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Chris Weitz ($24,838)
Francine Pascal ($3,500)
Mansoor Ijaz ($85,800)
Blythe Danner ($30,150)
Debra Jo Rupp ($1,500)
Kate O'Beirne ($200)
Ashley Williams ($250)
Tom Coughlin ($1,126)
Davis Love III ($4,700)
Ivan Reitman ($16,800)
Adam Sandler ($2,100)
Eli Roth ($500)
Jack Klugman ($7,866)
Richie Sambora ($2,000)
Tommy Lee Jones ($12,300)
Jamie Farr ($5,300)
Philip Seymour Hoffman ($10,900)
William 'Hootie' Johnson ($14,949)
Woody Allen ($12,750)
David Zucker ($28,714)
Armstrong Williams ($1,800)
Jeff Zucker ($10,000)
Nancy Sinatra ($87,420)
Hale Irwin ($1,000)
George Takei ($18,304)
Bess Armstrong ($750)
Tyne Daly ($12,050)
Pete Seeger ($3,700)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
Phyllis Diller ($4,500)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Taylor Hackford ($28,900)
Lawrence Bender ($61,550)
Lainie Kazan ($1,500)
Olivia Wilde ($500)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Gary Cole ($2,800)
Janeane Garofalo ($9,888)
Jeffrey Wright ($8,900)
Steven Soderbergh ($44,600)
Tyra Banks ($6,500)
Andre Agassi ($189,500)
Marla Gibbs ($3,900)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
Michael Jordan ($22,400)
Beverly D'Angelo ($2,000)
Mark Cuban ($7,000)
Kirstie Alley ($1,000)
Rhea Perlman ($84,804)
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Ross Bleckner
, 60 (bio ) artist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,906
Election Picks: 3 wins, 11 losses
$41,720 Democrat $13,050 special interest total: $54,770
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 Self/Artist DEMOCRATIC WHITE HOUSE VICTORY FUND - $10,000 primary 06/30/08
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10022 SELF-EMPLOYED/ARTISTFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $250 primary 02/26/08
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 SELF/ARTISTNEAL, JIM (D) Senate - NC JIM NEAL FOR SENATE INCLost $1,000 primary 02/04/08
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10022 Self employed/ArtistHillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTLost $500 primary 07/25/07
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10022 SELF-EMPLOYED/ARTISTFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $500 primary 07/24/07
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10011 Self-Employed/Artist WESPAC - SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE - $250 primary 08/31/06
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 SELF/ARTISTHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $900 general 03/23/06
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 SELF/ARTISTHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $1,100 primary 03/23/06
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 SELF/ARTISTHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $1,000 primary 08/06/05
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self/ArtistJohn Kerry (D) President KERRY VICTORY 2004Lost $3,000 primary 07/20/04
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACLost $1,000 general 07/09/04
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self-Employed/Artist WESPAC - SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE - $1,000 primary 05/04/04
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self/ArtistJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 03/26/04
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 ArtistWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 11/04/03
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self employed/ArtistHoward Dean (D) President DEAN FOR AMERICALost $500 primary 07/23/03
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTIST ARTS PAC - $600 primary 10/29/02
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self-Employed/Artist ART 2002 - $1,200 primary 10/29/02
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTIST DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $15,000 primary 10/19/00
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTIST DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $5,000 primary 04/26/00
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTFERRARO, GERALDINE A (D) Senate - NY FERRARO FOR SENATE '98Lost $1,000 primary 08/25/98
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACWon $1,000 primary 03/17/98
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTFERRARO, GERALDINE A (D) Senate - NY FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION '92Lost $5,000 primary 09/09/92
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - $-300 general 03/15/91
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - $-30 primary 03/15/91
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $300 general 10/09/90
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 09/12/90
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