Lady Gaga Is Sen. Frank Lautenberg's Kind of Entertainer
Posted:
08/13/10
Sen. Frank Lautenberg may be 86, but he can still rock.
The New Jersey Democrat, who isn't up for re-election this year, is holding a fundraiser in Washington on Sept. 7 that may leave some contributors (or more likely their kids) gaga.
No, it's not the five-term lawmaker who's ginning up the excitement. That would be Lady Gaga, who brings her Monster Ball Tour to Verizon Center that night. For $2,500 a person for PACs and $2,400 for individuals, donors can join Lautenberg in a skybox at the event, according to The Washington Post.
The glam-pop star (real name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) has been called the left's answer to Sarah Palin for speaking out on social issues, including the Arizona immigration law and California's same-sex marriage ban.
And lest you think Lautenberg's fundraiser is just a calculated ploy to shake the money tree, The Post points out that he and wife Bonnie are Gaga fans: They marked his 86th birthday in January by attending the singer's concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York.