Hall of Fame
Joel Surnow ($4,100)
David Stern ($1,034,260)
Merril Hoge ($1,000)
Melissa Etheridge ($7,000)
Valerie Harper ($12,500)
Bobby Knight ($2,000)
Amber Tamblyn ($4,300)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds ($9,900)
Melissa Fitzgerald ($2,500)
Bill Murray ($6,000)
Nolan Ryan ($17,800)
Max Wright ($1,500)
Richard Lewis ($6,000)
Rip Torn ($4,300)
Don King ($265,100)
Bradley Whitford ($132,150)
Garrison Keillor ($73,953)
Susan Dey ($1,350)
Garth Brooks ($1,000)
Lou Piniella ($4,000)
Herbie Hancock ($9,560)
George Steinbrenner ($254,600)
Siegfried Fischbacher ($40,950)
Jane Seymour ($6,000)
Courtney B Vance ($250)
Billy Mayfair ($550)
Seth Meyers ($4,600)
Phylicia Rashad ($1,500)
Nora Dunn ($500)
Chris Matthews ($2,000)
Jeffrey Wright ($8,900)
Kurt Busch ($1,000)
Lorenzo Lamas ($1,450)
Farid Suleman ($26,800)
Jennifer Garner ($10,600)
Vicki Lawrence ($1,200)
George Brett ($3,300)
Walid Phares ($1,000)
Kevin Harvick ($1,000)
Terry McMillan ($4,050)
William Dean Singleton ($14,000)
Bob Barker ($3,000)
Gloria Vanderbilt ($6,900)
Ben Affleck ($10,900)
Jamie Foxx ($15,700)
Enrico Colantoni ($250)
Tracy Chapman ($7,000)
John Ramsey ($2,000)
Robert Greenwald ($45,761)
Annabeth Gish ($1,800)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Howard Schultz
(bio ) Starbucks chairman, ceo
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
492
Election Picks: 9 wins, 9 losses
$1,000 Republican $119,500 Democrat $7,500 special interest total: $128,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Schultz, Howard D Seattle, WA 98124 Hillary Clinton (D) President HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTLost $2,300 primary 10/31/07
Schultz, Howard Seattle, WA 98198 Starbucks CoffeeBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA FOR AMERICAWon $2,300 primary 06/30/07
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKS/CEOMax Baucus (D) Senate - MT FRIENDS OF MAX BAUCUSWon $200 general 03/30/07
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKS/CEOMax Baucus (D) Senate - MT FRIENDS OF MAX BAUCUSWon $2,300 primary 03/30/07
Schultz, Howard Seattle, WA 98112 Starbucks/ChairmanJohn Edwards (D) President JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENTLost $2,300 primary 03/15/07
SCHULTZ, HOWARD D SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY/CHAIRMANEdward M. Kennedy (D) Senate - MA KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2012Won $1,000 primary 12/09/05
SCHULTZ, HOWARD D SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY/CHAIRMAN AByron L. Dorgan (D) Senate - ND FRIENDS OF BYRON DORGAN- $2,000 primary 08/09/05
SCHULTZ, HOWARD D MR SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKS COFFEE CO./EXECUTIVEMaria Cantwell (D) Senate - WA FRIENDS OF MARIAWon $2,100 general 06/30/05
SCHULTZ, HOWARD D SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKS COFFEE COMaria Cantwell (D) Senate - WA FRIENDS OF MARIAWon $2,000 primary 12/20/04
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98112 STARBUCK COFFEE COPeter Deutsch (D) Senate - FL PETER DEUTSCH FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 06/30/04
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKSTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACLost $2,000 primary 05/21/04
SCHULTZ, HOWARD D SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCK'SCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $2,000 primary 09/26/03
SCHULTZ, HOWARD D SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCK'SCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $2,000 general 09/26/03
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKSAlan Blinken (D) Senate - ID BLINKEN FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN 2002 LLCLost $1,000 general 09/27/02
Schultz, Howard Mr. Seattle, WA 98124 Maveron LLC/Partner EBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE - $2,500 primary 08/30/02
SCHULTZ, HOWARD D SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANYRon Kirk (D) Senate - TX RON KIRK FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 primary 12/26/01
SCHULTZ, HOWARD D SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANYRon Kirk (D) Senate - TX RON KIRK FOR U S SENATELost $1,000 general 12/26/01
Schultz, Howard Seattle, WA 98124 Executive/Starbucks Corporation EBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE - $5,000 primary 04/10/01
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98112 STARBUCKS COFFEE CO DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $50,000 primary 10/18/00
Schultz, Howard D. Mr. Seattle, WA 98124 Starbucks Corp.John McCain (R) President MCCAIN 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 05/25/99
Schultz, Howard Mr. Seattle, WA 98124 Starbucks Coffee CompanyBill Bradley (D) President BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 04/19/99
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98124 Patty Murray (D) Senate - WA PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY U S SENATE CAMPAIGN - $-1,000 general 02/09/99
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKSPatty Murray (D) Senate - WA PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY U S SENATE CAMPAIGNWon $1,000 general 10/23/98
SCHULTZ, HOWARD D SEATTLE, WA 98124 STARBUCKSBrian Baird (D) House (WA District: 03) BAIRD FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 10/09/98
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98124 RETIREDPatty Murray (D) Senate - WA VICTORY IN WASHINGTONWon $10,000 primary 11/13/97
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98112 DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL (soft-money donation) - $10,000 primary 09/18/96
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98112 STARBUCKS COFFEE CO DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $15,000 primary 09/18/96
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98112 STARBUCKS COFFEE CO DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $5,000 primary 06/28/96
SCHULTZ, HOWARD SEATTLE, WA 98112 STARBUCKS COFFEESIMS, RONALD CORDELL (D) Senate - WA WIN WASHINGTON 94Lost $1,000 primary 10/25/94
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,073
2,601
GIs Killed in Action
3,392
404
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
810
152
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,565
1,670
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
146,000
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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