Hall of Fame
Dan Marino ($9,500)
Kenny Rogers ($1,000)
Martin Sheen ($7,500)
Jaclyn Smith ($3,574)
Molly Ivins ($1,250)
Faith Hill ($12,500)
Marc Anthony ($4,200)
Jerome Armstrong ($3,150)
Rodney Peete ($36,900)
Drayton McLane Jr ($386,494)
James Denton ($2,300)
Lawrence Bender ($61,550)
Ted Allen ($250)
Leigh Steinberg ($204,950)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ($3,000)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Bruce Hornsby ($10,320)
Linda Ronstadt ($14,000)
Vin Scully ($12,900)
Prince ($1,000)
Lynn Redgrave ($4,600)
Joe Eszterhas ($1,000)
Raymond Floyd ($7,200)
Gregg Popovich ($2,000)
Brian Urlacher ($1,000)
Richard Mellon Scaife ($849,454)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
Candace Bushnell ($3,000)
Larry Flynt ($49,074)
Steve Buscemi ($2,873)
John R Hall ($750)
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Spike Feresten ($2,550)
Diedrich Bader ($3,000)
Kelsey Grammer ($15,600)
Sam Sheperd ($500)
Roseanne Barr ($27,139)
Judy Blume ($35,250)
Blake Edwards ($8,500)
Dean Smith ($26,558)
Angie Dickinson ($2,000)
Garth Brooks ($1,000)
Martin Yan ($250)
Doris Kearns Goodwin ($1,400)
Robin Williams ($148,600)
Katey Sagal ($1,000)
Viggo Mortensen ($9,050)
Oleg Cassini ($21,250)
Ken Burns ($41,050)
Randi Rhodes ($6,700)
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Dave Checketts
, 53 (bio ) St Louis Blues - Chairman
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,902
Election Picks: 4 wins, 7 losses
$59,300 Republican $27,600 Democrat total: $86,900
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
CHECKETTS, DAVID W MR NEW YORK, NY 10022 SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMAN NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $28,500 primary 10/31/08
CHECKETTS, DAVID W. MR. NEW YORK, NY 10166 SCP WORLDWIDE/CHAIRMANJohn McCain (R) President MCCAIN VICTORY 2008Lost $25,000 primary 05/15/08
Checketts, David New Canaan, CT 06840 SCP Worldwide/ChairmanLEAVITT, DAVID O (R) House (UT District: 03) LEAVITT FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 04/08/08
Checketts, David W. New Canaan, CT 06840 Self Employed/EntrepreneurCHAFFETZ, JASON (R) House (UT District: 03) FRIENDS OF JASON CHAFFETZWon $500 primary 03/03/08
CHECKETTS, DAVID W. MR. NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMANRudy Giuliani (R) President RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC - $-2,300 primary 10/31/07
CHECKETTS, DAVID W. MR. NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMANRudy Giuliani (R) President RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INCLost $4,600 primary 10/31/07
CHECKETTS, DAVID NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMANJoseph Lieberman (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMANWon $1,000 general 11/03/06
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 SPC LLCHarry Reid (D) Senate - NV FRIENDS FOR HARRY REIDWon $2,000 general 12/01/03
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 SPC LLCHarry Reid (D) Senate - NV FRIENDS FOR HARRY REIDWon $2,000 primary 12/01/03
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 MADISON SQUARE GARDENCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 primary 01/31/01
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 MADISON SQUARE GARDE DNC NON-FEDERAL UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION ACCOUNT (soft-money donation) - $20,000 primary 10/26/00
CHECKETTS, DAVID NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 MADISON SQUARE GARDENGIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF GIULIANI EXPLORATORY COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 06/14/99
Checketts, David Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 Madison Square GardenBill Bradley (D) President BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 05/18/99
CHECKETTS, DAVE NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 NEW YORK KNICKSROMNEY, W MITT (R) Senate - MA ROMNEY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 03/29/94
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 PETERSON, GRETHE B (D) Senate - UT COMMITTEE TO ELECT GRETHE PETERSON TO THE U S SENATE - $-400 primary 03/06/94
CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 NEW YORK KNICKSPETERSON, GRETHE B (D) Senate - UT COMMITTEE TO ELECT GRETHE PETERSON TO THE U S SENATELost $1,000 primary 12/28/93
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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
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$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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