Hall of Fame
Kevin Bacon ($36,000)
Dave Matthews ($2,100)
John Andretti ($750)
Jim Lampley ($7,625)
Dermot Mulroney ($3,500)
Jerry Rice ($1,000)
Tim Robbins ($38,210)
Marsha Mason ($57,875)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
Jay Chandrasekhar ($1,200)
Gay Talese ($1,300)
Elaine May ($7,000)
Christopher Lloyd ($5,300)
John Mellencamp ($28,300)
Glenn Frey ($75,098)
George Karl ($9,900)
Beverly LaHaye ($20,011)
Billy Dee Williams ($1,000)
Matt LeBlanc ($4,000)
Gary Collins ($2,250)
Karl Malone ($16,000)
Cameron Crowe ($41,400)
Darrell Waltrip ($64,025)
Peyton Manning ($9,500)
Amy Brenneman ($12,000)
Rick Hilton ($9,300)
Anna Wintour ($47,150)
Don Cheadle ($7,700)
Burt Bacharach ($74,650)
Maria Shriver ($19,900)
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
Seth Rogen ($30,400)
Marcia Cross ($1,200)
Dick Van Patten ($3,815)
Alex Spanos ($6,758,260)
Scott Wolf ($2,000)
Anthony Pellicano ($500)
Dale Jarrett ($6,200)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($443,903)
Julie Taymor ($28,000)
Jon Voight ($4,500)
Alicia Silverstone ($900)
Melvin Van Peebles ($750)
Jennifer Lopez ($4,200)
Mel Brooks ($20,300)
Markos Moulitsas ($37,050)
Bert Blyleven ($250)
Mark Green ($5,910)
Woody Allen ($12,750)
Jamie Farr ($5,300)
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Hall of Fame ► Billionaires
Joan Kroc
, 1928-2003 (bio ) philanthropist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,869
Election Picks: 7 wins, 13 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 SENATEWon $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
2,440
2,968
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
649
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
, AP
Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
casualty status updated November 17, 2009
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