Hall of Fame
Christian Slater ($6,550)
Marcia Cross ($1,200)
Anita Baker ($1,000)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Catherine Zeta-Jones ($2,000)
Tom Seaver ($1,000)
Jerry Seinfeld ($12,000)
John Lithgow ($4,450)
George Wendt ($4,000)
William Hurt ($5,000)
Nora Dunn ($500)
Brooke Shields ($2,300)
Jonathan Franzen ($9,100)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Darren Star ($71,900)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
Enrico Colantoni ($250)
Dean Koontz ($79,475)
Gore Vidal ($2,000)
Wink Martindale ($2,000)
Michael Smerconish ($23,350)
Tommy Lee Jones ($12,300)
Boyd Tinsley ($84,650)
Tim Matheson ($1,900)
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Armstrong Williams ($1,800)
Grant Hill ($2,300)
Elmore Leonard ($4,200)
Mansoor Ijaz ($85,800)
Jim Courier ($5,006)
Craig Newmark ($86,270)
Joely Fisher ($5,800)
Richard Stengel ($1,000)
Steve Brill ($85,140)
Casey Kasem ($77,702)
Stephen Sondheim ($19,475)
Roy Horn ($40,450)
Pam Ward ($2,800)
Randy Travis ($3,545)
John Smoltz ($9,800)
Stuart Sternberg ($46,585)
Ed Harris ($17,850)
Jim Gaffigan ($1,250)
Sammy Hagar ($8,800)
John Goodman ($4,000)
Amy Smart ($250)
Tom Clancy ($237,050)
G Gordon Liddy ($5,000)
Vera Wang ($37,120)
Garry Marshall ($78,100)
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Hall of Fame ► Celebrities
Taylor Hackford
, 65 (bio ) director
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
778
Election Picks: 6 wins, 5 losses
$2,000 Republican $10,000 Democrat $18,100 special interest total: $30,100
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 FREELANCE/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 12/04/09
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 SELF-EMPLOYED/FILM MAKERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $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/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 SENATEWon $1,000 primary 08/03/07
HACKFORD, TAYLOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 SELF-EMPLOYED/FILM MAKERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $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 - $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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