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Rick Dees ($2,500)
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Paul Michael Glaser ($1,000)
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Wendie Malick ($9,050)
Tom Hanks ($79,050)
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Eli Wallach ($700)
Alan Arkin ($250)
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Amy Brenneman ($12,000)
Billy Crystal ($15,900)
Tyne Daly ($12,050)
Sam Seder ($2,050)
Mark Peel ($6,203)
Spike Jonze ($7,500)
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Paul Anka ($2,250)
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Louie Anderson ($2,500)
Danny Ainge ($3,550)
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LeRoy Neiman ($250)
Larry Csonka ($250)
Brian Grazer ($98,098)
Malcolm Gladwell ($500)
Roger Staubach ($161,712)
Lou Piniella ($4,000)
Cuba Gooding, Jr ($4,300)
Karen Duffy ($4,050)
Daniel Stern ($7,000)
Lisa Loeb ($1,300)
Amy Irving ($18,500)
Ina Garten ($5,800)
Bruce Vilanch ($8,500)
Samuel Jackson ($3,300)
Jim Abrahams ($16,250)
Brian Urlacher ($1,000)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
C Robert Henrikson
, 61 (bio ) MetLife - Chairman, CEO 2006-present
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
577
Election Picks: 7 wins, 6 losses
$16,355* Republican $10,550 Democrat $23,750 special interest total: $50,655
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Henrikson, C. Robert Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 MetLife, Inc./Chairman of the Board AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,250 primary 05/28/08
Henrikson, C Robert Long Island City, NY 11101 Metlife/Chairman, President, CeoHillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTLost $2,300 primary 12/05/07
HENRIKSON, CARL ROBERT MR. NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METLIFE/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERMitt Romney (R) President ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.Lost $2,000 primary 11/06/07
Henrikson, C. R Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 MetLife Inc./Chairman of the Board AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,250 primary 07/30/07
Henrikson, Robert New Canaan, CT 06840 Metlife/InsuranceNancy L. Johnson (R) House (CT District: 05) JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $2,000 general 08/16/06
Henrikson, C. R Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co/Pres METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - $5,000 primary 08/04/06
Henrikson, C. R Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 MetLife Inc. AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,250 primary 08/01/06
HENRIKSON, CARL NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METLIFE/PRESIDENT & COOGordon H. Smith (R) Senate - OR FRIENDS OF GORDON SMITHLost $1,000 primary 10/11/05
Henrikson, C. R Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co/Pres METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - $5,000 primary 03/23/05
HENRIKSON, CARL ROBERT NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METLIFECharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $2,000 primary 06/02/04
HENRIKSON, CARL ROBERT NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METLIFE INCHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $2,000 general 03/24/04
HENRIKSON, CARL NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METLIFE FINANCIAL SERVICESChris Dodd (D) Senate - CT FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODDWon $2,000 primary 12/10/03
HENRIKSON, CARL ROBERT NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METLIFE INCHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $2,000 primary 09/05/03
Henrikson, Robert Mr. New Canaan, CT 06840 Institutional Business Met/PresidenRob Simmons (R) House (CT District: 02) PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT FOR A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $4,000 primary 04/05/02
Henrikson, Robert New Canaan, CT 06840 Metropolitan Life Ins. Company/BusiRob Portman (R) House (OH District: 02) PORTMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 03/25/02
Henrikson, Robert New Canaan, CT 06840 Metropolitan Life Ins. Company/BusiRob Portman (R) House (OH District: 02) PORTMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 07/31/01
Henrikson, Carl New Canaan, CT 06840 MetLife Ins/President - Institution METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - $5,000 primary 04/27/01
HENRIKSON, C ROBERT NEW YORK, NY 10010 METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE (soft-money donation) - $1,355 primary 02/26/01
HENRIKSON, C ROBERT NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METLIFELAZIO, RICK A (R) Senate - NY LAZIO 2000 INCLost $1,000 general 06/26/00
HENRIKSON, C ROBERT NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METLIFELAZIO, RICK A (R) Senate - NY LAZIO 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 06/26/00
HENRIKSON, ROBERT NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METROPOLITAN LIFE INS COMPANYRob Portman (R) House (OH District: 02) PORTMAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 06/12/00
HENRIKSON, ROBERT C NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - $5,000 primary 04/01/00
HENRIKSON, C ROBERT NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METROPOLITAN LIFEGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.Won $1,000 primary 06/22/99
HENRIKSON, CARL ROBERT NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 METROPOLITAN LIFEEarl Pomeroy (D) House (ND District: 00) EARL POMEROY FOR CONGRESSLost $250 general 09/30/96
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