Hall of Fame
Julie Taymor ($30,500)
Larry Flynt ($49,074)
George Takei ($18,304)
Stephen King ($248,500)
Michael Jordan ($22,400)
Alex Haley ($2,000)
Olivia Newton-John ($500)
Jerome Armstrong ($3,150)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
Joss Whedon ($34,500)
Mark Peel ($7,303)
Ted Allen ($250)
David Talbot ($2,450)
George Karl ($9,900)
Camryn Manheim ($1,300)
Scott Turow ($27,500)
Benicio Del Toro ($500)
Adam Savage ($6,800)
Pat Summerall ($3,500)
Jeffrey Katzenberg ($1,427,220)
Joaquin Phoenix ($2,000)
Jeff Garlin ($250)
Michael J Fox ($22,100)
Rick Pitino ($2,000)
Tommy Tune ($9,875)
Will Forte ($500)
Dean Cain ($3,000)
Curt Schilling ($2,300)
Orion Samuelson ($5,035)
Bess Armstrong ($750)
Lisa Loeb ($3,600)
Maria Shriver ($19,900)
Janel Moloney ($1,700)
Larry Charles ($2,500)
Julius Peppers ($2,000)
Milos Forman ($26,950)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Regis Philbin ($1,000)
Jill Clayburgh ($2,500)
Ernest Borgnine ($2,500)
Ashley Judd ($8,750)
Zygi Wilf ($198,634)
Sidney Poitier ($9,950)
Ryan O'Neal ($500)
Lainie Kazan ($1,500)
Rob Morrow ($2,750)
Billie Jean King ($19,800)
Kinky Friedman ($250)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Shirley MacLaine ($2,000)
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Ken Burns
, 56 (bio ) filmmaker
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
970
Election Picks: 5 wins, 8 losses
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
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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