Hall of Fame
Carly Simon ($12,950)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
Doyle Brunson ($34,400)
Art Linkletter ($2,000)
Kevin Nealon ($3,250)
John Grisham ($224,525)
Jerry Zucker ($69,066)
Patti Smith ($9,979)
Marilu Henner ($2,000)
Neil Simon ($67,875)
John Mellencamp ($28,300)
Lee Corso ($680)
Alicia Silverstone ($900)
Cindy Crawford ($3,300)
Toby Keith ($4,000)
Edward James Olmos ($2,300)
Rhea Perlman ($84,804)
Vlade Divac ($10,000)
Brian 'Head' Welch ($2,000)
G Gordon Liddy ($5,000)
Lucy Liu ($4,800)
Christine Taylor ($3,300)
Pam Shriver ($35,750)
Dixie Carter ($4,000)
Lucy Lawless ($4,000)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,800)
Stan Lee ($20,000)
Tom Kite ($2,000)
Billie Joe Armstrong ($6,900)
Tony Sirico ($1,000)
Christie Hefner ($201,382)
Katrina vanden Heuvel ($196,500)
Sharon Stone ($32,700)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Amy Irving ($18,500)
Thomas Gibson ($6,300)
Patton Oswalt ($225)
Elie Wiesel ($1,000)
Burt Bacharach ($74,650)
Anderson Cooper ($250)
Spike Lee ($20,500)
Teri Garr ($10,625)
Debra Messing ($6,600)
Roseanne Barr ($27,139)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Elmore Leonard ($4,200)
Bruce Vilanch ($8,500)
Sigourney Weaver ($5,800)
William H Macy ($1,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Gerald Ford
, 1913-2006 (bio ) 38th US President
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
577
Election Picks: 8 wins, 4 losses
$13,750 Republican $-10,000 special interest total: $3,750
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
FORD, GERALD R PRES RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 Retired KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 03/09/06
Ford, Gerald R The Honora Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Retired REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,500 primary 02/23/04
Ford, Gerald R. Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 RetiredMary Bono (R) House (CA District: 45) MARY BONO MACK COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 01/30/04
FORD, GERALD Hon. RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIRED KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (R) - $250 primary 01/30/04
Ford, Gerald R. Hon. Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 RetiredGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.Won $1,000 primary 05/05/00
FORD, GERALD RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIREDJim Kolbe (R) House (AZ District: 08) KOLBE FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 04/19/00
FORD, GERLAD R THE HONORABLE RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIRED REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $250 primary 09/03/98
FORD, GERALD PRESIDENT CORRALES, NM 87048 RETIREDHeather A. Wilson (R) House (NM District: 01) HEATHER WILSON FOR SENATEWon $250 general 08/19/98
FORD, GERALD R THE HONORABLE RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIRED REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $250 primary 02/13/97
FORD, GERALD R HONORABLE RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIRED REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $250 primary 09/11/96
FORD, GERALD R PRES RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIRED KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 02/02/95
FORD, GERALD PRESIDENT RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 SELF-EMPLOYEDHEALY, BERNADINE P (R) Senate - OH HEALY FOR U S SENATELost $500 primary 11/12/93
FORD, GERALD R PRES RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIRED KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 03/08/93
FORD, GERALD R RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIREDVANDER JAGT, GUY A (R) House (MI District: 02) VANDER JAGT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (FORMERLY COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT)Lost $500 primary 06/30/92
FORD, GERALD R RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 CAMPBELL, TOM (R) Senate - CA CAMPBELL FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 primary 04/27/92
FORD, GERALD R PRES RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIRED KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 03/30/92
FORD, GERALD R MR RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIRED KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 01/25/91
FORD, GERALD R RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIREDMCCANDLESS, ALFRED A (R) House (CA District: 44) RE-ELECT MCCANDLESS FOR CONGRESSWon $300 general 10/15/90
FORD, GERALD R THE HON RETIREDBROWN, HANK (R) Senate - CO HANK BROWN FOR U S SENATEWon $250 primary 07/24/90
FORD, GERALD R RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIREDMCCANDLESS, ALFRED A (R) House (CA District: 44) RE-ELECT MCCANDLESS FOR CONGRESSWon $250 primary 05/15/90
FORD, GERALD R PRES RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $200 primary 02/05/90
FORD, GERALD R HON RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $400 primary 02/13/89
FORD, GERALD R RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 GERALD R. FORD - NEW LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE - $-10,000 primary 03/30/87
FORD, GERALD R PRES RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $1,000 primary 09/29/83
FORD, GERALD R RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 FRANKLIN, WILLIAM WEBSTER (R) House (MS District: 02) WEBB FRANKLIN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 general 09/19/82
FORD, GERALD R RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92260 GERALD P FORD NEW LEADERSHIP ORGLOWERY, WILLIAM D (R) House (CA District: 51) FRIENDS OF CONGRESSMAN BILL LOWERYWon $1,000 general 11/24/80
FORD, GERALD R PRESIDENT RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 FORMER PRESIDENTJAVITS, JACOB K (R) Senate - NY JAVITS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 10/24/80
FORD, GERALD R RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 FORMER PRESIDENT KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $300 primary 05/19/80
FORD, GERALD R PRES RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 RETIRED KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $300 primary 01/31/79
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,442
2,970
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
650
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
891
192
DoD
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13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
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$711 Bln
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$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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