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**Update: Hotel Rooms Available from The FDP**Official Inaugural Activities:
Swearing-In Ceremony
The swearing in ceremony will take place in front of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 12pm EST. There have been 250,000 tickets printed for viewing of the ceremony. All the details have not been released but it is expected that screens will also be set up along The Mall to view the ceremony and tickets will not be required to watch from The Mall.
Parade
The Inaugural Parade is from the Capitol to the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue immediately after the swearing-in ceremony. While the official parade route and road closure information has not been released, tickets are not required to stand along the route but tickets are required for seating in the bleachers.
Inaugural Balls
As of right now the Presidential Inaugural Committee has not been formed and we have no information on the official balls.
The following two events are not being hosted by the Florida Democratic Party nor are they official Presidential Inaugural Committee Balls:
The Florida House and Florida State Society are hosting the 2009 Florida Inaugural Ball on Monday, January 19, 2009 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (500 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.). VIP Reception starts at 6:30pm EST, Reception at 7:00pm EST, Dinner at 8:30pm EST, and Dancing & Dessert at 9:30pm EST. For Dancing & Dessert tickets ($150.00) or more information visit: http://www.2009floridainauguralball.com/tickets.html.
Florida Inaugural Celebration will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at the National Museum of the American Indian (4th St. and Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C.) Dinner begins at 7pm EST and continues through Midnight with dancing and an open bar. Cost of individual ticket: $200. Please contact Kelly Mills at 703-714-2366 for more information.
Hotels:
**Hotel Rooms Available from The FDP**
The FDP has a limited number of rooms booked at the River Inn. It is located at 924 25th St. NW in Washington, DC. You can see their website at http://www.theriverinn.com. There is a four night minimum and rooms consist of only one queen size bed, no double beds. With the room, there will be a complimentary fruit basket and bottle of Dom Perignon, to start off your stay. Each room will also get a voucher valid for your choice of one complimentary service in our On-Site Day Spa Suite. Available services include: manicure and pedicure, make up application, 30 minute massage (chair spa in the Spa Room or Table massage in your guest room), non-abrasive facial (each guest will receive a voucher for one of the above services-2 per room maximum). The four nights can be any time between January 17 and January 22nd. Please contact Christina Boltin at the Florida Democratic Party (850) 222-3411 for more information.
The following list is larger hotel chain phone numbers and websites (availability at their locations is unknown):
Marriott: (888) 236-2427, http://www.marriott.com/
Holiday Inn: (800) 315 2621, http://www.holidayinn.com/
Choice Hotels: (877) 424-6423, http://www.choicehotels.com/
Hyatt: (800) 233-1234, http://www.hyatt.com/
Crowne Plaza: (877) 270-1393, http://www.crowneplaza.com/
Radisson: (888) 201-1718, http://www.radisson.com/
Sheraton: (800) 325-3535, http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton
Westin: (800) 228-3000, http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin
Wyndham: (800) 996-3426, http://www.wyndham.com/
Smaller hotels are also another place to look. For example the Hotel Lombardy (2019 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C.) still has rooms available but they have a 4 night minimum requirement and it is non-refundable. Right now rates are $540/night for single occupancy and $560/night for double. You can contact them at 202-828-2600 for availability and more information.
Useful links:
http://inaugural.senate.gov/ (Joint Congressional Committee on Inauguration Ceremonies)
http://www.fladems.com/inauguration
http://www.wmata.com/ (Washington Metro Information)
http://www.washington.org/ (Official Guide of Washington, D.C.)
http://www.expedia.com/inauguration (Travel planning Tips from Expedia)
Inauguration tickets:
Tickets to the inauguration are available from your Congressman. In order to get tickets, you will need to contact your Congressman's office as soon as possible. Below is a list of contact information for the Florida Members of Congress.
District | Name | Number |
| Senator Bill Nelson | (202) 224-5274 |
| Senator Mel Martinez | (202) 224-3041 |
1 | Congressman Jeff Miller | (202) 225-4136 |
2 | Congressman Allen Boyd | (202) 225-5235 |
3 | Congresswoman Corrine Brown | (202) 225-0123 |
4 | Congressman Ander Crenshaw | 202-225-2501 |
5 | Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite | (202) 225-1002 |
6 | Congressman Cliff Stearns | (202) 225-5744 |
7 | Congressman John Mica | (202) 225-4035 |
8 | Congressman Ric Keller | (202) 225-2176 |
9 | Congressman Gus Bilirakis | 202-225-5755 |
10 | Congressman Bill Young | (202) 225-5961 |
11 | Congresswoman Kathy Castor | (202)225-3376 |
12 | Congressman Adam Putnam | (202) 225-1252 |
13 | Congressman Vern Buckanan | (202) 225-5015 |
14 | Congressman Connie Mack | (202) 225-2536 |
15 | Congressman Dave Weldon | (202) 225-3671 |
16 | Congressman Tim Mahoney | (202) 225-5792 |
17 | Congressman Kendrick Meek | (202) 225-4506 |
18 | Congressman Ileana Ros-Lahtinen | (202) 225-3931 |
19 | Congressman Robert Wexler | (202) 225-3001 |
20 | Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz | (202) 225-7931 |
21 | Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart | (202) 225-4211 |
22 | Congressman Ron Klein | (202) 225-3026 |
23 | Congressman Alcee Hastings | (202) 225-1313 |
24 | Congressman Tom Feeney | (202) 225-2706 |
25 | Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart | (202) 225- 2778 |
Alan Grayson
Congratulations to Alan Grayson, the next Congressman for Florda's 8th District, a district that hasn't seen a Democratic Congressman in 24 years. Grayson took a higher percentage of the vote than his opponent in every county in the district. But in Orange County, the results were truly remarkable. In 2006, Ric Keller carried Orange County by over 3000 votes. On November 4th, Ric Keller lost Orange County, by almost 23,000 votes!
