Hall of Fame
Harry Belafonte ($1,500)
Arthur Blank ($229,100)
Rick Mears ($1,000)
Tom Kite ($2,000)
Marilu Henner ($2,000)
Danny Goldberg ($185,800)
Richie Sambora ($2,000)
Noam Chomsky ($2,450)
Michelle Bernard ($5,025)
Lauren Graham ($1,000)
will.i.am ($2,300)
Oliver North ($5,300)
Branford Marsalis ($4,600)
Barry Bostwick ($250)
Dennis Green ($7,550)
Bret Easton Ellis ($1,850)
Bruce Boxleitner ($5,000)
Buck Henry ($6,250)
Jim Boeheim ($500)
Spike Lee ($10,500)
Joe Theismann ($5,200)
Jimmy Buffett ($32,500)
Justine Bateman ($1,000)
Henry Winkler ($35,000)
Jackson Browne ($46,416)
Jay Roach ($8,200)
Andre Agassi ($158,700)
Jane Kaczmarek ($38,750)
Rob Lowe ($1,000)
Bruce Vilanch ($8,500)
Dwight Yoakam ($200)
Jon Stewart ($2,000)
Jamie Farr ($4,300)
Queen Latifah ($500)
James Garner ($29,620)
Blair Brown ($12,500)
Al Pacino ($4,000)
Mark Kulkis ($5,800)
Judith Regan ($14,500)
Geena Davis ($37,450)
Debra Winger ($3,000)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ($1,000)
Linda Gray ($6,500)
Chuck Close ($56,600)
Roger Staubach ($105,287)
Jack Abernethy ($4,800)
Denny Crum ($2,654)
Brian Grazer ($69,000)
Sherwood Schwartz ($131,025)
Carol Leifer ($8,250)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
F Duane Ackerman
BellSouth chairman, ceo
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
334
Election Picks: 14 wins, 7 losses
$14,000 Republican $8,500 Democrat $2,000 special interest total: $24,500
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Ackerman, F. Duane Atlanta, GA 30309 BellSouth Telecommunications/ExecutJohn Linder (R) House (GA District: 07) LINDER FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 08/15/05
Ackerman, F. D Mr. Atlanta, GA 30350 Bell South Corporation/C E O NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 06/30/05
Ackerman, Duane Atlanta, GA 30309 BellSouth/President & CEODylan Glenn (R) House (GA District: 08) DYLAN GLENN FOR CONGRESSLost $2,000 07/31/04
Ackerman, Duane Atlanta, GA 30309 BellSouth/President & CEODylan Glenn (R) House (GA District: 08) DYLAN GLENN FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 05/24/04
Ackerman, F. Duane Atlanta, GA 30309 BellSouth Telecommunications/ExecutJohn Linder (R) House (GA District: 07) LINDER FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 03/29/04
Ackerman, Duane Atlanta, GA 30309 BellSouth/Chairman BLUEGRASS COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 03/23/04
ACKERMAN, DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30309 BELLSOUTH CORPORATIONRichard Burr (R) Senate - NC RICHARD BURR COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 10/31/03
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30309 BELL SOUTH CORPORATIONSaxby Chambliss (R) Senate - GA CHAMBLISS FOR SENATEWon $1,000 general 12/17/02
Ackerman, F. Duane Atlanta, GA 30309 BellSouth/CEODavid Scott (D) House (GA District: 13) DAVID SCOTT FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 09/06/02
Ackerman, F. Duane Atlanta, GA 30309 BellSouth/CEODavid Scott (D) House (GA District: 13) DAVID SCOTT FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 03/20/02
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELLSOUTHJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 04/23/01
Ackerman, F. Duane Mr. Atlanta, GA 30350 Bell South/Chairman & CEOGeorge W Bush (R) President BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.Won $1,000 primary 03/29/00
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELL SOUTH CORPORATIONConrad Burns (R) Senate - MT FRIENDS OF CONRAD BURNS - 2000Won $500 primary 03/18/00
ACKERMAN, DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELLSOUTHMax Cleland (D) Senate - GA FRIENDS OF MAX CLELAND FOR THE US SENATE INCLost $500 primary 10/06/99
ACKERMAN, DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELLSOUTHMax Cleland (D) Senate - GA FRIENDS OF MAX CLELAND FOR THE US SENATE INCLost $500 primary 10/06/99
Ackerman, F. D. Mr. Atlanta, GA 30350 BellSouthAl Gore (D) President GORE/LIEBERMAN GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUNDLost $1,000 general 02/18/99
Ackerman, F. D. Atlanta, GA 30350 BellSouth/CEOAl Gore (D) President GORE 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 02/16/99
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELLSOUTHJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 12/03/98
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELLSOUTHJohn D. Dingell (D) House (MI District: 15) JOHN D. DINGELL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 general 10/29/98
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELLSOUTH CORP BAYOU LEADER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $500 primary 06/19/98
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELL SOUTH CORPORATIONMCCAIN, JOHN S (R) Senate - AZ MCCAIN FOR SENATE '98Won $500 primary 05/06/98
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELL SOUTHConrad Burns (R) Senate - MT FRIENDS OF CONRAD BURNS - 2000Won $500 primary 04/23/97
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELLSOUTHBill Clinton (D) President CLINTON/GORE '96 GEN ELECTION LEGAL & ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCEWon $1,000 general 08/05/96
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELL SOUTHWELD, WILLIAM F (R) Senate - MA WELD FOR SENATE INCLost $1,000 primary 05/29/96
ACKERMAN, DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30308 BELL SOUTH CORPJohnny Isakson (R) Senate - GA ISAKSON FOR U S SENATELost $500 primary 03/18/96
ACKERMAN, DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELLSOUTH CORPORATIONMILLNER, GUY W (R) Senate - GA GUY MILLNER FOR US SENATELost $500 primary 02/02/96
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIJohn Linder (R) House (GA District: 07) LINDER FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 12/08/95
ACKERMAN, F DUANE ATLANTA, GA 30350 BELL SOUTH CORPALEXANDER, ANDREW LAMAR (R) President ALEXANDER FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 03/27/95
ACKERMAN, DUANE DUNWOODY, GA 30338 BELLSOUTH SERVICES BELLSOUTH SERVICES INCORPORATED FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $500 primary 12/31/87
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Iraq
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Days
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GIs Killed in Action
3,353
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Non-Hostile GI Deaths
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$650 Bln
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AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$261 Mil
$70.8 Mil
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