Hall of Fame
Tucker Carlson ($1,000)
Ben Affleck ($8,600)
Seth Meyers ($1,500)
Lou Pearlman ($20,600)
Tony Shalhoub ($2,450)
Albert Brooks ($250)
Max Wright ($1,500)
Rose McGowan ($800)
Art Modell ($182,300)
Rue McClanahan ($7,725)
Tony Bennett ($6,600)
Tom Ford ($26,850)
Tippi Hedren ($300)
Ben Harper ($2,000)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
Mike McCaskey ($5,500)
Ellen Pompeo ($4,600)
Debra Messing ($6,600)
Christopher Lloyd ($4,800)
Al Jarreau ($500)
Larry Hagman ($42,699)
Maggie Gyllenhaal ($1,000)
Byron Scott ($1,000)
Maria Bello ($4,300)
Goldie Hawn ($49,090)
Louie Anderson ($2,500)
Vlade Divac ($10,000)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Park Overall ($500)
Charlize Theron ($7,200)
Kevin James ($2,100)
Diane Keaton ($9,000)
Wendie Malick ($8,000)
Keenan Ivory Wayans ($1,000)
Kate Walsh ($3,050)
Jeff Goldblum ($1,000)
Morgan Fairchild ($21,375)
Nia Long ($2,300)
Randy Newman ($13,500)
Steve Buscemi ($2,373)
Susanna Hoffs ($2,300)
Ron Howard ($94,650)
Mancow Muller ($6,000)
Grant Hill ($2,300)
Krista Allen ($6,682)
Mark Feuerstein ($250)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Jane Kaczmarek ($38,750)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
George Karl ($7,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Billionaires
Joan Kroc
, 1928-2003 (bio ) philanthropist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,669
Election Picks: 6 wins, 14 losses
$1,000 Republican $52,125 Democrat $500 special interest total: $53,625
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 INDEPENDENT INVESTORKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 general 09/01/88
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 PHILANTHROPISTMCCARTHY, LEO T (D) Senate - CA MCCARTHY COMMITTEE; THELost $1,000 general 07/26/88
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 INDEPENDENT INVESTORKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $500 general 06/07/88
KROC, JOAN B MRS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 BUSINESSWOMANBATES, JIM (D) House (CA District: 50) JIM BATES FOR CONGRESSWon $875 primary 05/10/88
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF-EMPLOYEDKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 02/19/88
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 JACKSON, JESSE LOUIS (D) President JESSE JACKSON FOR PRESIDENT '88 COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 10/29/87
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 JOAN B KROCMCCARTHY, LEO T (D) Senate - CA MCCARTHY COMMITTEE; THELost $1,000 primary 08/20/87
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SAN DIEGO PADRESMichael Dukakis (D) President DUKAKIS FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, INCLost $1,000 primary 07/29/87
KROC, JOAN B MS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SIMON, PAUL (D) President PAUL SIMON FOR PRESIDENTLost $1,000 primary 07/20/87
KROC, JOAN B MS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF EMPLOYEDAl Gore (D) President ALBERT GORE JR FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 07/17/87
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 BABBITT, BRUCE (D) President BABBITT FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 07/15/87
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 Dick Gephardt (D) President GEPHARDT FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 07/14/87
KROC, JOAN B MS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 INDEPENDENT INVESTORJoe Biden (D) President BIDEN FOR PRESIDENTLost $1,000 primary 07/14/87
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 INVESTMENTSSCHROEDER, PATRICIA (D) House (CO District: 01) SCHROEDER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE, INCWon $500 primary 05/01/87
KROC, JOAN B MS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 MCDONALDSSIMON, PAUL (D) Senate - IL SIMON FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 04/06/87
KROC, JOAN LA JOLLA, CA 92037 ENTREPRENOURKRIPKE, DANIEL F MD (D) House (CA District: 41) DAN KRIPKE FOR CONGRESSLost $750 general 10/31/86
KROC, JOAN B MS LA JOLLA, CA 92037 DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $10,000 primary 10/23/86
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SAN DIEGO PADRES DEMOCRATS FOR THE 90'S (NNE) - $500 primary 06/17/85
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF-EMPLOYEDBATES, JIM (D) House (CA District: 50) JIM BATES FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 06/05/85
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SAN DIEGO PADRES DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $20,000 primary 10/18/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF-EMPLOYED LEADERSHIP '02 (FKA FRIENDS OF ALBERT GORE JR INC) (D) - $1,000 general 10/09/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF EMPLOYEDCRANSTON, ALAN SENATOR (D) Senate - CA CRANSTON FOR SENATE '92 INCWon $1,000 primary 10/05/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 SELF EMPLOYEDCRANSTON, ALAN SENATOR (D) Senate - CA CRANSTON FOR SENATE '92 INCWon $1,000 general 10/05/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 HUNT, JAMES B JR (D) Senate - NC JIM HUNT COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 10/03/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 CRANSTON, ALAN (D) President CRANSTON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 09/28/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLA, CA 92037 RETIREDTom Harkin (D) Senate - IA CITIZENS FOR HARKINWon $1,000 general 09/28/84
KROC, JOAN B LA JOLLE, CA 92037 SAN DIEGO PADRESCUNNINGHAM, GEORGE VINTON (D) Senate - SD CUNNINGHAM FOR SENATELost $1,000 general 09/04/84
KROC, JOAN B SAN DIEGO, CA 92109 HOUSEWIFEMCKINNON, DAN (R) House (CA District: 41) MCKINNON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 05/23/80
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,934
2,462
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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