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NEWSMEAT Hall of Fame - National Politics
Federal Campaign Contributions Since 1978
updated every Monday
Contributor (click name for detailed report) Total Dem GOP Spec Int Election
Win/Loss
Peter Buttenwieser political fundraiser$4,099,90894%0%6%147-131
Vernon Jordan Washington power broker$318,96768%1%31%90-59
Kenneth Feinberg Special Master, Sept 11th Victims Compensation Fund; attorney$353,00074%3%23%73-43
Hilary Rosen lobbyist; RIAA CEO 1998-2003$339,58173%4%23%105-44
Jack Abramoff lobbyist, GOP fundraiser; convicted of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud$225,4881%64%35%109-44
Brent Scowcroft National Security Advisor 1974-77 and 1989-93$137,0511%53%46%16-16
Haley Barbour Governor of Mississippi 2004-present$194,0950%69%31%121-46
Donald Rumsfeld Sec. of Defense 1975-77, 2001-06$356,5001%83%16%81-69
Bob Dole US Senator 1969-96$330,0500%86%14%70-59
George Mitchell US Senator 1980-1995$68,45633%0%67%7-7
Teresa Heinz Kerry philanthropist$184,92275%3%22%40-20
John O'Neill Swift Vets and POWs for Truth co-founder; attorney$70,9600%43%57%0-14
Jack Valenti lobbyist$430,73064%26%10%291-106
Christine Todd Whitman NJ Gov 1994-2001; EPA chief 2001-03$140,6301%71%28%28-24
Dick Cheney US Vice President 2001-2009$80,6460%56%44%29-9
Phil Gramm US Senator (R-TX) 1985-2002; economist$195,8941%81%18%20-20
Jamie Gorelick 9/11 Commissioner; fmr US Deputy Atty General$184,97579%4%17%75-34
Ann Richards Governor of Texas 1991-95$73,73359%0%41%24-11
Randall Tobias Director of Foreign Assistance & USAID Director 2006-07$207,9001%85%14%17-10
William Weld Governor of Massachusetts 1991-97$200,3006%81%13%35-49
Geraldine Ferraro Congresswoman 1978-84; 1984 VP candidate$137,35083%0%17%59-33
Tony Rudy "Team Abramoff" lobbyist; convicted on bribery conspiracy charges$60,3400%68%32%46-11
Phil Angelides Calif. State Treasurer; 2006 candidate for governor$243,33492%0%8%77-41
Milton Friedman economist$30,0000%33%67%5-6
Andrew Card White House Chief of Staff 2001-06$82,4002%78%20%32-31
Dianne Feinstein US Senator 1992-present$404,50196%0%4%90-45
Robert Rubin US Treasury Secretary 1995-99$413,95196%0%4%80-36
Ken Mehlman RNC chairman 2005-06$123,0000%88%12%16-10
Walter Mondale Vice President 1977-80$49,57971%0%29%22-18
Sheila Bair FDIC - Chairman 2006-present$33,7003%58%39%8-12
Andrew Young civil rights activist, politician, lobbyist$56,55075%4%21%18-24
John Kenneth Galbraith economist, diplomat$24,80053%0%47%11-11
Clark Clifford Secretary of Defense 1968-69; attorney$110,24490%0%10%41-24
Henry Kissinger Sec. of State 1973-77$62,7003%80%17%27-15
Nancy Pelosi Member of Congress, Minority Leader$56,41081%0%19%25-24
Donald Segretti C.R.E.E.P. political operative; Watergate convict$20,3500%49%51%14-2
William Donaldson SEC chairman 2003-05; business executive$37,0005%68%27%13-6
Ted Kennedy US Senator 1962-2009$45,96978%0%22%12-10
Larry Thompson deputy US Attorney General 2001-03; Pepsico evp$60,3673%81%16%20-19
Deval Patrick Governor of Massachusetts$66,30086%0%14%12-14
Tom Kean Governor of NJ 1982-90; 9/11 Commission chair$140,4542%92%6%11-22
Ted Olson US Solicitor General 2001-04; attorney$97,5006%85%9%45-25
Mitt Romney Governor of Massachussetts 2003-06; Bain Capital founder$4,715,7900%100%0%9-22
Douglas Feith Undersecretary of Defense for Policy 2001-05$47,8505%79%16%22-16
Henry Cisneros HUD Secretary 1993-97$64,60089%0%11%27-12
David H Safavian White House Procurement Chief 2004-05; indicted for corruption$22,0841%67%32%26-7
Francis J Harvey Secretary of the Army 2004-2007$21,5300%69%31%3-4
Tom DeLay House Majority Leader 2003-05; indicted on charges of money laundering$26,9000%76%24%10-7
Maurice Stans Sec. of Commerce 1969-72; indicted (acquitted) in Watergate scandal$48,5850%87%13%13-11
Joe Trippi Democratic political consultant$26,17775%0%25%2-12
Sandy Berger former National Security Advisor$81,12592%0%8%31-24
Ken Starr judge, DC Circuit Court of Appeals 1983-89; "Whitewater" Independent Counsel$34,7850%82%18%13-8
Richard A Clarke former national security expert$38,04482%3%15%7-4
Fred Thompson US Senator 1994-2003; actor; attorney$44,1551%87%12%7-13
Lamar Alexander US Senator; TN Governor 1978-87$39,7973%84%13%10-8
Stephen Moore economist, pundit$10,7502%47%51%4-5
Eric Holder US Attorney General nominee$34,82582%3%15%18-12
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter American Red Cross chairman 2004-present; businesswoman$168,6470%97%3%2-5
Brent Bozell media watchdog$7,2500%31%69%0-2
Mark Penn pollster, political strategist$15,85068%0%32%1-5
Dan Quayle Vice President 1989-1993$54,3350%92%8%7-11
Sam Bodman Secretary of Energy$45,7503%90%7%7-9
Lady Bird Johnson First Lady 1963-68$88,85095%1%4%12-18
Barbara Boxer Senator since 1993$14,04377%0%23%9-11
Paul Weyrich Heritage Foundation co-founder$9,6000%66%34%5-15
Kirsten Gillibrand Member of Congress 2007-present$47,57593%0%7%13-16
David Axelrod Obama Senior Political Advisor$74,87295%1%4%39-22
Colin Powell Secretary of State 2001-05$42,0451%87%12%12-20
Mary Landrieu US Senator 1996-present$16,75078%6%16%6-7
Don Sherwood US Congressman 1999-2007$44,7502%93%5%4-9
Ray Nagin Mayor of New Orleans 2002-present$12,90057%23%20%7-2
Michael E Toner Federal Election Commission chairman 2002-06$9,4780%75%25%4-3
Fred F Fielding White House Counsel 1981-86, 2007; 9/11 Commissioner$27,5005%86%9%12-12
Condoleezza Rice US Secretary of State 2005-09$5,1000%55%45%1-2
James Carville political guru$36,16094%0%6%12-13
Torie Clarke public relations consultant, pundit$20,2505%84%11%6-7
Richard Armitage US Deputy Secretary of State 2001-05$14,1505%81%14%7-8
Joe Biden US Vice President$2,0000%0%100%0-0
Jeane Kirkpatrick US Ambassador to the UN 1981-85$16,0000%88%12%0-4
Ralph Reed political strategist$28,7300%93%7%11-9
Tommy Thompson Secretary of Health and Human Services 2001-05; Governor of Wisconsin 1987-2001$51,5670%96%4%5-8
Tom Vilsack Governor of Iowa 1999-2006$28,61994%0%6%8-8
John 'Jeb' Bush Gov. of Florida 1999-2006$15,9500%87%13%8-9
William Bennett Sec. of Education 1985-88; author; radio host$9,8000%85%15%3-4
George W Bush 43rd US President$13,4500%89%11%7-7
Louis Freeh FBI Director 1993-2001$44,75034%63%3%7-4
Howard Krongard Inspector General of the State Department 2005-08$6,35016%61%23%2-2
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis First Lady 1961-1963$27,50095%0%5%15-11
Joe Wilson former ambassador$10,25061%24%15%7-3
Frank Luntz political consultant$4,8080%73%27%3-1
Harriet Miers White House Counsel 2005-07$18,07017%76%7%8-5
James A Baker, III Secretary of State 1989-92; attorney$62,9502%97%1%10-12
Bob Barr US Congressman 1993-2005$20,2140%76%24%1-4
George H W Bush 41st US President$46,0840%98%2%11-14
Kenneth H Dalhberg C.R.E.E.P. midwest finance chairman$122,9530%99%1%25-34
John Edwards US Senator 1998-2004$15,75094%0%6%1-1
Rahm Emanuel US Congressman 2003-08$14,75093%0%7%9-3
Carl W Ford, Jr former State Dept Intel Chief$16,25037%57%6%13-6
Porter Goss CIA Director 2004-06; Congressman 1989-2004$19,1000%95%5%13-18
Stephen Hadley National Security Advisor 2005-09$12,2500%92%8%6-2
Chuck Hagel US Senator 1997-2009$12,7008%84%8%8-8
Duncan Hunter US Congressman 1981-2009$24,2000%96%4%16-8
Lewis 'Scooter' Libby Vice President's chief of staff 2001-05; convicted of perjury$12,5000%92%8%4-1
Peter Orszag economist$2,25056%0%44%0-2
Donna Brazile political consultant$9,05090%0%10%10-7
Alberto Gonzales US Attorney General 2005-07$1,275-2%39%63%1-1
Christina Romer economist; Council of Economic Advisors - chair designee$7,06589%0%11%1-3
Pat Buchanan columnist, presidential candidate$68,7500%23%77%2-12
Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential candidate$34,66398%0%2%29-20
James Woolsey CIA Director 1993-95$28,65057%41%2%12-13
Miguel Estrada attorney$14,9507%89%4%5-4
Richard Ben-Veniste attorney, 9/11 commissioner$30,82595%3%2%18-9
David Brock author, media watchdog$10,00095%0%5%5-8
Al Gore Vice President 1993-2001$38,09799%0%1%6-7
Alan Greenspan Federal Reserve Chairman 1987-2006$6,5000%92%8%4-1
Orrin Hatch US Senator 1977-present$5,5000%91%9%2-3
Elena Kagan US Solicitor General$12,55096%0%4%5-4
Dan Senor Iraq CPA Spokesman; FOX News contributor$4,5500%89%11%3-3
Paul Volcker Federal Reserve Chairman 1979-87$16,00064%33%3%9-9
Paul Wolfowitz Deputy Secretary of Defense 2001-05; World Bank president 2005-07$10,9370%95%5%3-5
James Stockdale Vice Admiral; war hero; 1992 VP candidate$1,4730%85%15%1-2
Bob Ney Congressman 1995-2006; convicted of fraud conspiracy$1,7000%76%24%1-0
Valerie Plame Wilson former CIA operative$2,37284%0%16%1-1
Newt Gingrich politician$22,8700%99%1%5-6
John Boehner House Majority Leader 2006-present; Member of Congress 1990-present$27,1150%99%1%14-6
John R Bolton US Ambasador to the UN 2005-06$1,2500%80%20%0-0
Bay Buchanan pundit$3,5000%57%43%0-4
Lester Crawford FDA Commissioner 2005; convicted felon$9,3500%97%3%2-0
David Addington Vice President's chief of staff 2005$10,9150%100%0%4-5
Ken Adelman defense analyst$4,7500%100%0%4-2
Joe Allbaugh FEMA Director 2001-03; lobbyist$36,20014%86%0%12-5
Aldrich Ames Soviet spy, CIA agent$5,500100%0%0%0-0
Evan Bayh US Senator 1999-present; Governor of Indiana 1989-97$1,000100%0%0%0-1
Paul Begala political consultant, commentator$32,210100%0%0%5-11
Josh Bolten White House Chief of Staff 2006-09$3,5000%100%0%5-2
Michael D Brown former head of FEMA 2003-05$1,7500%100%0%2-0
Sam Brownback US Senator 1996-present$3,9650%100%0%2-1
Barbara Bush First Lady 1989-93$27,2590%100%0%5-5
Neil Bush businessman$3,9900%100%0%3-3
Jimmy Carter 39th US President 1977-81$17,650100%0%0%4-6
Elizabeth Cheney $5,0000%100%0%3-1
Michael Chertoff Secretary of Homeland Security 2005-09$8,7500%100%0%2-8
Wesley Clark NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe 1997-2000$9,300100%0%0%4-2
Paul Clement US Solicitor General 2005-08$2,5000%100%0%1-0
Bill Clinton 42nd US President$6,800100%0%0%3-2
Hillary Clinton Secretary of State$1,321,300100%0%0%1-2
Charles W Colson Pres. Nixon chief counsel 1969-73; Watergate felon$11,0000%100%0%1-1
Philip Cooney ex Bush White House staffer; oil executive$5000%100%0%1-1
John Cornyn US Senator 2002-present$1,7500%100%0%2-1
Ann Coulter conservative pundit, author$2500%100%0%0-1
Larry Craig US Senator 1990-2007$8,0000%100%0%3-3
Mario Cuomo NY governor 1983-1995$29,900100%0%0%7-5
Howard Dean DNC chairman; VT Governor 1991-2002$760100%0%0%0-1
Chris Dodd US Senator 1981-present$4,000100%0%0%1-3
Matthew Dowd political consultant$490100%0%0%0-2
Chet Edwards US Congressman 1991-present$3,241100%0%0%3-2
Daniel Ellsberg whistleblower; political activist$500100%0%0%1-1
Clark Kent Ervin former Inspector Gen., Dept. of Homeland Security$1,75043%57%0%1-1
Marsha J Evans American Red Cross ceo, president$1,2500%100%0%0-0
Robert Gates Secretary of Defense nominee; CIA director 1991-92$3,0000%100%0%2-0
Rudy Giuliani Mayor of New York (1994-2001)$709,1500%100%0%1-6
Jennifer Granholm Governor of Michigan$4,600100%0%0%5-4
L Patrick Gray, III acting FBI Director 1972-73$1,7900%100%0%1-0
Bo Gritz activist, conspiracy theorist, decorated vet$1,000100%0%0%1-0
Richard Haass Council on Foreign Relations president 2003-present$4,2000%100%0%2-5
Katherine Harris Member of Congress 2003-07$3,0000%100%0%0-1
Mike Huckabee Governor of Arkansas 1996-2006$5,6000%100%0%0-2
Karen Hughes Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 2005-07$4,5000%100%0%2-0
Alphonso Jackson Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 2004-08$6,0500%100%0%3-2
Tim Kaine DNC Chairman; Virginia Governor 2006-present$22,035100%0%0%4-11
George Kennan diplomat, historian$3,000100%0%0%0-2
Bob Kerrey Senator 1989-2000; New School Univ. president$36,177100%0%0%11-5
John Kerry Senator, 2004 presidential candidate$6,448,965100%0%0%4-6
Zalmay Khalilzad US Ambassador to Iraq 2005-$5000%100%0%0-1
Egil 'Bud' Krogh Nixon operative, convicted in Watergate scandal; attorney$7,95044%56%0%6-5
Dennis Kucinich US Congressman 1997-present$500100%0%0%1-0
Harvey Mansfield professor, author$3,3000%100%0%0-1
Mary Matalin political strategist$23,1250%100%0%9-13
Terry McAuliffe DNC chairman 2001-05$27,410100%0%0%10-7
Cindy McCain philanthropist and businessperson$2,2500%100%0%1-2
John McCain US Senator$15,0780%100%0%1-3
George McGovern Congressman, Senator, and Democratic presidential nominee$13,500100%0%0%8-7
Robert McNamara Sec. of Defense 1961-68; World Bank pres. 1968-81$7,20058%42%0%7-2
Zell Miller US Senator 2000-05; Gov. of Georgia 1991-99$10,00060%40%0%2-3
Dick Morris political pundit and consultant$500100%0%0%1-0
Robert Mueller Director of the FBI$4500%100%0%0-1
Michael Mukasey US Attorney General; Federal Judge 1987-2006$1,20083%17%0%1-1
Ralph Nader consumer advocate$130,0050%0%100%0-5
John Negroponte ambassador$3,2500%100%0%2-1
Richard Nixon 37th US President$13,5000%100%0%1-2
Barack Obama 44th US President$7,656100%0%0%0-5
Tom Osborne congressman, college football coach$17,9506%94%0%2-5
Sarah Palin 2008 VP candidate; Alaska Governor 2006-09$6280%100%0%0-1
George Pataki Governor of New York 1995-2006$1,0000%100%0%1-0
Richard Perle political advisor$500100%0%0%1-0
Jeanine Pirro Westchester County DA 1993-2005$8,1000%100%0%2-3
Ronald Reagan 40th US President$1,5100%100%0%0-1
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico 2003-present; Secretary of Energy 1998-2001$14,11996%4%0%9-7
Karl Rove Deputy Chief of Staff; political consultant$36,3500%100%0%15-9
John Rowland Gov. of Conn. 1995-2004; convicted of corruption$3,75015%85%0%2-4
Larry Sabato political pundit; professor$500100%0%0%1-0
Mark Sanford Governor of South Carolina$16,5720%100%0%1-1
Michael Scanlon lobbyist; convicted of bribery conspiracy$57,0000%100%0%3-1
Leah Ward Sears Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia$550100%0%0%1-0
Al Sharpton minister; political activist$94,470100%0%0%0-2
Eliot Spitzer Governor of New York 2007-08$88,05096%0%4%22-25
Ted Stevens US Senator 1968-2009; convicted felon$18,0500%100%0%7-4
Lawrence Summers Harvard University president$9,800100%0%0%2-3
Tom Tancredo US Congressman 1999-2009$2,5000%100%0%1-1
Sara Taylor White House political aide 2001-07$3,7000%100%0%5-3
Fran Townsend Homeland Security Advisor 2004-07$6,7000%100%0%1-0
Andrew von Eschenbach FDA Commissioner 2005-present$8,50518%82%0%2-2
Doug Wead writer; political aide$15,4500%100%0%6-6
Jim Webb US Senator; author; Secretary of the Navy 1987-88$950100%0%0%0-0
Caspar Weinberger Secretary of Defense 1981-87$3,7000%100%0%2-3
William Westmoreland Army General; commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War from 1964-68$2,7000%100%0%2-1
Kathleen Willey former White House aide, accused Pres. Clinton of sexual assault$4,75095%0%5%3-3
Diane Pamela Wood federal judge$1,250100%0%0%1-0
Robert Zoellick World Bank president$19,3000%100%0%20-6
Kathleen Sebelius Kansas Governor 2003-present$6,275112%0%0%5-6
Gerald Ford 38th US President$3,7500%367%0%8-4

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