Hall of Fame
Jack Abernethy ($5,800)
Sean Hayes ($3,500)
Chuck Palahniuk ($2,000)
Seth MacFarlane ($53,100)
Bruce Boxleitner ($5,000)
Kim Basinger ($5,500)
Don King ($279,500)
Reba McEntire ($2,500)
Malcolm Gladwell ($500)
Phyllis Schlafly ($10,901)
Roger Goodell ($18,300)
Jeff Garlin ($250)
Uma Thurman ($28,000)
Phil Donahue ($162,200)
Ernest Borgnine ($2,500)
Jack Nicholson ($24,500)
Russell Simmons ($81,000)
Sarah Vowell ($500)
Mariette Hartley ($475)
Judith Light ($12,450)
Cloris Leachman ($1,000)
Hank Azaria ($41,800)
Harry Connick, Jr ($33,100)
Andy Williams ($52,350)
Doris Roberts ($1,000)
Neil Simon ($67,875)
Steven Soderbergh ($44,600)
Robert Smigel ($8,100)
Holly Hunter ($5,000)
Don Shula ($18,734)
Gene Wilder ($3,250)
Rob Reiner ($671,783)
Rush Limbaugh ($2,000)
Téa Leoni ($1,250)
Brian France ($145,200)
Joan Didion ($500)
Jim Abrahams ($16,550)
Louie Anderson ($2,500)
Josh Hartnett ($2,000)
Nicolas Cage ($3,000)
Jerry Bruckheimer ($68,850)
Jessica Seinfeld ($53,900)
Dale Jarrett ($6,200)
Loretta Lynn ($4,300)
Timothy Dalton ($250)
Bud Selig ($103,550)
John Daly ($1,000)
Marilu Henner ($2,000)
Sally Field ($36,600)
David Rasche ($6,425)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Kenneth Chenault
American Express chairman, ceo
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
444
Election Picks: 17 wins, 15 losses
$3,000 Republican $49,950 Democrat $81,692 special interest total: $134,642
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
CHENAULT, KENNETH I New York, NY 10285 American Express Company/Chairman & AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 03/21/09
Chenault, Kenneth New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express Company/Chairman a PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE (AKA P&G PAC), THE - $5,000 primary 12/30/08
Chenault, Kenneth I. Mr. New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express/Chairman and CEOBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUND - $-20,800 primary 10/14/08
Chenault, Kenneth I. Mr. New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express/Chairman and CEOBarack Obama (D) President OBAMA VICTORY FUNDWon $20,800 primary 10/03/08
CHENAULT, KENNETH I HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO./EXECUTIVEALLEN, THOMAS H (D) Senate - ME TOM ALLEN FOR SENATELost $2,300 general 06/30/08
Chenault, Kenneth J. New York, NY 10285 American Express/Chairman, CEOCharles B. Rangel (D) House (NY District: 15) RANGEL FOR CONGRESSWon $2,300 primary 05/31/08
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY/EXECUTIVEMary Landrieu (D) Senate - LA FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU INCWon $2,000 primary 05/01/08
CHENAULT, KENNETH I HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO./EXECUTIVEALLEN, THOMAS H (D) Senate - ME TOM ALLEN FOR SENATELost $2,300 primary 03/31/08
CHENAULT, KENNETH I New York, NY 10285 American Express Company/Chairman & AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 02/20/08
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS/CHAIRMAN AND CEOMax Baucus (D) Senate - MT FRIENDS OF MAX BAUCUSWon $2,300 primary 12/12/07
Chenault, Kenneth I. New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express/CharimanJames E. "Jim" Clyburn (D) House (SC District: 06) FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURNWon $2,000 primary 06/19/07
CHENAULT, KENNETH I New York, NY 10285 American Express Company/Chairman & AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 02/21/07
Chenault, Kenneth J Mr. New York, NY 10285 American Express/Chairman CEO NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PAC - $1,000 general 10/27/06
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS/BUSINESS EXEC.Harold, Jr. Ford (D) House (TN District: 09) HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEELost $2,100 general 05/17/06
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS/BUSINESS EXEC.Harold, Jr. Ford (D) House (TN District: 09) HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEELost $2,100 primary 05/17/06
Chenault, Kenneth I Hempstead, NY 11550 American Express Co./ExecutiveALLEN, THOMAS H (D) Senate - ME TOM ALLEN FOR SENATELost $1,000 primary 03/24/06
Chenault, Kenneth Wykagyl, NY 10804 American Express/ConsultantDonald M. Payne (D) House (NJ District: 10) DON PAYNE FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 03/15/06
CHENAULT, KENNETH I New York, NY 10285 American Express Company/Chairman & AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 03/10/06
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW YORK, NY 10285 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY/CHAIRMANHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $2,100 primary 03/01/06
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW YORK, NY 10285 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY/CHAIRMANHillary Rodham Clinton (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF HILLARYWon $1,900 general 03/01/06
CHENAULT, KENNETH MR NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 Rick Santorum (R) Senate - PA SANTORUM 2006Lost $2,000 primary 12/13/05
Chenault, Kenneth New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express/Vice PresidentPeter T. King (R) House (NY District: 03) PETE KING FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 06/23/05
Chenault, Kenneth New York, NY 10285 American Express Company/Chairman & AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 04/28/05
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYErskine Bowles (D) Senate - NC ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATELost $2,000 general 11/01/04
Chenault, Kenneth I New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express Co./ExecutiveALLEN, THOMAS H (D) Senate - ME TOM ALLEN FOR SENATELost $1,000 general 10/13/04
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSErskine Bowles (D) Senate - NC ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATELost $1,000 primary 06/18/04
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACLost $2,000 general 06/17/04
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSBarack Obama (D) Senate - IL OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INCWon $1,000 general 05/21/04
CHENAULT, KENNETH New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express Company/Chairman & AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 04/27/04
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSBarack Obama (D) Senate - IL OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INCWon $1,000 primary 10/29/03
CHENAULT, KENNETH New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express Company/Chairman & AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 05/19/03
Chenault, Kenneth I. Mr. New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express Co./ExecutiveALLEN, THOMAS H (D) Senate - ME TOM ALLEN FOR SENATELost $1,000 general 11/04/02
CHENAULT KENNETH I. New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express Company/Chairman & AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 08/21/02
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS COCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 primary 08/01/02
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS COCharles Schumer (D) Senate - NY FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $1,000 general 08/01/02
CHENAULT, KENNETH I New Rochelle, NY 10804 American Express Company/Chief Exec AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 05/03/01
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMEX TRAVEL RELATED SERVICESALLEN, THOMAS H (D) Senate - ME TOM ALLEN FOR SENATELost $500 general 09/07/00
CHENAULT, KENNETH J NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS COCharles B. Rangel (D) House (NY District: 15) RANGEL FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 05/25/00
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 04/27/00
CHENAULT, KEN NEW YORK, NY 10285 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYRobert G. Torricelli (D) Senate - NJ TORRICELLI FOR U S SENATE INCLost $1,000 primary 12/31/99
CHENAULT, KEN NEW YORK, NY 10285 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYRobert G. Torricelli (D) Senate - NJ TORRICELLI FOR U S SENATE INCLost $1,000 general 12/31/99
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 03/16/99
CHENAULT, KENNETH J NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY (D) Senate - IL CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN FOR US SENATE 1998 INCLost $1,000 general 05/04/98
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 03/12/98
CHENAULT, KENNETH J NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS COCharles B. Rangel (D) House (NY District: 15) RANGEL FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 01/12/98
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRS CO AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 03/07/97
CHENAULT, KENNETH J NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PAC - $1,000 primary 10/01/96
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, ME 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSThomas H. Allen (D) House (ME District: 01) TOM ALLEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 09/23/96
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC NORTH CAROLINA VICTORY FUNDLost $1,000 primary 06/24/96
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSGANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 06/24/96
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, ME 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSThomas H. Allen (D) House (ME District: 01) TOM ALLEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 05/20/96
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRS CO AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 03/18/96
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS COCharles B. Rangel (D) House (NY District: 15) RANGEL FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 02/13/96
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW YORK, NY 10285 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYSCHUMER, CHARLES E (D) House (NY District: 09) FRIENDS OF SCHUMERWon $500 primary 10/05/95
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSCharles B. Rangel (D) House (NY District: 15) RANGEL FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 05/23/95
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $-308 primary 04/12/95
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRS CO AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) - $5,000 primary 04/07/95
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSWHEAT, ALAN (D) Senate - MO FRIENDS OF ALAN WHEATLost $500 general 09/22/94
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRS COMPJohn F. Kerry (D) Senate - MA KERRY COMMITTEEWon $500 primary 08/05/94
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSCharles B. Rangel (D) House (NY District: 15) RANGEL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $300 primary 06/28/93
CHENAULT, KENNETH NEW ROCHELL, NY 10804 AMERICAN EXPRESSORLINS, STEPHEN ARNOLD (D) House (NY District: 03) STEVE ORLINS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $250 primary 11/28/91
CHENAULT, KENNETH I NEW ROCHELLE, KY 10804 GANTT, HARVEY BERNARD (D) Senate - NC HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEELost $500 general 08/28/90
CHENAULT, KENNETH I MR NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) - $3,000 primary 10/24/89
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Days
2,445
2,973
GIs Killed in Action
3,478
659
DoD
Non-Hostile GI Deaths
891
190
DoD
GIs Severely Wounded
13,877
2,678
DoD
Current Troop Deployment
124,000
68,000
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Total Cost (approved through Sept 30, 2009)
$711 Bln
$219 Bln
AP
Cost Per Day (Avg)
$298 Mil
$75.2 Mil
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