Feb 23, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Gridiron Club plans first spring dinner in 3 years

Mike Allen

Rep. Jamie Raskin will be the Democratic speaker at the Gridiron dinner. Photo: Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images

The Gridiron Club, Washington's oldest association of journalists, will hold its 135th anniversary dinner April 2 — the group's first spring show in three years, per USA Today's Susan Page.

Why it matters: With the white-tie Gridiron and the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 30 (with Trevor Noah as entertainer), Washington's in-person social circuit is back.

By Gridiron tradition, a luminary from each party delivers funny (hopefully) remarks.

Gridiron President Tom DeFrank of the National Journal will announce later today that the Republican speaker will be New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu.
The Democratic speaker will be Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who spoke to the club's members-only Winter Dinner in December.

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