Hall of Fame
John Grisham ($224,525)
Helen Mirren ($600)
Mark Kulkis ($6,100)
Melanie Griffith ($129,422)
Warren Beatty ($37,393)
Dermot Mulroney ($3,500)
Debra Winger ($3,000)
Cuba Gooding, Jr ($4,300)
Jeffrey Lurie ($68,300)
Bess Armstrong ($750)
Norah Jones ($4,550)
Amy Tan ($6,800)
Bill Cunningham ($10,550)
Bruce Boxleitner ($5,000)
Billy Bush ($450)
Star Jones ($1,250)
Stockard Channing ($10,000)
Pamela Reed ($4,725)
Bobby Valentine ($4,000)
Christopher Guest ($52,850)
Harrison Ford ($51,550)
Steve Guttenberg ($4,000)
Mario Andretti ($47,115)
Shane Battier ($5,300)
John Chaney ($450)
Josh Lucas ($250)
Steve Forbes ($7,177,893)
Treat Williams ($1,000)
Peter Bonerz ($1,250)
Ted Allen ($250)
Shirley MacLaine ($2,000)
Darren Star ($71,900)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
David Montgomery ($54,200)
Oscar De La Hoya ($1,000)
Janine Turner ($7,500)
David Caruso ($6,000)
Forest Whitaker ($7,100)
Lucy Liu ($4,800)
Susan Sarandon ($68,694)
Richard Zanuck ($12,500)
Ricardo Montalban ($250)
Billy Baldwin ($22,666)
Tom Skerritt ($14,525)
Halle Berry ($3,300)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Jeanne Tripplehorn ($3,760)
Christine Lahti ($19,050)
Al Michaels ($2,000)
Jimmy Smits ($9,400)
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Hall of Fame ► Billionaires
Joan Kroc
, 1928-2003 (bio ) philanthropist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,869
Election Picks: 7 wins, 13 losses
$1,000 Republican $52,125 Democrat $500 special interest total: $53,625
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 INDEPENDENT INVESTORKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 general 09/01/88
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 PHILANTHROPISTMCCARTHY, LEO T (D) Senate - CA MCCARTHY COMMITTEE; THELost $1,000 general 07/26/88
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 INDEPENDENT INVESTORKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 general 06/07/88
KROC, JOAN B MRS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 BUSINESSWOMANBATES, JIM (D) House (CA District: 50) JIM BATES FOR CONGRESSWon $875 primary 05/10/88
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF-EMPLOYEDKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 02/19/88
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 JACKSON, JESSE LOUIS (D) President JESSE JACKSON FOR PRESIDENT '88 COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 10/29/87
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 JOAN B KROCMCCARTHY, LEO T (D) Senate - CA MCCARTHY COMMITTEE; THELost $1,000 primary 08/20/87
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SAN DIEGO PADRESMichael Dukakis (D) President DUKAKIS FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, INCLost $1,000 primary 07/29/87
KROC, JOAN B MS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SIMON, PAUL (D) President PAUL SIMON FOR PRESIDENTLost $1,000 primary 07/20/87
KROC, JOAN B MS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF EMPLOYEDAl Gore (D) President ALBERT GORE JR FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 07/17/87
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 BABBITT, BRUCE (D) President BABBITT FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 07/15/87
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 Dick Gephardt (D) President GEPHARDT FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 07/14/87
KROC, JOAN B MS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 INDEPENDENT INVESTORJoe Biden (D) President BIDEN FOR PRESIDENTLost $1,000 primary 07/14/87
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 INVESTMENTSSCHROEDER, PATRICIA (D) House (CO District: 01) SCHROEDER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE, INCWon $500 primary 05/01/87
KROC, JOAN B MS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 MCDONALDSSIMON, PAUL (D) Senate - IL SIMON FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 04/06/87
KROC, JOAN LA JOLLA, CA 92037 ENTREPRENOURKRIPKE, DANIEL F MD (D) House (CA District: 41) DAN KRIPKE FOR CONGRESSLost $750 general 10/31/86
KROC, JOAN B MS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $10,000 primary 10/23/86
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SAN DIEGO PADRES DEMOCRATS FOR THE 90'S (NNE) - $500 primary 06/17/85
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF-EMPLOYEDBATES, JIM (D) House (CA District: 50) JIM BATES FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 06/05/85
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SAN DIEGO PADRES DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $20,000 primary 10/18/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF-EMPLOYED LEADERSHIP '02 (FKA FRIENDS OF ALBERT GORE JR INC) (D) - $1,000 general 10/09/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF EMPLOYEDCRANSTON, ALAN SENATOR (D) Senate - CA CRANSTON FOR SENATE '92 INCWon $1,000 primary 10/05/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF EMPLOYEDCRANSTON, ALAN SENATOR (D) Senate - CA CRANSTON FOR SENATE '92 INCWon $1,000 general 10/05/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 HUNT, JAMES B JR (D) Senate - NC JIM HUNT COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 10/03/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 CRANSTON, ALAN (D) President CRANSTON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 09/28/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 RETIREDTom Harkin (D) Senate - IA CITIZENS FOR HARKINWon $1,000 general 09/28/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLE, CA 92037 SAN DIEGO PADRESCUNNINGHAM, GEORGE VINTON (D) Senate - SD CUNNINGHAM FOR SENATELost $1,000 general 09/04/84
KROC, JOAN B SAN DIEGO, CA 92109 HOUSEWIFEMCKINNON, DAN (R) House (CA District: 41) MCKINNON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 05/23/80
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,442
2,970
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
650
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
891
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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