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Abigail Van Buren , 91 (bio)
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NEWSMEAT Power Rank: 161

Election Picks: 24 wins, 14 losses
$3,500   Republican
$61,063   Democrat
$5,875   special interest
total:  $70,438   
Contributor Candidate or PAC Election
Result* 		Amount Date FEC
Filing
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
WRITER		HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $600
primary		09/22/95
PHILLIPS, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210		Jay Rockefeller (D)
Senate - WV
FRIENDS OF SENATOR ROCKEFELLER		Won$500
primary		07/18/95
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
SYNDICATED COLUMNIST		SASSER, JAMES RALPH (D)
Senate - TN
FRIENDS OF JIM SASSER		Lost$500
general		09/29/94 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
WRITER		Dianne Feinstein (D)
Senate - CA
CALIFORNIA VICTORY '94		Won$2,500
primary		09/13/94 
PHILLIPS, ABBY
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
JOURNALIST		WOMEN FOR: - $275
primary		09/06/94 
PHILLIPS, ABBY
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
JOURNALIST		WOMEN FOR: - $1,000
primary		09/06/94 
VANBUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST, AUTHOR		KERREY, J ROBERT (D)
Senate - NE
KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE		Won$1,000
general		08/19/94 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
WRITER		Dianne Feinstein (D)
Senate - CA
CALIFORNIA VICTORY '94		Won$2,000
primary		05/18/94 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
WRITER		Dianne Feinstein (D)
Senate - CA
CALIFORNIA VICTORY '94		Won$3,000
primary		05/18/94 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
SYNDICATED COLUMNIST		Patrick Leahy (D)
Senate - VT
VERMONT DEMOCRATIC VICTORY FUND		Won$5,000
primary		03/18/94 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
DEAR ABBY		Patrick Leahy (D)
Senate - VT
LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEE		Won$1,000
general		09/22/93 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
DEAR ABBY		Patrick Leahy (D)
Senate - VT
LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEE		Won$1,000
primary		07/19/93 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
WRITER		VOTERS FOR CHOICE/FRIENDS OF FAMILY PLANNING - $1,000
primary		07/12/93 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
JOURNALIST		MITCHELL, GEORGE J (D)
Senate - ME
MITCHELL FOR SENATE		Lost$1,000
primary		04/14/93 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
LOS ANGELES TIMES		Edward M. Kennedy (D)
Senate - MA
KENNEDY FOR SENATE (1994)		Won$1,000
primary		02/17/93 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
WRITER		Barbara Boxer (D)
Senate - CA
BARBARA BOXER FOR U S SENATE		Won$375
general		09/30/92 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
WRITER		Dianne Feinstein (D)
Senate - CA
VOICES FOR CHANGE '92		Won$5,000
primary		09/18/92 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $10,000
primary		09/09/92 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000
primary		09/02/92 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		SWETT, RICHARD NELSON (D)
House (NH District: 02)
DICK SWETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE		Won$500
general		08/31/92 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		Tom Lantos (D)
House (CA District: 12)
TOM LANTOS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE		Won$1,000
primary		04/10/92 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		SWETT, RICHARD NELSON (D)
House (NH District: 02)
DICK SWETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE		Won$1,000
primary		11/11/91 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST		GRAHAM, BOB (D)
Senate - FL
FRIENDS OF BOB GRAHAM COMMITTEE		Won$500
primary		09/03/91 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
WRITER		LEVINE, MEL (D)
Senate - CA
LEVINE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE		Lost$250
primary		07/03/91 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST		GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D)
Senate - NC
HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE		Lost$500
general		10/17/90 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
AUTHOR/COLUMNIST		LEADERSHIP '02 (FKA FRIENDS OF ALBERT GORE JR INC) (D) - $500
general		08/20/90 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		Tom Lantos (D)
House (CA District: 12)
TOM LANTOS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE		Won$500
general		07/01/90 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		Tom Harkin (D)
Senate - IA
CITIZENS FOR HARKIN		Won$500
general		03/29/90 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069		BOSCHWITZ, RUDY (R)
Senate - MN
PEOPLE FOR BOSCHWITZ 1990		Lost$1,000
primary		10/17/89 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
WRITER		BRADLEY, BILL (D)
Senate - NJ
BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90		Won$1,000
general		10/13/89 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
WRITER		BRADLEY, BILL (D)
Senate - NJ
BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90		Won$1,000
primary		10/13/89 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST		Tom Harkin (D)
Senate - IA
CITIZENS FOR HARKIN		Won$1,000
primary		06/26/89 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
COLUMNIST		John F. Kerry (D)
Senate - MA
KERRY COMMITTEE		Won$1,000
primary		05/04/89 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		Tom Lantos (D)
House (CA District: 12)
TOM LANTOS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE		Won$500
general		07/20/88 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST AUTHOR		KERREY, J ROBERT (D)
Senate - NE
KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE		Won$500
general		06/17/88 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
UNITED FEATURES		GRAY, WILLIAM BARTON (D)
Senate - VT
GRAY FOR U S SENATOR COMMITTEE		Lost$500
primary		05/06/88 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL MS
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210		WEICKER, LOWELL P JR (R)
Senate - CT
WEICKER '88 COMMITTEE		Lost$1,000
general		02/11/88 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL MS
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
NEWSPAPER COL		COMMITTEE FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION (FKA METZENBAUM FOR SENATE - 1988) (D) - $1,000
primary		07/30/87 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL MS
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		Joe Biden (D)
President
BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT		Lost$1,000
primary		06/26/87 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL MS
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
AUTHOR/COLUMNIST		Al Gore (D)
President
ALBERT GORE JR FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INC		Lost$1,000
primary		06/18/87 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
WRITER		SCHROEDER, PATRICIA (D)
House (CO District: 01)
SCHROEDER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE, INC		Won$500
primary		04/24/87 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		Edward M. Kennedy (D)
Senate - MA
KENNEDY FOR SENATE (1994)		Won$1,000
primary		04/02/87 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL MS
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
COLUMNIST-WRITER		WEICKER, LOWELL P JR (R)
Senate - CT
WEICKER '88 COMMITTEE		Lost$1,000
primary		02/02/87 
VANBUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		WOODS, HARRIETT (D)
Senate - MO
HARRIETT WOODS COMMITTEE		Lost$1,000
primary		06/05/86 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		ABZUG, BELLA S (D)
House (NY District: 20)
BELLA ABZUG FOR CONGRESS		Lost$500
primary		02/24/86 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		Patrick Leahy (D)
Senate - VT
LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEE		Won$500
primary		01/31/86 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND - $1,000
primary		11/18/85 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
COLUMNIST		Arlen Specter (D)
Senate - PA
ARLEN SPECTER FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE		Won$500
primary		09/13/85 
VANBUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
SELF EMPLOYED		REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $500
primary		07/02/85 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90069
SELF-EMPLOYED		Tom Lantos (D)
House (CA District: 12)
TOM LANTOS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE		Won$500
primary		05/25/85 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
SELF-EMPLOYED		Tom Lantos (D)
House (CA District: 12)
TOM LANTOS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE		Won$1,000
primary		11/22/83 
VANBUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
COLUMNIST		HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND - $1,000
primary		03/08/83 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
COLUMNIST		HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND - $1,000
primary		04/19/82 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST		Tom Lantos (D)
House (CA District: 12)
TOM LANTOS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE		Won$500
primary		02/19/82 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212		CULVER, JOHN C. (D)
Senate - IA
CULVER CITIZENS COMMITTEE		 - $-312
general		10/15/80 
VANBUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
COLUMNIST		CULVER, JOHN C. (D)
Senate - IA
CULVER CITIZENS COMMITTEE		Lost$1,000
general		07/24/80 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
COLUMNIST		PECK, CAREY (D)
House (CA District: 27)
CAREY PECK FOR CONGRESS		Lost$300
primary		05/15/80 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
COLUMNIST		BAYH, BIRCH E. JR. (D)
Senate - IN
BIRCH BAYH FOR SENATOR COMMITTEE		Lost$250
primary		02/14/80 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
COLUMNIST		BAYH, BIRCH E. JR. (D)
Senate - IN
BIRCH BAYH FOR SENATOR COMMITTEE		Lost$1,000
primary		10/23/79 
VAN BUREN, ABIGAIL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
COLUMNIST		UDALL, MORRIS KING (D)
House (AZ District: 02)
UDALL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE		Won$200
primary		09/17/79 
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