Carl gets the rake

Former city councilman Carl DeMaio, who lost his bid for mayor to Democrat Bob Filner, hasn’t yet received the official GOP endorsement for his congressional run, but he’s already looking to at least one high-power party figure to help rake in big lobbyist cash in Washington, D.C., next week. According to an invitation posted online by politicalpartytime.org, House majority whip Kevin McCarthy is the star of a DeMaio July 17 lunch event at the Capitol Hill Club. “Serve as a ‘Co-Chair’ with a PAC contribution of $5000 or individual contribution of $1000,” says the invite. “Serve as a ‘Co-Host’ with a contribution [per PAC] of $2500 or individual contribution of $500. Contribution for Attendees is $1000 for PAC, or individual contribution of $250.”