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Gloria Reuben ($1,700)
Itzhak Perlman ($11,000)
Mariska Hargitay ($2,400)
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Hank Aaron ($14,361)
Rachael Ray ($2,300)
Bob Weir ($9,092)
Howard Stern ($4,350)
Harold Ramis ($29,550)
Billie Joe Armstrong ($6,900)
Bonnie Raitt ($220,604)
Spike Lee ($20,500)
Judith Krantz ($271,064)
Drew Barrymore ($1,000)
Rick Schroder ($1,750)
Greg Norman ($6,000)
Haim Saban ($11,077,028)
Dylan McDermott ($2,000)
Jennifer Tilly ($250)
Catherine Coulter ($17,000)
Christie Brinkley ($107,960)
Lorenzo Lamas ($1,450)
Beverly LaHaye ($20,011)
Jeffrey Lurie ($68,300)
Julianne Moore ($7,250)
Donal Logue ($19,000)
Jane Smiley ($13,925)
Veronica Hamel ($9,400)
Lowry Mays ($534,790)
Kenneth Tomlinson ($11,600)
Dennis Quaid ($4,200)
John Andretti ($750)
David Mamet ($16,700)
Murray Waas ($250)
Alan Autry ($1,000)
Mike Bliss ($1,000)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Kevin Nealon ($3,250)
Lanny Wadkins ($1,300)
Cindy Crawford ($3,300)
Mary Tyler Moore ($18,500)
Edie Falco ($2,800)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Norman Lear ($1,031,055)
Jim Belushi ($5,250)
Susan Saint James ($44,800)
Markos Moulitsas ($37,050)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Tyler Perry ($35,000)
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Wellington Mara
, 1916-2005 (bio ) NY Giants owner 1966-2005
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,896
Election Picks: 3 wins, 10 losses
$11,250 Republican $2,500 Democrat $12,250 special interest total: $26,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Mara, Wellington T Mr. Rye, NY 10580 Self-Employed/Executive REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 09/13/04
MARA, WELLINGTON T MR. RYE, NY 10580 SELF-EMPLOYED/EXECUTIVEGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $2,000 primary 03/11/04
Mara, Wellington T. Mr. East Rutherford, NJ 07073 New York Giants/Owner AVE MARIA LIST PAC, THE - $5,000 primary 06/13/03
MARA, WELLINGTON T RYE, NY 10580 EXECUTIVESuzanne Haik Terrell (R) Senate - LA TERRELL FOR SENATELost $1,000 12/03/02
Mara, Wellington East Rutherford, NJ 07073 New York Giants/Owner AVE MARIA LIST PAC, THE - $5,000 primary 06/20/02
MARA, WELLINGTON T RYE, NY 10580 NEW YORK GIANTSJohn E. Sununu (R) Senate - NH TEAM SUNUNUWon $250 primary 12/14/01
MARA, WELLINGTON RYE, NY 10580 NEW YORK GIANTSLAZIO, RICK A (R) Senate - NY LAZIO 2000 INCLost $1,000 general 08/17/00
MARA, WELLINGTON RYE, NY 10580 NEW YORK GIANTSLAZIO, RICK A (R) Senate - NY LAZIO 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 06/30/00
Mara, Wellington Rye, NY 10580 John McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INC - $-1,000 general 05/05/00
MARA, WELLINGTON RYE, NY 10580 NEW YORK GIANTSSABRIN, MURRAY (R) Senate - NJ SABRIN FOR US SENATELost $1,000 primary 05/01/00
Mara, Wellington T. Mr. Rye, NY 10580 John McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 INC - $-1,000 primary 03/10/00
Mara, Wellington T. Mr. Rye, NY 10580 John McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 general 02/15/00
Mara, Wellington T. Mr. Rye, NY 10580 John McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 INC - $-1,000 primary 02/15/00
Mara, Wellington T. Mr. Rye, NY 10580 John McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 general 02/15/00
Mara, Wellington T. Mr. Rye, NY 10580 New York Giants/Owner & CEOJohn McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 INCLost $2,000 primary 01/11/00
MARA, WELLINGTON T RYE, NY 10580 NY GIANTSSUNUNU, JOHN E (R) House (NH District: 01) TEAM SUNUNUWon $500 primary 12/04/99
MARA, WELLINGTON RYE, NY 10580 NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTSCASEY, PATRICK RAYMOND (D) House (PA District: 10) CASEY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $500 general 12/03/99
MARA, WELLINGTON RYE, NY 10580 NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTSCASEY, PATRICK RAYMOND (D) House (PA District: 10) CASEY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 07/12/99
Mara, Wellington T. Mr. East Rutherford, NJ 07073 New York GiantsJohn McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 05/10/99
MARA, WELLINGTON T RYE, NY 10580 NEW YORK GIANTS (NFL)CASEY, PATRICK RAYMOND (D) House (PA District: 10) CASEY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 09/08/98
MARA, WELLINGTON RYE, NY 10580 NEW YORK GIANTSHEALY, BERNADINE P (R) Senate - OH HEALY FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 primary 09/28/93
MARA, WELLINGTON RYE, NY 10580 PROF FOOTBALL TEAMDIOGUARDI, JOSEPH J (RTL) House (NY District: 19) PEOPLE FOR DIOGUARDI 92Lost $250 general 10/13/92
MARA, WELLINGTON MR RYE, NY 10580 NY FOOTBALL GIANTS CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW MAJORITY (FEDERAL) (FKA CAMPAIGN FOR PROSPERITY) - $500 primary 10/26/88
MARA, WELLINGTON RYE, NY 10580 NY GIANTSDIOGUARDI, JOSEPH J (RTL) House (NY District: 19) PEOPLE FOR DIOGUARDILost $500 primary 12/28/87
MARA, WELLINGTON MR RYE, NY 10580 OWNER NEW YORK GIANTSKEMP, JACK (VICE-PRES) (R) President JACK KEMP FOR PRESIDENT '88Lost $500 primary 10/23/87
MARA, WELLINGTON T RYE, NY 10580 NY FOOTBALL GIANTS CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW MAJORITY (FEDERAL) (FKA CAMPAIGN FOR PROSPERITY) - $1,000 primary 10/01/86
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