Hall of Fame
Jessica Lange ($5,500)
Joanne Woodward ($209,250)
John Rich ($12,800)
Virginia Madsen ($1,050)
Larry Brown ($1,000)
Dan Dierdorf ($2,200)
Joe Watkins ($8,000)
Amy Heckerling ($750)
Herb Alpert ($162,650)
Jaclyn Smith ($3,574)
Ted Allen ($250)
Jean Smart ($3,250)
Madonna ($12,500)
Buck Henry ($6,250)
Arianna Huffington ($5,389)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ($3,000)
Tom Clancy ($237,050)
Caroline Rhea ($1,700)
Judith Krantz ($232,964)
Jerry Bruckheimer ($27,350)
Dweezil Zappa ($6,500)
Stevie Nicks ($8,000)
Christian Slater ($6,550)
Melanie Griffith ($42,250)
Roseanne Barr ($24,839)
Kelsey Grammer ($14,300)
Timothy Dalton ($250)
Jennifer Lopez ($4,200)
Greg Norman ($6,000)
Tom Seaver ($1,000)
Patricia Arquette ($22,800)
Tom Arnold ($28,746)
Al Unser, Jr ($3,300)
George Strait ($240)
Lorraine Bracco ($1,000)
Burt Bacharach ($64,450)
Kate Capshaw ($127,675)
David Arquette ($2,000)
Lanny Wadkins ($1,300)
Jane Smiley ($11,125)
Ted McGinley ($500)
Priscilla Presley ($750)
Carol Kane ($250)
Bebe Neuwirth ($1,600)
James Lipton ($1,300)
Garry Trudeau ($117,800)
Carol Burnett ($14,750)
Ken Venturi ($550)
Suzanne Somers ($1,000)
Matt Damon ($58,800)
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Lawrence Bender
, 50 (bio ) producer; political activist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,673
Election Picks: 6 wins, 10 losses
$53,050 Democrat $8,500 special interest total: $61,550
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles , CA 90067 Lawrence Bender Productions/ProducePatrick J. Murphy (D) House (PA District: 08) PATRICK MURPHY FOR CONGRESS - $250 primary 02/08/08
Bender, Lawrence Beverly Hills , CA 90211 Self employed/Movie Producer Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICA - $2,300 primary 03/31/07
BENDER, LAWRENCE Los Angeles, CA 90067 Lawrence Bender Productions/Produce DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 11/14/06
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES , CA 90077 LAWRENCE BENDER PRODUCTIONS/MOVIE PHarold, Jr. Ford (D) House (TN District: 09) HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEELost $1,000 general 11/02/06
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 Lawrence Bender Productions Inc./PrPhilip J. Kellam (D) House (VA District: 02) KELLAM FOR CONGRESSLost $500 general 10/10/06
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 SELF/PRODUCERBROWN, MATTHEW A (D) Senate - RI MATT BROWN FOR US SENATELost $1,000 primary 01/26/06
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 Loring Ward/Business Management PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY - $1,000 primary 08/05/05
BENDER, LAWRENCE K LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 FILM PRODUCERHarold, Jr. Ford (D) House (TN District: 09) HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEELost $1,000 primary 06/30/05
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90048 A Band Part Films/Producer DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 2004 - $2,500 primary 10/25/04
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 Lawrence Bender Productions/ProduceBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY 04Won $1,000 general 10/07/04
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 A Band Apart/Producer DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $2,500 primary 09/30/04
Bender, Lawrence Mr. Los Angeles, CA 90067 Lawrence Bender Productions/ProduceJohn Kerry (D) President KERRY VICTORY 2004Lost $25,000 primary 06/10/04
Bender, Lawrence K Los Angeles, CA 90048 Self/ProducerHarold, Jr. Ford (D) House (TN District: 09) HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEEWon $2,000 primary 03/31/04
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90077 Self employed/Film ProducerHoward Dean (D) President DEAN FOR AMERICALost $2,000 primary 12/30/03
Bender, Lawrence K Los Angeles, CA 90077 Lawrence Bender Productions/ProduceDick Gephardt (D) President GEPHARDT FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 03/31/03
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90067 IFilm/Producer ONE AMERICA COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 04/16/02
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 MOVIE PRODUCERAlan Blinken (D) Senate - ID BLINKEN FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN 2002 LLCLost $1,000 primary 03/29/02
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90048 Self-Employed/ProducerRahm Emanuel (D) House (IL District: 05) FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUELWon $500 primary 12/10/01
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90077 Self/Film ProducerMark K. Shriver (D) House (MD District: 08) CITIZENS FOR MARK SHRIVERLost $500 primary 10/29/01
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90077 A Band Apart Films/Lawrence Bender/Edward J. Markey (D) House (MA District: 07) MARKEY COMMITTEE, THEWon $1,000 primary 06/11/01
Bender, Lawrence Los Angeles, CA 90077 A Band Apart Films/Lawrence Bender/Edward J. Markey (D) House (MA District: 07) MARKEY COMMITTEE, THEWon $1,000 general 06/11/01
Bender, Lawrence Mr. Los Angeles, CA 90077 Lawrence Bender Productions/ProduceAl Gore (D) President GORE/LIEBERMAN GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUNDLost $1,000 general 10/26/00
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 LAWRENCE BENDER PRODUCTIONS INHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $1,000 primary 10/26/00
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 LAWRENCE BENDER PRODUCTIONSBERNSTEIN, ED (D) Senate - NV A LOT OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING ED BERNSTEINLost $1,000 general 10/20/00
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 Adam Schiff (D) House (CA District: 29) SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 10/17/00
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 NKS MANAGEMENT INCHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $2,500 primary 06/30/00
Bender, Lawrence Mr. Los Angeles, CA 90077 Lawrence Bender Prod./ProducerAl Gore (D) President GORE 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 10/14/99
BENDER, LAWRENCE LOS ANGELES, CA 90077 LAWRENCE BENDER PRODUCTIONSHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INCWon $500 primary 09/27/99
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$241 Mil
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