Hall of Fame
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
Dan Marino ($9,500)
Park Overall ($500)
Christopher Ruddy ($35,700)
Susan Estrich ($500)
Steve Brill ($85,140)
Larry Brown ($1,000)
Ric Flair ($2,000)
Big Kenny Alphin ($3,300)
Ethan Hawke ($25,000)
Jerry Zucker ($69,066)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Jill Eikenberry ($6,000)
Margot Kidder ($7,250)
Don Cheadle ($7,700)
Viggo Mortensen ($9,050)
Jim Calhoun ($7,550)
Ted Danson ($100,300)
John Kasich ($10,826)
Robert Greenwald ($46,761)
Edward Norton ($134,109)
Tracy Scoggins ($500)
Harvey Fierstein ($4,750)
Nora Roberts ($4,300)
Mike Shanahan ($1,000)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
Debra Jo Rupp ($1,500)
Rodney Peete ($36,900)
Eliza Dushku ($1,000)
Timothy Hutton ($500)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Hal Sparks ($4,218)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
Les Moonves ($40,450)
Keith Hernandez ($7,750)
Olivia Wilde ($500)
Fuzzy Zoeller ($3,600)
Kate Mulgrew ($1,000)
George Brett ($3,300)
Paul Michael Glaser ($1,000)
Forest Whitaker ($7,100)
Jane Kaczmarek ($39,750)
Liev Schreiber ($1,500)
Adrian Pasdar ($8,600)
Robin Wright Penn ($8,650)
Chris Rock ($39,700)
Mavis Leno ($4,300)
Alex Trebek ($3,000)
Orion Samuelson ($5,035)
Rafael Palmeiro ($4,000)
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Gil Cates
, 75 (bio ) director, producer
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
483
Election Picks: 6 wins, 3 losses
$8,800 Democrat $10,600 special interest total: $19,400
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 12/30/08
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 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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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
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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