Hall of Fame
Woody Allen ($12,750)
Hector Elizondo ($700)
Matthew Broderick ($18,700)
Sanjay Gupta ($8,200)
Will Ferrell ($1,000)
Norman Jewison ($14,050)
Swoosie Kurtz ($750)
Ted McGinley ($500)
Zygi Wilf ($136,334)
Adam Sandler ($2,100)
Heather Thomas ($231,814)
J J Abrams ($134,600)
Boomer Esiason ($2,300)
Les Moonves ($35,450)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Tony Shalhoub ($2,450)
Toby Keith ($4,000)
Jerry Jones ($24,667)
Michael Jordan ($20,100)
Ry Cooder ($13,500)
Bruce Hornsby ($10,070)
Rose McGowan ($800)
Lance Berkman ($1,000)
Alan Arkin ($250)
Don Shula ($16,234)
Ellen DeGeneres ($3,000)
Mandy Patinkin ($2,011)
Sam Seder ($2,050)
Kathy Hilton ($4,300)
Amy Brenneman ($2,000)
Kathie Lee Gifford ($3,000)
A J Foyt, Jr ($6,000)
Jimmie Johnson ($4,300)
Ron Jaworski ($5,000)
Amy Madigan ($47,400)
Michael Waltrip ($4,800)
Denise Rich ($1,161,600)
Bart Starr ($34,170)
Robert Greenwald ($39,761)
Robert Redford ($46,300)
Clint Eastwood ($4,750)
Chuck Barris ($16,500)
Gary Sinise ($4,400)
Diane English ($7,750)
Peter Bonerz ($1,250)
Janel Moloney ($1,700)
will.i.am ($30,800)
Christie Brinkley ($98,860)
Sidney Lumet ($6,050)
Bob Griese ($500)
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Ivan Boesky
(bio ) financier, ex-con
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
178
Election Picks: 36 wins, 20 losses
$62,450 Republican $18,000 Democrat $25,500 special interest total: $105,950
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
BOESKY, IVAN NEW YORK, NY 10019 MCCAIN, JOHN S (R) Senate - AZ JOHN MCCAIN RE-ELECTION COMMITTEE - $-1,000 primary 03/09/87
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 Arlen Specter (R) Senate - PA ARLEN SPECTER FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE - $-500 general 12/31/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN F BOESKY CORPORAT NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $1,000 primary 12/09/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 MOYNIHAN, DANIEL PATRICK (D) Senate - NY MOYNIHAN COMMITTEE INC - $-500 primary 11/25/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 Christopher (Kit) Bond (R) Senate - MO MISSOURIANS FOR KIT BOND - $-250 general 11/24/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 Patrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEE - $-1,000 primary 11/24/86
BOESKY, IVAN NEW YORK, NY 10019 KASTEN, ROBERT W JR (R) Senate - WI KASTEN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE INC - $-1,000 primary 11/21/86
BOESKY, IVAN F MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 D'AMATO, ALFONSE M (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SENATOR D'AMATO - $-1,300 general 11/18/86
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 FINANCERGORTON, SLADE (R) Senate - WA FRIENDS FOR SLADE GORTONWon $500 general 09/26/86
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 MOORE, W HENSON III (R) Senate - LA HENSON MOORE ELECTION COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 08/27/86
BOESKY, IVAN F SNELLING, RICHARD A (R) Senate - VT SNELLING '86Lost $500 primary 08/01/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NY, NY 10019 THE IVAN F BUESKY CORP ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 06/19/86
BOESKY, IVAN NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN BOESKY AND COPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 05/05/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN F BOESKY CORPSANTINI, JAMES D (R) Senate - NV JIM SANTINI FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 04/22/86
BOESKY, IVAN F. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $1,000 primary 04/17/86
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 THE IVAN F BOESKY COR - $1,000 primary 03/31/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 INVESTMENTS BANKERSANFORD, JAMES TERRY (D) Senate - NC TERRY SANFORD FOR U S SENATEWon $1,000 general 03/28/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 INVESTMENTS BANKERSANFORD, JAMES TERRY (D) Senate - NC TERRY SANFORD FOR U S SENATEWon $1,000 primary 03/28/86
BOESKY, IVAN F Arlen Specter (R) Senate - PA ARLEN SPECTER FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 general 03/28/86
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 CAMPAIGN AMERICA INC - $2,500 primary 03/27/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $500 general 03/19/86
BOESKY, IVAN F MR KASTEN, ROBERT W JR (R) Senate - WI KASTEN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 general 03/06/86
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 THE IVAN F BOESKY CORPORATION NATIONAL PAC INC A/K/A NATPAC - $5,000 primary 02/25/86
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $1,000 general 02/25/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN F BOESKY & COCHAVEZ, LINDA (R) Senate - MD LINDA CHAVEZ FOR SENATELost $500 primary 02/05/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 THE IVAN F BOESKY CORPGARN, JAKE (R) Senate - UT JAKE GARN RE-ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 01/30/86
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 THE IVAN F BOESKY CORPGARN, JAKE (R) Senate - UT JAKE GARN RE-ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 11/27/85
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 WALL ST FINANCIERDaniel K. Inouye (D) Senate - HI DANIEL K INOUYE IN 86Won $1,000 primary 10/28/85
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 INVESTMENTSMCCAIN, JOHN S (R) Senate - AZ JOHN MCCAIN FOR SENATEWon $1,000 general 10/21/85
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 INVESTMENTSMCCAIN, JOHN S (R) Senate - AZ JOHN MCCAIN FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 10/21/85
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN F BOESKY COR ISSUES '96 (FKA ISSUES '94) - $500 general 10/14/85
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN F BOESKY COR ISSUES '96 (FKA ISSUES '94) - $500 primary 10/14/85
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN F BOESKY COR ISSUES '96 (FKA ISSUES '94) - $500 general 10/14/85
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN F BOESKY COR ISSUES '96 (FKA ISSUES '94) - $500 primary 10/14/85
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN F BOESKY CORP ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 09/12/85
BOESKY, IVAN NEW YORK, NY 10019 THE IVAN F BOESKY CORP REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $10,000 primary 08/27/85
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 ATTORNEYCARR, BOB (D) House (MI District: 08) FRIENDS OF BOB CARRWon $500 primary 07/10/85
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 PRESIDENT'S DINNER/AKA 1985 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER COMMITTEE (R) - $2,000 primary 05/13/85
BOESKY, IVAN F NY, NY 10004 IVAN F BOESKY CORPDOLE, ROBERT J (R) Senate - KS DOLE FOR SENATE COMMITTEE, INCWon $1,000 general 02/28/85
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN BOESKY CORPPete V. Domenici (R) Senate - NM PEOPLE FOR PETE (PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FOR PETE V. DOMENICI)Won $1,000 general 11/09/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NY, NY 10019 IVAN BOESKY CORPMCCLURE, JAMES A (R) Senate - ID MCCLURE FOR U.S. SENATOR- IDAHOANS FOR JIM MCCLUREWon $1,000 general 11/06/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVAN F BOESKY CORPCOHEN, WILLIAM (R) Senate - ME COHEN FOR SENATORWon $1,000 general 11/05/84
BOESKY, IVAN F JEPSEN, ROGER W (R) Senate - IA JEPSEN '84 COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 11/05/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NY, NY 10004 WALL STREETMACKENZIE, KEN (R) House (IN District: 02) MACKENZIE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $500 general 11/02/84
BOESKY, IVAN F BETHUNE, ED (R) Senate - AR BETHUNE FOR SENATE COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 11/02/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 IVAN F BOESKY CORPGRAMM, PHIL (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90Won $1,000 general 11/01/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 BOESKY CORPHoward Coble (R) House (NC District: 06) COBLE FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 11/01/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10019 IVANS BOESKY CORPHUMPHREY, GORDON J (R) Senate - NH HUMPHREY TEAMWon $1,000 general 10/31/84
BOESKY, IVAN F HOCH, NANCY DELONG (R) Senate - NE NEBRASKANS FOR NANCY HOCHLost $1,000 general 10/31/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 HELMS, JESSE (R) Senate - NC HELMS FOR SENATEWon $2,000 general 10/31/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NY, NY 10004 BEST EFFORTCOBEY, WILLIAM W JR (R) House (NC District: 04) COBEY FOR CONGRESSLost $500 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 MCMILLAN, J ALEX (R) House (NC District: 09) ALEX MCMILLAN FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 10/30/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE (Rep) - $5,000 primary 10/29/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 BOESKY CORP MAJORITY CONGRESS COMMITTEE (NNE) - $1,000 primary 10/15/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NY, NY 10004 IVAN F BOESKY CORPDOLE, ROBERT J (R) Senate - KS DOLE FOR SENATE COMMITTEE, INCWon $1,000 primary 08/08/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NY, NY 10004 IVAN F BOESKY CORPJohn D. Dingell (D) House (MI District: 15) JOHN D. DINGELL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 07/27/84
BOESKY, IVAN MT KISCO, NY 10549 IVAN F BOESKY CORPSTEIN, ANDREW (D) House (NY District: 15) ANDREW STEIN FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 06/04/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 CRANSTON, ALAN (D) President CRANSTON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 05/08/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10022 THE IVAN F BOESKY CORPJoseph R. Biden, Jr. (D) Senate - DE CITIZENS FOR BIDEN -1984Won $1,000 general 02/08/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 THE IVAN F BOESKY CORP NATIONAL PAC INC A/K/A NATPAC - $5,000 primary 02/07/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10022 THE IVAN F BOESKY CORPJoseph R. Biden, Jr. (D) Senate - DE CITIZENS FOR BIDEN -1984Won $1,000 primary 02/07/84
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 IVAN F BOESKY CORP LEADERSHIP '02 (FKA FRIENDS OF ALBERT GORE JR INC) (D) - $1,000 primary 02/06/84
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10004 GLENN, JOHN (D) President FRIENDS OF JOHN GLENNLost $1,000 primary 11/18/83
BOESKY, IVAN NEW YORK, NY 10004 IVAN BOESKY & CO ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 10/19/83
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 SELF EMPLOYEDCarl Levin (D) Senate - MI FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVINWon $1,000 primary 09/29/83
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 BOESKY & CO ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $500 primary 04/27/83
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 Walter Mondale (D) President MONDALE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 03/31/83
BOESKY, IVAN MT KISCO, NY 10549 IVAN F BOESKY CORPSander Levin (D) House (MI District: 12) LEVIN FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 08/19/82
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 IVAN F BOESKY CORP NATIONAL PAC INC A/K/A NATPAC - $5,000 primary 04/19/82
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10022 IVAN F BOESKY CORPBAKER, CYNTHIA ("CISSY") (R) House (TN District: 04) CISSY BAKER COMMITTEELost $500 primary 04/19/82
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 IVAN F BOESKY CORP DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 02/19/82
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 BOESKY & COMOYNIHAN, DANIEL PATRICK (D) Senate - NY MOYNIHAN COMMITTEE INCWon $500 primary 12/19/81
BOESKY, IVAN NEW YORK, NY 10004 DURENBERGER, DAVE (R) Senate - MN DURENBERGER '94 VOLUNTEER COMMITTEELost $500 primary 12/19/81
BOESKY, IVAN F MT KISCO, NY 10549 SEEMALA CORPORATIOND'AMATO, ALFONSE M (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SENATOR D'AMATOWon $500 primary 12/19/81
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10004 SELF EMPLOYED ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $500 primary 11/19/81
BOESKY, IVAN MT KISCO, NY 10549 IVAN F BOESKY CORPWALLOP, MALCOLM (R) Senate - WY WALLOP SENATE DRIVE INCWon $500 primary 05/19/81
BOESKY, IVAN NEW YORK, NY 10004 IVAN F BOESKY CORPORATIONJACKSON, HENRY M (D) Senate - WA PEOPLE FOR JACKSONWon $500 primary 04/19/81
BOESKY, IVAN NEW YORK, NY 10005 IVAN BOESKY & CO DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 10/18/80
BOESKY, IVAN F NY, NY 10005 IVAN R BOESKY & COMPANYROSTENKOWSKI, DAN (D) House (IL District: 05) ROSTENKOWSKI FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 10/10/80
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10005 IVAN F BOESKY & COLINDSAY, JOHN VLIET (D) Senate - NY LINDSAY FOR US SENATE COMMITTEELost $500 general 09/18/80
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10005 IVAN F BOESKY & COMATHIAS, CHARLES MCC. JR. (R) Senate - MD MARYLANDERS FOR MATHIASWon $1,000 general 08/20/80
BOESKY, IVAN F MR NEW YORK, NY 10005 IVAN F BOESKY AND COJAVITS, JACOB K (R) Senate - NY JAVITS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $500 primary 04/28/80
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10005 IVAN F BOESKY & COJoseph R. Biden, Jr. (D) Senate - DE CITIZENS FOR BIDENWon $1,000 primary 10/03/79
BOESKY, IVAN F MR MT KISCO, NY 10549 I F BOESKY & COMPANYJimmy Carter (D) President CARTER/MONDALE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 09/17/79
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10005 IVAN F BOESKY & COEVANS, THOMAS BEVERLY JR (R) House (DE District: 00) EVANS - '78Won $1,000 05/10/79
BOESKY, IVAN F NEW YORK, NY 10005 IVAN F BOESKY & CO NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $5,000 primary 04/04/79
BOESKY, IVAN F MT KISCO, NY 10549 IVAN F BOESKY & COPACKWOOD, ROBERT W (R) Senate - OR RE-ELECT BOB PACKWOOD COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 03/31/79
BOESKY, IVAN F MT KISCO, NY 10549 IVAN F BOESKY & COBAKER, HOWARD H JR SENATOR (R) President BAKER COMMITTEE, THELost $1,000 primary 02/16/79
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* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 9/1/08 — 15,510,473 records
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political donations of today's newsmakers
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
casualty status updated September 5, 2008
NEWSMEAT HALL OF FAME
individual donations of $200 or more made after 1977
Political donations made by the powerful, rich, and famous.
• Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons)
• Billionaires
• Sports Stars
• Media
• Business Executives
• Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 9/1/08
15,510,473 records (election cycles 1980-2008)
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