Hall of Fame
James Brolin ($3,737)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
John Elway ($17,000)
Val Kilmer ($2,300)
Don Johnson ($6,000)
Cybill Shepherd ($23,500)
David Crosby ($4,500)
Amber Valletta ($11,150)
Henry Winkler ($35,000)
David Cross ($9,600)
Billy Crystal ($13,600)
Jeanie Buss ($5,000)
Lanny Wadkins ($1,300)
Dan Savage ($8,350)
Judith Regan ($14,500)
Linda Ronstadt ($14,000)
Carly Simon ($9,450)
Scott Wolf ($2,000)
Nia Long ($2,300)
Rick Schroder ($1,750)
Jeffrey Tambor ($250)
Christian Slater ($6,550)
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Tim Daly ($250)
Joel Schumacher ($7,250)
Randy Newman ($13,500)
Diane English ($7,750)
Blake Edwards ($8,500)
Tyne Daly ($12,050)
Alan Dershowitz ($20,810)
Jim Belushi ($4,250)
Marc Cherry ($10,150)
Tracy Chapman ($7,000)
Kirstie Alley ($1,000)
Lorenzo Lamas ($1,450)
Tommy Lee Jones ($12,300)
Davis Love III ($4,700)
Clyde Drexler ($2,000)
Shelley Hack ($7,500)
Ed Harris ($8,100)
Tom Hayden ($109,678)
Mark Brunell ($5,000)
Jeffrey Katzenberg ($1,317,520)
Jane Smiley ($11,125)
Merle Haggard ($1,000)
Debra Jo Rupp ($1,500)
Tom Berenger ($3,400)
Mark Kulkis ($5,800)
Ron Silver ($9,500)
Paul Newman ($281,400)
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Gil Cates
, 73 (bio ) director, producer
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
374
Election Picks: 6 wins, 3 losses
$8,800 Democrat $8,200 special interest total: $17,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 11/16/06
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 (FREELANCE)/DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 07/07/05
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $200 primary 10/21/04
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $200 primary 09/21/04
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $200 primary 08/12/04
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 07/01/04
Cates, Gil Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self/UCLA/DirectorEdward J. Markey (D) House (MA District: 07) MARKEY COMMITTEE, THEWon $2,000 primary 06/28/04
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 06/25/03
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,200 primary 02/27/02
Cates, Gilbert Los Angeles, CA 90024 Self-Employed/Director DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,000 primary 04/24/01
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90624 DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $200 primary 09/20/00
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90624 DIRECTOR DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC. - $1,000 primary 08/10/99
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 UCLAPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 08/25/98
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 DIRECTORGORDON, BARRY (D) House (CA District: 27) BARRY GORDON FOR CONGRESSLost $500 general 06/15/98
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 GILBERT CATESGORDON, BARRY (D) House (CA District: 27) BARRY GORDON FOR CONGRESSLost $250 primary 11/16/95
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 GELFAND RENNERT ET ALSASSER, JAMES RALPH (D) Senate - TN FRIENDS OF JIM SASSERLost $500 general 10/10/94
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 GIL CATES PRODUCTION COMPANYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $1,000 general 09/14/94
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 GIL CATES PRODUCTION COMPANYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $500 primary 06/07/94
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 GIL CATES PRODUCTION COMPANYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94Won $500 primary 06/08/93
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 SELF-EMPLOYEDPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $250 primary 05/03/93
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 GIL CATES PRODUCTION COMPANYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 10/22/92
CATES, GILBERT LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 GIL CATES PRODUCTION COMPANYDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 06/26/92
CATES, GIL LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 DIRECTOR PRODPatrick Leahy (D) Senate - VT LEAHY FOR U.S. SENATOR COMMITTEEWon $200 primary 06/13/91
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