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Christina Applegate ($4,300)
Mark Wahlberg ($3,000)
Eddie Murphy ($30,800)
Holly Robinson Peete ($36,640)
Harold Ramis ($29,550)
Sam Seder ($2,050)
Christie Brinkley ($107,210)
George Takei ($18,304)
Laurie David ($308,500)
Virginia Madsen ($1,050)
Robert DeNiro ($70,500)
Chuck Lorre ($12,300)
Don King ($274,700)
Ted McGinley ($500)
Christopher Guest ($52,850)
Jessica Lange ($8,800)
Yogi Berra ($1,000)
Kate Capshaw ($227,275)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Jaclyn Smith ($3,574)
Lee Grant ($1,200)
Jackson Browne ($57,466)
Jerry Buss ($52,550)
Lou Holtz ($12,600)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
Seth Rogen ($30,400)
will.i.am ($31,800)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ($3,000)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Valerie Bertinelli ($2,800)
Philip Seymour Hoffman ($10,900)
Ned Beatty ($250)
James Spader ($300)
Isabella Rossellini ($3,500)
George Packer ($1,250)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Judy Collins ($22,999)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Jack Nicholson ($24,500)
Jamie Farr ($5,300)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
Katey Sagal ($1,000)
Jack Nicklaus ($9,450)
Alice Walker ($21,413)
Holly Hunter ($5,000)
Tatum O'Neal ($1,500)
Hale Irwin ($1,000)
Cedric 'the Entertainer' Kyles ($2,500)
Bill Bidwell ($2,000)
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Taylor Hackford
, 64 (bio ) director
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
775
Election Picks: 6 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 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/FILM MAKERFRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATEWon $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 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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