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Among the most famous and powerful Americans, whose campaign contributions result most often in victory?
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Rank Donor Total Dem GOP Spec Int Election
Win/Loss
601Les Moonves CBS president and CEO$40,45067%2%31%13-11
602Joe Wilson former ambassador$10,25061%24%15%7-3
603Spike Jonze director, actor$7,50080%0%20%2-0
604Lynn Swann NFL hall-of-famer$10,80023%77%0%6-3
605Donna Brazile political consultant$9,05090%0%10%10-7
606Billie Joe Armstrong rock star$6,900100%0%0%1-0
607Harvey Weinstein Miramax co-founder$487,36785%0%15%31-20
608Jack Hanna TV animal presenter; former zoo director$10,5700%100%0%6-4
609Elena Kagan US Solicitor General$12,55096%0%4%5-4
610Topher Grace actor$6,600100%0%0%1-0
611Steven Weber actor$4,30077%0%23%2-0
612Dan Castellaneta comedian, voice actor$3,300100%0%0%2-0
613Gloria Allred attorney$20,93399%0%1%13-10
614Christina Romer economist; Council of Economic Advisors - chair designee$7,06589%0%11%1-3
615Lily Tomlin actress, comedian$20,14281%0%19%11-10
616Bob Newhart comedian, actor$10,75067%9%24%4-2
617Ashley Judd actress$8,75097%0%3%2-1
618Ken Adelman defense analyst$4,7500%100%0%4-2
619C Robert Henrikson MetLife - Chairman, CEO 2006-present$50,65521%32%47%7-6
620Holly Robinson Peete actress$36,64083%0%17%6-7
621Tom Werner Boston Red Sox co-owner 2002-present; TV producer$318,70087%0%13%14-15
622Gayle King editor, media personality$8,300100%0%0%1-1
623Bill Cosby comedian, actor, author$20,00055%0%45%6-4
624Steven Malcolm The Williams Cos chairman, ceo$18,8885%39%56%3-1
625Nancy Dickerson reporter$14,50041%59%0%8-5
626Whoopi Goldberg actress, comedian$9,000100%0%0%2-1
627Cynthia Nixon actress$5,800100%0%0%2-0
628Karen Hughes Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 2005-07$4,5000%100%0%2-0
629Robert Evans producer$4,000100%0%0%4-1
630Lucy Lawless actress$4,000100%0%0%2-0
631Bob Barker game show host$3,00033%67%0%2-0
632Trisha Yearwood musician$3,000100%0%0%2-0
633Robert Gates Secretary of Defense nominee; CIA director 1991-92$3,0000%100%0%2-0
634Eve Ensler playwright$13,25598%0%2%5-3
635Kevin Kline actor$13,58893%0%7%3-2
636Tammy Wynette singer$2,9000%100%0%2-0
637Alan Fishman Washington Mutual - CEO Sept 2008$32,55074%22%4%14-13
638Maya Angelou author$24,55096%0%4%9-10
639Dan Rooney Pittsburgh Steelers owner$82,8000%3%97%2-0
640Chris Weitz director$24,838100%0%0%2-1
641Jasmine Guy actress$3,800100%0%0%3-1
642Richard Gere actor$16,05081%6%13%6-5
643Markie Post actress$4,500100%0%0%3-1
644Howard Cosell sports broadcaster$3,250100%0%0%3-1
645Maurice Stans Sec. of Commerce 1969-72; indicted (acquitted) in Watergate scandal$48,5850%87%13%13-11
646Jim Nantz sports broadcaster$7,30027%73%0%3-1
647Ed Koch Mayor of New York 1978-89$28,19283%15%2%13-11
648Jon Bon Jovi rock star$35,28097%0%3%3-2
649Morgan Spurlock filmmaker$5,800100%0%0%1-0
650Jeff Swartz Timberland Company CEO; environmental activist$30,00098%2%0%4-3
651Sharon Gless actress$14,80066%0%34%2-1
652Charlize Theron actress$7,200100%0%0%2-1
653Walter Mondale Vice President 1977-80$49,57971%0%29%22-18
654Garrison Keillor author, performer$84,46174%0%26%14-13
655Jeffrey Noddle Supervalu chairman, ceo$32,1504%19%77%7-4
656Brenda Strong actress$6,100100%0%0%1-1
657Jane Kaczmarek actress$39,75084%0%16%14-12
658Christine Lahti actress$19,05057%0%43%5-4
659Faith Hill recording artist$12,500100%0%0%1-0
660Bruce Springsteen rock star$12,000100%0%0%2-1
661Lester Crawford FDA Commissioner 2005; convicted felon$9,3500%97%3%2-0
662Joe Watkins radio talk show host; lobbyist; minister$8,00019%81%0%3-1
663Faye Dunaway actress$5,90042%0%58%2-0
664Richard Pryor comedian$5,000100%0%0%1-0
665Frank Luntz political consultant$4,8080%73%27%3-1
666James Michener author$3,250100%0%0%5-1
667John Larroquette actor$2,500100%0%0%2-0
668Reba McEntire entertainer$2,5000%100%0%2-0
669Ben Affleck actor$10,900100%0%0%3-2
670James Carville political guru$36,16094%0%6%12-13
671Jeff Kindler Pfizer ceo$55,00760%10%30%10-9
672John H Johnson publishing magnate$76,10088%5%7%25-17
673Kirk Douglas actor$20,30091%6%3%10-7
674Tyler Perry playwright, actor, director$35,000100%0%0%1-0
675Branford Marsalis musician$5,100100%0%0%1-0
676Ryan Reynolds actor$4,70083%0%17%1-3
677Ellen Pompeo actress$4,600100%0%0%1-0
678John Thompson III basketball coach$4,600100%0%0%1-0
679Seth Meyers comedian$4,600100%0%0%1-0
680David Letterman talk show host, comedian$4,600100%0%0%1-0
681Wanda Sykes comedian, actress$4,600100%0%0%1-0
682LeVar Burton actor, director$3,40068%0%32%2-0
683Isaiah Washington actor$4,450100%0%0%1-0
684Roseanne Barr comedian, actress$27,13958%0%42%5-6
685George Takei actor$18,30478%0%22%6-3
686Burt Bacharach composer, entertainer$74,65086%4%10%5-6
687William Weldon Johnson & Johnson chairman, ceo$20,0000%100%0%3-3
688Lewis 'Scooter' Libby Vice President's chief of staff 2001-05; convicted of perjury$12,5000%92%8%4-1
689Patrick Duffy actor$3,500100%0%0%4-1
690Josh Bolten White House Chief of Staff 2006-09$3,5000%100%0%5-2
691Samantha Mathis actress$3,37544%0%56%3-0
692Barry Levinson filmmaker$52,95083%0%17%8-7
693Oliver Platt actor$7,93087%0%13%2-2
694Pete Rozelle NFL Commissioner 1960-89, Super Bowl™ creator$8,30012%64%24%5-3
695Bud Selig Baseball commissioner$103,55097%2%1%9-7
696Tony Bennett recording artist$8,900100%0%0%2-1
696Tony Robbins self-help guru$32,29034%66%0%1-1
697John F Kennedy, Jr magazine publisher, attorney$20,00095%0%5%7-9
697R David Yost AmerisourceBergen ceo$33,62410%57%33%7-6
698Larry Thompson deputy US Attorney General 2001-03; Pepsico evp$60,3673%81%16%20-19
699Phil Fulmer football coach$4,200100%0%0%1-0
699Betty White actress$10,00098%0%2%1-1
700Jennifer Lopez actress, entertainer$4,200100%0%0%1-0
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