Facebook's DC office introduction to Washington party

Facebook's DC office introduced itself to Washington media on Tuesday night at a party at the W Hotel's J&G wine bar, the cozy basement arm of the more formal Jean Georges steakhouse upstairs.

The food was delicious, and the young, well-connected crowd was a jaunty combination of tech, gossip and social reporters who enjoyed the bar's signature cocktail, the ginger margarita before heading out into the downy snow.

Facebook's Tim Sparapani's take on the role of Facebook in the mid-term election cycle: "In order to best utilize Facebook, campaigns are going to have to learn how to let go of control [over content] while still staying on message. It's not easy, but it's incredibly powerful if you can do it."

— Report and photographs by Christina Wilkie

Privacy gurus Ari Schwartz and Jules Polenetsky

Hogan Hartson's Christine Warnke

Facebook's Tim Sparapani and Andrew Noyes

The Washington Post's Katharine Zaleski and her husband, Rufus Lusk

Facebook's Tim Sparapani addresses the crowd

The Daily Caller's Chief Technology Officer Jack Simms, Becca Watkins, and co-founder Tucker Carlson

Fingerprint DC's Beth Ann Visceglia, Erika Gutierrez, and Barbara Martin, CNN's Michelle Jaconi, Fingerprint DC's Ashley Mason-Greene, and Jayne Sandman