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Justine Bateman ($1,300)
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Marcia Cross ($1,200)
Mark Green ($5,910)
Glenn Frey ($75,098)
Suze Orman ($39,500)
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Hall of Fame ► Business Executives
Richard Scrushy
, 57 (bio ) HealthSouth founder; convicted of bribery
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
187
Election Picks: 20 wins, 11 losses
$24,000 Republican $17,000 Democrat $18,350 special interest total: $59,350
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Scrushy, Richard M. Birmingham, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $-650 primary 12/06/04
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION CORMax Cleland (D) Senate - GA FRIENDS OF MAX CLELAND FOR THE US SENATE INCLost $1,000 general 10/23/02
Mr. Richard Scrushy Birmingham, AL 35243 PhysicianGerald C. "Jerry" Weller (R) House (IL District: 11) JERRY WELLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Won $1,000 general 10/01/02
Scrushy, Richard Mr. Birmingham, AL 35242 Nancy L. Johnson (R) House (CT District: 05) JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 09/22/02
Scrushy, Richard M. Birmingham, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation/CEO & Chair HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $5,000 primary 08/15/01
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 John Ensign (R) Senate - NV ENSIGN FOR SENATEWon $1,000 general 08/11/00
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 John Ensign (R) Senate - NV ENSIGN FOR SENATE - $-1,000 primary 08/11/00
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 John Ensign (R) Senate - NV ENSIGN FOR SENATEWon $2,000 primary 06/14/00
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH CORPRobert B. Aderholt (R) House (AL District: 04) ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 03/20/00
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HATCH, ORRIN GRANT (R) President ORRIN HATCH PRESIDENTIAL EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE INC - $-1,000 primary 11/30/99
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH OUTH CORP CONGRESSIONAL MAJORITY COMMITTEE - $2,000 primary 07/22/99
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTHTom Harkin (D) Senate - IA CITIZENS FOR HARKINWon $1,000 primary 04/27/99
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTHTom Harkin (D) Senate - IA CITIZENS FOR HARKINWon $1,000 general 04/27/99
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTH GROWPAC - $2,000 primary 02/02/99
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 Terry Everett (R) House (AL District: 02) TERRY EVERETT FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 11/06/98
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 Terry Everett (R) House (AL District: 02) TERRY EVERETT FOR CONGRESSWon $500 11/06/98
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 Terry Everett (R) House (AL District: 02) TERRY EVERETT FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 11/06/98
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH CORP AMERICANS FOR A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 09/04/98
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATIONBREAUX, JOHN B (D) Senate - LA JOHN BREAUX COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 05/08/98
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATIONBREAUX, JOHN B (D) Senate - LA JOHN BREAUX COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 05/08/98
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTHTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACWon $1,000 general 11/26/97
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTHTom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACWon $1,000 primary 11/26/97
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTH CORP CAMPAIGN AMERICA INC - $1,000 primary 10/15/97
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 WATTS, JULIUS CEASER JR (JC) (R) House (OK District: 04) WATTS FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 primary 08/15/97
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 WATTS, JULIUS CEASER JR (JC) (R) House (OK District: 04) WATTS FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 08/15/97
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M CAHABA HEIGHTS, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH CORPRichard Shelby (R) Senate - AL SHELBY FOR U S SENATEWon $1,000 primary 08/05/97
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M CAHABA HEIGHTS, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH CORPRichard Shelby (R) Senate - AL SHELBY FOR U S SENATEWon $1,000 general 08/05/97
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - $4,000 primary 12/22/95
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTHPARKER, WAYNE JR. (R) House (AL District: 05) PARKER FOR CONGRESSLost $1,000 primary 10/19/95
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTH CORPORATIONBob Dole (R) President DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 04/21/95
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 ALEXANDER, ANDREW LAMAR (R) President ALEXANDER FOR PRESIDENT INCLost $1,000 primary 03/07/95
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH REHAB CORPGINGRICH, NEWTON L (R) House (GA District: 06) FRIENDS OF NEWT GINGRICHWon $1,000 primary 11/17/94
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTHFRIST, WILLIAM H (R) Senate - TN BILL FRIST FOR SENATE INC (1994)Won $1,000 general 10/24/94
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 BELL SOUTHFOSSARD, JAMES R (D) House (MO District: 07) FOSSARD FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 08/24/94
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH CORPKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 01/28/94
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH CORPKERREY, J ROBERT (D) Senate - NE KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 01/28/94
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTH CORPORATIONCOOPER, JIM (D) Senate - TN FRIENDS OF JIM COOPERLost $1,000 primary 12/31/93
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH REHAB CORPGINGRICH, NEWTON L (R) House (GA District: 06) FRIENDS OF NEWT GINGRICHWon $1,000 primary 01/21/93
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH REHAB ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $500 primary 12/24/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTHJOHNSTON, JOHN BENNETT III (D) House (CA District: 06) JOHNSTON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 11/20/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTHRichard Shelby (R) Senate - AL SHELBY FOR U S SENATEWon $1,000 general 10/27/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 Tom Daschle (D) Senate - SD NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PACWon $1,000 general 10/27/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH REHAB CORPGINGRICH, NEWTON L (R) House (GA District: 06) FRIENDS OF NEWT GINGRICHWon $1,000 primary 10/22/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH REHAB CORPGINGRICH, NEWTON L (R) House (GA District: 06) FRIENDS OF NEWT GINGRICHWon $1,000 general 10/22/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTHSpencer Bachus (R) House (AL District: 06) BACHUS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 general 10/21/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTH REHAB CORPCALLAHAN, HERBERT L (R) House (AL District: 01) CALLAHAN FOR CONGRESSWon $1,000 general 09/02/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTH REHAB SHELBY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY - $1,000 primary 08/20/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTHGLENN, JOHN H (D) Senate - OH JOHN GLENN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 04/22/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 George H W Bush (R) President BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCLost $2,000 primary 03/13/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HARKIN, TOM (D) President AMERICANS FOR HARKINLost $1,000 primary 01/22/92
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTH REHABILITATION CORP EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - $2,000 primary 06/20/91
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH REHAB CORP ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY (R) - $500 primary 03/25/91
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTH SOUTH REHABILITATION CORP EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - $1,000 primary 02/26/91
SCRUSHY, RICHARD M BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATIONRichard A. Gephardt (D) House (MO District: 03) GEPHARDT IN CONGRESS COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 02/25/91
SCRUSHY, RICHARD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243 MUENSTER, THEODORE R (D) Senate - SD TED MUENSTER WORKS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA COMMITTEELost $1,000 general 09/28/90
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