Hall of Fame
Tippi Hedren ($300)
James Taylor ($32,550)
Fisher Stevens ($4,000)
Sharon Stone ($32,700)
Robin Wright Penn ($8,650)
Morgan Freeman ($7,400)
William Hurt ($5,000)
Tony Bennett ($8,900)
Jessica Lange ($8,800)
Boyd Tinsley ($84,650)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ($3,000)
Mark O'Meara ($2,500)
Sharon Gless ($14,800)
David Ogden Stiers ($10,650)
Steven Bochco ($70,808)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Mansoor Ijaz ($85,800)
Jay Chandrasekhar ($1,200)
Jeffrey Katzenberg ($1,394,820)
Sean Penn ($6,600)
Jerry Bruckheimer ($65,150)
Craig Newmark ($85,020)
Jeff Burton ($3,000)
Morgan Spurlock ($5,800)
Magic Johnson ($38,800)
Andy Borowitz ($22,850)
Clarence Avant ($472,346)
Sophia Bush ($250)
Ivan Boesky ($105,950)
Vivica A Fox ($1,000)
Darren Star ($69,900)
Liev Schreiber ($1,500)
Melissa Gilbert ($9,800)
Pam Dawber ($2,000)
Joe Scarborough ($9,562)
Francis Ford Coppola ($8,518)
Sarah Jessica Parker ($26,800)
Don Henley ($749,585)
Clyde Drexler ($2,000)
Paul Anka ($2,250)
George Wendt ($4,000)
Seth Meyers ($4,600)
Ben Crenshaw ($9,173)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Pat Summerall ($3,500)
John Grisham ($213,925)
Joan Allen ($1,250)
Wayne Newton ($25,250)
Heather Locklear ($1,000)
John Podhoretz ($450)
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Hall of Fame ► Billionaires
Jerry Yang
, 40 (bio ) Yahoo! co-founder
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
85
Election Picks: 19 wins, 2 losses
$28,000 Republican $195,041 Democrat $38,000 special interest total: $261,041
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Yang, Jerry Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Yahoo! Inc./Board Member YAHOO! INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 04/28/09
YANG, JERRY SUNNYVALE, CA 94089 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $-30,800 primary 11/07/08
Yang, Jerry Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Yahoo! Inc./CEOBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $30,800 primary 10/09/08
Yang, Jerry Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Yahoo! Inc./Executive YAHOO! INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 08/15/08
YANG, JERRY C SUNNYVALE, CA 94089 YAHOO! INC./CEO & CHIEF YAHOO! DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $28,500 primary 11/05/07
Yang, Jerry Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Yahoo! Inc./Executive YAHOO! INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 10/03/07
Yang, Jerry Los Gatos, CA 95032 Yahoo/ExecutiveNancy Pelosi (D) House (CA District: 08) NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSWon $2,300 general 06/29/07
Yang, Jerry Los Gatos, CA 95032 Yahoo/ExecutiveNancy Pelosi (D) House (CA District: 08) NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSWon $2,300 primary 06/29/07
Yang, Jerry Chih-Yuan Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Yahoo! Inc./Co-Founder DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $28,500 primary 06/29/07
Yang Revocable Trust, Jerry Los Gatos, CA 95032 YAHOO! INC. CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY/V8 (R) - $10,000 primary 09/26/06
Yang Revocable Trust, Jerry Los Gatos, CA 95032 YAHOO! INC./CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY/V8 (R) - $10,000 primary 09/26/06
Yang, Jerry C Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Yahoo! Inc./Chief Yahoo YAHOO! INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 09/18/06
Yang, Jerry Chih-Yuan Los Gatos, CA 95032 Yahoo! Inc./Co-Founder DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $25,000 primary 08/31/06
Yang, Jerry C Los Gatos, CA 95032 Yahoo! Inc./Co-Founder DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $25,000 primary 06/30/05
Yang, Jerry C Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Yahoo! Inc./Chief Yahoo YAHOO! INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 12/17/04
Yang, Jerry C Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Yahoo! Inc./Executive DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $25,000 primary 09/24/04
Yang, Jerry Chih-Yuan Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Yahoo! Inc./Chief Yahoo YAHOO! INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 12/17/03
YANG, JERRY C MR. LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA 94022 YAHOO! INC./EXECUTIVEGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $2,000 primary 07/16/03
Yang, Jerry Chih-Yuan Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Yahoo! Inc./Chief Yahoo YAHOO! INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 08/19/02
Jerry Yang Los Altos, CA 94022 Yahoo/ExecutiveRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) GEPHARDT IN CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 08/06/02
Jerry Yang Los Altos, CA 94022 Yahoo/ExecutiveRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) GEPHARDT IN CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 08/06/02
Yang Jerry Chih-Yuan Sunnyvale, CA 94089 N/A DCCCC - NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT NO 10 (soft-money donation) - $10,000 primary 06/18/02
Yang, Jerry Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Yahoo! Inc./Co-FounderZoe Lofgren (D) House (CA District: 16) LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 08/11/01
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO] DOOLEY FOR THE VALLEY (D) - $500 general 09/29/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO]Robert F. Bennett (R) Senate - UT BENNETT ELECTION COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 09/19/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO.COMThomas M., III Davis (R) House (VA District: 11) TOM DAVIS FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 09/19/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOOOrrin G. Hatch (R) Senate - UT HATCH ELECTION COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 general 09/12/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOOZoe Lofgren (D) House (CA District: 16) LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 09/11/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO.COMHarry Reid (D) Senate - NV FRIENDS FOR HARRY REIDWon $1,000 primary 08/22/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO INC BAYOU LEADER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 08/15/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO] DOOLEY FOR THE VALLEY (D) - $500 general 06/27/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOOJohn, Jr. Conyers (D) House (MI District: 14) FRIENDS OF JOHN CONYERSWon $500 primary 06/14/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOOPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 05/22/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO INC AMERICAN SUCCESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 05/17/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 WWW.YAHOO.COMRick Boucher (D) House (VA District: 09) BOUCHER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $500 primary 04/14/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO!Adam Smith (D) House (WA District: 09) ADAM SMITH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 02/29/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOOEllen O. Tauscher (D) House (CA District: 10) ELLEN TAUSCHER FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 02/24/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOOZoe Lofgren (D) House (CA District: 16) LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 02/24/00
YANG, JERRY NEW DEMOCRAT NETWORK - $1,000 primary 02/24/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 INTELFRIST, WILLIAM H (R) Senate - TN FRIST 2000 INCWon $1,000 primary 01/29/00
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOOL INCMartin Frost (D) House (TX District: 32) MARTIN FROST CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 11/15/99
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOOAnna G. Eshoo (D) House (CA District: 14) ANNA ESHOO FOR CONGRESSWon $250 primary 11/02/99
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOOEllen O. Tauscher (D) House (CA District: 10) ELLEN TAUSCHER FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 10/26/99
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO INCHoward L. Berman (D) House (CA District: 28) BERMAN FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 07/28/99
Yang, Jerry Mr. San Jose, CA 95132 Yahoo! Inc.John McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 06/30/99
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO INCR. W. "Bob" Goodlatte (R) House (VA District: 06) BOB GOODLATTE FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 05/24/99
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 WWW.YAHOO.COMRick Boucher (D) House (VA District: 09) BOUCHER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $500 primary 04/23/99
YANG, JERRY SAN JOSE, CA 95132 YAHOO INCMike DeWine (R) Senate - OH DEWINE FOR US SENATEWon $1,000 primary 03/30/99
YANG, JERRY SUNNYDALE, CA 94086 YAHOO] DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $20,000 primary 10/27/97
YANG, JERRY SUNNYDALE, CA 94086 DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $15,691 primary 10/27/97
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* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
Data for this NEWS MEAT report provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 6/22/09 — 16,836,301 records
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,299
2,827
GIs Killed in Action
3,454
468
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
862
166
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,802
1,939
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
135,000
38,000
AP
, Reuters
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated June 19, 2009
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individual donations of $200 or more made after 1977
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• Celebrities (actors, musicians, authors, icons)
• Billionaires
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• Media
• Business Executives
• Politics (pols, players, pundits, shills)
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