Hall of Fame
Tom Bergeron ($8,800)
Amy Smart ($250)
Lionel Richie ($7,800)
Paul Simon ($56,500)
Bob Weir ($9,092)
Howard Stern ($4,350)
Malcolm Glazer ($26,000)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($443,903)
Nancy Walls ($10,000)
Tom Hayden ($113,628)
Wes Craven ($19,100)
Scott Turow ($27,500)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Cynthia Nixon ($5,800)
Grant Hill ($2,300)
David Blaine ($1,000)
Walid Phares ($1,000)
Melissa Etheridge ($7,000)
Kal Penn ($4,155)
Neil Cavuto ($1,000)
Isaac Mizrahi ($18,765)
Keenen Ivory Wayans ($1,000)
Lynn Redgrave ($4,600)
Erica Jong ($7,000)
Treat Williams ($1,000)
Hank Aaron ($14,361)
Andrew Greeley ($8,600)
Phyllis George ($18,200)
Al Davis ($19,000)
Helen Mirren ($600)
John Mellencamp ($28,300)
Norman Lear ($1,029,555)
Tom Clancy ($237,050)
James L Dolan ($467,700)
Lou Diamond Phillips ($2,000)
Topher Grace ($6,600)
Donny Deutsch ($100,900)
Jaclyn Smith ($3,574)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Connie Stevens ($7,150)
Digger Phelps ($1,250)
Dave Matthews ($2,100)
John W Henry ($1,105,750)
Mike Binder ($7,700)
Stephon Marbury ($2,300)
Doris Kearns Goodwin ($1,400)
Zach Braff ($3,300)
Jason Sehorn ($2,000)
Jack Abernethy ($5,800)
Alexander Payne ($4,750)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Laurence Fink
BlackRock Inc founder, CEO
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
396
Election Picks: 8 wins, 7 losses
$2,000 Republican $49,600 Democrat $6,000 special interest total: $57,600
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
FINK, LAURENCE D NEW YORK, NY 10075 BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS/CHAIRMAN/CHIEDebbie Stabenow (D) Senate - MI STABENOW FOR US SENATE - $2,400 primary 03/24/09
FINK, LAURENCE D NEW YORK, NY 10075 BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS/CHAIRMAN/CHIEDebbie Stabenow (D) Senate - MI STABENOW FOR US SENATE - $2,400 general 03/24/09
Fink, Laurence D New York, NY 10075 Black Rock/Chairman & CeoBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $30,800 primary 07/22/08
Fink, Laurence D. New York, NY 10021 BlackRock Inc./CEO SOLUTIONS AMERICA PAC - $5,000 primary 07/21/06
FINK, LAURENCE D NEW YORK, NY 10022 BLACK ROCK INC./CEOJosh Rales (D) Senate - MD RALES FOR US SENATELost $2,000 primary 12/30/05
Fink, Laurence D Mr. New York, NY 10154 BlackRock Inc./Chief ExecutiveJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 03/26/03
FINK, LAURENCE NEW YORK, NY 10154 BLACKROCK FINANCIALEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE (1994)Won $1,000 primary 06/18/94
FINK, LAURENCE ALPINE, NJ 07620 BLACK ROCK FINANCIALFrank R. Lautenberg (D) Senate - NJ LAUTENBERG COMMITTEE (1994)Won $1,000 general 04/22/94
FINK, LAURENCE ALPINE, NJ 07620 BLACK ROCK FINANCIALFrank R. Lautenberg (D) Senate - NJ LAUTENBERG COMMITTEE (1994)Won $1,000 primary 04/22/94
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 THE BLACKSTONE GROUPBRADLEY, BILL (D) Senate - NJ BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90Won $1,000 primary 03/28/90
FINK, LAURENCE D MR NEW YORK, NY 10154 BLACKSTONE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT L PChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD (1992)Won $500 primary 07/11/89
FINK, LAURENCE D MR ALPINE, NJ 07620 DOLE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INC - $1,000 primary 11/23/87
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 Michael Dukakis (D) President DUKAKIS FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, INCLost $1,000 primary 11/19/87
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 KARNES, DAVID (R) Senate - NE FRIENDS OF SENATOR DAVID KARNESLost $1,000 primary 11/09/87
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 FIRST BOSTON CORPSANFORD, JAMES TERRY (D) Senate - NC TERRY SANFORD FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 general 11/09/87
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 FIRST BOSTON CORPBABBITT, BRUCE (D) President BABBITT FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 07/15/87
FINK, LAURENCE D MR NEW YORK, NY 10017 FIRST BOSTON CORPBENTSEN, LLOYD SENATOR (D) Senate - TX SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 06/25/87
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 CRANSTON, ALAN SENATOR (D) Senate - CA CRANSTON FOR SENATE '92 INCWon $1,000 general 11/03/86
FINK, LAURENCE D MR ALPINE, NJ 07620 FIRST BOSTON BANKPACKWOOD, ROBERT W (R) Senate - OR RE-ELECT PACKWOOD COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 10/31/85
FINK, LAURENCE D ALPINE, NJ 07620 Walter Mondale (D) President MONDALE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 06/28/84
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,439
2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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