Hall of Fame
Christine Taylor ($3,300)
Oliver Stone ($32,350)
Jane Pauley ($3,300)
Fannie Flagg ($1,000)
Chris Parnell ($3,000)
Jonathan Demme ($7,550)
Elizabeth Taylor ($10,200)
Will Forte ($250)
David Arquette ($2,000)
Julius 'Dr. J' Erving ($2,300)
Jerry Bruckheimer ($32,350)
Dan Savage ($8,350)
Paul Shaffer ($1,000)
Don Shula ($16,234)
Sam Simon ($34,500)
Candice Bergen ($81,700)
Justine Bateman ($1,000)
Drayton McLane Jr ($363,994)
Mavis Leno ($4,300)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
C Vivian Stringer ($1,500)
Peter Graves ($500)
Bobby Valentine ($4,000)
Danny Goldberg ($185,800)
Walid Phares ($1,000)
Shelley Hack ($7,500)
Cynthia Nixon ($1,500)
Larry Brown ($1,000)
Jane Smiley ($11,125)
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Stuart Sternberg ($36,785)
Sam Seder ($2,050)
James B Stewart ($2,000)
Casey Kasem ($73,902)
John Daly ($1,000)
Joe Walsh ($7,250)
Gary Collins ($2,250)
Chris Noth ($450)
Mike Ditka ($22,588)
Boyd Tinsley ($82,350)
Nichelle Nichols ($250)
Ben Stiller ($21,700)
James Lipton ($1,300)
Owen Wilson ($4,100)
Pat Boone ($39,985)
Ashley Williams ($250)
Kirk Hammett ($5,000)
Phil Garner ($6,350)
Anna Paquin ($900)
Patton Oswalt ($225)
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Richard Gere
, 59 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
855
Election Picks: 5 wins, 5 losses
$1,000 Republican $10,550 Democrat $2,000 special interest total: $13,550
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Gere, Richard Culver City , CA 90232 Gere Productions, Inc./Actor Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $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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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,000
2,528
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
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