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Joss Whedon ($34,500)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Laurie David ($308,500)
Tyler Perry ($35,000)
Pam Shriver ($35,750)
Joe Gibbs ($6,200)
Sean Young ($2,700)
Jill Clayburgh ($2,500)
Chris Parnell ($3,000)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Tim McGraw ($7,500)
Kirstie Alley ($1,000)
Linda Evans ($3,300)
Marlee Matlin ($300)
Nora Roberts ($4,300)
Josh Hartnett ($2,000)
Jim Belushi ($5,250)
John Leguizamo ($1,000)
Tyne Daly ($12,050)
Tom Watson ($8,501)
Phil Mickelson ($705)
Phil Jackson ($7,755)
Drew Curtis ($1,500)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Horatio Sanz ($1,000)
Gay Talese ($1,300)
George Bodenheimer ($73,080)
Elaine May ($7,000)
Marc Anthony ($4,200)
Deepak Chopra ($14,900)
Armen Keteyian ($250)
Nancy Walls ($10,000)
Nolan Ryan ($22,800)
Candice Bergen ($87,200)
Adam Yauch ($3,300)
Woody Harrelson ($7,800)
Annie Potts ($2,300)
Les Charles ($319,050)
Mary Stuart Masterson ($9,375)
Clive Davis ($18,500)
Lea Thompson ($3,308)
Michael Bidwell ($19,875)
Mike Farrell ($10,700)
Brandon Routh ($250)
Tom Hanks ($113,050)
Robin Wright Penn ($8,650)
Diedrich Bader ($3,000)
David Blaine ($1,000)
Kristi Yamaguchi ($2,300)
Tavis Smiley ($2,500)
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Ken Burns
, 56 (bio ) filmmaker
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
965
Election Picks: 5 wins, 8 losses
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Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
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posted 11/01/09 BURNS, KENNETH L WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMS/FILMAKERHODES, PAUL W (D) Senate - NH HODES FOR SENATE - $1,000 primary 09/24/09
BURNS, KENNETH L WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMS/FILMMAKERHODES, PAUL W (D) Senate - NH HODES FOR SENATE - $1,000 primary 05/31/09
Burns, Kenneth L Walpole, NH 03608 Self/FilmmakerBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $2,300 primary 09/26/08
BURNS, KENNETH L WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMS/FILMMAKERMark Udall (D) House (CO District: 02) UDALL FOR COLORADOLost $250 general 08/18/08
BURNS, KENNETH L WALPOLE, NH 03608 SELF-EMPLOYED/FILM MAKERJeanne Shaheen (D) Senate - NH JEANNE SHAHEEN FOR SENATEWon $250 primary 03/31/08
Burns, Kenneth L Walpole, NH 03608 Florentine Films/Film MakerBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 primary 03/18/08
Burns, Kenneth L Walpole, NH 03608 Self-Employed/AuthorTURNER, MICHAEL R (D) House (VA District: 10) MIKE TURNER FOR CONGRESSLost $250 primary 12/13/07
BURNS, KENNETH WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILM MAKERKen Salazar (D) Senate - CO COLORADO SENATE 2004Won $500 primary 09/08/04
Burns, Kenneth L Walpole, NH 03608 Room to Grow/Social WorkerJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 05/27/04
Burns, Kenneth L Walpole, NH 03608 Self/Filmmaker DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $25,000 primary 04/13/04
BURNS, KENNETH L WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILM MAKERJeanne Shaheen (D) Senate - NH SHAHEEN FOR SENATE COMMITTEELost $500 primary 08/15/02
Burns, Kenneth Walpole, NH 03608 Self-employed/FilmakerKatrina Swett (D) House (NH District: 02) KATRINA SWETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $250 primary 08/14/02
Burns, Kenneth Mr. Walpole, NH 03608 Florentine Films/Film MakerBRANNEN, BARNEY L III (D) House (NH District: 02) BRANNEN FOR CONGRESS INC - $-1,000 primary 06/30/00
Burns, Kenneth Mr. Walpole, NH 03608 Florentine Films/Film MakerBRANNEN, BARNEY L III (D) House (NH District: 02) BRANNEN FOR CONGRESS INCLost $1,000 general 06/30/00
BURNS, KENNETH L WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILMMAKERThomas R. Carper (D) Senate - DE CARPER FOR SENATEWon $250 primary 06/26/00
Burns, Kenneth Mr. Walpole, NH 03608 Florentine Films/Film MakerBRANNEN, BARNEY L III (D) House (NH District: 02) BRANNEN FOR CONGRESS INCLost $2,000 primary 06/22/00
BURNS, KENNETH WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMS NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (D) - $500 primary 03/10/99
BURNS, KEN WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILMMAKER NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (D) - $500 primary 09/01/98
BURNS, KENNETH WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMSGREEN, MARK (D) Senate - NY GREEN FOR UNITED STATES SENATELost $200 primary 12/15/97
BURNS, KEN WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILM MAKER NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (D) - $250 primary 11/10/97
BURNS, KEN WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILM MAKER NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (D) - $500 primary 10/23/97
BURNS, KENNETH WALPOLE, NH 03608 FILM MAKER NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (D) - $500 primary 10/30/96
BURNS, KEN WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMSSWETT, DICK (D) Senate - NH SWETT FOR SENATELost $250 primary 05/10/95
BURNS, KEN WALPOLE, NH 03608 FLORENTINE FILMSSWETT, RICHARD NELSON (D) House (NH District: 02) DICK SWETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 10/07/91
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