Hall of Fame
Jim Belushi ($4,250)
Don King ($262,800)
Amy Madigan ($46,400)
Gwyneth Paltrow ($11,450)
Joshua Malina ($3,000)
Ken Venturi ($550)
Ted Harbert ($38,975)
Lucy Lawless ($4,000)
Crystal Bernard ($1,000)
Steven Weber ($4,300)
Eric Roberts ($375)
Jane Pauley ($7,900)
Robin Quivers ($2,500)
Eddie Sutton ($4,625)
Deepak Chopra ($12,600)
Lou Holtz ($11,100)
Ricardo Montalban ($250)
Catherine Zeta-Jones ($2,000)
Nicole Kidman ($25,500)
Thomas Gibson ($3,300)
Randy Newman ($13,500)
Matt LeBlanc ($4,000)
Darrell Waltrip ($58,425)
Annette Bening ($7,200)
Jeffrey Wright ($8,650)
Blake Edwards ($8,500)
Phylicia Rashad ($1,500)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
Brian De Palma ($2,000)
Joan Jett ($4,750)
Tom Hayden ($109,878)
Sam Simon ($34,500)
Bill Pullman ($1,500)
William Dean Singleton ($13,500)
John Leguizamo ($1,000)
Sam Raimi ($5,950)
Christina Applegate ($2,000)
Greg Kinnear ($1,000)
Cindy Crawford ($3,300)
Alan Arkin ($250)
Josh Lucas ($250)
Alex Karras ($12,750)
Spike Feresten ($4,850)
Pierce Brosnan ($2,000)
Ashley Williams ($250)
Elaine May ($7,000)
Chris Evert ($500)
Bruce Vilanch ($8,500)
Barbra Streisand ($605,975)
Topher Grace ($4,600)
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Hall of Fame ► Billionaires
J Howard Marshall, II
, 1905-1995 (bio ) oil tycoon
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
233
Election Picks: 13 wins, 6 losses
$86,250 Republican $4,000 Democrat $16,700 special interest total: $106,950
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77040 MARSHALL PETROLEUM INCCraig Thomas (R) Senate - WY CITIZENS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMITTEEWon $4,000 general 10/26/94
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77040 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 01/27/94
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77040 MARSHALL PETROLEUM FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM PAC (R) - $1,000 primary 09/24/92
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77040 ATTORNEY KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) - $5,000 primary 02/18/92
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II MR HOUSTON, TX 77040 MARSHALL PETROLEUMGRAMM, PHIL (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90Won $1,000 general 10/23/90
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 MARSHALL PETROLEUMGRAMM, PHIL (R) Senate - TX FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90Won $250 primary 03/07/90
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II MR HOUSTON, TX 77042 INVESTORBENTSEN, LLOYD SENATOR (D) Senate - TX SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 03/17/88
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77024 MARSHALL PETROLEUM INCWRIGHT, JAMES C JR (D) House (TX District: 12) WRIGHT APPRECIATION FUNDWon $1,000 primary 11/19/87
MARSHALL, J H II HOUSTON, TX 77042 MARSHALL OIL COCALVERT, D W BILL (R) House (OK District: 01) BILL CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $500 primary 06/30/86
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77042 Arlen Specter (R) Senate - PA ARLEN SPECTER FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 06/27/85
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77042 Arlen Specter (R) Senate - PA ARLEN SPECTER FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 general 06/27/85
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 SELF-EMPLOYED FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE, INC; THE - $5,000 primary 05/07/85
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS (R) - $5,000 primary 10/01/84
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 TOWER, JOHN GOODWIN (R) Senate - TX TOWER SENATE CLUBLost $1,000 primary 04/18/83
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 INVESTMENTS NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $10,000 primary 03/29/83
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 SELF EMPLOYED NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $10,000 primary 12/19/82
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 SELF-EMPLOYEDHEINZ, HENRY JOHN III (R) Senate - PA PEOPLE FOR JOHN HEINZ COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 07/19/81
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77042 INVESTMENTS NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $10,000 primary 06/19/81
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II MR HOUSTON, TX 77024 INVESTORBENTSEN, LLOYD SENATOR (D) Senate - TX SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 04/19/81
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77024 INVESTMENTSFIELDS, JACK (R) House (TX District: 08) FIELDS FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 09/27/80
MARSHALL, HOWARD J II HOUSTON, TX 77002 BUSINESS EXECUTIVERon Paul (R) House (TX District: 14) COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT RON PAULWon $500 general 08/13/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77042 Arlen Specter (R) Senate - PA ARLEN SPECTER FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 general 08/11/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77002 PRIVATE INVESTORPACKWOOD, ROBERT W (R) Senate - OR RE-ELECT BOB PACKWOOD COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 06/04/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77002 INVESTMENTS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $10,000 primary 03/21/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77002 INVESTMENTS NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $5,000 primary 03/14/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II MR HOUSTON, TX 77002 INVESTMENTS SYMMS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYMMS PAC) - $500 primary 02/01/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 00000 Bob Dole (R) President DOLE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $500 primary 01/11/80
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77002 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $10,000 primary 12/14/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77002 LAWYER NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $5,000 primary 12/14/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77024 EXECUTIVE KOCH INDUSTRIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $200 primary 11/30/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77024 INVESTMENTS/OIL PRODUCERTOWER, JOHN GOODWIN (R) Senate - TX TOWER SENATE CLUBLost $500 primary 10/10/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD MR HOUSTON, TX 77024 INVESTMENTSCONNALLY, JOHN B. (R) President CONNALLY FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 09/20/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77002 LAWYER NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS * (R) - $5,000 primary 09/13/79
MARSHALL, HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77002 VOTERS FOR CHOICE - $1,000 primary 06/26/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77001 INVESTORGRAMM, WILLIAM PHILIP (R) House (TX District: 06) PHIL GRAMM FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 06/13/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD II HOUSTON, TX 77002 INVESTORBENTSEN, LLOYD SENATOR (D) Senate - TX SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN ELECTION COMMITTEEWon $1,000 05/25/79
MARSHALL, J HOWARD HOUSTON, TX 77024 INVESTORGeorge H W Bush (R) President GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENTLost $1,000 primary 05/04/79
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,938
2,466
GIs Killed in Action
3,353
331
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
763
137
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,476
1,354
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,500
30,000
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Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
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