Hall of Fame
Prince ($1,000)
Harvey Weinstein ($482,367)
A J Foyt, Jr ($6,000)
Gary Bettman ($4,300)
George Steinbrenner ($254,600)
Mark Mays ($265,148)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ($1,000)
John Kasich ($10,826)
Blair Brown ($12,500)
Farid Suleman ($26,800)
William H Macy ($1,500)
David Letterman ($4,600)
Lucy Liu ($4,800)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Angela Bassett ($2,300)
Bobby Flay ($1,000)
David Soul ($500)
Willem Dafoe ($250)
Elisabeth Shue ($7,500)
Phil Jackson ($7,755)
Danny Devito ($144,700)
Emmanuel Lewis ($3,450)
Boyd Tinsley ($84,650)
Jon Stewart ($2,000)
Connie Stevens ($7,150)
Bill Romanowski ($250)
Armen Keteyian ($250)
Harvey Fierstein ($4,750)
Ellen Burstyn ($1,000)
Vanessa Williams ($3,500)
Brett Ratner ($18,050)
Alan Alda ($32,600)
Jeremy Mayfield ($1,000)
Elie Wiesel ($1,000)
James Woods ($1,500)
John Cleese ($2,300)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
James Lipton ($1,300)
Robert DeNiro ($70,500)
Don Cheadle ($7,700)
Max Wright ($1,500)
Jerry Zucker ($64,666)
Randy Newman ($29,300)
Kal Penn ($4,155)
Helen Hunt ($7,550)
Barry Bostwick ($250)
Brad Grey ($150,550)
Ed Asner ($33,575)
John Andretti ($750)
James L Dolan ($445,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Michael Chertoff
, 55 (bio ) Secretary of Homeland Security 2005-09
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,847
Election Picks: 2 wins, 8 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 LATHAM & WATKINSZIMMER, DICK (R) House (NJ District: 12) ZIMMER 2000 INCLost $1,000 general 10/24/00
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL WESTFIELD, NJ 07090 LATHAM & WATKINSFRANKS, ROBERT D (R) Senate - NJ BOB FRANKS FOR US SENATE INCLost $500 general 08/08/00
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078 LATHAM & WATKINSTREFFINGER, JAMES W (R) Senate - NJ JIM TREFFINGER FOR SENATE INCLost $500 primary 06/05/00
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 LATHAM & WATKINSGORMLEY, WILLIAM L (R) Senate - NJ GORMLEY FOR SENATE PRIMARY ELECTION FUNDLost $500 primary 12/09/99
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 ATTORNEYGIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF GIULIANI EXPLORATORY COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 11/24/99
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 LATHAM & WATKINSGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC. - $-500 primary 09/10/99
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 LATHAM & WATKINSGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.Won $500 primary 07/14/99
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 LATHAM & WATKINSGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.Won $1,000 primary 04/23/99
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 LAYTHAM & WATKINSD'AMATO, ALFONSE M (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SENATOR D'AMATO (1998 COMMITTEE)Lost $1,000 general 06/09/98
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 LAYTHAM & WATKINSD'AMATO, ALFONSE M (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SENATOR D'AMATO (1998 COMMITTEE)Lost $500 primary 10/30/97
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 LAYTHAM & WATKINSD'AMATO, ALFONSE M (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SENATOR D'AMATO (1998 COMMITTEE)Lost $500 primary 06/16/97
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL WESTFIELD, NJ 07090 LATHAM WATKINS ET ALZIMMER, DICK (R) Senate - NJ ZIMMER FOR SENATE INCLost $250 general 10/24/96
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL WESTFIELD, NJ 07090 LATHAM WATKINS ET ALZIMMER, DICK (R) Senate - NJ ZIMMER FOR SENATE INCLost $500 general 08/14/96
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092 LATHAM & WATKINSMARTINI, WILLIAM J (R) House (NJ District: 08) MARTINI FOR CONGRESSLost $250 primary 04/01/96
CHERTOFF, MICHAEL NEW YORK, NJ LATHAM & WATKINSMARTINI, WILLIAM J (R) House (NJ District: 08) MARTINI FOR CONGRESSWon $250 general 10/18/94
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