Hall of Fame
Jerry Seinfeld ($12,000)
Pat O'Brien ($3,000)
Steve Guttenberg ($4,000)
James Burrows ($207,471)
Tucker Carlson ($1,000)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Marc Cherry ($10,150)
Billy Bob Thornton ($1,500)
Kevin Sorbo ($1,500)
Peter Ueberroth ($38,000)
Kate Capshaw ($193,875)
Cloris Leachman ($1,000)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus ($42,700)
Calvin Klein ($253,250)
Jessica Alba ($600)
Lauren Bacall ($2,000)
Tom Kite ($2,000)
John Astin ($1,000)
Roger Ebert ($1,500)
Diane von Furstenberg ($132,000)
Sherwood Schwartz ($134,025)
Tom Arnold ($28,746)
Don King ($265,100)
Diane Keaton ($9,000)
Madeleine Stowe ($2,800)
Amy Madigan ($47,400)
Adam Yauch ($3,300)
Vicki Lawrence ($1,200)
Craig Newmark ($80,020)
Tyne Daly ($12,050)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
Mark Green ($5,410)
Alex Karras ($13,950)
Jasmine Guy ($3,800)
Larry Brown ($1,000)
Dino De Laurentiis ($5,500)
Tavis Smiley ($2,500)
Nancy Cartwright ($6,000)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Donna Mills ($32,425)
Jeanie Buss ($5,000)
Barry Manilow ($52,800)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
Kate Spade ($2,945)
Jay Roach ($19,400)
Dennis Green ($7,550)
Debra Winger ($3,000)
David Talbot ($2,450)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
Gore Vidal ($2,000)
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Taylor Hackford
, 63 (bio ) director
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,000
Election Picks: 5 wins, 5 losses
$2,000 Republican $10,000 Democrat $16,900 special interest total: $28,900
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 SELF-EMPLOYED/FILM MAKERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEpending $1,000 general 09/15/08
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 FREELANCE/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 07/08/08
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 SELF-EMPLOYED/PRODUCERBill Richardson (D) President RICHARDSON FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $1,000 primary 11/28/07
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 08/23/07
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 SELF-EMPLOYED/FILM MAKERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEpending $1,000 primary 08/03/07
Hackford, Taylor Los Angeles, CA 90046 Self-Employed/Filmmaker PROGRESSIVE PATRIOTS FUND - $1,000 primary 08/03/07
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 SELF-EMPLOYED/FILM MAKERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEpending $250 primary 04/05/07
Hackford, Taylor Los Angeles, CA 90046 Self-Employed/Filmmaker PROGRESSIVE PATRIOTS FUND - $1,000 primary 10/16/06
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 08/11/06
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 SELF/LIFE UNDERWRITEROlympia J. Snowe (R) Senate - ME SNOWE FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 04/26/06
Hackford, Taylor Los Angeles, CA 90046 Self-Employed/Film Maker MIDWEST VALUES PAC (MVP) - $500 primary 03/31/06
Hackford, Taylor Los Angeles, CA 90046 Self Employed/FilmmakerJ. Dennis Hastert (R) House (IL District: 14) HASTERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 09/16/05
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 07/08/05
Hackford, Taylor Los Angeles, CA 90046 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 06/01/04
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 DIRECTORS GUILDBlanche L. Lincoln (D) Senate - AR FRIENDS OF BLANCHE LINCOLNWon $1,000 primary 12/10/03
Hackford, Taylor Los Angeles, CA 90046 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 05/19/03
Hackford, Taylor Mr. Los Angeles, CA 90046 Film DirectorJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $500 primary 03/06/03
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 FILM MAKERAlan Blinken (D) Senate - ID BLINKEN FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN 2002 LLCLost $1,000 primary 03/19/02
Hackford, Taylor Los Angeles, CA 90046 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 02/07/02
Hackford, Taylor Los Angeles, CA 90046 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,000 primary 07/25/01
Hackford, Taylor Los Angeles, CA 90046 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,000 primary 07/25/01
Hackford, Taylor Los Angeles, CA 90046 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $3,000 primary 10/27/00
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,000 primary 10/29/99
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 FILM DIRECTORXavier Becerra (D) House (CA District: 31) BECERRA FOR CONGRESSWon $250 general 09/28/94
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 TAYLOR HACKFORD INCWOFFORD, HARRIS L (D) Senate - PA CITIZENS FOR SENATOR WOFFORDLost $1,000 primary 11/27/91
HACKFORD, TAYLOR HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028 NEW VISIONSMETZENBAUM, HOWARD M (D) Senate - OH VOICES FOR CHANGE '88Won $2,000 primary 10/04/88
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90028 HART, GARY K (D) House (CA District: 19) GARY K HART FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 06/06/88
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,120
2,648
GIs Killed in Action
3,400
406
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
821
153
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,624
1,692
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,000
30,000
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Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
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