Hall of Fame
Benicio Del Toro ($500)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Natalie Maines ($4,672)
Sara Evans ($5,861)
Susan Dey ($1,350)
Chris Berman ($7,749)
Bernie Kosar ($72,800)
Scott Bakula ($3,550)
Tom Werner ($318,700)
David Toms ($2,000)
Tracy Scoggins ($500)
Marina Sirtis ($5,100)
Zach Braff ($3,300)
Art Rooney II ($93,815)
Ed Koch ($28,192)
George Takei ($18,304)
Michael Mann ($13,950)
Julianne Moore ($7,250)
Lionel Richie ($7,800)
Rosie O'Donnell ($198,600)
Louie Anderson ($2,500)
Burt Bacharach ($74,650)
Harry Belafonte ($1,500)
John Kasich ($10,826)
will.i.am ($31,800)
Tom Arnold ($28,746)
Danny Goldberg ($185,800)
Reese Witherspoon ($1,500)
Melissa Etheridge ($7,000)
Ed Harris ($17,350)
Anthony Edwards ($6,997)
Paul Rodriguez ($2,200)
Madeleine Stowe ($2,800)
Phil Fulmer ($4,200)
Bucky Dent ($500)
Jack Klugman ($7,866)
Corbin Bernsen ($550)
Jerry Reinsdorf ($443,903)
Phil Donahue ($162,200)
Tyra Banks ($6,500)
Trisha Yearwood ($3,000)
Shirley MacLaine ($2,000)
Mark Green ($5,910)
Rene Russo ($12,000)
Dustin Hoffman ($169,950)
Swoosie Kurtz ($750)
Mike Shanahan ($1,000)
Eddie Murphy ($30,800)
Spike Lee ($20,500)
Ivana Trump ($10,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Billionaires
Riley Bechtel
(bio ) Bechtel Group chairman, ceo
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,895
Election Picks: 5 wins, 12 losses
$42,500 Republican $1,000 Democrat $43,285 special interest total: $86,785
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Bechtel, Riley San Francisco, CA 94119 Bechtel Group, Inc./Chairman and CEDavid Dreier (R) House (CA District: 26) DREIER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - $2,400 primary 04/07/09
BECHTEL, RILEY MR CBE SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL GROUP, INC./CEO NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $10,000 primary 10/27/08
BECHTEL, RILEY PEART SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL CORP/MANAGER BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $570 primary 11/19/06
BECHTEL, RILEY PEART SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL CORP/MANAGER BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $1,295 general 03/26/06
BECHTEL, RILEY PEART SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL CORP/MANAGER BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $2,405 primary 12/18/05
Bechtel, Riley P San Francisco, CA 94119 Bechtel/CEO CARE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $2,000 primary 11/18/04
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL GROUP INCBill Jones (R) Senate - CA BILL JONES FOR US SENATELost $1,000 general 10/07/04
BECHTEL, RILEY PEART SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL CORP/MANAGER BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $2,405 primary 12/23/01
Bechtel, Riley P. Mr. San Francisco, CA 94105 Bechtel Group Inc./Chairman & CEORalph Regula (Rep) House (OH District: 16) REGULA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 11/09/01
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL GROUP INC CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY/V8 (R) - $2,000 primary 11/03/00
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTREL GROUP INCRalph Regula (Rep) House (OH District: 16) REGULA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 10/18/00
BECHTEL, RILEY SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL GROUP INCCAMPBELL, TOM (R) Senate - CA CAMPBELL FOR SENATELost $1,000 general 09/30/00
BECHTEL, RILEY SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL GROUP INCHUTCHISON, CLAUDE B JR (R) House (CA District: 10) CLAUDE HUTCHISON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 09/30/00
Bechtel, Riley P. Mr. San Francisco, CA 94119 Bechtel Group Inc.Elizabeth Dole (R) President ELIZABETH DOLE FOR PRESIDENT EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 06/30/99
BECHTEL, RILEY SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL GROUP INCCAMPBELL, THOMAS J (R) House (CA District: 15) TOM CAMPBELL FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 05/19/99
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL CORPORATION BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $5,000 primary 12/31/97
BECHTEL, RILEY MENLO PARK, CA 94026 BECHTEL GROUP INCCAMPBELL, THOMAS J (R) House (CA District: 15) TOM CAMPBELL FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 09/26/96
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL GROUP INCBob Dole (R) President DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $100 primary 12/04/95
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL GROUP INCBob Dole (R) President DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 11/28/95
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL CORPORATION BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $5,000 primary 10/30/95
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $5,000 primary 08/10/93
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL CORPORATIONSEYMOUR, JOHN F (R) Senate - CA U S SENATOR JOHN SEYMOUR COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 10/30/92
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL GROUP INCDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 10/26/92
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL GROUP INC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $10,000 primary 10/08/92
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 George H W Bush (R) President BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 03/17/92
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $5,000 primary 02/05/92
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL CORPORATIONSEYMOUR, JOHN F (R) Senate - CA U S SENATOR JOHN SEYMOUR COMMITTEELost $500 primary 10/04/91
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $3,300 primary 09/20/91
BECHTEL, RILEY P MENLO PARK, CA 94026 BECHTEL GROUP INCCAMPBELL, TOM (R) Senate - CA CAMPBELL FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 primary 04/23/91
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $-230 primary 12/10/89
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $5,000 primary 07/10/89
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL GROUP INC - $1,000 primary 06/06/89
BECHTEL, RILEY P MR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL GROUPWILSON, PETER B (R) Senate - CA CALIFORNIANS FOR SENATOR PETE WILSONWon $1,000 general 10/21/88
BECHTEL, RILEY P BECHTEL BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $540 primary 10/06/88
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL GROUPHECHT, CHIC (R) Senate - NV HECHT REELECTION COMMITTEELost $500 general 10/06/88
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL GROUP INCDAWKINS, PETER MILLER (R) Senate - NJ PETE DAWKINS FOR SENATELost $1,000 general 09/16/88
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 BECHTEL GROUP INCDAWKINS, PETER MILLER (R) Senate - NJ PETE DAWKINS FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 05/17/88
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94119 BECHTEL BECHTEL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BECHTEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) - $5,000 primary 12/19/81
BECHTEL, RILEY P SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 ATTORNEYCONNALLY, JOHN B. (R) President CONNALLY FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 01/19/81
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US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,426
2,954
GIs Killed in Action
3,475
640
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
885
193
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,880
2,618
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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