Hall of Fame
Nora Dunn ($500)
Robert DeNiro ($70,500)
Robin Wright Penn ($8,650)
Candace Bushnell ($3,000)
Harry Thomason ($40,850)
Josh Hartnett ($2,000)
Leonard Nimoy ($38,300)
Tony Sirico ($1,000)
Pierce Brosnan ($2,000)
Maria Shriver ($19,900)
Soon-Yi Previn ($1,000)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Amber Tamblyn ($4,300)
Adam Yauch ($3,300)
Eddie Izzard ($46,400)
Donny Deutsch ($100,900)
Kenneth Tomlinson ($11,600)
Valerie Bertinelli ($2,800)
Goldie Hawn ($49,090)
Doris Roberts ($1,000)
Anne Sweeney ($25,500)
Beverly LaHaye ($20,011)
Tom Ricketts ($77,000)
Stockard Channing ($10,000)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
Mark Mays ($272,128)
Robert Beltran ($2,000)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Joanna Kerns ($25,600)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
Kevin Johnson ($13,400)
Olivia Wilde ($500)
Alan Ruck ($1,250)
Gwyneth Paltrow ($32,450)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ($1,000)
Taylor Hackford ($28,900)
Andrea Jaeger ($500)
Tracey Edmonds ($36,475)
Rosie O'Donnell ($198,600)
Christina Applegate ($4,300)
Les Charles ($319,050)
Roger Staubach ($161,712)
Donald Fehr ($18,756)
Jerry Seinfeld ($12,000)
Viggo Mortensen ($9,050)
Oliver Stone ($39,200)
Les Moonves ($40,450)
Tim Daly ($250)
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Lawrence Bender
, 51 (bio ) producer; political activist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,890
Election Picks: 8 wins, 10 losses
$53,050 Democrat $8,500 special interest total: $61,550
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 Lawrence Bender Productions/ProducePatrick J. Murphy (D) House (PA District: 08) PATRICK MURPHY FOR CONGRESSWon $250 primary 02/08/08
Bender, Lawrence Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Self employed/Movie ProducerBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 primary 03/31/07
BENDER, LAWRENCE Los Angeles, CA 90067 Lawrence Bender Productions/Produce DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 11/14/06
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 LAWRENCE BENDER PRODUCTIONS/MOVIE PHarold, Jr. Ford (D) House (TN District: 09) HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEELost $1,000 general 11/02/06
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 Lawrence Bender Productions Inc./PrPhilip J. Kellam (D) House (VA District: 02) KELLAM FOR CONGRESSLost $500 general 10/10/06
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 SELF/PRODUCERBROWN, MATTHEW A (D) Senate - RI MATT BROWN FOR US SENATELost $1,000 primary 01/26/06
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 Loring Ward/Business Management PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY - $1,000 primary 08/05/05
BENDER, LAWRENCE K LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 FILM PRODUCERHarold, Jr. Ford (D) House (TN District: 09) HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEELost $1,000 primary 06/30/05
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90048 A Band Part Films/Producer DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 2004 - $2,500 primary 10/25/04
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 Lawrence Bender Productions/ProduceBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY 04Won $1,000 general 10/07/04
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 A Band Apart/Producer DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $2,500 primary 09/30/04
Bender, Lawrence Mr. Los Angeles, CA 90067 Lawrence Bender Productions/ProduceJohn Kerry (D) President KERRY VICTORY 2004Lost $25,000 primary 06/10/04
Bender, Lawrence K Los Angeles, CA 90048 Self/ProducerHarold, Jr. Ford (D) House (TN District: 09) HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEEWon $2,000 primary 03/31/04
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90077 Self employed/Film ProducerHoward Dean (D) President DEAN FOR AMERICALost $2,000 primary 12/30/03
Bender, Lawrence K Los Angeles, CA 90077 Lawrence Bender Productions/ProduceDick Gephardt (D) President GEPHARDT FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 03/31/03
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 IFilm/Producer ONE AMERICA COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 04/16/02
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 MOVIE PRODUCERAlan Blinken (D) Senate - ID BLINKEN FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN 2002 LLCLost $1,000 primary 03/29/02
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90048 Self-Employed/ProducerRahm Emanuel (D) House (IL District: 05) FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUELWon $500 primary 12/10/01
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90077 Self/Film ProducerMark K. Shriver (D) House (MD District: 08) CITIZENS FOR MARK SHRIVERLost $500 primary 10/29/01
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90077 A Band Apart Films/Lawrence Bender/Edward J. Markey (D) House (MA District: 07) MARKEY COMMITTEE, THEWon $1,000 primary 06/11/01
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90077 A Band Apart Films/Lawrence Bender/Edward J. Markey (D) House (MA District: 07) MARKEY COMMITTEE, THEWon $1,000 general 06/11/01
Bender, Lawrence Mr. Los Angeles, CA 90077 Lawrence Bender Productions/ProduceAl Gore (D) President GORE/LIEBERMAN GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUNDLost $1,000 general 10/26/00
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 LAWRENCE BENDER PRODUCTIONS INHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $1,000 primary 10/26/00
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 LAWRENCE BENDER PRODUCTIONSBERNSTEIN, ED (D) Senate - NV A LOT OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING ED BERNSTEINLost $1,000 general 10/20/00
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 Adam Schiff (D) House (CA District: 29) SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 10/17/00
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 NKS MANAGEMENT INCHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $2,500 primary 06/30/00
Bender, Lawrence Mr. Los Angeles, CA 90077 Lawrence Bender Prod./ProducerAl Gore (D) President GORE 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 10/14/99
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 LAWRENCE BENDER PRODUCTIONSHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $500 primary 09/27/99
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Current Troop Deployment
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
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