Hall of Fame
Dwight Yoakam ($200)
Christine Lahti ($19,050)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Albert Brooks ($250)
Michael Keaton ($7,000)
Mike Ditka ($22,588)
Faye Dunaway ($5,900)
Bill Kristol ($8,500)
Josh Lucas ($250)
Steven Soderbergh ($44,600)
Larry Merchant ($10,050)
Randi Rhodes ($6,700)
Cornel West ($2,250)
John R Hall ($750)
David Ogden Stiers ($10,650)
Daryl Hannah ($800)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ($3,000)
Ken Burns ($41,050)
John Rich ($12,800)
Jacques Pepin ($250)
Blythe Danner ($30,150)
Al Davis ($19,000)
Annabeth Gish ($1,800)
Bob Odenkirk ($4,500)
Patti Smith ($9,979)
Susan Sarandon ($68,694)
Melanie Griffith ($129,422)
Tina Brown ($1,000)
David Rasche ($6,425)
Ashley Williams ($250)
Bobby Farrelly ($2,000)
Gregg Popovich ($2,000)
Candy Spelling ($17,000)
Ed Asner ($33,575)
Gary Cole ($2,800)
John C Reilly ($3,300)
Valerie Bertinelli ($2,800)
Marcia Gay Harden ($1,250)
Dino De Laurentiis ($5,500)
Maura Tierney ($45,100)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
Larry David ($194,100)
Kevin Nealon ($3,250)
Aretha Franklin ($2,000)
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Sr ($5,250)
Nick Saban ($250)
Judith Krantz ($271,064)
Kevin Corrigan ($6,425)
Fran Drescher ($7,050)
John Lithgow ($4,450)
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Melanie Griffith
actress
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
168
Election Picks: 8 wins, 2 losses
$2,500 Republican $100,722 Democrat $26,200 special interest total: $129,422
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills, CA 90210 1-2-3 Cashmere, Inc./Actress DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $30,400 primary 05/31/09
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUND - $-1,300 primary 03/25/09
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUND - $-1,300 primary 03/25/09
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 Barack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUND - $-1,300 primary 11/21/08
Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Self employed/Actress COMMITTEE FOR CHANGE - $26,200 primary 09/19/08
Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Actress/SelfBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $30,800 primary 09/19/08
Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Actress/Self NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (D) - $550 primary 09/19/08
Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Self employed/Actress DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN (D) - $822 primary 09/19/08
Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Self employed/ActressBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $500 general 08/29/08
Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Self employed/ActressBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $800 general 08/29/08
Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Self employed/ActressBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $1,000 primary 07/10/08
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 CASHMERE PRODUCTIONS INCBarack Obama (D) Senate - IL OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INCWon $1,000 general 09/23/04
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 MAD PRODUCTIONS INCHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $500 primary 03/28/04
Griffith, Melanie Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Cashmere Productions/ActressJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 02/27/04
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 MAD PRODUCTIONS INCHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 2000Won $1,000 primary 08/31/99
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 ACTRESSBarbara Boxer (D) Senate - CA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERWon $1,000 primary 03/23/98
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 CASHMERE PRODUCTIONS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) - $2,500 primary 08/08/97
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 ACTRESSBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 12/04/95
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 MAD PRODUCTIONS INC DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $5,000 primary 07/26/95
GRIFFITH, MELANIE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 MAD PRODUCTIONS INC DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $20,000 primary 07/26/95
GRIFFITH, MELANIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 ACTRESSDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY '94Won $1,000 primary 09/20/94
GRIFFITH, MELANIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 ACTRESSDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA CALIFORNIA VICTORY '94Won $4,000 primary 09/20/94
GRIFFITH, MELANIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 ACTRESS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $2,500 primary 10/22/92
GRIFFITH, MELANIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 ACTORDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $250 primary 02/26/92
GRIFFITH, MELANIE LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 HEATH, JOSEPHINE (D) Senate - CO JOSIE HEATH FOR U S SENATE INCLost $500 general 08/30/90
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