Hall of Fame
Andy Borowitz ($20,850)
Marcia Cross ($1,200)
Brad Grey ($124,050)
Jason Alexander ($12,600)
Mark O'Meara ($2,500)
Sally Field ($25,600)
Mary Stuart Masterson ($8,625)
Art Rooney II ($81,515)
George Steinbrenner ($239,100)
Arnold Palmer ($23,850)
Frances McDormand ($4,000)
Bert Blyleven ($250)
Deepak Chopra ($12,600)
PJ O'Rourke ($14,500)
David Crosby ($4,500)
David McCullough ($7,000)
Wendie Malick ($7,750)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Hugh Hefner ($131,000)
Joan Rivers ($6,750)
Garry Marshall ($47,200)
Kevin James ($2,100)
Lindsay Wagner ($2,100)
Brett Ratner ($20,350)
Dylan McDermott ($2,000)
Laura San Giacomo ($1,500)
Virginia Halas McCaskey ($13,900)
Craig Newmark ($46,170)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds ($9,900)
Phil Garner ($6,350)
Nancy Sinatra ($44,925)
Bill Maher ($3,250)
Jennifer Jason Leigh ($300)
Vin Scully ($10,600)
Garry Trudeau ($117,800)
Steve Tisch ($479,950)
Kenny Loggins ($12,250)
Prince ($1,000)
Jonathan Franzen ($6,300)
Oscar De La Hoya ($1,000)
Muhammad Ali ($3,000)
Jules Asner ($2,000)
Al Leiter ($4,000)
Lauren Bacall ($2,000)
Lanny Wadkins ($1,300)
Jerry Stiller ($2,000)
Rebecca De Mornay ($3,850)
Jane Bryant Quinn ($4,800)
Christopher Guest ($26,650)
Julianna Margulies ($1,750)
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Ross Bleckner
artist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,663
Election Picks: 2 wins, 9 losses
$40,470 Democrat $3,050 special interest total: $43,520
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Bleckner, Ross New York , NY 10022 Self employed/Artist Hillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT - $500 primary 07/25/07
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK , NY 10011 SELF-EMPLOYED/ARTIST FRANKEN, AL (DFL) Senate - MN AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE - $500 primary 07/24/07
Bleckner, Ross New York , NY 10011 Self-Employed/Artist WESPAC - SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE - $250 primary 08/31/06
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 SELF/ARTISTHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $1,100 primary 03/23/06
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 SELF/ARTISTHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $900 general 03/23/06
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10011 SELF/ARTISTHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $1,000 primary 08/06/05
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self/ArtistJohn Kerry (D) President KERRY VICTORY 2004Lost $3,000 primary 07/20/04
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACLost $1,000 general 07/09/04
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self-Employed/Artist WESPAC - SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE - $1,000 primary 05/04/04
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self/ArtistJohn Kerry (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $2,000 primary 03/26/04
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 ArtistWesley Clark (D) President CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 11/04/03
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self employed/ArtistHoward Dean (D) President DEAN FOR AMERICALost $500 primary 07/23/03
Bleckner, Ross New York, NY 10013 Self-Employed/Artist ART 2002 - $1,200 primary 10/29/02
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTIST ARTS PAC - $600 primary 10/29/02
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTIST DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $15,000 primary 10/19/00
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTIST DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $5,000 primary 04/26/00
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTFERRARO, GERALDINE A (D) Senate - NY FERRARO FOR SENATE '98Lost $1,000 primary 08/25/98
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACWon $1,000 primary 03/17/98
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTFERRARO, GERALDINE A (D) Senate - NY FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION '92Lost $5,000 primary 09/09/92
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - $-30 primary 03/15/91
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - $-300 general 03/15/91
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $300 general 10/09/90
BLECKNER, ROSS NEW YORK, NY 10013 ARTISTGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 09/12/90
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