Hall of Fame
Alex Spanos ($6,758,260)
Patti LuPone ($750)
Paul Anka ($2,250)
Griffin Dunne ($6,950)
Josh Lucas ($250)
Tom Hammond ($2,000)
Elmore Leonard ($4,200)
Rich Eisen ($1,500)
Alan Autry ($1,000)
Gary Bettman ($4,300)
José Feliciano ($800)
Linda Evans ($3,300)
Madeleine Stowe ($2,800)
John Andretti ($750)
Daniel Snyder ($200,500)
Chris Rock ($39,700)
Oscar De La Hoya ($1,000)
Joe Watkins ($8,000)
Matt Groening ($59,450)
Larry Flynt ($49,074)
Jim Nabors ($800)
Ina Garten ($5,800)
Vicki Lawrence ($1,200)
Emmanuel Lewis ($3,450)
Lou Piniella ($4,000)
Ellen Barkin ($95,500)
Alexander Payne ($4,750)
Jim Gaffigan ($1,250)
Pat Bowlen ($38,250)
Jon Bon Jovi ($35,280)
Joe Paterno ($7,550)
Steve Bing ($8,896,940)
Mario Lemieux ($2,800)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ($5,700)
Roger Ailes ($6,750)
Ric Flair ($2,000)
Dennis Quaid ($4,200)
Lou Holtz ($12,600)
Hale Irwin ($1,000)
Hank Aaron ($14,361)
Ken Burns ($41,050)
Richard Linklater ($7,800)
Dave Matthews ($2,100)
Louie Anderson ($2,500)
America Ferrera ($2,300)
Anne Heche ($1,000)
Dean Smith ($26,558)
Tommy Maddox ($2,000)
Garry Shandling ($10,400)
Marc Anthony ($4,200)
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Richard Gere
, 60 (bio ) actor
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
642
Election Picks: 6 wins, 5 losses
$1,000 Republican $13,050 Democrat $2,000 special interest total: $16,050
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Gere, Richard New York, NY 10012 Self employed/ActorBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $2,500 primary 10/20/08
Gere, Richard Culver City, CA 90232 Gere Productions, Inc./ActorBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 primary 02/26/08
GERE, RICHARD CULVER CITY, CA 90232 SELF/ACTORHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $1,000 general 10/23/06
Gere, Richard Culver City, CA 90232 various/actorWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $500 primary 12/18/03
Gere, Richard Culver City, CA 90232 Gere Poductions/ActorTom Lantos (D) House (CA District: 12) TOM LANTOS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 09/30/03
Gere, Richard Culver City, CA 90232 Gere Productions/ActorKatrina Swett (D) House (NH District: 02) KATRINA SWETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 10/16/02
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10012 GERE PRODUCTIONSFrank R. Wolf (R) House (VA District: 10) FRIENDS OF FRANK WOLFWon $1,000 general 09/26/00
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10022 Charles Schumer (D) Senate - NY SCHUMER '98Won $1,000 general 10/16/98
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10003 ACTORFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) HAM FISH JR FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 09/14/94
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10003 ACTORFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) HAM FISH JR FOR CONGRESSLost $500 general 09/14/94
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10003 ACTORFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) HAM FISH JR FOR CONGRESSLost $500 general 09/13/94
GERE, RICHARD NEW YORK, NY 10003 ACTORFISH, HAMILTON JR (D) House (NY District: 19) HAM FISH JR FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 09/13/94
GERE, RICHARD CULVER CITY, CA 90232 ACTORDianne Feinstein (D) Senate - CA VOICES FOR CHANGE '92Won $1,000 primary 09/18/92
GERE, RICHARD LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 ACTORKERREY, J ROBERT (BOB) SENATOR (D) President KERREY FOR PRESIDENTLost $500 primary 11/25/91
GERE, RICHARD CULVER CITY, CA 90232 GERE PRODUCHARKIN, TOM (D) President AMERICANS FOR HARKINLost $250 primary 10/31/91
GERE, RICHARD NY, NY 10003 ACTOR PAX AMERICAS (FKA PRIORITIES PAC) - $500 primary 01/18/91
GERE, RICHARD NY, NY 10003 GERE PRODUCTIONS PAX AMERICAS (FKA PRIORITIES PAC) - $1,500 primary 12/08/86
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Days
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192
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13,883
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