Related Clues:

• Government pro
• Diary item
• Diary jotting
• Balt. Sea country
• Contestant's mail-in
• House party?
• A ticket provides it
• Rep or Dem
• Election contender, for short
• Log jotting
• See 5 Down
• GOP operative, e.g.
• Lobbyist's quarry
• D.C. deal maker
• Expert at running