, 2006
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Office space in the Rayburn Building is given to congress members based on a mix of seniority and a lottery system.

A DC reader notes that first member of the 1998 class of Congress members to get a nice new office in the Rayburn building is Joseph Crowley. Lucky, huh?

Not sure if this increased his odds, but Crowley was on the winning side of the Steny Hoyer-Jack Murtha leadership race, had Charlie Rangel vouch for his fund-raising prowess, and also happens to be Democratic County Chairman in Queens.

-- Azi Paybarah
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EJ (not verified) says:

This probably the most nonsensical post I have ever read.

The room selection process has nothing to do with anything mentioned and any suggestion to the contrary is absurd.

December 02, 2006 9:09 PM
Jeff (not verified) says:

Yeah, rooms are selected via lottery. I wasn't paying attention to the closed circuit TV when Crowley picked, but whatever number he drew from the hat had nothing to do with Steny Hoyer or John Murtha.

December 02, 2006 10:20 PM

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