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Barry Diller ($464,278)
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Corbin Bernsen ($550)
Paul Shaffer ($11,000)
Joan Rivers ($6,750)
Ellen Barkin ($95,500)
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Matt Groening
, 55 (bio ) cartoonist, Simpsons, Futurama
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
308
Election Picks: 11 wins, 5 losses
$53,800 Democrat $5,650 special interest total: $59,450
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Groening, Matt Los Angeles, CA 90067 Self-employed/ProducerBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BOXER CDP 2010 - $4,800 primary 06/11/09
Groening, Matt Los Angeles, CA 90067 Self Employed/Producer PAC FOR A CHANGE (D) - $5,000 primary 06/05/09
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 MATT GROENING PRODUCTIONS/PRODUCERBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER- $2,300 general 03/23/07
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 MATT GROENING PRODUCTIONS/PRODUCERBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER- $2,300 primary 03/23/07
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 Harold, Jr. Ford (D) House (TN District: 09) HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEELost $4,000 general 11/04/06
GROENING, MATT SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 MATT GROENING PRODUCTIONS INC./PRES DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $1,000 primary 10/19/06
GROENING, MATT SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 Barbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER- $1,000 primary 06/06/05
Groening, Matt Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Self/Producer DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/25/04
Groening, Matt Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Matt Groening Productions Inc/PresiJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 02/16/04
Groening, Matt Venice, CA 90291 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $500 primary 02/11/04
GROENING, MATT SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 Barbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER - $-1,000 primary 10/30/03
GROENING, MATT SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 MATT GROENING PRODUCTIONSBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 primary 10/01/03
GROENING, MATT SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 MATT GROENING PRODUCTIONSBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 general 10/01/03
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILL, CA 90212 PRODUCERBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BOXER / DSCC '04Won $2,000 primary 06/24/03
GROENING, MATT SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 MATT GROENING PRODUCTIONSBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 primary 06/14/02
GROENING, MATT SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 MATT GROENING PRODUCTIONSHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK SENATE 2000Won $2,000 primary 06/29/00
Groening, Matt Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Self employedAl Gore (D) President GORE 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 04/07/99
GROENING, MATT SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 ARTIST DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $650 primary 10/14/98
GROENING, MATT SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 ARTISTBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY 1998Won $1,500 primary 10/14/98
GROENING, MATT VENICE, CA 90291 CARTOONISTJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 02/11/98
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 ARTISTBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $500 primary 12/10/97
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 ARTISTBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $500 primary 10/01/97
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 20TH CENTURY FOXBRUGGERE, THOMAS H (D) Senate - OR TOM BRUGGERE FOR US SENATELost $500 general 11/07/96
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 PRODUCERGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $500 general 11/01/96
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 PRODUCER HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $4,000 primary 10/15/96
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 20TH TVBRUGGERE, THOMAS H (D) Senate - OR TOM BRUGGERE FOR US SENATELost $250 general 09/03/96
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 PRODUCER HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 05/21/96
GROENING, MATT LOS ANGELES, CA 90035 MATT GROENING PRODUCTIONSCarl Levin (D) Senate - MI FRIENDS OF SENATOR CARL LEVINWon $250 primary 04/30/96
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 PRODUCERGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $500 primary 04/29/96
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 THE SIMPSONSEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE (1994)Won $1,000 primary 12/23/93
GROENING, MATTHEW BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 PRODUCER DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 10/16/92
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 Dianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA VOICES FOR CHANGE '92Won $2,500 primary 08/31/92
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 CARTOONISTBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA BARBARA BOXER FOR U S SENATEWon $250 primary 10/25/91
GROENING, MATT BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 CARTOONISTSIMON, PAUL (D) Senate - IL VOTE CHOICEWon $2,000 primary 09/19/90
GROENING, MATT SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 LIFE IN HELL CARTOONS HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE - $650 primary 12/29/89
GROENING, MATTHEW VENICE, CA 90291 PRODUCERMETZENBAUM, HOWARD M (D) Senate - OH VOICES FOR CHANGE '88Won $2,000 primary 10/11/88
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