Hall of Fame
Danny Meyer ($219,900)
Patricia Richardson ($10,050)
Jerry Springer ($189,540)
Tatum O'Neal ($1,500)
Carson Kressley ($250)
Monty Hall ($3,800)
Timothy Dalton ($250)
Lance Berkman ($1,000)
Rick Schroder ($1,750)
Jalen Rose ($2,000)
Mavis Leno ($4,300)
Jennifer Tilly ($250)
Anthony Edwards ($7,497)
Annie Potts ($2,300)
Matt Drudge ($2,358)
Peyton Manning ($8,500)
Donal Logue ($18,000)
Dr Phil McGraw ($1,000)
Kenneth Tomlinson ($11,100)
Robert Zemeckis ($82,725)
James Brolin ($3,737)
Paul Shaffer ($1,000)
Taylor Hackford ($26,700)
Sean Hayes ($3,500)
Betty White ($9,750)
Michael Douglas ($593,550)
Wayne Rogers ($17,950)
Les Moonves ($35,450)
Patti Smith ($9,979)
Heather Thomas ($231,814)
Barry Diller ($459,079)
Rosie O'Donnell ($174,000)
Tracy Chapman ($7,000)
Drew Carey ($7,300)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
Tom Kite ($2,000)
Janine Turner ($7,000)
Anna Paquin ($900)
Zygi Wilf ($136,334)
Bart Starr ($34,170)
John W Henry ($1,105,750)
Jon Stewart ($2,000)
Ryan Reynolds ($3,850)
Robert Greenwald ($39,761)
Angela Bassett ($2,300)
JoBeth Williams ($8,250)
Jack Nicholson ($24,500)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Wink Martindale ($2,000)
Roy Horn ($30,450)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Gil Cates
, 74 (bio ) director, producer
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
380
Election Picks: 6 wins, 3 losses
$8,800 Democrat $9,400 special interest total: $18,200
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES , CA 90024 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 04/23/08
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 11/16/06
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 07/07/05
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $200 primary 10/21/04
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $200 primary 09/21/04
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $200 primary 08/12/04
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 07/01/04
Cates, Gil Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self/UCLA/DirectorEdward J. Markey (D) House (MA District: 07) MARKEY COMMITTEE, THEWon $2,000 primary 06/28/04
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 06/25/03
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 02/27/02
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,000 primary 04/24/01
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90624 DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $200 primary 09/20/00
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90624 DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,000 primary 08/10/99
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 UCLAPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 08/25/98
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 DIRECTORGORDON, BARRY (D) House (CA District: 27) BARRY GORDON FOR CONGRESSLost $500 general 06/15/98
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 GILBERT CATESGORDON, BARRY (D) House (CA District: 27) BARRY GORDON FOR CONGRESSLost $250 primary 11/16/95
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 GELFAND RENNERT ET ALSASSER, JAMES RALPH (D) Senate - TN FRIENDS OF JIM SASSERLost $500 general 10/10/94
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 GIL CATES PRODUCTION COMPANYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $1,000 general 09/14/94
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 GIL CATES PRODUCTION COMPANYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $500 primary 06/07/94
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 GIL CATES PRODUCTION COMPANYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $500 primary 06/08/93
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SELF-EMPLOYEDPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $250 primary 05/03/93
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 GIL CATES PRODUCTION COMPANYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 10/22/92
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 GIL CATES PRODUCTION COMPANYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 06/26/92
CATES, GIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 DIRECTOR PRODPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $200 primary 06/13/91
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,999
2,527
GIs Killed in Action
3,375
365
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
780
148
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,495
1,541
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
140,000
30,000
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
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