Hall of Fame
Gloria Steinem ($55,515)
Seth Rogen ($30,400)
Mark Kulkis ($6,100)
Joe Eszterhas ($1,000)
Paul Dooley ($40,800)
Vera Wang ($37,120)
Les Moonves ($40,450)
Phylicia Rashad ($1,500)
Scarlett Johansson ($2,300)
Maya Angelou ($24,550)
Krista Allen ($6,682)
Roger Ailes ($6,750)
Melanie Griffith ($129,422)
Denny Crum ($2,654)
Lorraine Bracco ($1,000)
Mancow Muller ($6,000)
Tyler Perry ($35,000)
Daniel Snyder ($200,500)
Phil Mickelson ($705)
Bonnie Hunt ($4,000)
Julie Taymor ($28,000)
Pat Summerall ($3,500)
Anthony Edwards ($6,997)
Ellen Barkin ($95,500)
Rosie Perez ($1,000)
Matt Damon ($89,600)
Steve Young ($1,000)
Valerie Harper ($13,450)
Kevin Sorbo ($1,500)
Jerry Rice ($1,000)
Chevy Chase ($226,375)
Jim Gaffigan ($1,250)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
Kevin Corrigan ($6,425)
Lee Corso ($680)
Don Cheadle ($7,700)
Byron Scott ($1,000)
Alex Spanos ($6,758,260)
Danny Glover ($8,825)
George Bodenheimer ($73,080)
Tim McGraw ($7,500)
Al Davis ($19,000)
Jimmy Smits ($9,400)
Eric Roberts ($375)
Ted Harbert ($52,775)
Tyra Banks ($6,500)
Tommy Tune ($9,875)
Markos Moulitsas ($37,050)
will.i.am ($31,800)
Joan Rivers ($6,750)
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Hall of Fame ► Billionaires
J Howard Marshall, II
, 1905-1995 (bio ) oil tycoon
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
273
Election Picks: 13 wins, 6 losses
$84,750 Republican $5,500 Democrat $16,700 special interest total: $106,950
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77040 MARSHALL PETROLEUM INCCraig Thomas (R) Senate - WY CITIZENS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMITTEEWon $4,000 general 10/26/94
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77040 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 01/27/94
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77040 MARSHALL PETROLEUM FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM PAC (R) - $1,000 primary 09/24/92
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77040 ATTORNEY KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 02/18/92
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II MR HOUSTON, TX 77040 MARSHALL PETROLEUMGRAMM, PHIL (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90Won $1,000 general 10/23/90
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 MARSHALL PETROLEUMGRAMM, PHIL (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90Won $250 primary 03/07/90
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II MR HOUSTON, TX 77042 INVESTORBENTSEN, LLOYD SENATOR (D) Senate - TX SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 03/17/88
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77024 MARSHALL PETROLEUM INCWRIGHT, JAMES C JR (D) House (TX District: 12) WRIGHT APPRECIATION FUNDWon $1,000 primary 11/19/87
MARSHALL, J H II HOUSTON, TX 77042 MARSHALL OIL COCALVERT, D W BILL (R) House (OK District: 01) BILL CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $500 primary 06/30/86
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77042 Arlen Specter (D) Senate - PA ARLEN SPECTER FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 06/27/85
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77042 Arlen Specter (D) Senate - PA ARLEN SPECTER FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 general 06/27/85
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 SELF-EMPLOYED FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE, INC; THE - $5,000 primary 05/07/85
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $5,000 primary 10/01/84
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 TOWER, JOHN GOODWIN (R) Senate - TX TOWER SENATE CLUBLost $1,000 primary 04/18/83
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 INVESTMENTS NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $10,000 primary 03/29/83
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 SELF EMPLOYED NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $10,000 primary 12/19/82
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 SELF-EMPLOYEDHEINZ, HENRY JOHN III (R) Senate - PA PEOPLE FOR JOHN HEINZ COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 07/19/81
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77042 INVESTMENTS NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $10,000 primary 06/19/81
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II MR HOUSTON, TX 77024 INVESTORBENTSEN, LLOYD SENATOR (D) Senate - TX SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 04/19/81
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77024 INVESTMENTSFIELDS, JACK (R) House (TX District: 08) FIELDS FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 09/27/80
MARSHALL, HOWARD J II HOUSTON, TX 77002 BUSINESS EXECUTIVERon Paul (R) House (TX District: 14) COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT RON PAULWon $500 general 08/13/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 Arlen Specter (D) Senate - PA ARLEN SPECTER FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 general 08/11/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77002 PRIVATE INVESTORPACKWOOD, ROBERT W (R) Senate - OR RE-ELECT BOB PACKWOOD COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 06/04/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77002 INVESTMENTS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $10,000 primary 03/21/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77002 INVESTMENTS NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $5,000 primary 03/14/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II MR HOUSTON, TX 77002 INVESTMENTS SYMMS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYMMS PAC) - $500 primary 02/01/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 00000 Bob Dole (R) President DOLE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $500 primary 01/11/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77002 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $10,000 primary 12/14/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77002 LAWYER NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $5,000 primary 12/14/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77024 EXECUTIVE KOCH INDUSTRIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $200 primary 11/30/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77024 INVESTMENTS/OIL PRODUCERTOWER, JOHN GOODWIN (R) Senate - TX TOWER SENATE CLUBLost $500 primary 10/10/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD MR HOUSTON, TX 77024 INVESTMENTSCONNALLY, JOHN B. (R) President CONNALLY FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 09/20/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77002 LAWYER NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $5,000 primary 09/13/79
MARSHALL, HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77002 VOTERS FOR CHOICE - $1,000 primary 06/26/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77001 INVESTORGRAMM, WILLIAM PHILIP (R) House (TX District: 06) PHIL GRAMM FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 06/13/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77002 INVESTORBENTSEN, LLOYD SENATOR (D) Senate - TX SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 05/25/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77024 INVESTORGeorge H W Bush (R) President GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENTLost $1,000 primary 05/04/79
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,441
2,969
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
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$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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