Hall of Fame
Suzanne Vega ($3,200)
Phil LaMarr ($500)
Peter Jacobsen ($2,500)
Donald Sterling ($6,000)
Blair Brown ($12,500)
Sharon Stone ($32,700)
Stuart Sternberg ($46,585)
Lynn Swann ($10,800)
Nancy Cartwright ($9,500)
Robert Zemeckis ($113,225)
Norah Jones ($4,550)
Crystal Bernard ($1,000)
John R Hall ($750)
David Blaine ($1,000)
Barbra Streisand ($679,275)
Lars Ulrich ($2,300)
Lee Greenwood ($17,350)
John Williams ($10,500)
Brad Grey ($190,550)
Jasmine Guy ($3,800)
Jim Courier ($5,006)
Jason Alexander ($35,100)
Duncan 'Atrios' Black ($2,292)
Lou Diamond Phillips ($2,000)
Ben Silverman ($27,500)
Pamela Reed ($4,725)
Oscar De La Hoya ($1,000)
Billie Jean King ($19,800)
Tony La Russa ($500)
John Leguizamo ($1,000)
Jane Fonda ($204,296)
Sherwood Schwartz ($139,025)
Scott Glenn ($250)
Peter Yarrow ($16,372)
Christine Baranski ($1,500)
Mario Andretti ($47,115)
Marlo Thomas ($424,400)
Faye Dunaway ($5,900)
Cynthia Nixon ($5,800)
Ted Allen ($250)
Debra Messing ($6,600)
Lauren Bacall ($2,000)
Martin Yan ($250)
David Cross ($11,600)
Dennis Quaid ($4,200)
Jane Curtin ($14,200)
Kurt Busch ($1,000)
Jalen Rose ($4,300)
Morgan Freeman ($7,400)
Mark Burnett ($2,300)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Frank Perdue
, 1920-2005 Perdue Farms chairman
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
240
Election Picks: 11 wins, 3 losses
$13,100 Republican $4,000 Democrat $3,600 special interest total: $20,700
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Perdue, Frank P Salisbury, MD 21802 Perdue Poultry/PresidentBenjamin L. Cardin (D) House (MD District: 03) BEN CARDIN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 06/22/04
Perdue, Frank P Mr Salisbury, MD 21802 Perdue Farms Inc./Business ExecutivSam Johnson (R) House (TX District: 03) FRIENDS OF SAM JOHNSONWon $1,000 general 06/15/04
Perdue, Frank Salisbury, MD 21801 Perdue/Executive REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE OF DELAWARE (R) - $1,000 primary 10/01/03
Perdue, Frank P. Mr. Salisbury, MD 21802 Perdue Farms Inc./Business ExecutivSam Johnson (R) House (TX District: 03) FRIENDS OF SAM JOHNSONWon $1,000 primary 05/30/03
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21802 PERDUE FARMS INCSusan M. Collins (R) Senate - ME COLLINS FOR SENATORWon $1,000 primary 05/01/02
Perdue, Frank Salisbury, MD 21802 Perdue Poultry/PresidentBenjamin L. Cardin (D) House (MD District: 03) BEN CARDIN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 03/14/02
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21802 PERDUE FARMSBOYD, JOHN (D) House (VA District: 05) FRIENDS OF JOHN BOYDLost $500 primary 04/24/00
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21802 PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATEDFAIRCLOTH, DUNCAN M (R) Senate - NC FAIRCLOTH FOR SENATE COMMITTEE 1998Lost $1,000 general 08/17/98
PERDUE, FRANK P SALISBURY, MD 21802 PERDUE FARMS INCSam Johnson (R) House (TX District: 03) FRIENDS OF SAM JOHNSONWon $1,000 primary 10/30/97
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21802 PERDUE FARMS INCSusan M. Collins (R) Senate - ME COLLINS FOR SENATORWon $1,000 general 10/24/96
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21802 HELMS, JESSE (R) Senate - NC HELMS FOR SENATE COMMITTEE (2002)Won $100 primary 04/11/96
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21802 HELMS, JESSE (R) Senate - NC HELMS FOR SENATE COMMITTEE (2002)Won $1,000 general 04/11/96
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21802 PERDUE CHICKENSHELMS, JESSE (R) Senate - NC HELMS FOR SENATE COMMITTEE (2002)Won $1,000 primary 03/25/96
PERDUE, FRANK P SALISBURY, MD 21802 CLAYTON, EVA MCPHERSON (D) House (NC District: 01) EVA CLAYTON COMMITTEE FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 11/15/95
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21801 PERDUE FARMSROTH, WILLIAM V JR (R) Senate - DE ROTH SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 03/30/94
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21801 PERDUE FARMSROTH, WILLIAM V JR (R) Senate - DE ROTH SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 03/30/94
PERDUE, FRANK P SALISBURY, MD 21802 PERDUE FARMSANTHONY, BERYL FRANKLIN JR (D) House (AR District: 04) BERYL ANTHONY FOR CONGRESS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $500 primary 01/08/92
PERDUE, FRANK MR SALISBURY, MD 21801 PERDUE POULTRYGORTON, SLADE (R) Senate - WA FRIENDS FOR SLADE GORTONWon $1,000 general 11/18/88
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21801 POULTRY PRODUCERWALLOP, MALCOLM (R) Senate - WY WALLOP SENATE DRIVE INCWon $1,000 primary 11/03/87
PERDUE, FRANK P SALISBURY, MD 21801 PERDUE FARMS INC NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 01/16/86
PERDUE, FRANK P SALISBURY, MD 21801 PERDUE FARMS INC NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $800 primary 01/11/85
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21801 PERDUE INC NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $800 primary 01/13/84
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21801 PERDUE FARMS INC NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $500 primary 01/17/83
PERDUE, FRANK SALISBURY, MD 21801 PERDUE INC NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $500 primary 01/19/82
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