Hall of Fame
Andy Griffith ($2,500)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Tom Hammond ($2,000)
Joe Theismann ($5,200)
Julianna Margulies ($1,750)
Susan Dey ($1,350)
Peter Falk ($5,150)
Dan Castellaneta ($1,000)
Ben Affleck ($8,600)
Joanna Kerns ($17,100)
Chris Noth ($450)
Cybill Shepherd ($23,500)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ($3,000)
Seth MacFarlane ($51,800)
Barry Diller ($429,426)
Don Henley ($726,485)
Moby ($6,500)
Candy Spelling ($16,500)
Chuck Lorre ($12,300)
Mark Mays ($196,396)
Jeffrey Tambor ($250)
Lee Corso ($680)
Ted Allen ($250)
James L Dolan ($438,200)
Tim McCarver ($500)
Mike Bliss ($1,000)
Pauly Shore ($1,000)
Roma Downey ($2,000)
Michael Kors ($6,850)
Penny Marshall ($29,258)
Jessica Seinfeld ($30,200)
Al Leiter ($4,000)
William Hurt ($3,000)
Alicia Silverstone ($900)
Donna Mills ($32,175)
Joan Cusack ($4,875)
Sheryl Crow ($14,000)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Branford Marsalis ($4,600)
Julia Sweeney ($1,218)
Carol Kane ($250)
Dan Jenkins ($5,700)
Alex Spanos ($6,736,660)
Tony Bennett ($6,600)
Dave Duerson ($2,500)
John Mellencamp ($23,600)
James 'LL Cool J' Smith ($4,000)
Kim Basinger ($5,500)
Bess Armstrong ($750)
Mel Karmazin ($212,706)
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Aaron Spelling
, 1923-2006 (bio ) producer
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
111
Election Picks: 29 wins, 12 losses
$3,000 Republican $107,100 Democrat $7,500 special interest total: $117,600
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 PRODUCERLois Capps (Dem) House (CA District: 23) FRIENDS OF LOIS CAPPSWon $1,000 general 09/22/00
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 SPELLING TELEVISION INCHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $2,000 primary 11/19/99
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 SPELLING TELEVISION INCROBB, CHARLES S (D) Senate - VA ROBB FOR THE SENATELost $1,000 primary 11/08/99
Spelling, Aaron Mr. Los Angeles, CA 90024 Spelling Television/CEOAl Gore (D) President GORE/LIEBERMAN GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUNDLost $1,000 general 10/21/99
Spelling, Aaron Mr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210 / ProducerAl Gore (D) President GORE 2000 INCLost $2,000 primary 09/13/99
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 PRODUCER DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $2,000 primary 09/30/98
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 PRODUCER DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $18,000 primary 09/30/98
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 SPELLING TELEVISIONDaniel K. Inouye (D) Senate - HI DANIEL K INOUYE IN 98Won $2,000 primary 12/24/97
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 SPELLING TELEVISIONBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY '98/DSCC FUNDWon $1,000 primary 06/30/97
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 SPELLING TELEVISION INCPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 06/10/97
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 SPELLING TELEVISION INCPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 06/10/97
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 SPELLING TELEVISIONGRAHAM, BOB (D) Senate - FL FRIENDS OF BOB GRAHAM COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 02/04/97
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 AARON SPELLING PROD DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $10,000 primary 05/29/96
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 BRAVERMAN CODRON & COD'AMATO, ALFONSE M (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SENATOR D'AMATO (1998 COMMITTEE)Lost $500 primary 05/16/96
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INCJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 05/02/96
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 SPELLING TELEVISION INCGORDON, BARRY (D) House (CA District: 27) BARRY GORDON FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 03/12/96
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 SPELLING TELEVISION INCEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE (1994)Won $1,000 general 11/27/95
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 SPELLING ENTERPRISES DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/31/95
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 SPELLING TELEVISION INCBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 09/22/95
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INCXavier Becerra (D) House (CA District: 31) BECERRA FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 09/29/94
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 SPELLING TELEVISIONEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY/DSCC VICTORY FUNDWon $2,000 primary 06/14/94
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 SPELLING TELEVISION INCDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $1,000 general 04/19/94
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 SPELLING TELEVISION INCDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $100 primary 04/14/94
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 SPELLING TELEVISION INCDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $1,000 primary 03/22/94
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 SPELLING REVOCABLE TRUSTRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) GEPHARDT IN CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 11/17/93
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 SPELLING REVOCABLE TRUSTRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) GEPHARDT IN CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 11/17/93
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/22/93
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 PRODUCER DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $2,000 primary 05/30/93
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 SPELLING TELEVISION INCDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $1,000 primary 05/20/93
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 SPELLING TELEVISIONMITCHELL, GEORGE J (D) Senate - ME MITCHELL FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 05/10/93
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 SPELLING TELEVISIONEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE (1994)Won $1,000 primary 02/08/93
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 SPELLING TELEVISION INCDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 08/17/92
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $10,000 primary 08/11/92
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 Dianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE - $-1,000 general 07/24/92
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 SPELLING TELEVISION INCDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 06/24/92
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 SPELLING TELEVISION INCBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT INCWon $500 primary 03/11/92
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 AARON SPELLINGHOLLINGS, ERNEST F (D) Senate - SC HOLLINGS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 primary 01/29/92
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 A SPELLING PRODUCTIONSArlen Specter (R) Senate - PA CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTERWon $1,000 primary 12/11/91
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 SPELLING ENTERTAINMENTLEVINE, MEL (D) Senate - CA LEVINE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 04/26/91
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONSBRADLEY, BILL (D) Senate - NJ BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90Won $1,000 general 11/05/90
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $10,000 primary 07/12/90
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INCSIMPSON, ALAN K (R) Senate - WY SIMPSON SENATE COMMITTEE 1996Won $500 primary 10/18/89
SPELLING, AARON MR LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 SPELLING ENTERTAINMENTCarl Levin (D) Senate - MI FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVINWon $500 primary 10/17/89
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 05/04/89
SPELLING, AARON MR LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 Frank R. Lautenberg (D) Senate - NJ LAUTENBERG COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 08/09/88
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90005 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONMichael Dukakis (D) President DUKAKIS FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE, INCLost $500 primary 10/13/87
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONSMCCARTHY, LEO T (D) Senate - CA MCCARTHY COMMITTEE; THELost $500 primary 09/23/87
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 George H W Bush (R) President GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT, INC - $-1,000 primary 08/29/87
SPELLING, AARON MR BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 George H W Bush (R) President GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT, INCWon $1,000 primary 06/09/87
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONSSCHROEDER, PATRICIA (D) House (CO District: 01) SCHROEDER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE, INCWon $500 primary 05/12/87
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 Gary Hart (D) President FRIENDS OF GARY HART-1988 INCLost $1,000 primary 04/13/87
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONSBRADLEY, BILL (D) Senate - NJ BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90Won $1,000 primary 03/05/87
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTSGRAHAM, BOB (D) Senate - FL FRIENDS OF BOB GRAHAM COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 03/21/86
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIOJONES, JAMES R (D) Senate - OK JAMES R JONES ELECTION COMMITTEELost $500 primary 01/22/86
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONSDaniel K. Inouye (D) Senate - HI DANIEL K INOUYE IN 86Won $500 primary 11/06/85
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONSPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 06/13/85
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 DIRECTOR/PRODUCERCRANSTON, ALAN (D) President CRANSTON FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 12/07/83
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 SELF-EMPLOYED FUND FOR A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY - $2,500 primary 10/19/82
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 BUSINESS MNGT INC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $500 primary 04/19/82
SPELLING, AARON LOS ANGELES, CA 90046 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONS NATIONAL PAC INC A/K/A NATPAC - $5,000 primary 04/19/82
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 ABC T VBROWN, EDMOND G JR (D) Senate - CA BROWN FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 primary 03/19/82
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 ABC T VBROWN, EDMOND G JR (D) Senate - CA BROWN FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 general 03/19/82
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 GOLDBERG SPELLING PRODEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT SENATOR KENNEDYWon $500 primary 11/19/81
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 TV PRODUCER REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (R) - $500 primary 09/19/81
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTION INC COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC CONSENSUS (FKA - CRANSTON FOR SENATE CMTE 1980) (D) - $1,000 primary 08/08/79
SPELLING, AARON BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 AARON SPELLING PRODUCTION INC COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC CONSENSUS (FKA - CRANSTON FOR SENATE CMTE 1980) (D) - $1,000 general 08/08/79
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
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