NEWSMEAT Power Rankings
Among the most famous and powerful Americans, whose campaign contributions result most often in victory?
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| Rank |
Donor |
Total |
Dem |
GOP |
Spec Int |
Election
Win/Loss |
| 601 | Michael Pfleger Catholic priest; social activist | $3,750 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-1 |
| 602 | Majel Roddenberry producer, actress | $3,000 | 83% | 0% | 17% | 3-0 |
| 603 | Robert Scheer columnist | $2,800 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-0 |
| 604 | Tavis Smiley talk show host; commentator | $2,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-0 |
| 605 | Joe Wilson former ambassador | $10,250 | 61% | 24% | 15% | 7-3 |
| 606 | Spike Jonze director, actor | $8,000 | 44% | 0% | 56% | 2-0 |
| 607 | Donna Brazile political consultant | $10,800 | 64% | 0% | 36% | 10-7 |
| 608 | Lynn Swann NFL hall-of-famer | $10,800 | 23% | 77% | 0% | 6-3 |
| 609 | Billie Joe Armstrong rock star | $6,900 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 610 | Harvey Weinstein Miramax co-founder | $603,567 | 51% | 0% | 49% | 31-20 |
| 611 | Jack Hanna TV animal presenter; former zoo director | $11,620 | 0% | 94% | 6% | 6-4 |
| 612 | Elena Kagan US Solicitor General | $12,550 | 88% | 0% | 12% | 5-4 |
| 613 | Topher Grace actor | $6,600 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 614 | Dan Castellaneta comedian, voice actor | $5,700 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-0 |
| 615 | Steven Weber actor | $4,300 | 77% | 0% | 23% | 2-0 |
| 616 | Gloria Allred attorney | $21,433 | 97% | 0% | 3% | 13-10 |
| 617 | Christina Romer economist; Council of Economic Advisors - chair designee | $9,065 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 1-3 |
| 618 | Lily Tomlin actress, comedian | $22,042 | 80% | 0% | 20% | 11-10 |
| 619 | Bob Newhart comedian, actor | $10,750 | 67% | 9% | 24% | 4-2 |
| 620 | Ken Adelman defense analyst | $5,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 4-2 |
| 621 | Ashley Judd actress | $4,350 | 94% | 0% | 6% | 2-1 |
| 622 | C Robert Henrikson MetLife - Chairman, CEO 2006-present | $50,655 | 21% | 32% | 47% | 7-6 |
| 623 | Holly Robinson Peete actress | $36,640 | 53% | 0% | 47% | 6-7 |
| 624 | Tom Werner Boston Red Sox co-owner 2002-present; TV producer | $328,600 | 62% | 0% | 38% | 14-15 |
| 625 | Gayle King editor, media personality | $8,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 626 | Steven Malcolm The Williams Cos chairman, ceo | $23,195 | 4% | 17% | 79% | 3-1 |
| 627 | Bill Cosby comedian, actor, author | $20,000 | 55% | 0% | 45% | 6-4 |
| 628 | Nancy Dickerson reporter | $14,500 | 41% | 55% | 4% | 8-5 |
| 629 | Cynthia Nixon actress | $11,700 | 96% | 0% | 4% | 2-0 |
| 630 | Whoopi Goldberg actress, comedian | $9,000 | 89% | 0% | 11% | 2-1 |
| 631 | Karen Hughes Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 2005-07 | $4,500 | 0% | 67% | 33% | 2-0 |
| 632 | Robert Evans producer | $4,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-1 |
| 633 | Lucy Lawless actress | $4,000 | 75% | 0% | 25% | 2-0 |
| 634 | Bob Barker game show host | $3,000 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 2-0 |
| 635 | Trisha Yearwood musician | $3,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-0 |
| 636 | Robert Gates Secretary of Defense nominee; CIA director 1991-92 | $3,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-0 |
| 637 | Eve Ensler playwright | $13,255 | 98% | 0% | 2% | 5-3 |
| 638 | Kevin Kline actor | $16,538 | 88% | 0% | 12% | 3-2 |
| 639 | Tammy Wynette singer | $2,900 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-0 |
| 640 | Alan Fishman Washington Mutual - CEO Sept 2008 | $34,550 | 75% | 20% | 5% | 14-13 |
| 641 | Maya Angelou author | $25,050 | 73% | 0% | 27% | 9-10 |
| 642 | Dan Rooney Pittsburgh Steelers owner | $94,100 | 0% | 3% | 97% | 2-0 |
| 643 | Chris Weitz director | $56,588 | 34% | 0% | 66% | 2-1 |
| 644 | Jasmine Guy actress | $3,800 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-1 |
| 645 | Richard Gere actor | $16,050 | 81% | 6% | 13% | 6-5 |
| 646 | Markie Post actress | $4,500 | 83% | 0% | 17% | 3-1 |
| 647 | Howard Cosell sports broadcaster | $3,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3-1 |
| 648 | Maurice Stans Sec. of Commerce 1969-72; indicted (acquitted) in Watergate scandal | $48,585 | 0% | 41% | 59% | 13-11 |
| 649 | Jim Nantz sports broadcaster | $7,300 | 27% | 73% | 0% | 3-1 |
| 650 | Ed Koch Mayor of New York 1978-89 | $28,192 | 83% | 15% | 2% | 13-11 |
| 651 | Jon Bon Jovi rock star | $36,280 | 94% | 3% | 3% | 3-2 |
| 652 | Morgan Spurlock filmmaker | $5,800 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 1-0 |
| 653 | Jeff Swartz Timberland Company CEO; environmental activist | $28,600 | 42% | 3% | 55% | 4-3 |
| 654 | Sharon Gless actress | $20,800 | 71% | 0% | 29% | 2-1 |
| 655 | Charlize Theron actress | $12,200 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-1 |
| 656 | Walter Mondale Vice President 1977-80 | $50,079 | 57% | 0% | 43% | 22-18 |
| 657 | Garrison Keillor author, performer | $137,371 | 45% | 0% | 55% | 14-13 |
| 658 | Jeffrey Noddle Supervalu chairman, ceo | $33,150 | 4% | 18% | 78% | 7-4 |
| 659 | Brenda Strong actress | $6,100 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| 660 | Jane Kaczmarek actress | $40,250 | 63% | 0% | 37% | 14-12 |
| 661 | Bruce Springsteen rock star | $24,000 | 79% | 0% | 21% | 2-1 |
| 662 | Christine Lahti actress | $19,050 | 57% | 0% | 43% | 5-4 |
| 663 | Faith Hill recording artist | $12,500 | 40% | 0% | 60% | 1-0 |
| 664 | Lester Crawford FDA Commissioner 2005; convicted felon | $9,350 | 0% | 27% | 73% | 2-0 |
| 665 | Joe Watkins radio talk show host; lobbyist; minister | $8,000 | 19% | 38% | 43% | 3-1 |
| 666 | Faye Dunaway actress | $5,900 | 42% | 0% | 58% | 2-0 |
| 667 | Richard Pryor comedian | $5,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 668 | Frank Luntz political consultant | $4,808 | 0% | 52% | 48% | 3-1 |
| 669 | James Michener author | $3,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 5-1 |
| 670 | John Larroquette actor | $2,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-0 |
| 671 | Reba McEntire entertainer | $2,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-0 |
| 672 | Ben Affleck actor | $15,100 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 3-2 |
| 673 | James Carville political guru | $38,537 | 94% | 0% | 6% | 12-13 |
| 674 | Jeff Kindler Pfizer ceo | $69,439 | 45% | 8% | 47% | 10-9 |
| 675 | John H Johnson publishing magnate | $76,100 | 60% | 5% | 35% | 25-17 |
| 676 | Kirk Douglas actor | $20,300 | 46% | 6% | 48% | 10-7 |
| 677 | Tyler Perry playwright, actor, director | $35,000 | 13% | 0% | 87% | 1-0 |
| 678 | David Letterman talk show host, comedian | $7,100 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 679 | Branford Marsalis musician | $7,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 680 | John Thompson III basketball coach | $7,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 681 | Seth Meyers comedian | $6,100 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 682 | Ryan Reynolds actor | $4,700 | 83% | 0% | 17% | 1-3 |
| 683 | Ellen Pompeo actress | $4,600 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 684 | Wanda Sykes comedian, actress | $4,600 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 685 | LeVar Burton actor, director | $3,400 | 68% | 0% | 32% | 2-0 |
| 686 | Isaiah Washington actor | $4,450 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| 687 | Roseanne Barr comedian, actress | $27,139 | 58% | 0% | 42% | 5-6 |
| 688 | Burt Bacharach composer, entertainer | $76,650 | 21% | 4% | 75% | 5-6 |
| 689 | William Weldon Johnson & Johnson chairman, ceo | $20,000 | 0% | 48% | 52% | 3-3 |
| 690 | Lewis 'Scooter' Libby Vice President's chief of staff 2001-05; convicted of perjury | $12,500 | 0% | 28% | 72% | 4-1 |
| 691 | Josh Bolten White House Chief of Staff 2006-09 | $7,500 | 0% | 60% | 40% | 5-2 |
| 692 | Patrick Duffy actor | $3,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4-1 |
| 693 | Samantha Mathis actress | $3,375 | 44% | 0% | 56% | 3-0 |
| 694 | Barry Levinson filmmaker | $52,950 | 47% | 0% | 53% | 8-7 |
| 695 | Oliver Platt actor | $7,930 | 87% | 0% | 13% | 2-2 |
| 696 | Pete Rozelle NFL Commissioner 1960-89, Super Bowl™ creator | $8,300 | 12% | 46% | 42% | 5-3 |
| 696 | Tony Robbins self-help guru | $32,290 | 19% | 3% | 78% | 1-1 |
| 697 | Bud Selig Baseball commissioner | $113,150 | 26% | 2% | 72% | 9-7 |
| 697 | John F Kennedy, Jr magazine publisher, attorney | $20,000 | 80% | 0% | 20% | 7-9 |
| 698 | Tony Bennett recording artist | $8,900 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-1 |
| 699 | R David Yost AmerisourceBergen ceo | $37,024 | 13% | 45% | 42% | 7-6 |
| 699 | Betty White actress | $15,500 | 13% | 0% | 87% | 1-1 |
| 700 | Larry Thompson deputy US Attorney General 2001-03; Pepsico evp | $66,001 | 2% | 57% | 41% | 20-19 |
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