Hall of Fame
James Whitmore ($34,270)
Peter Buck ($12,092)
Faye Dunaway ($5,900)
Ned Beatty ($250)
Jon Stewart ($2,000)
Denise Rich ($1,161,600)
Gordie Howe ($1,000)
Jason Bateman ($5,125)
Ryan Reynolds ($4,700)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus ($43,700)
Rita Wilson ($88,150)
Tommy Lee Jones ($12,300)
John Davidson ($550)
Linda Evans ($3,300)
Lawrence Kasdan ($124,015)
Diane von Furstenberg ($188,000)
Patricia Clarkson ($750)
Marcia Cross ($1,200)
Bert Blyleven ($250)
Alex Karras ($14,200)
Bob Weir ($9,092)
Oscar De La Hoya ($1,000)
Dean Koontz ($74,675)
Joan Jett ($7,550)
John Rich ($12,800)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Burt Reynolds ($1,500)
Mary Tyler Moore ($18,500)
Richard Gere ($16,050)
Pam Dawber ($2,000)
Noam Chomsky ($2,450)
John Fund ($1,000)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Les Charles ($319,050)
Forest Whitaker ($7,100)
Donald Fehr ($18,756)
Malcolm Gladwell ($500)
Paul Rodriguez ($2,200)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Helen Mirren ($600)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Ben Stiller ($49,400)
Art Linkletter ($2,000)
Nicole Miller ($33,500)
Cheryl Hines ($2,000)
Greg Norman ($6,000)
Justine Bateman ($1,300)
Lauren Bacall ($2,000)
Sean Penn ($6,600)
Clive Davis ($18,500)
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Bette Midler , 63 (bio ) singer, actress
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261
Election Picks: 12 wins, 10 losses
$1,000 Republican $152,425 Democrat $6,000 special interest total: $159,425
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election
Amount
Date
FEC
Midler, Bette 37212 FRANKEN, AL (DFL)Won $12,300 primary 10/20/08 Midler, Bette 37212 Hillary Clinton (D) - $-2,300 general 08/28/08 Midler, Bette 37212 Hillary Clinton (D) - $-2,300 primary 04/03/08 Midler, Bette 37212 John Edwards (D) - $-2,300 primary 03/24/08 Midler, Bette 37212 Barack Obama (D) - $-2,300 primary 02/29/08 Midler, Bette 37212 Hillary Clinton (D)Lost $2,300 primary 02/25/08 Midler, Bette 37212 Hillary Clinton (D)Lost $2,300 general 02/25/08 MIDLER, BETTE 37212 Bill Richardson (D) - $-2,300 general 02/14/08 Midler, Bette 37212 John Edwards (D)Lost $2,300 general 02/13/08 Midler, Bette 37212 John Edwards (D)Lost $2,300 primary 02/13/08 Midler, Bette 37212 Barack Obama (D)Won $2,300 general 02/07/08 Midler, Bette 37212 Barack Obama (D)Won $4,600 primary 02/07/08 Midler, Bette 37212 Barack Obama (D) - $-2,300 primary 02/07/08 MIDLER, BETTE 37212 WARNER, MARK R (D)Won $2,300 primary 11/24/07 Midler, Bette 37212 Hillary Clinton (D)Lost $2,300 primary 09/28/07 Midler, Bette 37212 Barack Obama (D)Won $2,300 primary 09/28/07 MIDLER, BETTE 37212 Bill Richardson (D)Lost $2,300 primary 06/30/07 MIDLER, BETTE 37212 Bill Richardson (D)Lost $2,300 general 06/30/07 Midler, Bette 37212 - $26,700 primary 11/14/06 MIDLER, BETTE 10128 - $26,700 primary 10/27/06 MIDLER, BETTE 10128 James H. "Jim," Jr. Webb (D)Won $2,100 general 10/24/06 MIDLER, BETTE 37212 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $2,100 primary 04/18/06 MIDLER, BETTE 37212 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $2,100 general 04/18/06 Midler, Bette 37212 Timothy H. Bishop (D)Won $1,000 primary 01/16/06 Midler, Bette 37212 - $5,000 primary 09/02/04 Midler, Bette 37212 Nick Clooney (D)Lost $500 general 08/04/04 Midler, Bette 37212 Nick Clooney (D)Lost $2,000 primary 03/03/04 Midler, Bette 37212 - $500 primary 10/20/03 Midler, Bette 37212 Dick Gephardt (D)Lost $2,000 primary 06/25/03 Midler, Bette 37212 John Kerry (D)Lost $2,000 primary 06/10/03 Midler, Bette 37212 - $500 primary 02/06/03 MIDLER, BETTE 37212 Bob Clement (D)Lost $2,000 primary 11/01/02 MIDLER, BETTE 37212 Alex Sanders (D)Lost $1,000 general 09/30/02 Midler, Bette Ms. 37212 Timothy H. Bishop (D)Won $1,000 primary 04/18/02 Midler, Bette Ms. 37212 Timothy H. Bishop (D)Won $1,000 general 04/18/02 MIDLER, BETTE 37212 Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)Won $20,000 primary 11/03/00 MIDLER, BETTE 37212 - $20,000 primary 11/03/00 MIDLER, BETTE 10128 GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R)Lost $1,000 primary 05/20/99 MIDLER, BETTE 10128 Charles Schumer (D)Won $1,000 general 10/06/98 MIDLER, BETTE 90046 Frank R. Lautenberg (D)Won $1,000 general 03/15/93 MIDLER, BETTE 90046 Frank R. Lautenberg (D)Won $1,000 primary 03/15/93 MIDLER, BETTE 90025 - $5,000 primary 10/22/92 MIDLER, BETTE 90025 Barbara Boxer (D)Won $375 general 09/30/92 MIDLER, BETTE 90025 KERREY, J ROBERT (BOB) SENATOR (D)Lost $500 primary 09/14/92 MIDLER, BETTE 90025 Dianne Feinstein (D)Won $5,000 primary 09/04/92 MIDLER, BETTE 90025 Dianne Feinstein (D)Won $250 primary 02/18/92 Receive an alert every time new records are added to Bette Midler's report.
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