Hall of Fame
David Cross ($9,600)
Camryn Manheim ($1,000)
Amy Holmes ($250)
Keith Hernandez ($7,500)
Ben Harper ($2,000)
Norman Lear ($1,011,855)
Garry Trudeau ($118,100)
Jessica Alba ($600)
Mike Nichols ($9,200)
Willem Dafoe ($250)
Dominick Dunne ($1,250)
Itzhak Perlman ($11,000)
David Limbaugh ($8,850)
John Ratzenberger ($9,525)
Dixie Carter ($4,000)
Mark Ruffalo ($12,150)
Kevin Spacey ($42,000)
Chuck Lorre ($12,300)
Faye Dunaway ($5,900)
Ted McGinley ($500)
Larry Merchant ($10,050)
Kevin Harvick ($1,000)
Jerome Armstrong ($3,150)
Rosanna Arquette ($17,300)
Harry Belafonte ($1,500)
John Davidson ($550)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Brett Ratner ($18,050)
Rush Limbaugh ($2,000)
Joan Rivers ($6,750)
Dick Ebersol ($96,650)
Carol Higgins Clark ($1,000)
Kate Hudson ($17,000)
Lee Grant ($1,200)
David Hiller ($25,150)
Casey Kasem ($74,402)
Ellen Burstyn ($1,000)
Gordie Howe ($1,000)
David Caruso ($6,000)
Dwight Yoakam ($200)
Campbell Scott ($250)
Carly Simon ($9,450)
Jerry Zucker ($61,966)
Jessica Seinfeld ($27,900)
Aaron Sorkin ($168,800)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
Tavis Smiley ($2,500)
Cloris Leachman ($1,000)
Peter Falk ($6,150)
Harvey Fierstein ($4,750)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Alan Fishman
Washington Mutual - CEO Sept 2008
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
592
Election Picks: 14 wins, 13 losses
$7,050 Republican $24,000 Democrat $1,500 special interest total: $32,550
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Fishman, Alan Brooklyn, NY 11201 Meridian CapitalRECCHIA, DOMENIC M JR (D) House (NY District: 13) RECCHIA FOR CONGRESSLost $2,000 primary 11/28/07
FISHMAN, ALAN H MR. NEW YORK, NY 10004 MERIDIAN CAPITAL GROUP/CHAIRMANMitt Romney (R) President ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,300 primary 05/10/07
Fishman, Alan Mr. Ghent, NY 12075 Meridian Capital Group/ChairmanWAGER, RICHARD C (R) House (NY District: 20) WAGER FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 05/07/07
Fishman, Alan H. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Sovereign Bank/BankerCarl Andrews (D) House (NY District: 11) PEOPLE FOR CARL ANDREWS COMMITTEE - $-400 primary 08/02/06
Fishman, Alan H. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Sovereign Bank/BankerCarl Andrews (D) House (NY District: 11) PEOPLE FOR CARL ANDREWS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 08/02/06
Fishman, Alan H. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Sovereign Bank/BankerCarl Andrews (D) House (NY District: 11) PEOPLE FOR CARL ANDREWS COMMITTEELost $400 general 08/02/06
Fishman, Alan H. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Sovereign Bank/BankerCarl Andrews (D) House (NY District: 11) PEOPLE FOR CARL ANDREWS COMMITTEELost $1,500 primary 07/03/06
FISHMAN, ALAN BROOKLYN, NY INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK/PRESIDEAmy Klobuchar (D) Senate - MN KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTAWon $1,000 primary 06/30/06
Fishman, Alan H Brooklyn, NY 11201 Independence Community Bank/PresideDavid S. Yassky (D) House (NY District: 11) DAVID YASSKY FOR CONGRESSLost $2,000 primary 02/22/06
FISHMAN, ALAN DARIEN, CT 06820 INDEPENDENCE BANK/CEOJoseph Lieberman (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF JOE LIEBERMANWon $1,000 primary 01/26/06
Fishman, Alan H Brooklyn, NY 11201 Independence Community Bank/PresideYvette D. Clarke (D) House (NY District: 11) CLARKE FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 12/19/05
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 Charles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMER - $-1,000 general 11/04/04
Fishman, Alan J. Valatie, NY 12184 Independence Community Bank/BankerJohn E. Sweeney (R) House (NY District: 20) SWEENEY FOR CONGRESS INCWon $1,000 general 11/02/04
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANKCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 general 10/26/04
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANKCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 general 10/26/04
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANKErskine Bowles (D) Senate - NC ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATELost $500 general 10/22/04
FISHMAN, ALAN BROOKLYN, NY 11201 INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANK CORP/PREJose E. Serrano (D) House (NY District: 16) SERRANO FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 07/01/04
FISHMAN, ALAN BROOKLYN, NY 11201 INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANKBarack Obama (D) Senate - IL OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INCWon $2,000 primary 01/12/04
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANKErskine Bowles (D) Senate - NC ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATELost $2,000 primary 12/15/03
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANKCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $500 primary 11/26/03
Fishman, Alan H. Darien, CT 06820 Independence Community Bank Corp./PNydia M. Velazquez (D) House (NY District: 12) COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ TO CONGRESSWon $500 primary 06/10/03
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANKErskine Bowles (D) Senate - NC ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATELost $500 general 10/01/02
Fishman, Alan H. Mr. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Independence Community Bank/ExecutiSue W. Kelly (R) House (NY District: 19) SUE KELLY FOR CONGRESSWon $250 primary 03/26/02
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANKErskine Bowles (D) Senate - NC ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATELost $1,000 primary 03/23/02
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 Charles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMER - $-3,000 primary 12/21/01
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 CONTIFINANCIAL CORPCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $3,000 primary 12/03/01
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 CONTIFINANCIAL CORPCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 primary 09/27/00
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 CONTIFINANCIAL CORPCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 general 09/27/00
FISHMAN, ALAN NEW YORK, NY 10152 COLUMBIA FINANCIAL PARTNEMOYNIHAN, DANIEL PATRICK (D) Senate - NY MOYNIHAN COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 primary 05/05/98
FISHMAN, ALAN BROOKLYN, NY 11201 COLUMBIA FINANCIALGIULIANI, RUDOLPH W (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF GIULIANI EXPLORATORY COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 04/20/98
FISHMAN, ALAN H NEW YORK, NY 10017 COLUMBIA FINANCIAL PARTNERSCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY SCHUMER '98Won $250 primary 10/10/97
FISHMAN, ALAN H NEW YORK, NY 10152 COLUMBIA FINANCIAL PARTNERD'AMATO, ALFONSE M (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SENATOR D'AMATO (1998 COMMITTEE)Lost $1,000 general 06/18/97
FISHMAN, ALAN H NEW YORK, NY 10152 COLUMBIA FINANCIAL PARTNERD'AMATO, ALFONSE M (R) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SENATOR D'AMATO (1998 COMMITTEE)Lost $1,000 primary 12/04/95
FISHMAN, ALAN BROOKLYN, NY 11201 VINCENT ANDREWS MGMTMOYNIHAN, DANIEL PATRICK (D) Senate - NY MOYNIHAN COMMITTEE INCWon $1,000 primary 05/01/93
FISHMAN, ALAN NEW YORK, NY 10022 Edolphus Towns (D) House (NY District: 10) COMMITTE TO RE-ELECT ED TOWNSWon $250 general 09/21/92
FISHMAN, ALAN H NEW YORK, NY 10152 ADLER & SHAYKINABRAMS, ROBERT (D) Senate - NY ABRAMS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 01/23/92
FISHMAN, ALAN H MR NEW YORK, NY 10017 CAMPAIGN AMERICA INC - $1,000 primary 04/09/87
FISHMAN, ALAN H BROOKLYN, NY 11201 Gary Hart (D) President AMERICANS WITH HART INCLost $500 primary 03/31/84
FISHMAN, ALAN BROOKLYN, NY 11201 CHEMICAL BANK J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. STATE AND FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $500 primary 12/19/82
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
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2,601
GIs Killed in Action
3,392
404
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
810
152
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,565
1,670
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146,000
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Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
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