Hall of Fame
Al Franken ($57,653)
Jada Pinkett Smith ($36,600)
Ed Asner ($33,575)
Maggie Gyllenhaal ($11,000)
Mario Andretti ($47,115)
Bucky Dent ($500)
Tippi Hedren ($300)
Dale Jarrett ($6,200)
Dave Checketts ($86,900)
Andy Williams ($52,350)
Cris Collinsworth ($6,500)
Zach Braff ($3,300)
Ian Gomez ($250)
Paul Dooley ($40,800)
Paul Rodriguez ($2,200)
Andrea Jaeger ($500)
Marci Klein ($45,900)
Eddie Vedder ($5,208)
Gloria Reuben ($1,700)
Fran Drescher ($7,050)
Roy Horn ($40,450)
Fuzzy Zoeller ($3,600)
David Toms ($2,000)
Laura Linney ($2,300)
Kathy Griffin ($4,300)
Michael Moore ($34,700)
Ted Danson ($100,300)
Cindy Crawford ($3,300)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ($1,000)
Ridley Scott ($1,200)
John Chaney ($450)
Christie Brinkley ($107,210)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Elaine May ($7,000)
Phyllis George ($18,200)
Taye Diggs ($2,300)
Jeff Foxworthy ($4,000)
Haim Saban ($11,065,028)
George Brett ($3,300)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($22,200)
Phil Spector ($-87)
Carson Kressley ($250)
Danny Glover ($8,825)
Philip Glass ($14,671)
Sanjay Gupta ($8,200)
David Zucker ($28,714)
Deepak Chopra ($14,900)
Paul Giamatti ($250)
Kate Jackson ($500)
Ryan Reynolds ($4,700)
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Lawrence Bender
, 51 (bio ) producer; political activist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,890
Election Picks: 8 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 CONGRESSWon $250 primary 02/08/08
Bender, Lawrence Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Self employed/Movie ProducerBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $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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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
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2,967
GIs Killed in Action
3,476
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Non-Hostile GI Deaths
889
192
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,883
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
AP
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
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AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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