How much has Garrett Perdue lobbied Congress?

Although his job description mentions Congressional lobbying, the son of Gov. Beverly Perdue is not registered as a federal lobbyist for any clients.

In addition, all eight Democratic members of the state's delegation say they have not heard from him yet:

Rep. David Price: "The office does not have a record of a meeting with Garrett Perdue," said spokesman Phil Feagan.

Rep. G.K. Butterfield: "As far as we can tell, Garrett Perdue has not lobbied Butterfield's office," said spokesman Ken Willis.

Rep. Larry Kissell: "Garrett Perdue has not called or contacted any of our people," said spokeswoman Brianna Atkins.

Rep. Mike McIntyre: "No contact from Garrett Perdue has been made to our office that I'm aware of," said spokesman Dean Mitchell.

Rep. Bob Etheridge: "Rep. Etheridge's office does not have a record of Garrett Perdue contacting the office for a meeting," said spokeswoman Joanne Peters.

Rep. Heath Shuler: "As far as everyone in my office knows, we have not had any contact with Garrett Perdue. I actually had to tell a few people who he was," said spokesman Andrew Whalen.

Update: Rep. Mel Watt: "To our knowledge, (Watt's) never spoken with the guy," said spokesman Corey Little.

Second Update: Rep. Brad Miller: "He hasn't come by the Congressman's office yet, but the Congressmanhas known him for some time and would welcome him," said spokeswoman LuAnn Canipe. 

U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield is keeping a donation from Rep. Charlie Rangel.

In recent years, the Wilson Democrat has received $5,000 from Rangel, a powerful New York Democrat who faces an investigation by the House ethics committee that Butterfield just joined, The Hill reports.

A spokesman for Butterfield said he may recuse himself from Rangel's case, but he doesn't believe the contribution could bias him for Rangel:

"The congressman got the donation long before he even considered joining the ethics committee,” said spokesman Ken Willis. "[Butterfield] was a judge in North Carolina for 15 years and certainly understands how to proceed in a judicial and nonpartisan manner.

"His integrity is not for sale, and certainly not [for] $5,000," Willis added.

Another member of the committee returned nearly $20,000 in donations he received from Rangel.

In a recent interview, Butterfield said he would be more circumspect in his interactions with other members because of his position on the committee.

U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield is also undecided.

The Wilson Democrat, one of Barack Obama's biggest and earliest supporters in North Carolina, has not yet figured out what to do with his tickets for the inauguration. 

"The office gets 198 tickets and we're still in the process of verifying that the people on our request list are from the district," spokesman Ken Willis said.

"Once that is finished Congressman Butterfield said he'll make a decision about how best to distribute the tickets — either randomly or first-come first serve," he added.