Hall of Fame
Lou Piniella ($4,000)
Leonardo DiCaprio ($41,909)
Ed Koch ($28,192)
Peter Falk ($6,900)
Christopher Ruddy ($35,700)
Lawrence Kasdan ($124,015)
Ally Sheedy ($5,100)
Ashley Judd ($8,750)
Lee Greenwood ($17,350)
Alan Dershowitz ($21,810)
Meg Ryan ($10,300)
Gwyneth Paltrow ($32,450)
Donald Fehr ($18,756)
Randi Rhodes ($6,700)
Spike Jonze ($7,500)
Murray Waas ($250)
Tracy Scoggins ($500)
Fisher Stevens ($4,000)
Julianna Margulies ($4,050)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Frances McDormand ($6,300)
Josh Hartnett ($2,000)
Stan Lee ($20,000)
Tommy Lee Jones ($12,300)
Angie Dickinson ($2,000)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Anjelica Huston ($3,000)
Dana Delany ($33,000)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds ($9,900)
Paul Tagliabue ($54,749)
James L Brooks ($329,280)
Dweezil Zappa ($6,500)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Abigail Van Buren ($70,438)
Swoosie Kurtz ($750)
Martin Short ($1,500)
Brian De Palma ($2,000)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Marsha Mason ($57,875)
Ryan Reynolds ($4,700)
Sammy Hagar ($8,800)
Pat Boone ($43,085)
James B Stewart ($2,000)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Chuck Lorre ($12,300)
John Calipari ($6,550)
Kate Capshaw ($227,275)
Louie Anderson ($2,500)
Rocco DiSpirito ($1,000)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
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Richard Gere
, 60 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
642
Election Picks: 6 wins, 5 losses
$1,000 Republican $13,050 Democrat $2,000 special interest total: $16,050
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Gere, Richard New York, NY 10012 Self employed/ActorBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $2,500 primary 10/20/08
Gere, Richard Culver City, CA 90232 Gere Productions, Inc./ActorBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 primary 02/26/08
GERE, RICHARD CULVER CITY, CA 90232 SELF/ACTORHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $1,000 general 10/23/06
Gere, Richard Culver City, CA 90232 various/actorWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $500 primary 12/18/03
Gere, Richard Culver City, CA 90232 Gere Poductions/ActorTom Lantos (D) House (CA District: 12) TOM LANTOS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 09/30/03
Gere, Richard Culver City, CA 90232 Gere Productions/ActorKatrina Swett (D) House (NH District: 02) KATRINA SWETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 10/16/02
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10012 GERE PRODUCTIONSFrank R. Wolf (R) House (VA District: 10) FRIENDS OF FRANK WOLFWon $1,000 general 09/26/00
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10022 Charles Schumer (D) Senate - NY SCHUMER '98Won $1,000 general 10/16/98
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10003 ACTORFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) HAM FISH JR FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 09/14/94
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10003 ACTORFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) HAM FISH JR FOR CONGRESSLost $500 general 09/14/94
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10003 ACTORFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) HAM FISH JR FOR CONGRESSLost $500 general 09/13/94
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10003 ACTORFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) HAM FISH JR FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 09/13/94
GERE, RICHARD CULVER CITY, CA 90232 ACTORDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA VOICES FOR CHANGE '92Won $1,000 primary 09/18/92
GERE, RICHARD LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 ACTORKERREY, J ROBERT (BOB) SENATOR (D) President KERREY FOR PRESIDENTLost $500 primary 11/25/91
GERE, RICHARD CULVER CITY, CA 90232 GERE PRODUCHARKIN, TOM (D) President AMERICANS FOR HARKINLost $250 primary 10/31/91
GERE, RICHARD NY, NY 10003 ACTOR PAX AMERICAS (FKA PRIORITIES PAC) - $500 primary 01/18/91
GERE, RICHARD NY, NY 10003 GERE PRODUCTIONS PAX AMERICAS (FKA PRIORITIES PAC) - $1,500 primary 12/08/86
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