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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Bradbury Anderson
Best Buy ceo
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
588
Election Picks: 2 wins, 4 losses
$92,592 Republican $2,500 Democrat $10,383 special interest total: $105,475
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
posted 06/29/08 Anderson, Bradbury H. Mr. Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy Company/C.E.O. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $2,500 primary 05/12/08
ANDERSON, BRADBURY H MINNEAPOLIS , MN 55405 BEST BUY CO. INC./VICE CHAIRMAN & CThomas R. Carper (D) Senate - DE CARPER FOR SENATE - $1,500 primary 03/18/08
Anderson, Bradbury Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy Co, Inc./Vice Chairman, CEPAULSEN, ERIK (R) House (MN District: 03) FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN - $2,300 general 03/10/08
Anderson, Bradbury Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy Co, Inc./Vice Chairman, CEPAULSEN, ERIK (R) House (MN District: 03) FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN - $2,300 primary 03/10/08
Anderson, Bradbury Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy Co., Inc./Vice Chairman anJohn Kline (R) House (MN District: 02) KLINE FOR CONGRESS - $1,500 primary 03/07/08
Anderson, Bradbury Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy/CEO NORTHSTAR LEADERSHIP PAC (R) - $5,000 primary 12/11/07
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS , MN 55405 BEST BUY CO./CEO Norm Coleman (R) Senate - MN COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08 - $2,300 general 11/15/07
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS , MN 55405 BEST BUY CO./CEO Norm Coleman (R) Senate - MN COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08 - $-2,300 primary 11/15/07
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS , MN 55405 BEST BUY CO./CEO Norm Coleman (R) Senate - MN COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08 - $3,600 primary 11/13/07
Anderson, Bradbury Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy/CEO REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA (R) - $10,000 primary 11/09/07
Anderson, Bradbury H Mr. Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy Company/C.E.O. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $3,000 primary 07/30/07
Anderson, Bradbury H Mr. Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy Co., Inc./CEO RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA RETAIL LEADERS PAC - $5,000 primary 05/30/07
ANDERSON, BRADBURY H. MR. MINNEAPOLIS , MN 55405 BEST BUY COMPANY INC./C.E.O. Rudy Giuliani (R) President RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INC - $2,300 primary 05/02/07
Anderson, Bradbury Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy Co. Inc./Vice Chairman & C BEST BUY CO., INC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM - $2,499 primary 01/12/07
Anderson, Bradbury Minneapolis, MN 55405 Best Buy Co. Inc./Vice Chairman & C BEST BUY CO., INC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM - $384 primary 08/11/06
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUY/CEOMark Kennedy (R) Senate - MN MARK KENNEDY 06Lost $700 general 08/01/06
Anderson, Bradbury H Mr. Minneapolis, MN 55405 Best Buy Company/C.E.O. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $4,000 primary 05/05/06
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUY/CEOMark Kennedy (R) Senate - MN MARK KENNEDY 06Lost $1,000 general 04/03/06
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUY/CEOMark Kennedy (R) Senate - MN MARK KENNEDY 06Lost $400 general 12/07/05
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUY/CEOMark Kennedy (R) Senate - MN MARK KENNEDY 06Lost $2,100 primary 12/07/05
Anderson, Bradbury H. Mr. Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy/C.E.O. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA (R) - $10,000 primary 10/17/05
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUY CONorm Coleman (R) Senate - MN COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08- $1,000 primary 06/30/05
Anderson, Bradbury H. Mr. Minneapolis , MN 55405 Best Buy Company/CEO RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA RETAIL LEADERS PAC - $2,500 primary 03/21/05
Anderson, Bradbury H. Minneapolis, MN 55405 Best Buy ARKANSAS LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE 2004 FCRC (R) - $892 primary 08/25/04
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 Pete Coors (R) Senate - CO PETE COORS FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 07/26/04
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MR. MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUY/C.E.O. 2004 JOINT STATE VICTORY COMMITTEE (R) - $25,000 primary 05/11/04
ANDERSON, BRADBURY H MR. MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUY COMPANY/CEOGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCWon $2,000 primary 04/27/04
ANDERSON, BRADBURY H MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUY INC NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) - $2,000 primary 08/27/03
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUY CO., INC/CEOJack Ryan (R) Senate - IL JACK RYAN FOR US SENATELost $2,000 primary 06/11/03
Anderson, Bradbury Minneapolis, MN 55405 Best buy/C. E. O.Norm Coleman (R) Senate - MN COLEMAN LEADERSHIP COMMITTEEWon $2,000 primary 08/29/02
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUYNorm Coleman (R) Senate - MN COLEMAN LEADERSHIP COMMITTEEWon $2,000 primary 08/29/02
Anderson, Bradbury Minneapolis, MN 55405 Best buy/C. E. O.Norm Coleman (R) Senate - MN COLEMAN LEADERSHIP COMMITTEEWon $2,000 primary 08/29/02
ANDERSON, BRADBURY MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 BEST BUYNorm Coleman (R) Senate - MN COLEMAN LEADERSHIP COMMITTEEWon $2,000 primary 08/29/02
ANDERSON, BRADBURY H SAINT PAUL, MN 55105 BEST BUY COMPANYCIRESI, MICHAEL V (DFL) Senate - MN CIRESI FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 02/29/00
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
1,934
2,462
GIs Killed in Action
3,353
331
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
763
137
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,476
1,354
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
148,500
30,000
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Total Cost (approved through mid 2009)
$650 Bln
$200 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
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