Hall of Fame
Sylvester Stallone ($78,300)
Pam Shriver ($35,750)
Sammy Hagar ($8,800)
Kevin Harvick ($1,000)
Michelle Bernard ($5,275)
Janine Turner ($7,500)
Sarah Vowell ($500)
Dan Rooney ($82,800)
Olivia Wilde ($500)
Matthew Lillard ($250)
Suze Orman ($39,500)
Bobby Knight ($2,000)
Mark Peel ($7,803)
Jamie Farr ($5,300)
Shelley Hack ($7,500)
Judith Krantz ($271,064)
Billy Bob Thornton ($1,500)
Josh Hartnett ($2,000)
Jessica Alba ($600)
Margot Kidder ($7,250)
Tommy Maddox ($2,000)
Chris Parnell ($3,250)
Ivana Trump ($10,000)
Bob Odenkirk ($4,500)
Rob Reiner ($678,383)
Anna Paquin ($900)
Don Criqui ($1,700)
Paul Azinger ($4,700)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
Bill Murray ($6,000)
Phil Mickelson ($705)
Bud Selig ($115,550)
Nick Saban ($250)
Eddie Sutton ($4,625)
Richard Zanuck ($12,500)
Scott Turow ($27,500)
Michael Waltrip ($4,800)
Rick Pitino ($2,000)
Jack Klugman ($7,866)
Chris Rock ($39,700)
Cheryl Hines ($2,000)
Seth Meyers ($4,600)
Tom Bergeron ($8,800)
Jasper Johns ($10,000)
Tim Daly ($250)
Buck Henry ($8,800)
Steffi Graf ($19,800)
Jane Curtin ($14,200)
Blair Brown ($12,500)
Rona Barrett ($8,250)
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Ken Burns
, 56 (bio ) filmmaker
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
968
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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Iraq
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Days
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3,088
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
722
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
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206
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,930
2,953
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