Hall of Fame
Angela Bassett ($2,300)
Wink Martindale ($2,000)
Martin Yan ($250)
Judy Blume ($23,750)
Mark Richt ($1,000)
Maria Shriver ($15,300)
Merril Hoge ($1,000)
Prince ($1,000)
Jack Nicklaus ($6,150)
Faye Dunaway ($5,900)
Lorenzo Lamas ($1,450)
Billy Joel ($11,250)
Samuel Jackson ($3,300)
Dixie Carter ($4,000)
Priscilla Presley ($750)
Kathy Najimy ($11,650)
Marlo Thomas ($324,800)
Eric Roberts ($375)
Leonard Nimoy ($36,900)
Henry Winkler ($35,000)
Marisa Tomei ($2,400)
Al Leiter ($4,000)
Sofia Coppola ($2,750)
Stephen Root ($500)
Digger Phelps ($1,250)
Clarence Avant ($403,096)
Usher ($250)
Magic Johnson ($16,100)
Mimi Rogers ($5,250)
Michael Chiarello ($600)
Michael Smerconish ($18,250)
Jeff Zucker ($10,000)
Gary Sinise ($2,100)
Randy Newman ($13,500)
Jill Clayburgh ($2,500)
Bert Blyleven ($250)
Chuck Norris ($30,525)
Gregg Popovich ($2,000)
Ryan Reynolds ($2,850)
Big Kenny Alphin ($3,300)
Billy Bush ($450)
Tom Clancy ($237,050)
Cornel West ($2,250)
Billy Bob Thornton ($1,500)
Ben Harper ($2,000)
Ryan O'Neal ($500)
Marina Sirtis ($5,100)
Jimmy Smits ($1,500)
J J Abrams ($81,700)
Kate Hudson ($2,000)
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Aaron Sorkin
, 47 (bio ) screenwriter, producer
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
309
Election Picks: 8 wins, 6 losses
$140,000 Democrat $8,000 special interest total: $148,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Sorkin, Aaron Burbank , CA 91522 Warner Bros./Writer/Producer OUR COMMON VALUES PAC - $2,500 primary 06/30/07
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles , CA 90024 Self/Writer Nancy Pelosi (D) House (CA District: 08) NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS - $2,300 primary 06/14/07
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles , CA 90024 Self/Writer Nancy Pelosi (D) House (CA District: 08) NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS - $2,300 general 06/14/07
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Colvin Road/Writer MIDWEST VALUES PAC (MVP) - $1,000 primary 06/29/06
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles , CA 90024 Warner Bros./Writer DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $2,000 primary 06/27/06
Sorkin, Aaron Burbank, CA 91522 Warner Bros./Writer/Producer OUR COMMON VALUES PAC - $2,500 general 06/12/06
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Warner Bros./Writer PROGRESSIVE PATRIOTS FUND - $1,000 primary 04/24/06
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Warner Bros./Writer DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $2,000 primary 02/23/06
SORKIN, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 COLVIN ROAD ENTERTAINMENT, INC./WRIEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2012Won $2,100 primary 11/15/05
SORKIN, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 COLVIN ROAD ENTERTAINMENT, INC./WRIEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2012Won $2,100 general 11/15/05
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Warner Bros./Writer DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,700 primary 09/30/05
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Colvin Road Entertainment Inc./Writ PAC FOR A CHANGE (D) - $5,000 primary 03/25/05
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Warner Bros./Writer DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $25,000 primary 03/08/05
Sorkin, Aaron Burbank, CA 91522 Warner Bros./Writer/Producer OUR COMMON VALUES PAC - $1,000 general 10/16/04
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self/WriterBeth Troutman (D) House (NC District: 08) BETH TROUTMAN FOR CONGRESSLost $2,000 general 10/12/04
Sorkin, Aaron Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Warner Bros./ProducerEdward J. Markey (D) House (MA District: 07) MARKEY COMMITTEE, THEWon $2,000 primary 06/28/04
SORKIN, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 WEST WINGBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BOXER / DSCC '04Won $500 primary 06/24/04
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self/WriterBeth Troutman (D) House (NC District: 08) BETH TROUTMAN FOR CONGRESSLost $2,000 primary 06/18/04
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Warner Bros./Writer DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $25,000 primary 03/25/04
SORKIN, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 WRITER/PRODUCERBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BOXER / DSCC '04Won $5,000 primary 10/30/03
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Kingsbridge Eat./WriterWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 09/30/03
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self employed/WriterJohn Edwards (D) President EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENTLost $2,000 primary 09/30/03
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 West Wing/WriterDick Gephardt (D) President GEPHARDT FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 05/28/03
Sorkin, Aaron Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self employed/WriterHoward Dean (D) President DEAN FOR AMERICALost $1,000 primary 05/08/03
SORKIN, AARON LOS ANGELES , CA 90024 Evan Bayh (D) Senate - IN EVAN BAYH COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 03/27/03
SORKIN, AARON LOS ANGELES , CA 90024 WEST WING Barbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BOXER / DSCC '04Won $10,000 primary 02/13/03
Sorkin Aaron Studio City, CA 91604 Warner Bros. DCCCC NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #7 (soft-money donation) - $25,000 primary 10/28/02
Sorkin, Aaron Burbank, CA 91522 Warner Bros./Writer/ProducerRahm Emanuel (D) House (IL District: 05) FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUELWon $1,000 primary 12/10/01
Sorkin, Aaron Burbank, CA 91522 Warner Bros./Writer/ProducerRahm Emanuel (D) House (IL District: 05) FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUELWon $1,000 general 12/10/01
SORKIN, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 WRITER & DIRECTORJoseph R. Biden, Jr. (D) Senate - DE CITIZENS FOR BIDENWon $1,000 primary 12/03/01
SORKIN, AARON STUDIO CITY, CA 91604 WEST WING DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (D) - $10,000 primary 10/09/00
SORKIN, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 KINGSBRIDGE ENTERTAINMENT LTDAdam Schiff (D) House (CA District: 29) SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 03/02/00
Sorkin, Aaron Mr. Los Angeles, CA 90024 Sports NightBill Bradley (D) President BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 06/29/99
SORKIN, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 WEST WINGEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2000Won $1,000 primary 06/17/99
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* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
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2008 DELEGATE COUNT as of 07/03/08
US WAR SHEET
Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,933
2,461
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
Brookings , AP
Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
casualty status updated July 1, 2008
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